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Lithium batteries when to charge? (5 posts / 742 views)
beetybabe beetybabe
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Post #1 2 Apr 2026 20:55
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Bought myself a power barrow conversion which uses Ultramax Lithium 10A / 12V LifePO4 batteries. My questions is a what point do you recharge then batteries? After about 7 trips out it seems to still be holding charge above 90% so I've not charged it . I've been told to keep it fully charged to extend the battery life, but I can't seem to get any info about this.
JasonM JasonM
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Post #2 2 Apr 2026 21:48
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What you've been told is wrong they don't need to be topped up. If they were lead acid yes you would
Only recharge when they drop to less than 30%
beetybabe beetybabe
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Post #3 2 Apr 2026 22:53
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In reply to Post #2
Ok, thanks. Expensive to replace so wanted to make sure I didn't mess them up
zinno
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Post #4 3 Apr 2026 06:41
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4000 cycle life, lifepo4 is file to go down to 10% and then full again, this is 1 cycle
And from the manuual:
LED indicators: * LED is Red = Charging * LED is Green = Fully Charged

beetybabe beetybabe
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Post #5 3 Apr 2026 10:08
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In reply to Post #4
Unfortunately the charger that came with the kit has no charging light indicator, so I'm using a meter reader and voltage chart to read the battery capacity. Cheers for the info. I guess it's not going to need much charge throughout the season for me then
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