I'm still thinking about 12v lithium batteries for my small electric outboard on my canoe, and maybe supplementing my 36v Lithium battery to 48v for occasional ebike use.
In a previous thread I started, there was a suggestion of using a lithium motorbike battery as a complete self-contained ready made unit.
I was wondering if motorbike batteries have LVC functionality though.
I understand that draining a lithium pack below it's minimum voltage can kill the cells permanently. I know that ebike controllers have LVC circuitry, and a lot of ebike lithium pack BMS's have LVC too, but what about these lithium motorbike batteries ?
In Shorai's FAQ, at http://shoraipower.com/faq they warn "However, most modern street bikes have a draw even when key is off, to support clock, computer, alarms, or other devices. This draw will eventually drain the battery, which is damaging and could void your warranty."
So that sounds as though they don't have an inbuilt LVC, because if they did then they would shut off before the cells got too low ?
It still seems strange though, surely a motorbike battery could easily be run right down if the engine doesn't start while cranking ?
In a previous thread I started, there was a suggestion of using a lithium motorbike battery as a complete self-contained ready made unit.
I was wondering if motorbike batteries have LVC functionality though.
I understand that draining a lithium pack below it's minimum voltage can kill the cells permanently. I know that ebike controllers have LVC circuitry, and a lot of ebike lithium pack BMS's have LVC too, but what about these lithium motorbike batteries ?
In Shorai's FAQ, at http://shoraipower.com/faq they warn "However, most modern street bikes have a draw even when key is off, to support clock, computer, alarms, or other devices. This draw will eventually drain the battery, which is damaging and could void your warranty."
So that sounds as though they don't have an inbuilt LVC, because if they did then they would shut off before the cells got too low ?
It still seems strange though, surely a motorbike battery could easily be run right down if the engine doesn't start while cranking ?
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