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| Subject: | Re: A question of Battery type |
I replaced my lead acid battery with a Areovoltz 8 cell lithium FE battery
about 18 months ago. I had been using a cheep 12 AH lawn mower battery that
weighed app 13 lbs. The lead acid battery was marginal at best. On a cold
morning or after few starts without any charging it would fail to power my
ignition system. Maybe I should have used a bigger battery but I don't like
weight.
The new Areovolts battery is a 15 AH equivalent and weighs 1.8 lbs. Last
spring when I got back from 6 months in Florida I tried to run the battery
down with six 5-8 second cranks with the ignition off and with a cool down
between each crank. I gave up not wanting to wear out my starter. I then
started the engine perfectly. I then hooked up a balance charger and found
the cells were within .02 volts of each other. The balance charger couldn't
improve on the already good balance.
I hear discussions about the AH equivalent rating but from what I have
experienced my old lead acid battery would drop below the necessary voltage
for my electronic ignition well before the lithium battery would quit. I
also have a alternator that bolts to the flywheel and accessory case so
there are no moving parts other than the engine. If you have to have more
reserve power get a larger lithium and you will still save considerable
weight.
The lithium FE batteries don't catch on fire like the older lithium
batteries did. My lithium FE battery doesn't need to be kept on a battery
maintainer like the old lead acid batteries did. After sitting idle in the
hanger all winter there is no measurable loss of power.
I will continue to report on my ongoing test.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Fri, Jan 22, 2016 at 7:06 PM, <nationcap@comcast.net> wrote:
> Recently replaced mine with a AutoCraft Lithium, LFP-7, it=99s the
same one,
> that Bryan Melborn is putting in his builds, except it is the larger size
.
> So far so good.
>
> Brad
> YellowBird1
>
> ------------------------------
> *From: *"John Hauck" <jhauck@elmore.rr.com>
> *To: *"kolb-list" <kolb-list@matronics.com>
> *Sent: *Thursday, January 21, 2016 8:41:28 PM
> *Subject: *RE: Kolb-List: A question of Battery type
>
>
> Good price for an AGM battery, but the want 24.80 to mail it to hauck's
> holler. ;-)
>
>
> john h
>
> mkIII
>
> Titus, Alabama
>
>
> *From:* owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com [mailto:
> owner-kolb-list-server@matronics.com] *On Behalf Of *Larry Cottrell
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 21, 2016 9:34 PM
> *To:* kolb-list@matronics.com
> *Subject:* Re: Kolb-List: A question of Battery type
>
>
> http://www.arizonabattery.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=58&catego
ry_id=b291dca6cea297f2a41f49052a63d38d&
>
>
> This is the one that I use and have a cheap float charger that I keep on
> it when I am not using. It has been in service for three years so far. Th
e
> problem is if they are regularly discharged, the float takes care of that
.
>
> Larry
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2016 at 5:35 PM, Nick Cassara <nickc@mtaonline.net> wrote
:
>
>
> Kolbers,
>
> In a few months I will be needing to buy a battery for my Kolbra
.so, I am
> wondering where we stand in the debate between Lead acid and Lithium.
> Thank you as always for your insights!
>
> Nick Cassara
> Palmer, AK
> PAAQ
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