Marc Ramsey wrote:
Mike Schumann wrote:
I find it difficult to believe that adding a battery would cost
$1,000. I would think that this could be included as part of the
installation of the transponder.

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So, we had the local shop reshape the molded battery wells in
the floor to accommodate the larger batteries. This involved cutting
out the existing wells, molding new larger ones, glassing them back in,
and painting. When all was said and done, it cost well over $1000, but
it solved the problem...

OK, now I know of two instances.

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