Battery Storage

Richmog08

New Member
Nov 21, 2023
6
2
Derby
At the moment my bike is stored in a secure outdoor lock up. The temperatures in there does get cold in the winter so I would prefer to remove my battery and store it indoors at the recommended charge level of 60%. What is the ideal way to store the battery inside? I normally store my Li-Ion light batteries in an explosion proof bag, would this be the preferred method for my e-bike battery? Many thanks
 

jalex

New Member
Oct 30, 2023
4
5
Spain
At the moment my bike is stored in a secure outdoor lock up. The temperatures in there does get cold in the winter so I would prefer to remove my battery and store it indoors at the recommended charge level of 60%. What is the ideal way to store the battery inside? I normally store my Li-Ion light batteries in an explosion proof bag, would this be the preferred method for my e-bike battery? Many thanks
I am using this box plus an explosion proof bag, the box is recommended for a 750w max battery, according to the manufacturer's specifications... I hope it will be enough if one day the battery fails

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BIG-DUKE-6

Active member
Feb 21, 2023
188
128
Usa
Can you get your hands on an old safe or an ammo can? I read on here someone uses a repurposed oven to store all his batteries.
 

kuyawil

Member
Oct 12, 2020
3
2
California
Wow! Where did you find that? I didn’t think lithium ion batteries required those kinds of bags/containers for storage. I do know that LiPo batteries do though. That’s how I store all my LiPo batteries for my RC’s, in LiPo designated bags.

I am curious though now and will have to look into this further.
 

BIG-DUKE-6

Active member
Feb 21, 2023
188
128
Usa
I have heard through the night ride groups of stories of light batteries catching fire during charging for a ride that evening. But they are a couple of years old and were not name brand lights/batteries.
 

Brian VT USA

Member
Oct 2, 2023
94
67
VT, USA
For long-term storage (winter months) I store mine in a metal tool box (fwiw) in the (cool) basement at 40%.
Colder (below-freezing) temperatures would be even better for the battery chemistry but the connectors might not be able to handle it and that could create problems.
 

Base

New Member
Jul 21, 2023
27
14
Toronto
I got mine sitting in a bag thats the same material used for my lipo batteries but I'm not too concerned about the bike batteries, The Lipos though are in the lipo bag and ammo cases.
 

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