Yeah sorry, I misread your post. They are 12VDC, 35AH AGM deep cycles x2. Series connected obviously. I have a 24V Battery Tender to charge from, but I also bought a 12V 15W solar panel with the intent of building a small garage/shed for the mower that it will pull into and charge itself from the panel on the roof. I'll use an Arduino and some code to alternate charging each 12 battery until both are at capacity, then trickle them. I need to design a mechanical switch that will separate the series bus under the mower when it drives into the shed. I've got a great hobby metal shop where I do all this stuff in my retirement. That will be fun I think.
The batteries aren't powering the mower blade because that's a 40V brushless motor with a Lithium pack. Originally the unit was going to be gas, but switched to this design for a few reasons. I actually had a linear actuator on it at one time that raised and lowered the deck height remotely for different grass lengths. But (sadly) the geometry sucked. It made the wheelbase so long the unit wouldn't be able to maneuver though my trees and bushes easily, so I had to scrap that mod. But it was fun to try at least.
I have some onboard Arduino circuits I am just putting the finishing touches on too. One is a tilt sensor safety switch, and the other uses a flex sensor in a piece of vinyl tube on the front of the mower. If it bends too much because it hits something...it shuts down the blade. From the two AGM batteries I also run both 5VDC and 12VDC Buck convertors to separate buses in case I want to add more features. Video is an option here obviously and I am looking around for the right wireless camera.
There is more detail on build on the Metal Working site I belong to if you are interested:
RC Lawnmower Nov 18 Progress Update
Well, made some more progress and received my batteries for fit-up these past few weeks. The motor mounts are test fitted and just tacked to the group 24 battery tray I made and I'm tweaking a few things on the frame as I go. Discovered one of my split rim tires is mounted backwards for my...
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RC Lawn Mower Progress
Slow, but at least some progress, with my RC Lawn Mower. I had originally hoped to automate the deck height on this mower. It took almost two months to get the HD actuator and RC transmitter to talk to one another properly, but I finally got it working. Sadly, as expected the geometry of the...
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I'd LOVE to see some pics of your scooter. I think those things are so cool, and they look like fun to build. What did you use for your controller? I used a 2x60W Sabertooth for my build.
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