I had a 17 pound Blaille battery in my car for many many years, got it in Summit's discount section. Being a project car it sat forever, and there was something drawing off of it as it would go dead after xx days if I didn't remove a cable. It would charge back up and be good as new, that battery was impressive. It finally gave up about a year ago.
Now to Lithium... The LiTime batteries from amazon have a good rep, and they're cheap. I got into lithium batteries 4-5 years ago to take weight off my river boat. When Dakota came out with a dual purpose battery(can be used as a cranking or electronics battery)I got one for starting my boat. They didn't say anything about the charging requirements, and I found out it was putting a big strain on my charging system. I swapped it out for a Braille and put the Dakota in my car.
There's tons of manufacturers of lithium batteries now. There's plenty of YouTube videos also explaining the differences and quality of them. I'd say the #1 rule of thumb is, if the brand you're considering doesn't have a phone number associated to it, don't buy it!
|