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ME_Andy · 08-30-2020, 10:51 PM

The LiFePO4 starter battery experiment is over. There was dead silence when I tried to start it this morning and lots of dash warnings. Voltage was down to 3.5V. :/ So I'm back to lead acid.

Some reasons why the LiFePO4 might have died early are it was a little undersized and there were a couple mornings when I ran it near freezing temp. LiFePO4 doesn't like that.

The LiFePO4 was 20-30 Ah, OEM was 50-ish. Perhaps I was a little too cheap, I'm not sure. Then again, if it was the cold that killed it, I'm glad I didn't spend more.

08-30-2020, 10:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
ME_Andy Growin a stash Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Austin TX Posts: 819 Thanks: 417 Thanked 310 Times in 233 Posts	The LiFePO4 starter battery experiment is over. There was dead silence when I tried to start it this morning and lots of dash warnings. Voltage was down to 3.5V. :/ So I'm back to lead acid. Some reasons why the LiFePO4 might have died early are it was a little undersized and there were a couple mornings when I ran it near freezing temp. LiFePO4 doesn't like that. The LiFePO4 was 20-30 Ah, OEM was 50-ish. Perhaps I was a little too cheap, I'm not sure. Then again, if it was the cold that killed it, I'm glad I didn't spend more. __________________ 2024 Chevy Bolt Previous: 2015 Nissan Leaf S, 164 mpge Last edited by ME_Andy; 08-30-2020 at 11:16 PM..