Cannibal
Tasty Human
- Location
- Summit Lake, WA
While battery shopping, I started to wonder about something:
A lot of you are running the ETX9 with no problems, even with TL.
The specs for the ETX9 are 120cca and 8ah. Why when someone goes to a LiFePO4 battery like the Shorai or Ballistic do they go for a much higher rated battery? Simply because there isn't much weight penalty with such and "upgrade"?
For instance, the Ballistic 12 cell, which seems to be the most commonly run on here, is rated at 410cca and 20ah, basically a direct swap for a full sized battery. The 8 cell is 275cca and 15ah. The 4 cell is 135cca and 8ah.
The ETX9 (120cca) is about $60-70 shipped while the 4 cell Ballistic (135cca) can be had for $90-100 shipped. ~$30 upgrade for a battery that is less than a lb with similar specs.
So, are the specs supplied by either Deka or Ballistic actually different? Is the way the power is available actually different? Why isn't anyone running the 4 cell, or is someone?
I NEED a smaller battery because of fitment issues, but an ETX9 will work for me. I was seriously looking at a Ballistic 8 cell for my pump gas SXR engine running a charging AL flywheel, Advent ignition, and rule 500.
A lot of you are running the ETX9 with no problems, even with TL.
The specs for the ETX9 are 120cca and 8ah. Why when someone goes to a LiFePO4 battery like the Shorai or Ballistic do they go for a much higher rated battery? Simply because there isn't much weight penalty with such and "upgrade"?
For instance, the Ballistic 12 cell, which seems to be the most commonly run on here, is rated at 410cca and 20ah, basically a direct swap for a full sized battery. The 8 cell is 275cca and 15ah. The 4 cell is 135cca and 8ah.
The ETX9 (120cca) is about $60-70 shipped while the 4 cell Ballistic (135cca) can be had for $90-100 shipped. ~$30 upgrade for a battery that is less than a lb with similar specs.
So, are the specs supplied by either Deka or Ballistic actually different? Is the way the power is available actually different? Why isn't anyone running the 4 cell, or is someone?
I NEED a smaller battery because of fitment issues, but an ETX9 will work for me. I was seriously looking at a Ballistic 8 cell for my pump gas SXR engine running a charging AL flywheel, Advent ignition, and rule 500.
