Bigger battery

[badfish888]

The battery i have now from walmart only lasted about a year. I get 2-3 weeks out of it then have to charge it. The factory ine lasted longer than that. The part number is es4lbs. And it leaves alot of room in the battery compartment. What do you guys run?

[Happypancake!]

I've used the es4lbs with success for years. The es5lbs can also be used if starting is an issue. If the battery is not charging make sure the connections are very tight. I do use a battery tender also.

[gsx600racer]

Iv averaged about 3-4 years life on that size battery.

Key is to keep it always charged. Having them sit with a low charge is their death sentence.
Also keep them stored indoors if not used in the winters months and float charged, cold and weak charge will kill a battery.

[lostforawhile]

on some of them, there is space under the battery box, where the box could be modified to fit a taller battery

[badfish888]

How much bigger is the es5lbs

[jackrides]

Check battery measurements. I've always felt that if a bigger quality battery will fit do it.

[lostforawhile]

Dec 19, 2017 20:23:38 GMT -5 badfish888 said:

How much bigger is the es5lbs

I could get one to fit mine, but the door just wouldn't sit completely flush, it would likely be similar on other scoots, with a little modification to the box, it would sit flush down in there 

[FrankenMech]

Using a battery tender is good. Many voltage regulators will drain the battery over time. A battery disconnect switch inline with the main fuse may solve discharge problems. Radio Shack has some HD 12VDC toggle switches on clearance.

I use sealed lead acid batteries that are used in computer UPS units and emergency lights.

Battery measurements can be found online with a Google search.

[lilpinny]

I switched over from regular batteries to the Ballistic EVO lith ion series and have never looked back. Sooo much more power. With a stock ruck battery Id get maybe two tries to start my 170 and it would kill the battery. Now it just starts right up.

[90GTVert]

It helps to know what the scooter is or what size the battery box is if you are looking for recommendations. Here are a couple of larger battery swaps that I've done.

49ccscoot.proboards.com/thread/385/install-larger-battery

[eclark5483]

I put battery Tender Lithium in all my scoots. The advantage is more cranking power, the disadvantage is anything under 40 degrees, it won't start without the kick start. You don't want to use one in the cold. Nice to have that extra power to handle a bigger bore and higher compression. Less stress on the starter.

[lilpinny]

The Ballistic EVO3 series are the same size as stock batteries, so you can use their battery finder, your make and model and it’ll find the battery that fits on their site. These are opposed to the EVO2’s which try to be as small and light as possible meaning you usually have to use a zip tie or two to hold them in since they’re often smaller than stock.

They both provide way more cranking power than a stock battery.

I have read a little about the cold weather cons of lith ion but not too much, I live in Texas. If I had to park it outside in the snow I would have read more about it.

[FrankenMech]

The sealed lead acid batteries also provide more cranking power than a standard lead acid, due to lower internal resistance. They also work well in cold weather. Sealed lead acid batteries are used in jump-start units for cars.

[lilpinny]

Yeah. Agree.

If you vape or know someone that does, you know about what happens when you mistreat lith ion batteries.

[FrankenMech]

I am waiting for the new Zinc-Manganese batteries:
www.nature.com/articles/s41467-017-00467-x
Lithium is a little too 'reactive'. I have a phone and a vacuum with lithium batteries and I worry about them going boom. All of my cordless tools have NiCads and I have seen them go up in flames also.