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Old 12-11-2017, 01:56 PM   #7 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Stubby79 View Post
You're good to go. It's designed as a drop-in replacement for a lead-acid.

Might want to check what kind of charging amperage your alternator is putting in to it, mind you. The BMS may or may not regulate it down to 35 amps.
It makes sense that they might design the battery so that it could protect itself from alternators that would have been designed for lead acid batteries.

Here is a screenshot from the factory service manual on my civic:


As you can see it seems to run at 75 amps? That's more than I thought.

Also, if I got the 35 amp hour battery wouldn't I need a charger that equals at least half for 60 percent of the amperage rating of the battery? So perhaps maybe a 20 or 25 amp charger?
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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.




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