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| Subject: | Re: Lithium Battery Update |
End of test. As of May 2020 the Aerovoltz Lithium Iron Phosphate battery is
no longer reliable. It still starts the engine but the voltage drops. That
is six years of good service. There are a few things I learned that I did
not do that could have made the battery last longer? First Lithium
batteries like to have the voltage lowered to a storage level when not in
use. Second every spring I checked the battery cell level and it was
always close but I think I should have balance charged the battery cells to
the top balance charge once a year.
So I just ordered a new Aerovoltz Lithium Iron Phosphate battery. The new
batteries are a bit lower priced and now have a built in battery management
system. I also ordered the next larger battery. I had the 270CCA battery at
1.6 lbs with out the battery management system and shortly will have the
much heaver 330CCA battery at 2.6lbs with the battery management system.
Again worth what you paid for it.
Rick Neilsen
Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
On Mon, May 18, 2015 at 4:43 PM, Rick Neilsen <neilsenrm@gmail.com> wrote:
> I purchased a Aerovoltz Lithium Iron Phosphate battery last summer. As I
> discussed last summer the battery is incredibly light. I received comment
s
> that lithium batteries needed to be recharged often so I left the battery
> in the plane last winter in Michigan. The engine started just fine this
> week with no recharging.
>
> I have ordered a balance charger and plan to balance the cell voltages
> from time to time.
>
> Last summer there was a discussion about Lithium batteries being sold in
> AH equivalent capacities. This is true so if you have concerns about
> battery powered devices continuing to run after the alternator quits you
> may want to order a larger battery no matter what type of battery you
> purchase.
>
> Note! There is a notice on the Areovolts web site warning that Rotax
> voltage regulator model 866 080 should not be used with these batteries.
> They report that these regulators have been known to fail and over charge
.
> Apparently there was no fire but a
> melt down.
>
> Again worth what you paid for it.
>
> Rick Neilsen
> Redrive VW Powered MKIIIC
> =9CWith or without religion, you would have good people doing good
things
> and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things,
> that takes religion.=9D
> - Steven Weinberg
> <http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/86758.Steven_Weinberg>
>
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