Special Battery Charger for Lifan Lithium Battery??

[Plump Kibbles]

Just from an engineering point of view..

If you hook a lithium battery up to a charger designed for other cells - that could be very bad. Potential fire and / or explosion - if to that point.. Have seen many charging mistakes in the RC world; people have taken their NiCad or NIMH battery chargers and plugged them into their lithium batteries. Definitely not a fun experience; puffed batteries, and to the point where I've seen one blow up.. Just think of your laptop battery - for every cell, there is an explosion. Though - many chargers are universally adaptable that can 'tell the difference' between the cells. I have a charger that can switch between NiCads, NIMH, and lithium but for small cell batteries - AA, AAA, and my 18650's for vaping and flashlights.


Not trying to scare you lol.. but, Lithium + Oxygen = kaboom-boom.


I would absolutely get a charger that can do them all, or just a specific one for lithium. That may be a little pricey for what it is, but will avoid much disaster in the long run. Wouldn't hurt to have one dedicated to that one bike either - just so you don't use resources to plug up another charger to another bike.. just my opinion though!


For the stator, you could put a capacitance circuit in between the leads; or grab a voltage regulator and attach to the battery. In my very honest opinion about Li-ion type batteries for vehicles, na.. think about your phone, or laptop. When it's done; it's done.. IF.. there's an issue with the charging to the battery while running the bike.... it would just suck lol.. but, again.. my opinion.. In all honesty though, you are going to do as you please, but you may have to beef up your charging from the stator. I'm positive there are options available for this, or you could just make your own (always my option, always cheaper lol).