After my powerlite ps-09 died on me recharging off the car using the supplied charger about three months back I got a pair of replacement ps-05 under warranty from powerlite direct. They didn't have the larger battery in stock to exchange.
A note on customer services here, Julian at powerlite was superb throughout, honoured a warranty despite me sourcing the original battery through a reseller 18 months previously and went out of his way to ensure I got what I needed. Lesson here for many many other suppliers, that is how to handle customer service.
Anyway into the battery itself, the old ps-09 was fairly silly at 1.1kg in weight and pretty diminutive in stature, but this thing is honestly laugh out loud tiny. 700 grams it weighs and that's with the terminals attached which aren't exactly heavy but when we're talking such tiny numbers anyway they actually make up a bit of the weight and as you can see are comedy huge mounted to the little ps-05.
Looks even more amusing in the bay for test fit and fire up.
Car hasn't been started in about two months..... Cranked over like a boss and started instantly..... Absolute madness what a lithium battery can do.
I'll get a picture of it fully fitted with the cage, which is alas for the old ps-09 so will need to Heath Robinson it a bit to work with this ridiculous thing.
Cadwell park 24th so I'll put it through it's paces then and we'll see how it performs.
Cheers
Ben
