Nucleus Battery Charging and Storage Best Practices
Just like sealed lead-acid (SLA), our Nucleus lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) batteries should not be left sitting in a discharged state.
The damage is incremental; a few days will be hardly noticeable, but left in this condition for a couple of weeks the battery will exhibit reduced capacity.
We encourage that Nucleus batteries be recharged immediately after use to at least 50% (SLA should always be recharged to 100%).
During use, the voltage of the battery decreases until the low-voltage shutdown mechanisms engage. The first mechanism is within the docking station; the dock will shut down at 10.5V.
As the battery sits it will slowly self-discharge and the voltage will continue to fall. There is a second shutdown mechanism is within the battery itself.
The battery's BMS will self-disconnect at 9.5V. Neither of these shutdown mechanisms should be interpreted as a means to avoid damage due to discharge storage; this voltage is way too low for storage.
Always charge all of our batteries, both SLA and LiFePO4, immediately after use.
List of common SLA ( Sealed lead acid ) Batteries
-B206 our 100 amp hour SLA battery used in many of our carts ( Common examples NB440 , NB480 EC380 )
-B202 Our 40 amp hour SLA battery
-B201 Our Smaller 26 amp hour SLA battery