A123 battery pack (small battery)

[gsryder]

Anyone looking for A123 battery packs can give this guy a try.
I got mine from him the other day and it works like a charm. (81GS1100)
Great service fast shipping (we are in the same state, Ohio) good communication.
He didnt have the quick disconnect plugs like some others but he put standard battery ends on and he didnt have any shrink wrap big enough to fit over the batteries so I just gave it a nice wrap with some electrical tape.........but the price was right!!!!!!!
If you do call tell him you got the info on a motorcycle forum from Matt.

https://www.voltmanbatteries.com

PETER PETERSON
320 NORTH MULBERRY STREET STE B
MANSFIELD, OH 44902
877-816-7728, 877-310-6710 FAX

[willie]

Thanks for the link! I'm impressed with their prices on power tool battery chargers. Outa curiosity, are you using the A123 battery pack in place of your bike's conventional lead acid battery?
Willie

[gsryder]

Thanks for the link! I'm impressed with their prices on power tool battery chargers. Outa curiosity, are you using the A123 battery pack in place of your bike's conventional lead acid battery?
Willie

Yep. I will have to post up a pick tomorrow. I moved all my electronics under the seat all nice and tidy. With this battery not only does it weigh less than 2 lbs. ......well you can see how big it is.

[gsryder]

Also just found out he is selling them on ebay as well

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/8-CELL-LI-ION-A123-MOTORCYCLE-BATTERY-13-2V-4-6AH-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQhashZitem5ae021fea6QQitemZ390307380902QQptZAutomotiveQ5fServices

[Steve]

I am guessing that this will only work for bikes older than 1980?

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[gsryder]

To the best of my knowledge you can run these in anything I have seen videos of them starting cars. The only real down fall I have read about with these is that 1 - they dont like real cold temps and 2 - they have less total cranking time then a lead acid battery. Meaning if you take off your plug wires and just crank until it dies.
But if your bike runs properly they should last twice as long as a lead acid battery.

There is a ton of info about them on the web, thats what prompted me to get one, that and the fact that with the build I was doing I had no room for a standard size battery. I have it in my bike now and starts before I get my finger off the button.

[JEEPRUSTY]

To the best of my knowledge you can run these in anything I have seen videos of them starting cars. The only real down fall I have read about with these is that 1 - they dont like real cold temps and 2 - they have less total cranking time then a lead acid battery. Meaning if you take off your plug wires and just crank until it dies.
But if your bike runs properly they should last twice as long as a lead acid battery.

There is a ton of info about them on the web, thats what prompted me to get one, that and the fact that with the build I was doing I had no room for a standard size battery. I have it in my bike now and starts before I get my finger off the button.

With these being so small you could est them in paralell and still have a riduculously small battery pack.

[gsryder]

Honestly I think a 4 cell would have started my bike just fine, but went with the 8 cell as a just in case.

[JEEPRUSTY]

Honestly I think a 4 cell would have started my bike just fine, but went with the 8 cell as a just in case.

I meant two seperate packs isolated form one another. I do not know if they could be isolated from one another and simultaneously charged.

I think having what amounts to a second battery would save the pain of having a dead cell or what have you.

[pete]

Wow that's impressive!

The 4x4 world has had dual battery chargers for many years that automatically switch the charging circuit between batteries depending on voltage, so Jeep's idea is definitely doable...

[cowboyup3371]

The cold starting problems won't work for me here.

[JEEPRUSTY]

The cold starting problems won't work for me here.

Is it cold in Columbia?

[tkent02]

It's cold at high elevations, in Columbia or anywhere else.

[gsryder]

They will start in cold temps, you have to bump it once, twice, maybe a third time, once the chemical reaction takes place then the batteries warm up and then it will start. They dont loose charge in cold temps like lead acid. And you dont need any special charging system...mine is all stock.
They work basically the same as lead acid they just have some different characteristics.

I am not saying this battery is for everyone or the end all to batteries, just a good solid alternative to those either looking to save weight (less than 2 lbs) or for those looking to do the cafe style that dont want to see a obtrusive battery.

[oldpara]

I guess I'm having a problem with mental vapor lock, so how would I use them in my 81 1100 ?
To replace the regular battery ?
One pack, two packs ?