12 Volt LiFePO4 Battery Warning

Warning: 12 Volt LiFePO4 batteries are not a direct plug-and-play replacement battery for battery packs made with 12 Volt lead-acid batteries.

12 Volt LiFePO4 batteries can be wired in series to make higher Voltage battery packs, however, unlike 12 Volt lead-acid batteries which can be recharged in series, 12 Volt LiFePO4 battery packs need to be recharged individually with individual lithium battery chargers that have a 14.6 Volt output.

When individually recharging the LiFePO4 batteries in a series wired battery pack the battery pack wiring harness does not need to be disconnected from the batteries to recharge them. Below is an example of how to wires a 24 Volt battery pack made with two 12 Volt LiFePO4 batteries.

The wiring example shown above can be extended with additional batteries to make a 36 Volt, 48 Volt, 60 Volt, 72 Volt, or higher Voltage battery pack.