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Switching lead acid battery with Lithium ion?

Acek94
By Acek94
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Ok, so I just picked up a UPS for $5 at a garage sale in my area. The thing looks in good condition and what not, all that it needs is a replacement battery. So the replacement battery for this is lead acid, and my question is, can the current charging circuit handle it if I get a lithium ion battery? 

Please move this thread if it isn't in the correct sub forum, I wasn't sure where to post it. :)

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The charging circuitry isn't such a big issue, but the discharging is.. If it discharges the lithium battery too far, then all hell breaks loose and your house will be on fire. If you want to pay a bit more and not worry too much about your house burning down, then get a lithium IRON battery (LiFePo4). At 3.3 volts nominal per cell, if you have a 4 cell LiFe battery then that's 13.2 volts. Almost the same as a 12 volt lead battery. That's what I'd do.

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The charging circuitry isn't such a big issue, but the discharging is.. If it discharges the lithium battery too far, then all hell breaks loose and your house will be on fire. If you want to pay a bit more and not worry too much about your house burning down, then get a lithium IRON battery (LiFePo4). At 3.3 volts nominal per cell, if you have a 4 cell LiFe battery then that's 13.2 volts. Almost the same as a 12 volt lead battery. That's what I'd do.

How are some of you people so smart on these subjects, teach me your ways.

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How are some of you people so smart on these subjects, teach me your ways.

One of my hobbies is radio controlled vehicles, mostly electric ones, so you have to know your stuff or you will get hurt. Just like with computers.

My PC CPU: 2600K@4.5GHz 1.3v Cooler: Noctua NH-U12P SE2 MB: ASUS Maximus IV RAM: Kingston 1600MHz 8GB & Corsair 1600MHz 16GB GPU: 780Ti Storage: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, Samsung 830 256GB SSD, Kingston 128GB SSD, WD Black 1TB,WD Green 1TB. PSU: Corsair AX850 Case: CM HAF X. Optical drive: LG Bluray burner  MacBook Pro, Hackintosh

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Haha. Don't want my house to burn down! ;P
Thanks a lot for the help, I really appreciate it. 

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