[Formulajones]

Originally Posted by dataway

For about $800 you can get a Lithium Iron battery. Should last ten years. Put one in my hard to start motorcycle that would eat a battery every two years ... spins it over like a cordless drill. ( Smaller ... about $250). Typically don't need any kind of trickle charging, can last the winter no problem. Not to be confused with the Lithium battery chemistry used in phones etc. These don't blow up, they are specially designed for starting, high load, short duration. Plus ... about 60% lighter than lead acid.

Yikes! I think that would be a hard sell at $800. Was that a typo?

I can buy 2 regular batteries that I get 5 years a piece out of for $240
Even if one went bad prematurely and I paid full price for another one (not likely if warrantied) that's still only $360 invested over a 10 year period.

I do like the 60 percent lighter though if I could disguise it as a stock appearing battery. I suspect it's small and doesn't fit the tray? If so I could put in a gutted stock size case.