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Lithium Iron battery won't stay charge on the bike

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Ive messed with the lithium batteries in my 4 wheelers with mixed results. My biggest gripes were 1) They didn't like to start in really cold weather, and 2) they can't be recharged if the voltage drops below a certain level (and if you try to recharge them or jump them after they run down they'll literally smoke and meltdown). So if you are having a charging problem on the bike that would let it discharge too much, its a good chance it'll be useless... or dangerous.
 
My guess is the small battery is on it's way out. 2 times I got bad test results when testing my charging system, due to sh1tty batteries. Both times I replaced the battery with a new one, and both times the charging voltage went up near 14v.

Anyone running a lithium battery needs some special charging circuitry, since 1) they operate at a slightly different voltage, and 2) under/over charging them can cause a serious fire.
 
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