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Lithium battery - worth the expense?
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<blockquote data-quote="Still Afloat" data-source="post: 496958" data-attributes="member: 32426"><p>LiFe PO4, Lithium Iron Phoshate batteries are everything that they say they are. However, if you buy the cheapest one that you can find on eBay or Amazon it can be a real crapshoot. On the other hand some companies are charging twice what they should.</p><p></p><p>Comments about lower capacity and charging issues in cold weather are true but, some batteries have internal heaters to compensate. Keep in mind that most Lithium batteries are not cranking batteries. Also, lithium batteries will not fully charge with AGM or other lead acid chargers. You will need to purchase dedicated chargers.</p><p></p><p>I’ve run a 60Ah LiFe battery to power an electric kayak and smaller fishing boat trolling motors for about 12 years and it’s still running strong. The prices now are about 1/3 of what they were when I purchased it.</p><p></p><p>Recommendations</p><p>LiFe (deep cycle): LiTime</p><p>Lithium Cranking: Noco</p><p>Charging systems: Noco</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Still Afloat, post: 496958, member: 32426"] LiFe PO4, Lithium Iron Phoshate batteries are everything that they say they are. However, if you buy the cheapest one that you can find on eBay or Amazon it can be a real crapshoot. On the other hand some companies are charging twice what they should. Comments about lower capacity and charging issues in cold weather are true but, some batteries have internal heaters to compensate. Keep in mind that most Lithium batteries are not cranking batteries. Also, lithium batteries will not fully charge with AGM or other lead acid chargers. You will need to purchase dedicated chargers. I’ve run a 60Ah LiFe battery to power an electric kayak and smaller fishing boat trolling motors for about 12 years and it’s still running strong. The prices now are about 1/3 of what they were when I purchased it. Recommendations LiFe (deep cycle): LiTime Lithium Cranking: Noco Charging systems: Noco [/QUOTE]
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