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Lithium Battery Question - 50AH LiFeP04 for a 55# thrust Minn Kota?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ray Clark" data-source="post: 501192" data-attributes="member: 31103"><p>The devil is in the details of the warranty.</p><p></p><p>The warranty for "Manufacturer Defect" is for 11 years.</p><p></p><p>The "guaranteed lifespan" of the battery is 6 years. From the Dakota website: "...Dakota Lithium advertises the minimum expected lifespan of 6 years, or roughly 2,000 recharge cycles at regular use – 4X the recharge cycles of lead acid batteries. 6 years is the guaranteed lifespan under this warranty per the terms above. Batteries that do not meet this guaranteed lifespan of 6 years will be repaired or replaced (warranty exclusions apply, see below). Batteries older than 6 years are still covered by the 11-year manufacture defect warranty per the terms listed above."</p><p></p><p>The full text of the "Fine Print" of Dakota's Warranty can be found in the <a href="https://dakotalithium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-Year-Warranty-Policy-for-Dakota-Lithium-Batteries.pdf" target="_blank">11-Year-Warranty-Policy-for-Dakota-Lithium-Batteries.pdf</a></p><p></p><p>The way I read this document is that if a Dakota Lithium battery loses the ability to hold a charge or just flat gets worn out past the six year point, there's no coverage. It's only covered to 11 years if there's a manufacturer defect.</p><p></p><p>Dakota has carefully worded their warranty to limit their risk on the batteries they sell.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ray Clark, post: 501192, member: 31103"] The devil is in the details of the warranty. The warranty for "Manufacturer Defect" is for 11 years. The "guaranteed lifespan" of the battery is 6 years. From the Dakota website: "...Dakota Lithium advertises the minimum expected lifespan of 6 years, or roughly 2,000 recharge cycles at regular use – 4X the recharge cycles of lead acid batteries. 6 years is the guaranteed lifespan under this warranty per the terms above. Batteries that do not meet this guaranteed lifespan of 6 years will be repaired or replaced (warranty exclusions apply, see below). Batteries older than 6 years are still covered by the 11-year manufacture defect warranty per the terms listed above." The full text of the "Fine Print" of Dakota's Warranty can be found in the [URL='https://dakotalithium.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/11-Year-Warranty-Policy-for-Dakota-Lithium-Batteries.pdf']11-Year-Warranty-Policy-for-Dakota-Lithium-Batteries.pdf[/URL] The way I read this document is that if a Dakota Lithium battery loses the ability to hold a charge or just flat gets worn out past the six year point, there's no coverage. It's only covered to 11 years if there's a manufacturer defect. Dakota has carefully worded their warranty to limit their risk on the batteries they sell. [/QUOTE]
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