10-19-2016, 08:20 AM
I scanned this thread but perhaps could've been more thorough;
bottom line, there are two kinds of lithium batteries with vastly different chemistry.
One is the Lithium Ion as the OP mentioned. Yes, they can explode. They do explode. They catch fire, as Boeing's 787 experienced some time ago and the Samsung and some other phone and computer products have demonstrated. Sometimes the phones and computers, as well as "vaping" devices, explode. One guy had some very serious injuries on that count.
The other is the Lithium-Iron or LiFe battery. Completely different chemistry, perfectly safe. Shorai makes these for powersports. I have one in my ZX-10R; it's a popular upgrade because the low voltage from the stock, anemic, battery causes the steering damper's ECU to glitch and throw a fault light. I installed another in my GSX-R 750 track bike because it sits for months at a time without being ridden.
These "LiFe" batteries are much lighter than a stock battery, by a lot. It's 6.29 pounds lighter than the stock unit. I have never had a problem with either battery.
[url=http://shoraipower.com/products?action=vehicle&type=175&make=284348&model=284367&year=284367]It's $200 but I don't like being stranded.
bottom line, there are two kinds of lithium batteries with vastly different chemistry.
One is the Lithium Ion as the OP mentioned. Yes, they can explode. They do explode. They catch fire, as Boeing's 787 experienced some time ago and the Samsung and some other phone and computer products have demonstrated. Sometimes the phones and computers, as well as "vaping" devices, explode. One guy had some very serious injuries on that count.
The other is the Lithium-Iron or LiFe battery. Completely different chemistry, perfectly safe. Shorai makes these for powersports. I have one in my ZX-10R; it's a popular upgrade because the low voltage from the stock, anemic, battery causes the steering damper's ECU to glitch and throw a fault light. I installed another in my GSX-R 750 track bike because it sits for months at a time without being ridden.
These "LiFe" batteries are much lighter than a stock battery, by a lot. It's 6.29 pounds lighter than the stock unit. I have never had a problem with either battery.
[url=http://shoraipower.com/products?action=vehicle&type=175&make=284348&model=284367&year=284367]It's $200 but I don't like being stranded.