Lithiun Ion Battery Caution

RustyRatRod said
Lead acid battrees have worked well over 100 years. They work fine for me.

Horses work fine too, but you won’t see me trading my car out for one. Not a valid argument.

Not only that, but people have blown themselves up with regular unsealed lead acid batteries. They do release hydrogen, and if not maintained accordingly they can explode too.

cawcislo said
Battery Tender sells Lithium Iron batteries for ATVs, motorcycles etc (not sure about automobiles), but I have a couple I use in my ATV's and they're great. They weigh a fraction of what the original lead acid batteries weigh, they hold a charge way better and last longer (I find that with limited use my ATV battery would only last 3 or 4 years, but this one I've had for at least that long and it still works great. If they get the batteries figured out for vehicles I think that would be an easy way to save 25 pounds plus and you can mount it sideways upside down etc, but with daily use, vibration etc they may not have the longevity of the classic lead acid we all use.

I have a Battery Tender brand lithium ion battery in my motorcycle. It’s the only motorcycle battery I’ve ever owned that’s lasted more than 2 years. And sad to say, it spends a pretty significant amount of time parked.

Battery Tender also makes a charger with a setting specifically for lithium ion batteries. That’s what I use to maintain it. That charger also has a “lead acid” setting, so I can still use it to trickle charge my regular car batteries as well.

Like every other new technology, lithium ion batteries are not exactly the same as the lead acid batteries they replaced, and they must be maintained accordingly.