Group Buy: Lithium-Ion Battery
#101
Just ran the liteblox battery configurator and it came up with the LB26XX for my car. Makes more sense as the specs more closely match those of the OEM battery:
weight: 26XXg** (5,7lbs)
dimensions: 202 x 123 x 100mm (l x b x h)
voltage: 13,2V / 14,6V (nom / max)
capacity: 17,5Ah / 52,5Ah (nom / Pb-eq)
cranking current: 840A / 1050A* (10s /1s pulse)
temperature: -20 to +80°C
lifespan: lifespan: 3-5x compared to the OEM battery*
connection: OEM clamp onto the battery poles (DIN) or via ring terminals (M8)
certificates: product complies with directives 2001/95/EG 2011/65/EU 2006/66/EG
delivery scope: LITEBLOX LB26XX + pole caps + mounting material V2A + stickers + manual
weight: 26XXg** (5,7lbs)
dimensions: 202 x 123 x 100mm (l x b x h)
voltage: 13,2V / 14,6V (nom / max)
capacity: 17,5Ah / 52,5Ah (nom / Pb-eq)
cranking current: 840A / 1050A* (10s /1s pulse)
temperature: -20 to +80°C
lifespan: lifespan: 3-5x compared to the OEM battery*
connection: OEM clamp onto the battery poles (DIN) or via ring terminals (M8)
certificates: product complies with directives 2001/95/EG 2011/65/EU 2006/66/EG
delivery scope: LITEBLOX LB26XX + pole caps + mounting material V2A + stickers + manual
Last edited by F-Type-Type; 04-01-2018 at 12:32 PM.
#102
Looking forward to seeing/hearing about your results (and how it compares to the Antigravity battery)
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The postage scale doesn't lie. 4 lbs, 1 oz. It's a stamped piece of 1/8" or 3/16" steel plate just in case the lb/acid battery leaks. With a little attention, they could have kept this car down in the 3300 lb range.
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Battery Tray Removal
Remove the battery and the tire goop bottle.
Remove 4 nuts at bottom of tray.
Use trim panel pry tool to remove the vapor hose and cable tie-down loops from the battery tray.
Remove the connectors from the vertical fuse box.
Remove fuse box at the mounting frame
Carefully pry tire goop cradle away from the 3 Velcro strips.
Tray is now ready to remove.
Remove 4 nuts at bottom of tray.
Use trim panel pry tool to remove the vapor hose and cable tie-down loops from the battery tray.
Remove the connectors from the vertical fuse box.
Remove fuse box at the mounting frame
Carefully pry tire goop cradle away from the 3 Velcro strips.
Tray is now ready to remove.
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To get the battery lower, you can safely use 8M-1.25 x 30mm coupling nuts, but the hold-down bolt cannot extend beyond the bottom of the base plate by more than 10mm.
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Below is the beginning of the mock-up. In order for the battery to sit flat, we will need to use countersunk flathead screws rather than hex heads. Unfortunately this will delay the project by 4-5 days while I wait for those bolts be delivered.
When the basic design gets sorted out, I will ask Billet Design to mill away as much of the excess base plate as they can.
When the basic design gets sorted out, I will ask Billet Design to mill away as much of the excess base plate as they can.
#117
My RS30 is fitted.
Stock battery in my car was 25.9kg, the RS30 weighed in at 4.6kg.
I left stock tray fitted, I also put a layer of sticky back velcro on the tray and the opposite velcro with sticky back to underside of battery. This velcro helps hold the battery in possition.
As the other forum memory, negative terminal is a hair to small, I use cut a small section of Jubilee clip and wedged it in making the negative lead nice and tight.
As I really wanted to make the battery as secure as stock, I also used some washers to marginally raise the height of the battery retaining brace, which worked a treat, its now impossible to move the battery as its braced into position using the steel rod that bolts to the battery tray and the velcro for good measure.
Removed the tyre gunk, only other issue the towing hook/eye for recovered now no longer sits next to battery so need to find a new home for it.
Stock battery in my car was 25.9kg, the RS30 weighed in at 4.6kg.
I left stock tray fitted, I also put a layer of sticky back velcro on the tray and the opposite velcro with sticky back to underside of battery. This velcro helps hold the battery in possition.
As the other forum memory, negative terminal is a hair to small, I use cut a small section of Jubilee clip and wedged it in making the negative lead nice and tight.
As I really wanted to make the battery as secure as stock, I also used some washers to marginally raise the height of the battery retaining brace, which worked a treat, its now impossible to move the battery as its braced into position using the steel rod that bolts to the battery tray and the velcro for good measure.
Removed the tyre gunk, only other issue the towing hook/eye for recovered now no longer sits next to battery so need to find a new home for it.
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Gibbo, you win. The AG battery is a full half inch taller than the OEM battery, and too tall to permit anything other than the OEM tray to be installed. I have employed the same installation methodology as you, and will have pics later today. They won’t look much different than yours. The retaining Rod, however, does require a 1/2 inch spacer at the bottom with a 10mm longer bolt.