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Any remedy if getting 'over-voltage' warnings with a NOCO NLP14 lithium battery?

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--- Quote from: WayneC on April 10, 2026, 03:52:33 AM ---The dealer ability to change battery type to Lithium will only apply to the models BMW have programmed into the ECU's the ability to do so

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lithium batteries are generally a huge nuisance - they hate cold weather - I believe all the UK R1300GS's that came with a lithium battery are getting a free replacement back to the better normal battery - as the lithium ones are causing too much aggro

if you want to try and fight a lithium one, on a non lithium spec bike - you need one that's specifically designed with a built in BMS (battery management system) that was designed for older bikes - and don't expect it to behave if temps are less than 12C (more like >16C)



--- Quote from: JCtx on April 10, 2026, 02:40:37 AM ---I figured you cannot change the voltages, and neither on a car. But changing the battery type takes care of any voltage differences, along with setting the proper Ah rating.

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Its becoming more common on many car brands (been part of the BMW car world for 20 years) that you need to code in a new battery - With is battery type and Amp/Hr rating etc. - so its charging algorithm is optimised

And as Wayne states, these later BM bikes need coding if you swap the battery over to the other battery design, so they can try to cope with life - and on the R1300GS there is a specific order to connect up a 3rd Linbus connector or Lithium ones can't behave even on a good day

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