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minus-square@bluewing@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoYou can buy a lithium car battery these days. Expensive as all get out, but you can get one.
minus-square@sizzler@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoYou shouldn’t replace a different type of battery with another. The vehicle will be set up with a different charging profile and you’d need to change that as well.
minus-square@Darkassassin07@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoYeah, that’s a fantastic way to start a fire. Lithium really doesn’t like being treated like lead acid…
minus-square@bluewing@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglish1•5 months agoI’ve been told there are addon charge controllers available for such situations. But as I said, it’s stupidly expensive.
You can buy a lithium car battery these days. Expensive as all get out, but you can get one.
You shouldn’t replace a different type of battery with another. The vehicle will be set up with a different charging profile and you’d need to change that as well.
Yeah, that’s a fantastic way to start a fire. Lithium really doesn’t like being treated like lead acid…
I’ve been told there are addon charge controllers available for such situations. But as I said, it’s stupidly expensive.