Has anybody tried one of those new lithium batteries for cars & motorcycles to reduce weight?
Has anybody tried one of those new lithium batteries for cars & motorcycles to reduce weight?
Yes I have the aerovotz lithium battery sold as an option by Kitfox and it saves about 10 lbs of weight. I understand they now sell a different brand with built-in cell balancing circuitry.
Jim Ott
Portland, OR
Kitfox SS7 flying
Rotax 912ULS
Cool, didn't know Kitfox sold them.
Cheers,
Larry
I bought one for my plane, didn't trust it quite yet so I thought I would run it in my lawnmower for a couple years, been a year and a half now, no fires and starts good yet.
I have one of the new EarthX batteries that Kitfox are now fitting - it is Lithium Ion Phosphate and has built in cell management to overcome under and over charge of cells. Good website and great customer service.
http://earthxmotorsports.com/product...ntal-aircraft/
And Kitfox sell them and a custom battery tray for them.
Time will tell if they live up to their claims of 8 years!
cheers
r
Ross
Mt Beauty, Vic
OZ
Sold to Richard and Scott Taubman in OZ, 2019. Kitfox SS7,Rotax 912is Sport, Airmaster CSP 75" blades.
Landcruiser and Cub off road camper (doesn't get any kudos on this forum!)
I use a aerovoltz in one plane .small and works great. use a lith battery from batteries plus in my other plane and cranks the Subaru great .nice way to lose weight