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Categories: Tech, Equipment, Safety, Maintenance
My current battery is about 4 years old. Being in the trike, it is not a daily driver so it gets left for periods of time. It's about at the end of it's useful life and needs replacement. Having weighed everything that goes into the trike, I was REALLY surprised to see how fast it all adds up. So, now I am pretty particular about weight in the trike, and try to keep it to a minimum where I can. Of course losing 20lbs myself would be a great way to help!!! ;) But, let's be realistic ; ) The BioniX 15M fortunately carries a net additional 50lbs- which is quite a lot of XC equipment, or extra oomph for big passengers and high density altitudes.
Most of this data / quotes are from other sites:
In motorcycles, mathematically they say every 5-6 lbs of weight savings = 1 HP Gain. At least that seems to be the rule of thumb.
Per one dealer, AntiGravity SuperLight, and Full Spectrum Power Pulse Batteries (P1, P2, P3), are excellent and the dominant brands.
Full Spectrum Batteries Dominate 2010 AMA Pro Racing
163 Top 10's
106 Top 5's
68 Podiums
25 Wins
8 Pole Positions
1 Championship
(No fires were mentioned ;) contrary to the 787 Dreamliner -- but, as seen below, these batteries have internal circuitry to stop excessive drain causing heat-- perhaps that was too expensive / complicated for the 787's ?! )
This is what I have currently: ODYSSEY DRY CELL BATTERY SBS J-16
This is what I'm considering: Pulse 3 Battery
Lithium-Fe Lead Difference
+ $49 for special balancing charger for Li-Fe
(may only be good for specific manufacturer brand)
So, about $130 more for the Li-Fe ($49 charger +$79 price)
Additional Pluses for the Lithium-Fe are:
Negatives:
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So, my thoughts are:
This risk is tempered by the internal circuitry. I didn't see any motorcycle reports of fires. I could put some aluminum / flame retard material between the battery and tank.
Do we have any continuous / vampire electrical drains in the trike? When the key is shut off, there is no power drain right? No maintenance power to the Enigma (it has little internal watch batteries) right?
They are sold by Aircraft Spruce and CPS (California Power Systems) (now under same company, but formerly an independent California Rotax Specialist).
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