Another advantage: 2 to 4 times as many charge-discharge cycles. Raj N2RD
— Sent from my mobile Rajiv Dewan [email protected] > On Jul 21, 2021, at 12:46 PM, Bill Frantz <[email protected]> wrote: > > LiFePO4 has several other advantages, besides not swelling during charge. > (Swelling is what caused fires in early devices in places like airplanes. > They contained the battery with no room for expansion resulting in burst > cases and exposed lithium.) The other ones that come to my mind are: > > Cold weather performance. (My winter FD LiFePO4 was reliable at -15C (5F), > unlike my Li-ion laptop.) > > Low self-discharge. > > Voltage compatibility with "12V" systems. > > There are probably others. > > 73 Bill AE6JV > >> On 7/21/21 at 9:31 AM, [email protected] (Louandzip via Elecraft) >> wrote: >> >> Agree, but the consequences of mismanagement can be more, uh, consequential. >> If not for their easier management and fewer hazards, what's the point of >> much lower energy density LiFePO4 batteries? > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Bill Frantz |Security, like correctness, is| Periwinkle > (408)348-7900 |not an add-on feature. - Attr-| 150 Rivermead Rd #235 > www.pwpconsult.com |ibuted to Andrew Tanenbaum | Peterborough, NH 03458 > > ______________________________________________________________ > Elecraft mailing list > Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft > Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm > Post: mailto:[email protected] > > This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net > Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html > Message delivered to [email protected] ______________________________________________________________ Elecraft mailing list Home: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/elecraft Help: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htm Post: mailto:[email protected] This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.net Please help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html Message delivered to [email protected]
