I’ve had two different battery chargers overcharge my sla (I’m using Agm now) and I heard buzzing and seen smoke from one charger, thank God I seen it before it. I think the bms on lifepo4 is something most ppl forget about. That bms would have stopped the batteries from over charging, thus no smoke or near fire if I had been using them instead of sla when my charger kept charging. That to me is a safety feature worth having. I think some ppl are possibly thinking of Tesla’s catching fire?
Not all cells are made in china. This guys got some great vids, I can’t remember which one he talks about the cells being made in the USA. But there are definitely some good batteries made in the USAA friend had a Lipo RC battery start to smoke in his kids bedroom. Fortunately they were home. It'd mean new on board chargers for me, plus the battery cost. The cells of even the US manufactured lithium batteries are still made in China. Something in a boat that can be damaged by getting banged around, needs its own monitoring and cooling system and if it does catch fire, is accelerated by water, no thanks...
@Wave Runner I had a look at the Costco’s marine batteries this morning while I was grocery shopping there. Once my Deka batteries have “run their course,” I am also thinking of switching over to the Costco batteries,for the price,warranty,etc., looked like a good deal for the price.When the time comes I'm going with Costco's 27CD for my Xi3. Can't beat the 120 AH rating and have heard nothing but good things about them.
@will I have been using Deka batteries now for year’s. 3 batteries for my electric trolling motor,and the other is my starting battery,for my 90-4 stroke Mercury outboard motor. I have had the past Deka batteries last up to 7 year’s for me,but once these Deka batteries that I have now,and they have done “running their course,” I am then thinking of trying the Costco brand batteries that I was looking at this morning,for they don’t look too bad,while I was grocery shopping there. All the best in choosing your next batteries.I'm looking to replace my batteries for my Motor guide xI5 36 volt trolling motor .
Looking for suggestions on best brands
If it charges to 14.7 volts and floats at 13.7 volts your good to go! I have a Dual-Pro/ Real-Pro 3- Bank charger and I contacted them about the same worry about charging any Lithium Batteries and the Tech- People at Dual Pro said I should be fine. Hope this helps but I'm stickin with AGM's myself. They love the cold- Even during storage.Thanks for all the replies ,This helps ,Lithium is too expensive for me and might have to change my 3 bank charger
Hi Bartman. Thanks again for your help in this thread but I am going to stick with purchasing AGM'S. A little more reasonable for my pocket!Hey Walleyeman, I'm located in London as well. I did notice an add for Dakota batteries on marketplace. This guys located in Milton, Jack Adams 905-299-7841. I can't comment good or bad about him, just noticed hid add. I haven't been able to locate anyone closer to London that sells the Dakota batteries. I've been thinking of making the change to Lithium but still undecided on the brand. Through my research I'm finding a lot that are way less expensive then the Dakota's and have the BMS board built in as well. Through my research if I'm correct the BMS board is suppose to shut the charging down if it's too cold or hot and prevent any fires ? Seeing quite a few negative reviews on customer service with Dakota, that being said not to many people voice there opinion when they're happy and not pissed off. Hope this helps.
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