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California98Civic · 12-09-2017, 04:46 PM

So I have a question.

It seems that it is either time now or time soon to replace Black & Green's deep cycle battery.

This is the current battery (five years old):
https://www.batterymart.com/p-odysse...SABEgLSL_D_BwE

I have a 25 amp "three step charger" also from Odyssey:
ODYSSEY battery - Ultimizer

My question is whether I can use that charger to charge this battery:
https://www.lithiumion-batteries.com...m-ion-battery/

That lithium battery is nearly twice as expensive as a new Odyssey battery, but it is rated for 5 times as many charge cycles. And it is 30 pounds lighter.

Any reason that I shouldn't use my existing charger to charge it?

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California98Civic Cyborg ECU Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Coastal Southern California Posts: 6,299 Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe Team Honda 90 day: 66.42 mpg (US) Black and Red - '00 Nashbar Custom built eBike 90 day: 3671.43 mpg (US) Thanks: 2,373 Thanked 2,172 Times in 1,469 Posts	12v battery charging question (lead-acid vs. lithium) So I have a question. It seems that it is either time now or time soon to replace Black & Green's deep cycle battery. This is the current battery (five years old): https://www.batterymart.com/p-odysse...SABEgLSL_D_BwE I have a 25 amp "three step charger" also from Odyssey: ODYSSEY battery - Ultimizer My question is whether I can use that charger to charge this battery: https://www.lithiumion-batteries.com...m-ion-battery/ That lithium battery is nearly twice as expensive as a new Odyssey battery, but it is rated for 5 times as many charge cycles. And it is 30 pounds lighter. Any reason that I shouldn't use my existing charger to charge it? __________________ See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread. Last edited by California98Civic; 12-09-2017 at 04:48 PM.. Reason: Typo