Battery Type

[Guest mark little]

Alright all, trying to sort out a conditioner, can't make out if my battery is lead acid or lithium ion, I don't know how the hell they got it in that hole but I certainly can't get it back out. The only clue is that it's a Lion battery which may be lithium ion shortened. Does anyone know their batteries out there?

 

Cheers Mark

[Longboarder]

According to google Lion is or was a brand name for lead acid batteries stocked by eurocarparts. Wether all Lion brand batteries are lead acid or they make some Lithium ion ones as well I don't know. I would have thought any car with a Li-ion battery in it would be plastered with caution/danger stickers proclaiming only use the approved charger/never use a standard battery charger/always keep a fire extinguisher handy/consider emigrating/etc.

 

Nigel

[Guest mark little]

That's the trouble, the battery is in a carpeted fibre glass box fixed to the car at the front of the passengers foot well, all you can see are the terminals and a little bit of the top no idea what's in it or what amp hours it is, bit of research required I think.

 

Cheers Mark

[Guest jhfozzy]

I'm 99.9% sure Lion has never sold Li-ion batteries, as mentioned above it's a Base spec battery sold by Euro car parts.

 

Can you see the filler caps on top of the battery? If so, it's lead acid.

[Guest mark little]

I've cut a hole in the front of the box, it says calcium technology, anyone got any ideas

 

Cheers Mark

[Bob Tucker]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_calcium_battery

 

If you google "calcium technology battery" ECP comes up quoting just that.

 

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=calcium+technology+battery&rlz=1C1CHFX_enGB536GB536&oq=calcium+technology+battery&aqs=chrome..69i57.7023j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Edited December 18, 2016 by Bob Tucker

[sj-bradley]

A true Li-Ion battery is quite small, very light and costs many hundreds of pounds, so it's unlikely to be that.

 

I saw some on sale at one of the car shows which surprised how light they really are. (except in cost ... )

 

Simon.

[Grim]

'calcium' batteries are made from a lead-calcium alloy, and are still a lead acid type.

[Guest mark little]

Good,I'm pleased that's cleared up, the chargers ordered.

 

Cheers Mark