Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

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Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

01 Apr 2016 22:52 - 02 Apr 2016 10:26
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I took apart battery from Honda Insight. Battery has 20 long sticks, each stick has 6 D batteries 1.2V.
2 sticks have 14.4V.
If they used for a bike, they will get charged probably up to 13-13.5V.
Bike needs 2 or 4 sticks. I am sure 15" sticks can be taken apart.
Lithium rechargeable batteries can be bought in Walmart.
Are batteries like that for sale? I mean batteries ready to install.
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 06:02
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What would be the point?
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02 Apr 2016 10:08
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Looks cool. Sticks of dynamite as a power source. Very 'Roadrunner'!
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 10:12 - 02 Apr 2016 10:13
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swest wrote: What would be the point?
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They have very low self-discharge and last longer.
How long does bike battery last usually? 3 years?
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 10:18 - 02 Apr 2016 12:54
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02 Apr 2016 10:39
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car5car wrote:
swest wrote: What would be the point?
Steve
They have very low self-discharge and last longer.
How long does bike battery last usually? 3 years?

Mine typically last at least 6 years. Ed
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 11:04
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car5car wrote:
davido wrote: Looks cool. Sticks of d.. as a power source. Very 'Roadrunner'!
Delete D word. There are programs searching internet
What 'D word'? Dynamite?
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02 Apr 2016 11:24
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car5car wrote:
swest wrote: What would be the point?
Steve
They have very low self-discharge and last longer.
How long does bike battery last usually? 3 years?

The lead acid battery on my daily ride (Z1R) is 10 years old and still going strong.
The Shorai Lipo that I bought for my 900 café lasted 80 miles.
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 12:56
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car5car wrote:
swest wrote: What would be the point?
Steve
They have very low self-discharge and last longer.
How long does bike battery last usually? 3 years?

The lead acid battery on my daily ride (Z1R) is 10 years old and still going strong.
The Shorai Lipo that I bought for my 900 café lasted 80 miles.
You probably removed starter and use kick starter... :)
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 13:00
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Not everyone thinks that way.
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 13:04 - 02 Apr 2016 13:06
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car5car wrote: I took apart battery from Honda Insight. Battery has 20 long sticks, each stick has 6 D batteries 1.2V.
2 sticks have 14.4V.
If they used for a bike, they will get charged probably up to 13-13.5V.
Bike needs 2 or 4 sticks. I am sure 15" sticks can be taken apart.
Lithium rechargeable batteries can be bought in Walmart.
Are batteries like that for sale? I mean batteries ready to install.
If cell is 1.2V, it can't be Lithium it has to be nickel metal hydride cell. The size, weight, and power density of Ni-MH is not for bikes. The battery size would be too large and heavy.
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Re: Battery from hybrid car for a bike.

02 Apr 2016 13:06
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They blow up don't they?
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