I Need Help In Choosing A Battery

Mannhouse51 · Jun 9, 2013

So I'm VERY pleased with my new e bike build...but I'm not too bright about batteries....LOL. The 10.5AH sla batt's I bought are working good. I really only notice the extra weight when I put the bike on the kickstand . Anyways , I like the look of them bottle batteries. And the key to turn it on is way cool . I was looking at the golden motors site and they have a 24V10 ah battery I like. My question ; is there a difference in AH's ? is 10ah from the Li batt the same as 10ah from my sla's? Thanks for the help !

Thud · Jun 10, 2013

The Ah rating will be true on the lithium based batteries....& they wont suffer form perkut effect that lead batteries do. (you are not getting a true 10AH out of the lead)
you will be amazed at the difference in weight once you drop the lead.

Mannhouse51 · Jun 10, 2013

It sounds like the Li Battery is the way to go then. I just did'nt want to replace my batteries with more expensive ones and get the same performance. Thanks...

wheelbender6 · Jun 10, 2013

You can drain a Li battery more without damaging it. Read the reviews on whatever you buy. I know of one brand of bottle battery that has not held up well.

paul · Jun 11, 2013

most of your li battery's have a built in bms system. (battery management system) what that does is shut it down when it goes below a certain voltage which helps protect the battery. it also insures all cells charge the same. so far my experience with the li battery's is i am amazed. with the lightness (compaired to sla) and their power they are worth every penny. i have put well over 4,000 miles on my electric bicycle and i notice no difference in the battery performance at all. the electric bike i had in michigan i noticed the battery loosing performance within a few weeks after i got the bicycle

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