02-02-2022, 03:53 AM
at least twice the price (or more),
This makes it a hard pass for me.
You didn't post a price on that battery, but I suspect two of them might cost more than twice the two I'm waiting on.
Li-Po batteries of any flavor require a BMS that balances the charge of the individual cells in order to extract maximum life.
The phases of a lead-acid battery charging cycle are different than those for a LiPo battery.
Some automatic chargers for lead-acid batterie have a desulfation stage that is bad for Li batteries, as are long float charge times that work well for lead-acid batteries.
A float charge is not to be confused with a trickle charge, which long term is not good for any battery.
Li batteries need to be 'warmed' up in really cold weather before they'll start a vehicle or operate at nominal output.
None of these represent a deal breaker for most people.
A lot of people have been putting Li batteries in motorcycles, and the results are mixed.
It seems to me there is a higher failure rated or shorter life for a lot of Li batteries, but I don't know why.
It may well be people don't fully understand the care and feeding of them, or that there are a lot of manufacturers that don't have great quality control.
I haven't seen any large number of reports of riders getting five years or more from Li batteries, but I see that a lot with lead-acid, specifically AGM batteries.
The weight savings of an Li battery can make a difference in handling depending on the vehicle it's in.
I stick with AGM because it's cheaper than Li, and I don't have to buy another charger.
This makes it a hard pass for me.
You didn't post a price on that battery, but I suspect two of them might cost more than twice the two I'm waiting on.
Li-Po batteries of any flavor require a BMS that balances the charge of the individual cells in order to extract maximum life.
The phases of a lead-acid battery charging cycle are different than those for a LiPo battery.
Some automatic chargers for lead-acid batterie have a desulfation stage that is bad for Li batteries, as are long float charge times that work well for lead-acid batteries.
A float charge is not to be confused with a trickle charge, which long term is not good for any battery.
Li batteries need to be 'warmed' up in really cold weather before they'll start a vehicle or operate at nominal output.
None of these represent a deal breaker for most people.
A lot of people have been putting Li batteries in motorcycles, and the results are mixed.
It seems to me there is a higher failure rated or shorter life for a lot of Li batteries, but I don't know why.
It may well be people don't fully understand the care and feeding of them, or that there are a lot of manufacturers that don't have great quality control.
I haven't seen any large number of reports of riders getting five years or more from Li batteries, but I see that a lot with lead-acid, specifically AGM batteries.
The weight savings of an Li battery can make a difference in handling depending on the vehicle it's in.
I stick with AGM because it's cheaper than Li, and I don't have to buy another charger.