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Originally Posted by Gasser Nate
Lithium batteries hate any sort of parasitic loss like those accessories.
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I have had a Durbahn LifePo4 battery for more than ten years. Used it as a starting battery for my Bimota in the summer while using it for a enduro/Gasgas helmet-light in the winter. I connect the lamp directly to the battery, no connection to the Gasgas circuit. Earlier, I used a home-brewed lamp with a 35WHID kit, but wanted something lighter.
The new lamp is a
Lumonite, normally running off a Lumonite battery. Hence, I use a DC-DC
converter built for that particular lamp. One day, I forgot to disconnect the battery from the converter after turning off and disconnecting the lamp from the power supply. A couple of weeks later I found it in the car, the battery completely discharged. The end of a perfectly good battery, due to a small current drawn even when not in use.
So then I need a new battery...