latecurtis said:
Thinking about ordering three SLAs. From the USA.
Probably get them and break em in long before the BMSs show up.
Might be a good idea ... for LC.
SLA are pretty much Idiot proof!
Discharging too deeply does not totally destroy the SLA battery!
It merely degrades capacity and lifespan, extremely quickly perhaps, but ...
lifespan will exceed the lifespan of Lithium ... given the misuse, abuse, inept assembly they suffer from LC.
Betya' he orders the smallest SLA!
8-10Ah? That will be discharging at 4-5C, from batteries rated for .05C discharge.
Funniest of all ...
at his typical discharge rate, 36V 10Ah (20lb - $60) heavy Lead Ass battery will have less output than a single 36V 4Ah Sona battery (2lb - $35)!
But, LC seems better suited to 19th century technology.
Just hope he doesn't try "breaking in" SLA batteries by running them dead ... again.
Funny point ...
LC always seems to buy small batteries "to save weight!"
Which ensures poor performance, rapid deterioration, early death ...
but then says he "will carry old (super heavy) Lead Acid batteries in case Lithium runs too low".