New LiTime 12V Group 24 LiFePO4 Battery! Complete Review

[@WillProwse]

*Batteries in the video (affiliate links):* LiTime Group 24: www.litime.com/products/litime-12v-100ah-group-24-smart-lifepo4-lithium-deep-cycle-battery-built-in-100a-bms-1280wh-energy?ref=XBIA62RFcalHns LiTime Trolling Motor Battery: www.litime.com/products/litime-12v-100ah-tm-deep-cycle-lifepo4-battery-for-trolling-motors?ref=XBIA62RFcalHns Large 460Ah 12V Litime Battery no bluetooth: www.litime.com/products/litime-12v-460ah-lifepo4-lithium-battery-250a-bms-5888wh-energy?ref=XBIA62RFcalHns More expensive, but highest quality 12V Battery: www.epochbatteries.com/products/12v-460ah-lifepo4-battery-ip67-heated-bluetooth-victron-comms?rfsn=7352625.50494d ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *Does off-grid solar confuse you?* Check out my DIY friendly website for solar system packages and product recommendations, and so much more! www.mobile-solarpower.com *Join our DIY solar community* #1 largest solar forum on the internet for beginners and professionals alike: www.diysolarforum.com *Check out my Book* Best-selling and beginner-friendly guide to 12V off-grid solar! amzn.to/2Aj4dX4 If DIY is not for you, but you love solar and need an offgrid system, check out Tesla Energy! They will price out a system and get your house offgrid: ts.la/william57509 *My DIY Solar Equipment Recommendations (Constantly updated! Check here first):* 12V/48V Lithium Solar Batteries: www.mobile-solarpower.com/solar-batteries.html Complete Solar System Component Directory: www.mobile-solarpower.com/solarcomponents.html Complete 48V System Blueprint: www.mobile-solarpower.com/48v-complete-system-blueprint.html Plug-N-Play System Recommendations: www.mobile-solarpower.com/full-size-systems.html Complete "Add to Cart" 48V System Kits: www.mobile-solarpower.com/complete-48v-solar-kits.html DIY Friendly Air Conditioner/ Heat Pumps: www.mobile-solarpower.com/solar-friendly-air-conditioners.html *My Favorite Online Stores for DIY Solar Products:* *Signature Solar* Offgrid One-Stop-Shop. Best Value 48V LiFePO4, Victron and Offgrid Specific Heat Pumps: www.signaturesolar.com/?ref=h-cvbzfahsek *Current Connected* SOK, Victron, Mr.Cool Heatpumps and High Quality Components. Fantastic customer support: currentconnected.com/?ref=wp *Litime* My favorite 12V budget battery!: www.litime.com/?ref=XBIA62RFcalHns *Epoch Batteries* My favorite high-quality 12V battery: www.epochbatteries.com/products/12v-460ah-lifepo4-battery-ip67-heated-bluetooth-victron-comms?rfsn=7352625.50494d *Renogy* A classic 12V solar store that has been around for ages! DC to DC Chargers and more! renogy.sjv.io/n1VjXx *Rich Solar* Renogy's biggest competitor! Similar products, but at a better price: richsolar.com/?ref=h-cvbzfahsek *Battery Hookup* Cheap cell deals bit.ly/2mIxSqt 5% off code: diysolar *Contact Information:* I am NOT available for personal solar system consult! If you wish to contact me, this is my direct email: [e-mail] Join the forum at diysolarforum.com/ if you wish to hang out with myself and others and talk about solar *FTC Disclosure Statement and Disclaimers:* Every video includes some form of paid promotion or sponsorship. Some links on this youtube channel may be affiliate links. We may get paid if you buy something or take an action after clicking one of these. My videos are for educational purposes only. Information is subject to change/update at any time. Electricity is DANGEROUS and can kill. Be smart and use common sense :) DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, An affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com

[@WillProwse]

0:00 Intro 0:50 Charging Test 1:25 Surge Test 2:46 Overload and Continuous Discharge 3:15 Testing the App 5:42 Tear Down! 6:54 Low Temp Test 7:21 Conclusion

[@MrInsanityplea]

Dude, it's time to test one of those sodium batteries

[@mindbender50]

​@@MrInsanitypleaThose sodium batteries suck their charge discharge curve is all over voltage wise!

[@ChsBrian]

Wonder how the Litime Max compares to the TM?

[@alexloz5746]

Have you seen this new battery and would you be doing a review? Only seen it on Amazon. Repower Flow 24V 100Ah Lithium Battery Bluetooth, Low Temp Cut-Off, 24v LiFePO4 Battery, Built-in 100A BMS

[@fixins]

Got a LiTime mini as a freebie and had some questions for the manufacturer; they were right on top of it. Gave me my answers in a quick and polite manner.

[@ShadiAhmad-fi1ul]

Good luck getting a warranty replacement when it shits the bed though. Both of mine sales after 1 year has customer service sucks

[@duval904yeah]

Dude he got it for free

[@SloBasser]

Would LOVE to see you do a “battle” for best Trolling Motor battery

[@hedleylamarr303]

FYI, they have a $70 off coupon on their website for the Bluetooth, I just ordered 2 for my boat and got them for the same price as the trolling motor battery

[@ctious]

Ordered as well

[@ScottieBMan]

Of course this comes out after I already went with EPOCH set up lol you’re gonna love it…troll for 2 days straight on 50% capacity…way better than lead acids…didn’t have to trickle charge mine all winter.

[@stevecarlisle3323]

​@@ScottieBManit's hard to stay ahead of the game. LiTime in Canada has had a price increase on some battery models, go figure 😊🇨🇦

[@PecheAventure]

@@stevecarlisle3323 i saw the tm at 389 cad last year

[@Roll2Videos]

I always enjoy watching your teardown videos. Thank you for making such great content!

[@jeffschroeder4805]

Thank you Will-count on you for everything solar/lithium/inverters etc.

[@jamesvillas428]

I love you still review 12v 100Ah batteries and i hope you will never stop. Looking forward for more solar related uploads

[@timevans8223]

If you are installing batteries in boats to go offshore, bluetooth is very useful. Being able to monitor the battery at cell level my head off any potential battery shut down in advance.

[@hvacguy1127]

I have 3 litime batteries. I’ve just had one fail after only one year of little use. 100 size. I have contacted their customer service and will update on how they handle warranty.

[@Justin-zs1ql]

Have you heard from them yet?

[@OutdoorLiving2016]

What did warranty department say

[@notyetjp]

Pls. let us know. Warranty service is most important, even above overall battery design/build. Cells fail randomly.

[@hvacguy1127]

Still going back and forth. Will update

[@jakeclarke8706]

I've seen this happening to a lot of people with these and customer service is trying to ignore them

[@stacyowens2058]

I just bought one of these LiTime 100Ah Bluetooth batteries (due to be delivered in the next two days). I'm setting it up for power on a squaredrop camper build. I'll be running 200W solar for off grid camping, with a LiTime AC charger as backup if needed. Only running a small 500W inverter (who needs all that power while camping). Thanks for the great review!

[@williamquapp6524]

One last comment , I forgot to add. Li Time allowed me to return my two questionable batteries. I will consider buying their product again. Very easy to work with.

[@allencrider]

I spent this winter camping in Quartzsite Arizona and used two BtrPower 100AH batteries. They worked just fine and definitely got the job done. 187.99 each on Amazon right now.

[@ericperry9590]

I bought a two pack of the100ah group 31 for my truck camper to replace the two AGM'S. Running a 3000/6000 peak inverter. Bought them for under $500 with a $70 coupon on Amazon. No complaints so far

[@garypeluso3300]

same here. After my AGM died / damaged I searched for a high-value 12v 100ah for my camper van and ended up with Li Time. Glad I did.

[@Michael-zn9rn]

Cool update: How about a video about replacing the AC and DC distribution center for RV house with lithium battery ? Most WfCO power centers are for lead acid batteries.

[@williamquapp6524]

WFCO now sells a retrofit charger for their power center. I called a couple of days ago and for my Mo 8955 power center, the retrofit PN is 8955-AD-MBA. $105. Read the Amazon reviews.

[@timaz1066]

Thanks for another informative video. And thank you for the information about balancing cells in the batteries. I full-time in a motorhome and only plug it into power twice a year. It’s nice to hear someone with your knowledge that I agree with in saying that everything doesn’t have to be perfect as they still work fine. I hope you are still enjoying your GT4.

[@MRMIKES-bb5lf]

9:12

[@paulschimel3572]

Thanks for reviewing the batteries. I was able to find a deal and bought 4 of them for my camper. No more generator while boon docking weekends. 😎

[@franklinbruce7121]

AWESOME info …… Went back and watched the Large 640 ah 12 volt video ….. Keep up the great work 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@Token_Civilian]

Great stuff as always. Question / Content suggestion - for those of us who have older portable solar generators and are looking for additional capacity, can you come up with a way where we could interface a battery such as this one to the existing system? Perhaps where you could plug this battery in the solar generator 12v or 120 AC output to charge, and have a small inverter from this to plug the main system into to charge it. I hate to throw away the older, obsolescent, but still functional system until I've worn it out, which likely won't be for 5-10 years.

[@hybridmusclegarage4590]

Great info as always!! thanks

[@sincitychembuster]

More staccato videos, please I bought mine because of you! I love it

[@beckhamhome]

Not too worried about the Bluetooth mounting. It is squeezed in place by the foam in a sealed box. Up down back and forth are it's only directions.

[@Techboxreview]

Great Video as always Will 😎 That Victron multi plus looks nice

[@williamquapp6524]

I have a LiTime Mini and it seems perfect. It is a backup battery for my Trolling Motor.

[@VinCent542]

can you do a review on the new renogy 12V 200Ah Pro Deep Cycle Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery w/Bluetooth & Self-heating Function

[@TecSanento]

For your information: it donst realy need your location but the battery is using Bluetooth low energy, that was invented for indoor positioning - this is why the permission for BLE on android is called location pernission :D

[@Wireball]

Oh, that is useful to know. I wondered about that location permission :)

[@chrissurovic3543]

great videos, i feel a lot more confident buying a battery now that you've opened so many of them up and can actually see the build quality and guts ... can you please post a link to the chargers you are using ? thanks !

[@P_RO_]

Impressive, and the Bluetooth can save you from a walk in the weather if your batteries are in a separate power-shed.

[@user-gb4hr5nt9e]

I would love to see you take apart a bunch of 150Ah batteries for those of use that are limited to a group 31 space and are trying to maximize our usable battery capacity. So far I'm not finding many of the manufacturers that you even marginally recommend making them, but their size and capacity really interests me. It seems to me if a group 24 100Ah interests people a group 31 150Ah would appeal to an even larger audience...

[@nonetasker4551]

What do you think about lithium /bms disconnect vs diesel heaters? Diesel heaters are not so happy about brutal power loss.

[@MaritimeUnprepared]

Heck yeah friends! 2 videos in 2 days 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@empower88]

No kidding! Seems like Will is out of ideas! Maybe he can start converting cars to electric or something like that with his knowledge. That will be very interesting... Or build up off-road car including the frame from ground up... Or electric ATV or something?

[@MaritimeUnprepared]

@@empower88 I'd love to see him wire up a system using auto salvage parts. My battery cables came from two crashed audis at the junkyard, I took the battery cables as they are high quality and long because the battery was located in the rear of the car.

[@michealradd264]

BRO within minutes of you being impressed, i ordered 2 before the clip was over. They should pay u.

[@MR.MR.88]

Got a 50Ah Li time the other day, wanted a lighter battery for fishing kayak tolling motor. Got a led acid 77ah and i got the same range (or more i was done fishing) 1/3 of the weight and 1/2 the zise. Im happy

[@tinkering123]

Our Vegas weather has been all over the place. Looking forward to your new shop...

[@OrtexVideos]

WILL!! Try to put it in an ICE vehicle and cold start it. That would be an epic test of over current protection.

[@TerrificFlow]

Would you suggest another solution to monitor the battery if it doesn't have a Bluetooth module? Something that could display state of charge, voltage for example?

[@WillProwse]

Yes a victron shunt

[@leeoien3645]

@2:43 the 291 A inrush is not almost the max of the Inverter (300 A *rated*). That is that inverter's max for the test condition (temperature, current slew rate, etc.). 3% low. I would expect an unpublished spec of +/- 5 to even 15% for a decent quality inverter. There is a tolerance at round that 300 A, an it is the 'max' so its nice that it tripped before it.

[@mikeregimenti4438]

I really enjoy your channel. My son & I want to add a PV system to our sailboat. We are undecided about staying with 12v or into 24v someday we’d like change to an electric motor. Any advise?

[@johnsemrau6412]

Hey Will you need to do a 3000 watt inverter and the solar panel out put from Harbor freight 😊

[@dougpritchett1839]

Would you recommend this battery for my teardrop camper?

[@bobsgradinginc.9308]

I just ordered two litime trolling motor batteries look forward to trying them out on my boat lift and for trolling motor applications How do we know these ultra cheap batteries really have grade a cells. Also using an Ionic lithium diesel starter battery in my dump truck Replaced three lead acid batteries Starts the truck great charging with the stock alternator Thanks for your channel

[@scottturner3762]

Love the videos! Always so informative and unbiased. Do you have any plans to tear down any of Monster Marine series of Lithiums? Thanks!

[@jannorgaard561]

For my simple trolling motor I have 12volt lithium battery with bluetooth app. Wouldn't be without it! There, I can always very easily see the SOC, and how long I can drive at different speeds before the battery is empty

[@riccochet704]

I went with the cheaper 12v 100Ah regular batteries, not the trolling motor ones. I live in the south so don't need low temp charging protection. I did add a Amped Outdoors smart shunt for $60. When using them for trolling batteries it's good to know your drain and SOC, especially if you are fishing a multi day tournament without the ability to fully charge between days. So, $80 to have it integrated isn't really a bad deal.

[@ChickFilA_Sauce]

What’s different on the “trolling motor” version?

[@riccochet704]

@@ChickFilA_Sauce low temp charging cutoff. That's it.

[@daveguy7892]

Can you use a standard car battery charger to charge the 100 amp hour batteries the 12.8

[@Diyfix777]

Hi Litime mini will always run my toaster up to 122 A. I thought it supposed to cut off at 100 A why is that ? it goes through my 2000 watt pure sine inverter. Shunt says 122 amp

[@AIM54A]

With the surge amps getting up there I wonder if you could use that as a car battery.

[@SashiOno]

@will, please test it starting a car...

[@gsp49]

​@@SashiOnoor test running a Minn-Kota 27lb thrust behind a kayak.

[@P_RO_]

The user manual says not to use it as a car starting battery. Warm temps and quick starting might work, but cold temps and hard-to-start draws more current for longer. No need to push the limits when a cheaper L/A battery is optimum for car starting purposes.

[@richardnwilson]

I like the Bluetooth feature for its state of charge feature. Without that you'd have to buy a battery monitor and wire it up externally.

[@timothyruggles3031]

Good finding the inside of both batteries all ways good saving money 🎉

[@deltabravo1257]

I like flush mount terminals like this one has! It makes cable routing and connecting so much easier compared to the to the style terminals that sit in a small recessed area of the case.

[@emacUTube2]

Very Nice and informative video. What wall charger do you recommend for this battery?

[@wb1340]

Curious to see if the lift would work if you use a #10 gauge extension cord

[@bobczz3919]

His inverter can't handle the load.

[@garyrogerson4647]

🤷Just curious, have you ever tried aerosol component chiller to test low temp cutoff so you wouldn’t need to physically remove the temp sensor? Great channel!

[@P_RO_]

Will's method gives a known temperature which is very important as charging below 0C/32F will destroy a LiFePo4 battery. Aerosol chill temps vary.

[@jimduke5545]

Nice review. A real world test of the Li-time surge in will it start a car/boat several times. The conventional wisdom has been not to use LFP for such high surge loads, but it seems that the higher capability BMS’s might be able to change this. There is still the alternator charging challenge but that is a solvable problem for those of us with boat/RVs

[@motofunk1]

It does say not to use it for starting purposes in the manual.

[@jimduke5545]

@@motofunk1 thanks.

[@glenndennis6801]

Just wondering if you had two in parallel, could you use them to start a small diesel. I have a 9 hp single cylinder Volvo in my boat and wanted to switch to lifepo4 batteries.

[@ericklein5097]

The “don’t use lithium as a starter battery” has always been about temperature. Gets too hot in most engine bays to the point where degradation is significant in short periods of time. A123 cells, cylindrical and pouch, have been used by some car manufacturers. You don’t need something with such crazy high C rate though. Your average prismatic cell can burst 3C-5C for a few seconds.

[@glossyfpv1155]

id love a video on "solar array grounding". i noticed you havent covered grounding the array in a video, just inverter grounding. im curious if grounding the inverter using ac input also grounds your array thats plugged into the inverter but im doubtful.

[@1tubeleo]

Can this battery power a small microwave and or a coffee maker? Thanks.

[@krashanb5767]

Do you have a video explaining how to charge lithium battery with a car alternator? How to limit current so alternator won't burn up?

[@richcherwalk6349]

Charge controller

[@kimmer6]

Buy a DC to DC converter. I have the Renogy 40 amp DC-DC charge unit in my van. This is the one without the solar input. It charges a 300 amp hour lithium battery with 2000 watt inverter. It needs a separate wire to any car circuit that turns on when the key is on, otherwise it will drain the car starting battery with the engine off. My ignition sensing wire goes to the windshield wiper circuit, easily accessible. The DC-DC unit has another small terminal that will cut the charge output current in half when its energized. I installed a 3 way dashboard switch, up gives a full 40 amps charge, neutral is off, and down on the switch gives 20 amps to the lithium battery. This comes in handy when the headlights are on, heater is on, and windshield wipers are going. At a stop light, all of this overloads my 105 amp alternator and the voltage drops to 11.5 volts. I switch to low charge, 20 amps, and the engine alternator will be at 12.8 volts at idle. Other Renogy DC-DC charge units come in 20/10 amp, 40/20 amp, and 60/30 amp sizes. There are dip switches on the Renogy DC-DC charging unit to set battery type. The current into the lithium battery will reduce itself until the battery is at 100% charge. Then it cuts off charge current to the lithium battery automatically. I also have solar panels and opted to have a separate MPPT solar controller. The new combination DC-DC charge units don't put the full output to the battery. They share solar/alternator output. They also can't handle more than 24 volts solar input. My panels put out 96 volts. I hope this helps.

[@krashanb5767]

@@kimmer6 very helpful, thank you :)

[@michaelpinkston4628]

Nice job Will Li Time makes a complete line of products for solar enthusiasts. Maybe you could do a video on their 3000w Inverter/Charger with a 460ah battery and the 40amp dc to dc charger MPPT solar charger?

[@jackmehoffer7819]

Two videos in a row Will your on fire!

[@RileyMonthule]

Can you make a video on the best way to charge a lithium battery solar setup with a car alternator?

[@brushbum7508]

Thanks Will ! TAKE CARE..

[@Fastapproaching]

Can you do a review on eco worthy 12 volt 150ah and the 48 volt 50ah nobody has done a teardown

[@sooper_trooper1596]

Can you do a banshee lithium tear down video?

[@marcusone1]

@WillProwse i bought one of these after watching this video and researching a ton of other brands. Got it, and I have not used it much, and the Bluetooth module is having issue, doesn't report properly and "glitches"... no response from litime support. I have read that they are not very good at honoring their warranty... any ideas? Will the eventually honor their warranty? I have purched so recently i could likely file a claim with my credit card company in the worst case.

[@gytax01]

Why can't you use TM batteries as car starter batteries? I would like to buy one , but as a car battery.

[@Wireball]

Apparently heat is the issue; if you can keep the battery around ambient it may work OK. I used those little motorcycle lifepo4 batteries (e.g. btl14a240c) as starters for my 2.3L sedan in SoCal (warm climate), but both the first and second one failed after about a year, possibly due to being run down or overcharged (the BMS was exceedingly primitive, appearing to only do balancing). The cells were all puffed out when I disassembled them.

[@tim1299]

I have a Li Time mini. Can I use it with a trolling motor? Li Time says I can. Also- I charge it with a 5-amp 14.4-14.6 volt charger. My battery charges to 13.7 volt. It never reaches 14.4 volt. Is my battery bad? They said I could return the battery at my expense, but insist it is fully charged. Are the cells not balanced? and the cause of the problem.?

[@WillProwse]

It will drop to 13.7V after absorption is reached. Very normal. Not an issue

[@ericklein5097]

My minis only go up to 13.8V with a 10A charger attached. So very likely that there is a balancing issue but I pulled 105Ah out of both so it’s not so bad that I’m missing out on capacity. You probably have a similar balance issue. If one cell is hitting 3.75V and the rest are at 3.45V then you’re getting nearly 100% capacity from those 3 “low” cells. Might be missing out on 5%

[@quartamile]

Thank you Will! There aren't any lithium batteries that can be used in place of an engine starting batteries, correct? A lithium would need a kind of DC-to-DC smart charger in between the alternator, yeah? Thank you!

[@SeaCatz]

Thanks for the great videos buddy! I’m planning to buy a trolling motor battery next week, looks like I can get the Litime trolling motor battery or this one you did the review on for the same price with coupon through your link😄 was leaning towards the group 24 to use bluetooth but also saw epoch at the miami boat show a few weeks ago, bad ass batteries! FYI - I mentioned you to the guy at the epoch booth and he said he had your video playing at the show haha I see epoch has a 50Ah trolling motor battery w/ bluetooth on sale for $300. 50Ah is fine for my application, which one would you go for ? epoch 12v 50Ah or litime Group 24 12v 100Ah ? Cheers!

[@TW14137]

When running these batteries in series, do you need to worry about balancing them, or can you just charge them to full charge before hooking them up in series, and be good? And if you do use a balancer, and I undestand balancing LiFePO4 batteries correctly, the balancer should not be left connected all the time, but only a couple times a year, or if batteries are drawn down to near empty? Talking about a trolling motor application, so the batteries will get a full charge after every use. Thank you!

[@lelandplume6889]

Hey Will, how about a review of the Power Queen! I’m hearing good things about it and the tear down looks like a good product. But I respect your opinion! Thanks!

[@sethaaron95]

Hey Will, I developed Erythromelalgia and found your old channel, are you still dealing with it? any tips I'd appreciate it dude!

[@davidadams421]

Great review.

[@gregnettles3677]

Just bought two 12 volt 50ah batteries to run in 24 volts we will see how they hold up.

[@raymonditi4596]

gee what a clever guy

[@JohnDonohue-ft5kf]

Victron Multi Plus anything is KING

[@ZiggZagg11]

I bought 2 of the mini(s) on around black friday... I wish they had thermal charge protection... ❤😊

[@stevecarlisle3323]

It's not really a big deal if you buy a charger with thermal protection.

[@ab-ym3bf]

Looks identical to the Basengreen unit?

[@peterbennett9169]

Great video Will, thank you! I'm so confused about the output voltage. LiTime claims the nominal voltage is 12.8V but it should be higher. Any thoughts on that?

[@renk5000]

New subscriber. Liking the channel this far. Which charger is used to charge in the video? 50amp x2 is credible for this unit which is in my Amazon cart atm. Thanks again

[@granthones]

Fantastic content bro!!!

[@seantobin8547]

What would be best for fish finders? Is that just a deep cycle battery still?

[@utawmuddy5940]

Bottom like always test voltage… and make sure your on AC bc I think you were testing dc. Or just make sure you use the right one when testing whatever side. And if you don’t know try both but if your in dc and it’s AC the 60 hearts cycling is prob why it bounces like that. Capacitors in the inverter can hold a large amount of energy for a while to so even if no incoming there still may be outgoing if not load to drain the cap.

[@stuartstuart866]

Personally, I like the bluetooth, no need to buy all the extra equipment for monitoring

[@fishingfiend]

Any idea what I can do to get the Li Time 100AH Trolling Motor battery to accept a charge if it's frozen at 12.9v? I have them in series for 36v but 2 after 3 weeks will not accept a charge anymore. As a new lithium user, WTF! AGM was a no brainer, but if this is something I have to worry about with Lithium, I'm starting to wonder if it's worth it. 4000+ recharge cycles means nothing is these lock up after 3 weeks. Btw, I really enjoy your content, keep it up!

[@dzaino1986]

Hey Will..question for you please as you're the expert. I currently have a Redodo 200ah 12v and was wondering if there would be any issues if i added the same V and Ah battery in a li time battery in parallel, or should i only use the same mfg? Love your videos and knowledge. Thank you.

[@johnjanesmith2157]

What batter would work best for a boat stereo

[@takeitontherun5984]

Hey Will -- have you tested out the LITIME 280AH battery yet ? Seriously thinking of getting it but I can't seem to find that one on your videos

[@Yugo-CA]

what life battery would you recommend for a jeep running a 24v 60watt panel a PWS charger and running a 12v fridge? Also am I better off running a 12v fridge or an inverter and a 110v fridge? I can upgrade the panel to 100w and should I change the PWS charger to MPPT and if so which one? Im on a budget so please advise for the least expensive. I will not be using it all the time. The battery will live in the jeep and it does get hot in there should I put a disconnect of some kind on the battery or waste of time? I have a small inverter now but only for really light loads like a air pump or emergency I dont really use it. (its 100w) You are the only channel I have found that actually knows what youre talking about. Sorry lots of questions LOL

[@Howeverwhatabout]

I’ve followed you for about five years now and my solar works great thanks to your advice. However, my epever Tracer BN series button has just started tripping out on my 12 volt circuit but it doesn’t affect my 3K inverter? I’ve got 2 x panels and 3 batteries all good. Any ideas? And thanks for all the great videos and advice.

[@lyndsaybeck2249]

Need your help. Using Victron equipment am I able to use two LiTime 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries with two SOK 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries? Your wiring diagrams are the best.

[@MOONSHIPETH]

What's the difference from this battery and the new trolling motor battery other than the size of the case? All the specs are identical

[@Outloud444]

I'd spend the extra money for the Bluetooth - it monitors the battery power - well worth the extra money

[@chadholmes5876]

I'm thinking about trying a 50 or 100ah litime for car subwoofer audio system build. Curious how well these would help

[@wyvern_Cal]

Just this morning I ran across a new to me battery. Called a - PUPVWMHB - that LOOKS to have good specs. I Have bought your recommendations before, and my fellow boat club guys watch what I get. I'm pretty careful to advise on these, so can you do a test on this, or did I miss a previous test?? Thanks, Cal

[@1gesteban]

Hey, Will! Any idea what happen to Li Time 400 and 460 batteries? I don't see them on Amazon or on their website. Just thought you might have info on this.

[@MrDustinmcguire]

@WillProwse Question: I have a stack of 6 EG4 batteries BMS communicating with my growatt 12K inverter. Theoretically, shouldn’t I be able to attach more LiFePo4 batteries in parallel without them being connected to the RS485 comms? I have found a different brand of rack mount batteries at a better price but they lack any wired comms. I understand the accuracy of the SoC may be affected but the internal BMS of the batteries control the flow of current and maintains safe conditions, correct? Buying matching batteries at the same time is always ideal but building on a budget is sometimes necessary. Thanks for your time!

[@BOOSTED073H]

Quick question. After you open the batteries up.can you safety put them back into a new case? Ie. Plano boxes?

[@justinfrankel7475]

Would you use a battery like this on a small boat? My main fear with the lithium batteries is a fire/explosion with water exposure. Would you be concerned about this? Are some brands safer (in this regard) than others? Thank you

[@psl53]

The app has the ability to create a system containing more than just one battery.

[@FandFcustomcarts]

What about Eco worthy lifepo batteries? Do you ever try them? I been running then on my home and been very happy , they run my home 95% with the rest of the solar system.

[@richardhenson9182]

I have a 50 HP Yamaha 4 Stroke Outboard with an alternator. The starter requires less than 285 CCA. I realize LiTime offers a 12v 20ah Start Battery with 650cca, but wouldn't a group 24 or 31 be a better battery in the long run? I plan to use 120v shore power to a Lithium charger keep it charged up. Is the issue the Outboard Alternator? My friend that works on RV's recommends that I use a group 31 led acid and not use Lithium LiFePO4 at all.