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Date:         Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:41:15 -0700
Reply-To:     Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Re: New battery chemistries to watch for
Comments: To: Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM>
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--- On Sun, 6/28/09, Mark Brush <mbrush@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Might this be an advantage for colder
> climates too?  I understand lithium
> batteries don't freeze.  Is that true?  Since I
> don't drive the Vanagon when
> salt is near, I'm usually attached my lead acid to a
> charger to keep it
> alive over the winter.
 
In theory the Li battery can need fewer maintenance charges. 
In practice it is difficult to say since the Battery Management System
(BMS) uses a little bit of current all the time, and it would depend on
if this is designed with long storage periods in mind.

Martin



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