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<blockquote data-quote="Peter Holmes" data-source="post: 101101" data-attributes="member: 302"><p>I certainly would not bother with a Lithmium Iron battery, the ones that Francois Grosset recommends are lead acid, AGM, black, the correct size (almost) maintenance free, hold a charge forever, do not need a special charger (Optimate is good) no danger of exploding or bursting into flames whilst being charged. When my VW Transporter diesel battery died this summer whilst on holiday, and left me stranded in Notter Bridge, Cornwall, in desperation I removed the Yuasa battery from my bike, I doubt that it is one quarter the size of the VW battery, but it turned it over and started without any problems, not once, but twice.</p><p>My Grandson races remote control cars that use Lithium Iron batteries, it is a rule of most of the circuits that he races at that while the batteries are being charged they must be contained in a special fireproof and I presume explosion proof pouch for safety reasons, if you get caught not adhering to the rules you are excluded from the meeting, I guess someone learned through bitter experience how dangerous these batteries can be if not treated with caution, for the relatively small amount of weight saving, for me it would not be worth the bother. If there is a weakness with the Grosset starter, and I have to say I have not experienced any problems yet, I do not think it will be the battery that causes the problem.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Peter Holmes, post: 101101, member: 302"] I certainly would not bother with a Lithmium Iron battery, the ones that Francois Grosset recommends are lead acid, AGM, black, the correct size (almost) maintenance free, hold a charge forever, do not need a special charger (Optimate is good) no danger of exploding or bursting into flames whilst being charged. When my VW Transporter diesel battery died this summer whilst on holiday, and left me stranded in Notter Bridge, Cornwall, in desperation I removed the Yuasa battery from my bike, I doubt that it is one quarter the size of the VW battery, but it turned it over and started without any problems, not once, but twice. My Grandson races remote control cars that use Lithium Iron batteries, it is a rule of most of the circuits that he races at that while the batteries are being charged they must be contained in a special fireproof and I presume explosion proof pouch for safety reasons, if you get caught not adhering to the rules you are excluded from the meeting, I guess someone learned through bitter experience how dangerous these batteries can be if not treated with caution, for the relatively small amount of weight saving, for me it would not be worth the bother. If there is a weakness with the Grosset starter, and I have to say I have not experienced any problems yet, I do not think it will be the battery that causes the problem. [/QUOTE]
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