Change to Lithium-ion?
In the Hot Rod world, there is a movement to the Lithium-ion battery as an alternative to the old lead-acid type. Looks like performance is superior, but so is the price. Has anyone changed eith...
Forum Discussion
Airdaile wrote:
In addition to the cost, you really need some kind of battery management system on LiFePOs. The voltage doesn't just trail off like wet cells. I've read RV bloggers that went over to lithiums and they spend a good part of their leisure time tracking exactly how many amp hours they've used so they know when to start charging. Not my idea of fun, so when it came to battery time, I went with the tried and true GC2s.
If those bloggers are spending a "good part" of their leisure time babysitting lfp batteries maybe they need a better charging/coulomb counting device.
