The LEAF originally comes with an AGM aux batt., FWIW. Mine was still 75% of rated capacity after 7.5 ys.
Sincerely, Bob Bath Note: any misspellings of the contents of this message are due to 55 y.o. vision, hyperactive spell check changing what I typed, or fat fingering— not cluelessness. > On Dec 14, 2020, at 5:10 PM, Lee Hart via EV <[email protected]> wrote: > > Lawrence Rhodes via EV wrote: >> Back up to 14.4 while charging. The original 2013 Leaf battery registered >> 6vdc at rest and the Leaf won't" function without a 12v source. I don't see >> why a starter battery is needed. There are inexpensive motorcycle Lithium >> batteries available. Maybe one of those little things would last longer. >> Lawrence Rhodes > > 7 years (2013-2020) is a pretty good run for an ordinary car battery. Do you > need more life? > > No; you don't need a starter battery. But a deep-cycle type (AGM or gel) > would be a good choice. The main stress on the battery is if you leave it > parked and unplugged for weeks on end. All the parasitic loads on the 12v > battery are what will run it dead. > > Lee > > -- > Ring the bells that still can ring > Forget your perfect offering > There is a crack in everything > That's how the light gets in. > -- Leonard Cohen, from "Anthem" > -- > Lee Hart, 814 8th Ave N, Sartell MN 56377, www.sunrise-ev.com > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > _______________________________________________ > UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub > ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html > INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org > Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA) > _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub ARCHIVE: http://www.evdl.org/archive/index.html INFO: http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
