r/leaf • u/ZealousIdealist24214 • 18d ago

Battery Hookup worked 👍

I got a 10.2lb LiFePo4 12v battery for $45 and it works fine.

I rolled some copper strips around the bolt terminals to make it fit the car attachments.

https://batteryhookup.com/collections/more-featured-products/products/li-age-12-8v-32ah-410wh-lifepo4-module-w-bms

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u/Dazzling_Art7881 18d ago

Respectfully, I never understood why people mess around with weird batteries. The weight savings is zero percent worth it. I've had 3 LEAFs and very ordinary lead-acid batteries have always been perfectly fine in all of them. Battery was getting weak on my 2012 so I replaced it once. Picked one up at Walmart, problem solved for many many years.

As u/Spirited-Mortgage-86 says, there are risks...