do lithium batteries kill starter motors? (& brushed motors)

[jimmyhackers]

306 gti6

i had to recently replace my starter motor....6 monthsish after fitting a new lightweight lithium car battery.

can a lithium battery shorten a starter motors lifespan?

anyone had experience with this?


My reasoning: my RC car upgrading from years ago.

it was a brushed motor with 8v nicad batt.....was fine
i went to a 2s lipo/lithium battery @ 8.4v....brushed motor died within 2 or three use sessions
every replacement brushed motor afterwards.....same story 2 or 3 uses. (some were from 12v drills etc)

went to brushless setup (still going strong)

i worry as there are plenty of other brushed motors in my car.... and would rather they didn't burn up

TIA

Jim

[simon_harris]

not quite the same but airsoft motors are most often bushed and we use lipo's with them all the time without problems

[LunarOne]

I can't see how the chemistry of the battery would make a difference. Externally the battery will cause a voltage that will drive a current. Perhaps the Lithium batteries can deliver much more current than was the case before?

[davek_964]

Plenty of cars run with Lithium batteries from new - I own one. They don't cause starter motors to fail.