Is This the Holy Grail of 100Ah LiFePO4 Batteries?

[@Mary-wk6of]

Thank The SmokinApe! Excellent video! 🤗

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thank you!

[@Joe-KN4IFI]

Battery Wars is here! The competition among LiFePO4 battery companies is intense. I can't believe how much prices have dropped in the last year. Even with inflation prices continue to drop. I bought two different 12v 100Ah batteries in the last two weeks. Both were under $150.00 each. One was a Power Queen and the other was Redodo. Neither one had bluetooth but I see all the big players are coming out with this feature. LiTime has a greet reputation and I would not hesitate to buy one. Great video Ape. 73 Joe

[@TheSmokinApe]

Hey Joe, it is pretty crazy how the prices have dropped, thanks for watching 👍

[@KK6USYHamRadioAdventures]

Good looking Battery, Thanks Ape!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for checking it out Chuck!

[@Aimsport-video]

Have that battery for a while now. Works great in solar setup.

[@TheSmokinApe]

I really like the compact size 👍

[@TangoOscarMikeN3WS]

I have a Li Time 50Ah that I got a deal on last year, they do have some good prices during sales. It's been a good battery.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Hey Tango. The prices on these just continues to drop while features go up, thanks for watching 👍

[@robertmeyer4744]

Nice battery . I installed a few Li Time batteries in RV . All work great ! Them battery with bluetooth is a handy feature but puts a small load on battery so if not in use may have to charge a tad more often . This will take months on 100ah for that bluetooth to drain it. That a lot of cat videos you can watch. That a lot of POTA with that ! Just don't cook them toroids ! I found another way to wind 9:1 and it is much easier but I did not test efficacy being I had only had 1 T200-2 RED core. Was a SWL antenna . Wound like 49:1 but less wraps. I tested RX on a SW radio and it works super ! I find using a 9:1 or 4:1 as a RX antenna reduces noise a bit compared to just a wire only. I got a 300 watt RM Italy amp. draws 35 amps . That 100 AH would run it a long time. 1.8 to 30 MHZ. 73

[@TheSmokinApe]

What is the most surprising to me is how the prices have been dropping 👍

[@Frank_K4FMH]

The Knights Templar would say, “You have chosen wisely!”. Hope you got those butter - fingers from lobstah with drawn butter…

[@TheSmokinApe]

Haha! Thanks for watching Frank!

[@bruehlt]

Li-Time makes some good ish!!!

[@TheSmokinApe]

Yep

[@davidp73]

Nice video Ape… I think I’m going to replace my two 100 ah AGM batteries wit a couple of these to power my shack

[@TheSmokinApe]

Thanks for watching David, glad you liked it 👍

[@agoraphobicadam1171]

That ought to keep you on the air for a while. :) 73 Ape KO4HPC Happy Thanksgiving coming up.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Hey Adam, happy thanksgiving to you as well 👍

[@jnucci1]

Looks like a go wise sine wave inverter. What's the capacity of your inverter? I have the go wise 1000 watt. The only product i ever reviewed on KZbin. I discovered mine put out a lit of noise on the HF bands, and i wonder what your experience is with your inverter.

[@TheSmokinApe]

It’s a 1,500w Go Wise. I’ve never had a problem with noise BUT I do not generally use it when operating. I’m kind of the opinion RF shows up when it wants 🤷

[@jnucci1]

@TheSmokinApe unfortunately mine throws out so much hash it is essentially useless when I want to run HF. I end up using and older, less technological inverter. I don't have any other pure sine wave inverters to compare to. Even my cheapie tool battery inverter is barely noticable. Come spring I'll experiment with some different antennas and inverter combinations to see what happens. My shack runs off a 12v solar system and even my inexpensive pwn charge controller is quieter.

[@ericwobschall8410]

Cats are sponsoring videos too.

[@TheSmokinApe]

Right

[@timel64]

All the quality batteries come with stickers😂 kidding aside, good review. Good to know I can trust this brand. I’ve been burned on Amazon with a battery that charged once then won’t charge now. I opened it to find corrosion & used cells.😢

[@TheSmokinApe]

Gotta have those stickers! Thanks for watching 👍

[@TrevHolland]

That's actually a USB-B plug, and I hate them. :D

[@TheSmokinApe]

😮

[@BigJohnsHamShack]

“I don’t want to talk to you no more, you empty-headed animal food trough wiper. I fart in your general direction. Your mother was a hamster and your father smelt of elderberries.” - French knight

[@TheSmokinApe]

😮

[@Steven_VE9SY]

OH GOD not education!!!!🤣🤣

[@TheSmokinApe]

lol