The biggest benefit in my opinion, is that the amount of available power when comparing lead acid to LiFePO4 batteries. If you have a both a lead acid and LiFEPO4 battery rated at 100 amp/hr., the lead acid battery should only be drawn down to 50% (50amp/hr.) before permanent damage, where the LiFEPO4 battery can go down to 0% (100 amp/hr.). Longer time on the water...
Been running 125 amp hour IONIC batteries for 3 years now. I got the version that has heaters in both. I love them and will never look back. I remember you telling me to report back in a year or two in another video comment. I was happy to see you have one. I can troll for hours without losing power and use Bluetooth to see the status. I have tied them together for 250 amp hours when trolling stripers on Hickory. I think I paid a 1000 each for the first two. Then they come down to 799.00 but a for a battery that last 11 plus years. Oh and they weigh 30lb each :) I crank off one since its rated for 250HP outboard cranking. I had one fail and IONIC had a new on my door the next day. It worked but could not connect with BT - I have two cheaper ones from Amazon that don't have BT and are very good so far for a 1/3 of the cost. LOSSIGY 24V 100AH Lifepo4 Battery and a 100AH. David M...
I’ve been running lithiums for two years and will never go back. My three lithiums weigh as much as one lead acid. My boat planes out faster and can run three times the distance as before. Plus knowing percentage left in my batteries is amazing. To each their own but I love them.
The newer LifePO batteries are great! No conflict minerals. Made of two of the most common elements on Earth (Lithium, Iron). 100% power until fully discharged. Easily last's 10 years if made right. Prices crashing!
4:03 we do need more refineries and mines over here in the United States. We only have 5 refineries. Tesla is building a new state of the art refinery in Texas that will accept raw AND recycled material. We have ONE mine. We have multiple places with huge deposits of lithium and its basically everywhere in smaller quantities.
One advantage is lithium can repeatedly be drawn lower than lead acid so in practice it has higher usable capacity. I'm careful of my lead acid batteries and get 3-5 years between batteries, but I'm not fishing real hard. In a kayak it's an easier decision.
As I have said before I am very leary of the bells and whistles, and one of the "high tech" features malfunctioning and rendering an otherwise perfectly good battery useless. With that being said, if, and that's a HUGE IF, the batteries perform and actually achieve the advertised lifespans then cost is no longer such a huge factor. The 12v trolling battery I currently use cost about $300 and I usually get around 3-4 years out of them before the storage capacity just drops to low to be useful to me. I am going to a 24v trolling motor which will now require 2 of these $300 batteries which will need to be replaced every 3-4 years, possibly a little longer given the energy advantages with 24v. If the Lithium batteries last as long as advertised then the cost difference is almost nothing at the end of 8-10 years. Then for my boat if you factor in the fuel cost of hauling around the equivalent weight of another full size adult then the cost difference becomes even smaller. Not to mention the difference in range from a full load of fuel, where I fish on the Tennessee river, range anxiety can be a real issue. Am I sold on the Lithium batteries, absolutly not, am I going to roll the dice and buy one, probably. I have had buyer's remorse so many times what's one more.
