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Section 3 - Charging
Lithium batteries need to be charged slightly different to other batteries.
To ensure they live a long life and provide maximum capacity, you must use a charger with a lithium LiFeP04
setting - this includes:
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AC Chargers
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DC to DC Chargers
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Solar Controllers
If your charger allows, set the charge voltage from 14.2 - 14.6 Volts and Float 13.5 - 13.6 Volts and proceed
with charging. We recommend charging at the lower end of the voltage scale for maximum longevity of the
battery.
It is recommended that the charging current should be 30% of your battery capacity. You can charge at
higher currents but 30% is the recommended for long life.
See Section 10 - Battery Specifications.
*Note:
You can charge a lithium battery with a non-lithium charger, but these chargers can deliver too much or too
little voltage and may not cut off when the battery is full.
DO NOT use a charger with a “Pulse Stage” or “Equalisation Mode”. This will damage the battery and void
warranty.
DO NOT connect this battery to a start battery with a VSR (Dual Battery System or “Voltage Sensitive Relay”).
The voltage of the Lithium battery may keep the VSR switched on resulting in it discharging into the start
battery, and/or flattening the start battery.
DO NOT charge B-TEC batteries direct from an alternator.
