[ClodMaxx]

i'm in the same boat as you considering lipo's...too finicky, too high-maintenance and too high-risk. i was just looking at cheaper alternatives, and for now i'm considering adding another SLA to get it up to 60v (vs. 48v on it now). i read through your entire thread at ES and i don't want to go through all that just to get more torque and speed (although it was a great learning experience). first i need to get to the guts of mine to see exactly what i'm dealing with. it has a usb-programmable kelly controller, or so they say - so that's a good start. and if their claims are true of 80Ah, it won't be feasible for me to replace them with LiFePO4 as it'll more than triple the cost i paid for the thing in the first place, lol.