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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #15 - 07/02/17 at 11:26:16 After researching this topic, I just ordered a Battery Tender 120 CCA battery for my street tracker project. $80 from Walmart!
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #16 - 07/02/17 at 15:13:44 Have a Shorai in the Sportster and a 240 cca Battery Tender in the tracker.. Shaved almost ten pound off the tracker using a LIB !
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Reply #17 - 07/02/17 at 15:29:31

I checked my regulator voltage today and I am getting about 14.25V at idle and 14V at higher rpm. I thought it would be the opposite.

I was tempted to go with the 120CCA version too but since I am new to s40's I don't know how easy starting they are and figured for $30 more why not go with the 240CCA model.

The 120CCA is quite small and good for hiding.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #18 - 07/02/17 at 16:14:10 The PO told me the battery is a cheapo. It's not laboring,
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #19 - 07/02/17 at 18:43:07 You should check the dimensions I think the 120cca & 240 cca are very close in size maybe even the same size ! My stock battery was a 210 cca.
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Eegore Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 8356	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #20 - 07/05/17 at 08:12:26 So with a battery tender I should be able to keep them over the winter I see. I've always just bought new batteries in the spring.
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Reply #21 - 07/05/17 at 08:25:13

Most Lithium Ion batteries don't need to be put on a battery tender. The LiIon batteries hold a charge just fine without a tender. I have been using my EarthX battery for 3-4 years and it has never been on a tender, and the bike fires up each spring just fine after being dormant for all winter. EarthX recommends that you do not use a tender. If us do use a tender - be sure that it is compatible with whatever brand of Li-Ion battery you are using.

The exception to this might be if you added something that has a continual power draw - like a clock or some other accessory that needs power on a continual basis.

http://earthxbatteries.com/our-batteries/battery-charging

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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #22 - 07/05/17 at 14:32:14 Eegore wrote on 07/05/17 at 08:12:26: So with a battery tender I should be able to keep them over the winter I see. I've always just bought new batteries in the spring. disconnect the battery when you put it away for winter. it will still be charged when you're ready to use it in spring.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #23 - 07/05/17 at 15:17:02 Monitor the battery with a voltmeter. Then you can decide when to charge it.
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Reply #24 - 07/09/17 at 19:07:03

Got the battery installed today. Wow, it cranks fast and strong. After a lifetime of lead acid batteries it almost seems like magic. The battery is so small and lite.

My voltage with the bike running reads 13.8.

Now I need to work on a different mounting or battery box for it. I don't have a good idea yet. The stock box is huge and weighs a lot.

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Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #25 - 07/10/17 at 13:46:58 Gung ho! All my bikes use Lithium batteries. Hard to go back...
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Super Thumper Senior Member Offline 2001 LS650 With 97mm Big Bore Kit, Stage III Cam. Posts: 469 Windsor, Vermont Gender:	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #26 - 07/21/17 at 08:21:42 Do you know the source of that rear fender/seat combination?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Ordered a Lithium Iron battery Reply #27 - 07/21/17 at 08:25:07 Super Thumper wrote on 07/21/17 at 08:21:42: Do you know the source of that rear fender/seat combination? If you're talking about the 1st post, then it's pure photoshop. The seat appears to be a sportster.
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