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Overview

 

EarthX Lithium batteries are designed as a maintenance free replacement for the 12 volt 

lead-acid or lithium batteries. To ensure a smooth replacement process, our batteries are 
similar in dimensions to many OEM motorsport or power sport batteries.  Our 12V 

replacement lithium battery consists of 4 Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO4) cells in series 
and one or more in parallel with built in electronics to protect the lithium cells.  

 
Our lithium cells together with our Battery Management System (BMS) create the safest 

lithium battery on the market, with more starting power, and longer life.   

 

The common features of our Lithium Batteries; 

 

Flexible battery connection 

 with center mounted terminals and terminal adapters, 

the same batteries can be used in either left or right side polarity applications.    

 

Longer Storage Life 

there is no need to float charge in the off season 

 

Environmentally Friendly 

 no hazardous chemicals and it can be recycled 

 

Fast Charge 

 can be fully charged in less than an hour (if charged at the maximum 

recommended charge rate)

 

 

Maintenance Free!

 

 

No Special mounting direction (could even be mounted up-side-down)

 

 

Will Not Freeze or Boil Over 

 Lithium batteries are dry cell technology and will not 

freeze or boil ever

 

 

  

Failure to follow all application use, installation, charging, and storage instructions may result 

in battery damage and or fire!  

 

Technology Inside

 

Battery Cells 

Our batteries use cells made of Lithium Iron Phosphate (LiFePO

4

).  This chemistry is one of 

the highest performance and safest on the market today.   
 

Lithium batteries are fundamentally different than lead-acid batteries.  A lithium battery 
voltage remains relatively constant while discharging, while voltage for a lead-acid battery 

decreases.  A lithium battery

’s storage ca

pability is nearly 100% usable (measured as Amp-

Hour, Ah); while a lead-acid battery designed for motorsports typically only has 30% useful 

storage.  As such, 2Ah lithium battery has the equivalent 

“useable” 

capacity to a 6Ah lead-

acid.  Also, a l

ithium battery’s crank

ing power is stronger, for the voltage while cranking is 

generally higher.  But when the lithium battery runs out of power it does so more abruptly.   
 

LiFePO

4

 cells by the nature of their chemistry are 3.3 volt.  12V lithium batteries are created 

by using 4 cells in series (technically it is a 13.2 volt battery, but nominally full charge voltage 

Summary of Contents for ETZ5G

Page 1: ...erty of EarthX Inc EarthX reserves the right to make changes to its documents or products without notice It is the responsibility of each user to ensure that all applications of EarthX s products are...

Page 2: ...MS 2 Specifications 5 Discharge Versus Temperature 14 Self discharge Rates 15 Discharge Curves 15 Installation 18 Battery Installation 18 Fault Monitoring Installation ETX Hundred Series 19 Vent Tubin...

Page 3: ...ntenance Free No Special mounting direction could even be mounted up side down Will Not Freeze or Boil Over Lithium batteries are dry cell technology and will not freeze or boil ever Failure to follow...

Page 4: ...tails The ETZ BMS has short circuit protection but it is not resettable or repairable ETX BMS The ETX series BMS has all the features of the ETZ series plus over discharged protection completely drain...

Page 5: ...ut The discrete output for external fault monitoring is a single wire connection with a quick connect terminal The output is a current sinking type circuit see diagram below that can handle 100mA conn...

Page 6: ...g system is greater than 20 amps i e over voltage crowbar circuit Slow Flashing 5s on 5s off 30 min time period 13 2V 14 6V Cell to cell charge levels are not balanced May come on briefly during perio...

Page 7: ...Years Weight 1 17 lb 53Kg Dimensions 3 54in x 1 96in x 3 54in 90mmX50mmX90mm Environmental Rating resistance to water intrusion IP 66 wash down with a high pressure washer Operating Temperature 30 C t...

Page 8: ...mended Charger Maintainer Amps 8 5A Max Charge Amps 20A from vehicle charging system Life Charge cycles 4000 cycles 1C discharge rate 25 C 20 depth of discharge 2000 cycles 10C discharge rate 25 C 80...

Page 9: ...el ETX24C ETX24D ETX24D discontinued as of 11 1 2017 use ETX24C as replacement or upgrade to ETX36D Voltage 13 2 V Ah Lead acid equivalent 24 Ah 1 hour discharge rate 8 1C rate Pulse Crank Amps PCA 42...

Page 10: ...80 depth of discharge Life Years 8 Years Weight 3 9 lb 1 8Kg Dimensions ETX36C 5 9in x 3 4in x 4 5in 150mmX86mmX115mm ETX36D 6 9in x 3 4in x 6 1in 175mm X86mm X155mm ETX36E 6 5in x 3 1in x 6 6in 166m...

Page 11: ...te 3 month 25 C Pulse Crank Amps PCA 680A 3 sec 20 C voltage 7 2V Cold Crank Amps CCA 320A modified SAE test 3 sec 0 F voltage 7 2V Max Continuous Discharge Amps 100A Standard Charge Voltage 13 9 14 6...

Page 12: ...Ft ETX680 680C Discharge Capacity ETX680 680C Discharge Time 10 5 11 5 12 5 13 5 14 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Volts Amp hours Ah 6 2A 5C 12 4A 1C 18 6A 1 5C 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 10 20 30 40...

Page 13: ...Voltage 13 9 14 6 V Recommended Charger Maintainer Amps 5 20A Max Charge Amps 80A from vehicle charging system Life Charge cycles 4000 cycles 1C discharge rate 25 C 20 depth of discharge 2000 cycles 1...

Page 14: ...Time Model ETX1200 Voltage 13 2 V Nominal Voltage 12 8 V Capacity 24 8Ah 1C rate See below Capacity vs Temperature 25 C 100 0 C 94 30 C 88 Self Discharge Rate 3 month 25 C 10 11 12 13 14 15 0 10 20 30...

Page 15: ...les 4000 cycles 1C discharge rate 25 C 20 depth of discharge 2000 cycles 10C discharge rate 25 C 80 depth of discharge Life Years 8 Years Weight 6 9 lb 3 15Kg Dimensions 6 5in L x 3 1in W x 6 6in H 16...

Page 16: ...ond As such our battery with a similar CCA rating as a lead acid battery should provide the same cranking performance at 0 F But below 0 F an equivalent lead acid battery will outperform a lithium bat...

Page 17: ...e in lithium batteries The first graph below shows the state of charge versus voltage at a 1C discharge rate for the ETX12 representative of the ETX series batteries Typically lithium batteries requir...

Page 18: ...ecreases meaning the voltages and the Ah are lower The graph below shows the ETX12 discharge curves at a 1C rate over a wide operating temperature range Note there can be as much as a 15 decrease in A...

Page 19: ...E T X S E R I E S L I T H I U M B A T T E R I E S 17 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 V mAh ETX12A Discharge Curve 1C Rate 10 Deg C 30 Deg C 25 Deg C...

Page 20: ...y cables connect to the front of the battery or uses 5mm screws then you will need to use our battery terminal adapter Connect the terminal adapter to the battery now Make sure the Phillips screws are...

Page 21: ...t recommended unless the battery is properly vented over board To test the internal LED and or external LED touch the fault monitoring wire to battery negative The discrete output for external fault m...

Page 22: ...iew SV EMS 220 221 Configure the input as active low alarm type Note when Dynon power is off the LED inside battery may be dimly lit less than 120uA too small to drain the battery Fault Monitoring Con...

Page 23: ...o no additional external resistor is required The positive wire anode typically the red wire of the LED should be connected to an electrical bus fuse breaker 25A to 3A ok downstream of the master swit...

Page 24: ...ment system making it fully compliant to DO 347 specification The containment system includes vent tubes designed carry vapor or smoke to the exterior of the aircraft in the event on a thermal run awa...

Page 25: ...ystem Never exceed the maximum charging amps for your battery This table shows typical charging times for the different ETX series batteries Model Charging Amps Charging Time ETZ5G 1 amp 3 hour 2 amp...

Page 26: ...or negative cables from the battery In this case simply connect the battery to a charger to restore charge charge with 2A for 20 30 minutes and then re check the voltage If the voltage is 12 8V or gr...

Page 27: ...e disconnect the battery cable to eliminate drain from the vehicle s electrical system A fully charged battery can be put in storage for over a year without charging Our batteries can be stored at tem...

Page 28: ...charge one time Batteries for warranty replacement consideration are to be returned to EarthX Inc P O Box 767 Windsor CO 80550 after receiving an RMA from EarthX EarthX s acceptance of any items shipp...

Page 29: ...e of Federal Regulations or CFR s Title 49 CFR Sections 100 185 of the U S Hazardous Materials Regulations HMR Terminology The following table describes the terminology used in this document Ah Amp Ho...

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