Which lithium battery? Deltran at $229 or SSB from Aus at $136?

**backroader** · 27th November 2014, 09:48

Hi folks
these two options seem about the same spec but just wondered if anyone here had experience with either. The SSB might work out a bit cheaper from Australia but has only 180 cca vs the Deltran 240 cca...

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/SSB-12V-1...:X:AAQ:AU:1123

http://www.mxshop.co.nz/deltran-batt...-dt-btl14a240c

**Madness** · 27th November 2014, 10:11

You should read this thread, from start to finish ideally.

**backroader** · 27th November 2014, 11:34

Originally Posted by Madness

You should read this thread, from start to finish ideally.

hehe start to finish at 226 pages, in that time I could earn enough to buy 3 of them (well not quite but you get my point)

I went with the SSB. $150 NZ including postage from Australia. I will post an update on how it goes.. or blows...

**Edbear** · 27th November 2014, 15:52

I'll be interested to see how it goes. It will be literally the cheap Chinese type and a wee bit underpowered for an F650. The Shorai battery for those is a 14L5 with a 210 CCA rating. RRP is $251.45.

**buggerit** · 27th November 2014, 16:27

Now look wat ya done!

**Edbear** · 27th November 2014, 17:20

Originally Posted by buggerit

Now look wat ya done!

Hee hee!

**BuzzardNZ** · 27th November 2014, 17:47

Originally Posted by Edbear

I'll be interested to see how it goes. It will be literally the cheap Chinese type and a wee bit underpowered for an F650. The Shorai battery for those is a 14L5 with a 210 CCA rating. RRP is $251.45.

As opposed to your more expensive Chinese type!

**AllanB** · 27th November 2014, 18:47

Actually Ed has a point. At least if you buy one off him and it starts on fire and burns the end of your knob into something resembling a susage that has been on the BBQ too long because you were more interested in drinking beer than actually cooking the afore mentioned lamb and sage susage, at least you'll be able to come onto KB and slag Ed off.

**Edbear** · 27th November 2014, 19:01

Originally Posted by BuzzardNZ

As opposed to your more expensive Chinese type!

Originally Posted by AllanB

Actually Ed has a point. At least if you buy one off him and it starts on fire and burns the end of your knob into something resembling a susage that has been on the BBQ too long because you were more interested in drinking beer than actually cooking the afore mentioned lamb and sage susage, at least you'll be able to come onto KB and slag Ed off.

True! But a correcting is in order. While Shorai's factory is in Hong Kong, the batteries use Japanese technology with all design and development along with quality control and testing is done in their own facilities in San Francisco. The brand name is Japanese too. Something else is that being designed and developed independently, the cells are uniquely Shorai's and not mass produced in China like most, if not all, other brands. The only similarity between Shorai's cells and all other prismatic cells, is the general shape.

**nzspokes** · 27th November 2014, 19:02

Originally Posted by AllanB

Actually Ed has a point. At least if you buy one off him and it starts on fire and burns the end of your knob into something resembling a susage that has been on the BBQ too long because you were more interested in drinking beer than actually cooking the afore mentioned lamb and sage susage, at least you'll be able to come onto KB and slag Ed off.

You need to start wearing undies around the BBQ.

**Edbear** · 27th November 2014, 19:06

Originally Posted by nzspokes

You need to start wearing undies around the BBQ.

Preferably flame proof...

**Katman** · 27th November 2014, 19:58

Originally Posted by Edbear

I'll be interested to see how it goes. It will be literally the cheap Chinese type and a wee bit underpowered for an F650.

But of course, you never slag off the competition.

**bogan** · 27th November 2014, 21:33

Originally Posted by Edbear

While Shorai's factory is in Hong Kong

Originally Posted by Edbear

the cells are uniquely Shorai's and not mass produced in China

Odd place to put a factory if nothing is produced there

The cell tech is nothing new, traditional chemistry, traditional prismatic cell type, traditional over-hyped marketing spiel. Now A123 nanophosphate, those are some batteries with tech worth going on about...