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Old November 5th 20, 03:12 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Dakota Lithium Batteries in Gliders?

On Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at 2:18:00 PM UTC-5, Christopher Gough wrote:
Anybody tried the Dakota lithium batteries in their gliders? Looks like a good price point.

https://dakotalithium.com/our-batteries/


I've bought several of these and they seem OK:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/22409204034...m=224092040348
- really good price if you buy 4+ - cheaper than SLAs by far, assuming they last longer. I can confirm that these have a full BMS inside, as I've opened one up.

I've read that *ALL* LiFePO4 batteries are made in China at present.