11-27-2023, 05:48 AM
Walked out to the garage and noticed my Battery Tender connected to the CB had a red light instead of the normal green.
Ordered this [url=https://www.mightymaxbattery.com/shop/lifepo4/mighty-max-battery-ytz14s-lifepo4-12-volt-11-2-ah-225-cca-lithium-iron-phosphate-lifepo4-battery/]LiFePO4 battery from MightMax. It arrived and was installed over the weekend. The LiFePO4 chemistry seems like a great fit for an automotive battery. While not quite as light as a lithium ion, it's dang close. The chemistry is far more stable however, so no worries about thermal runaway and fire comsuming such a pretty bike. It seems Lithium Iron Phosphates typically last about 8-10 year life span (2000+ charge cycles at 80% load according to the website), no memory, fully usable capacity similar to lithium ion, minimal charge decay (doesn't need maintenance charge to curb sulfation like lead, gel or AGM). And it has a nifty control panel on the top that displays current capacity, charges, etc. I am intrigued about the possibility of going twice the time span between replacements for a measly $80. Time will tell.
While it fit into the space under the seat just fine, the posts have a plastic tab next to them that prevented a direct drop in replacement. Instead I had to use a utility knife (thereby likely voiding the warranty) in order to trim away the plastic a bit so the bike battery leads would fit. Only took about 5-10 minutes, but I don't feel one should have to do that if they are building the battery to be a direct replacement for a YTZ14S.
Ordered this [url=https://www.mightymaxbattery.com/shop/lifepo4/mighty-max-battery-ytz14s-lifepo4-12-volt-11-2-ah-225-cca-lithium-iron-phosphate-lifepo4-battery/]LiFePO4 battery from MightMax. It arrived and was installed over the weekend. The LiFePO4 chemistry seems like a great fit for an automotive battery. While not quite as light as a lithium ion, it's dang close. The chemistry is far more stable however, so no worries about thermal runaway and fire comsuming such a pretty bike. It seems Lithium Iron Phosphates typically last about 8-10 year life span (2000+ charge cycles at 80% load according to the website), no memory, fully usable capacity similar to lithium ion, minimal charge decay (doesn't need maintenance charge to curb sulfation like lead, gel or AGM). And it has a nifty control panel on the top that displays current capacity, charges, etc. I am intrigued about the possibility of going twice the time span between replacements for a measly $80. Time will tell.
While it fit into the space under the seat just fine, the posts have a plastic tab next to them that prevented a direct drop in replacement. Instead I had to use a utility knife (thereby likely voiding the warranty) in order to trim away the plastic a bit so the bike battery leads would fit. Only took about 5-10 minutes, but I don't feel one should have to do that if they are building the battery to be a direct replacement for a YTZ14S.