Watts used for a lead acid battery scooter charger?

[Santa]

If you change to the lithium iron replacements, you get lower weight, and longer recharge life.

They don't sell the lithium batteries for my scooter, only lead acid. Can I convert my scooter to lithium just by finding the same sized ones?

 

[Supervstech]

They don't sell the lithium batteries for my scooter, only lead acid. Can I convert my scooter to lithium just by finding the same sized ones?

I don’t see why not. You might post this question in the general forum and see if any scooter experts are out there to disagree.

 

[bulrush]

They don't sell the lithium batteries for my scooter, only lead acid. Can I convert my scooter to lithium just by finding the same sized ones?

The batteries you linked to are standard UPS batteries. I have a couple. They are very common. I would hope they have those in lithium ion versions too.

Yay! They have a LiFePo version: https://www.amazon.com/Discharge-Li...ds=UPS+battery+lithium&qid=1574348605&sr=8-25

Lithium ion version: https://www.amazon.com/Lithium-Flas...ds=UPS+battery+lithium&qid=1574348605&sr=8-34

Double check the physical dimensions on your battery you currently have against the batteries I linked to, to make sure the physical size is the same or a bit smaller.

But you may not be able to use the same schooter charger for Li-Ion batteries as the upper cutoff voltages are different.

 

[Santa]

The batteries you linked to are standard UPS batteries. I have a couple. They are very common. I would hope they have those in lithium ion versions too.

Yay! They have a LiFePo version: https://www.amazon.com/Discharge-Li...ds=UPS+battery+lithium&qid=1574348605&sr=8-25

Lithium ion version: https://www.amazon.com/Lithium-Flas...ds=UPS+battery+lithium&qid=1574348605&sr=8-34

Double check the physical dimensions on your battery you currently have against the batteries I linked to, to make sure the physical size is the same or a bit smaller.

But you may not be able to use the same schooter charger for Li-Ion batteries as the upper cutoff voltages are different.

Thanks for the links. I also asked on Amazon and someone just said yes, but be careful and something about his buddy's scooter having a thermal effect after changing the controller and almost catching fire!

 

[Supervstech]

Thanks for the links. I also asked on Amazon and someone just said yes, but be careful and something about his buddy's scooter having a thermal effect after changing the controller and almost catching fire!

I would like to know what that guy did!
LIFEPO4 just dont catch fire... it's why will recommends them.

 

[Santa]

I would like to know what that guy did!
LIFEPO4 just dont catch fire... it's why will recommends them.
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Here is his answer: "You can, just make sure your discharge rate on the Li-ion isn't below the draw rate at full throttle on the scooter. My buddy got a different controller, and the discharge rate was less than the draw and one of the battery's went into thermal and almost caught fire. "

 

[Supervstech]

Here is his answer: "You can, just make sure your discharge rate on the Li-ion isn't below the draw rate at full throttle on the scooter. My buddy got a different controller, and the discharge rate was less than the draw and one of the battery's went into thermal and almost caught fire. "

Almost caught fire...

Nope...
almost burst, or almost melted the wiring, or bulged and vented smoke...

But LiFePO4 doesn’t catch fire... unless you put it in a fire.

 

[bulrush]

I also asked on Amazon and someone just said yes, but be careful and something about his buddy's scooter having a thermal effect after changing the controller and almost catching fire!

Maybe some wires on the scooter smoked a bunch. I had that happen on a tiny desktop vacuum using only a single AA battery. How the darn thing drew enough current to set the wire coating smoking is beyond me. But it was a neat trick! I can't even do the same trick by connecting 2 wires directly to an AA battery.