Clark Kent
No Kryptonite Please
Anyone using Lithium batteries?
They look good to me. Cost about 30 to 50% more than lead acid batteries, but last 2 to 3 times longer. They lose about 1% of power in 4 months (winter storage).
When you store them in the winter just unhook the neg. lead and that's it. Don't take it out of the bike. It is not effected by cold weather. No need to charge it at all. When you hook it up in the spring is has 99% of it's power left!
( I now take my batteries out each fall ) and store them in the basement on a trickle charger.
If you have 4 bikes (like I do) that is a real pain in the ---.
They last 2 to 3 times as long as lead acid batteries.
Even with all my care for my batteries, (take out a put in warm basement) and keep on trickle charges all winter. Then reinstall in the spring and keep on trickle charger all summer as I can't ride all the bikes all the time so their batteries keep going down if I don't keep them on a trickle charger.
No need to do that with the Lithium batteries. Never have to put them on the trickle charger. You just have to use them a few time a year and they are always to go.
You do have to make sure they never get below 11 v or they are dead. (DEAD FOREVER)
So you do have to keep them aboue 11V. But if you use them once a year. That's enough!
I would like to hear from anyone who has a history with Lithium batteries.
Thanks in advance. CK
They look good to me. Cost about 30 to 50% more than lead acid batteries, but last 2 to 3 times longer. They lose about 1% of power in 4 months (winter storage).
When you store them in the winter just unhook the neg. lead and that's it. Don't take it out of the bike. It is not effected by cold weather. No need to charge it at all. When you hook it up in the spring is has 99% of it's power left!
( I now take my batteries out each fall ) and store them in the basement on a trickle charger.
If you have 4 bikes (like I do) that is a real pain in the ---.
They last 2 to 3 times as long as lead acid batteries.
Even with all my care for my batteries, (take out a put in warm basement) and keep on trickle charges all winter. Then reinstall in the spring and keep on trickle charger all summer as I can't ride all the bikes all the time so their batteries keep going down if I don't keep them on a trickle charger.
No need to do that with the Lithium batteries. Never have to put them on the trickle charger. You just have to use them a few time a year and they are always to go.
You do have to make sure they never get below 11 v or they are dead. (DEAD FOREVER)
So you do have to keep them aboue 11V. But if you use them once a year. That's enough!
I would like to hear from anyone who has a history with Lithium batteries.
Thanks in advance. CK