LiTime 12V 300Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Battery
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- Опубліковано 10 бер 2023
- #ilovervlife #LiTimeBatteries #LithiumRVbatteris The LiTime 12V 300Ah LiFePO4 lithium battery is a great choice for a wide range of applications including RV and marine power systems, off-grid solar power systems, and emergency backup power. The LiTime 300Ah 12V battery has an impressive capacity of 300Ah and during our test it provided reliable power for extended periods. This is particularly perfect for our RV trips when traveling long distance and for overnight stays when we have no campground power for our residential refrigerator, lighting, entertainment and small 120V appliances.
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Jerry, you have hit the trifecta! This is the third time I was not satisfied with our current product and you did a review of a great replacement. Thanks for all you do.
Thanks Mark. We have a full travel schedule through November planned. I’ll share more on the batteries performance.
Straight to the point . Your review make me buy one of this, because others reviews doesn't test like real life . Thank you so much for all detailed info.
Thanks. Glad you found this helpful.
Great job testing the capabilities of this battery. I have been considering changing to lithium myself. I checked the prices on there batteries. Really good prices for what you get. Thanks again
Thanks Mike.
Perfect timing, I just installed this battery.
I changed out the controller for a lithium version.
The charger change out has to occur with some installs. Fortunately our Progressive Dynamics charger has a lithium / lead acid charging option.
Thanks for the real world use test on the capacity of the battery. I just bought two 190 amp/hr for my 5th wheel and have not got to try them out yet. Your finding have assured me I’ll have enough capacity. Thanks Jerry
Appreciate you watching. Great to hear the video was helpful.
Great information. Thanks Jerry!
Appreciation you watching.
Thank you God Bless
Thanks Ray
Another informative video. They are all great...
Thanks a bunch
I purchased 3 Litime Plus 200ah battery's for 600ah. Got it in a 23ft Camper too, I put my Battery's into a portable platform so i can provide power away from the camper. I hardwired a 30amp outlet right into a slightly oversize battery box. All the hardware is also mounted on top of that box,Inverter, Victron charger control etc. I used thick silicon mats to mount the hardware on so the heat would not effect the battery box. Solar panels are trifold and also portable.
Great set up.
I would love to see a video of your setup that sounds awesome.
Jerry i really liked how you tested the battery. Sometimes reviers get a little to deep into the woods on bench tests. I have had lithium batteries in our fifth wheel for going on 5 years. ( first Battle Borns) and im am sold on the technology and peace of mind of not worrying and the amount of amps we have left on our acid batteries.
I am interested in your findings with regards to your 400 watt draw from your smart device chargers under no load draw. This really makes no sense and hope you will follow up on your findings. Thank you for your efforts!
Thanks Bob. We have these 12V powered USB charger built in to the Montana and they are everywhere. Now that I have the Victron smart shunt installed, I can start isolating where this vampire draw is coming from. Appreciate you watching.
Very nice content keep it up
Thanks Kerry. Appreciate you watching our channel.
Hi Jerry, great video.. love the channel. just a question, did you have to upgrade your charging system? I think I would have to for mine cause cause my charging system only does 20amps. I have been holding off buying LiPo for this reason...
Thanks. I didn’t. I have a 75A Progressive Dynamics and it has options for lead acid or lithium. Same goes for the Vitctron solar charger.
Nice, just purchased 2 of these for our Jayco mbqs... bye bye lead acid, hello Li-Power!
These are powerful batteries. Good BMS.
What kind of inverter are you using? Also, I’ll be swapping my converter for a lithium compatibility. Will this charge sufficiently when hooked to shore power? Wfco 8955 AD.
I appreciate the video. With using the plywood box and the heater, is there a reason not to leave the battery in the factory location?
Thanks Stephen. The front bay gets very cold. No insulation, steel floor. The main storage is insulated and has a heat duct. These batteries are expensive and a little extra insurance doesn’t hurt.
Great Video! Wouldn’t your truck alternator charge the battery when you are driving?
Thanks so much. The amperage is so small through the truck to 5th wheel that it won’t keep up with res fridge. If I ever go this route, I’ll run a pair of 2/0 using a 40 amp DC to DC charger.
Jerry, you haven't mentioned what the refrigerator is running on. 12v? 110v? Also, what app are you using? Please do a video on installing the app. Thanks
It’s a standard 110v residential refrigerator connected to a 2000 watt inverter. The app used is connected to the Victron Smart Shunt. Here’s a link to the video when installed. ua-cam.com/video/7r3_DurzSIo/v-deo.html
Hey Jerry. I'm starting research on swapping out my batteries to lithium and installing a DC to DC charger in my truck. Just wondering if you're using such a charger in your truck. thanks.
Hi Sandra, the DC to DC chargers work well. We don’t use one. We have solar that keeps the batteries charged.
Jerry, doesn’t the alternator from your truck charger lithium battery while you’re driving?
Very little with the small wire. Not enough to keep up the the fridge from inverter consumption rate.
Im curious how the battery is doing now after 8 months. Still working fine? I'm probably getting the LiTime 200ah plus version for my cabin . But should be enough for a smaller fridge and some 12v lights and some occational use of water boiler.
No complaints. Has held up well. With only 240 watts of solar have run 3 days with average sun exposure and still had 60% left.
We have 24 volt 300amp hour- two in parallel
👍Great video, Jerry! Very informative!!! But the brand name seems to be mispronounced. 🤪LiTime / ’ lɪtaɪm/ ，Li represents Lithium.
Thanks for sharing. Great to hear you enjoyed the video. Next time I’ll get a phonetic pronunciation and try not to add my southern drawl 😏
Did you just use 1- 300ah battery on this test? You do a good job and are giving us good information. Thanks Jerry
Hi Doug. The test was just the one 300Ah battery. Thanks. Appreciate you watching.
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Can you tell me what all you have in your solar set up? I have 1- 190 panel on my rig now .
We have two 100W panels that are produce around 48V. Not a boondocking set up and more for keeping the batteries capped off while traveling.
Jerry do you know if I need a dc to dc charger to charge this battery from my van alternator ?
You will. Charging directly for the alternator will cause it to fail.
So you have an inverter installed? How's the TV powered on?
I do. I have 4 outlets connected. One for the fridge, another for the TV, and two others that aren’t dedicated to a device. The inverter has built in bypass when we’re connected to campground or generator power.
Well done! Thanks for your review. I was looking for one of these batteries and I think the price is perfect for me.
Thanks
Can you use this battery with no solar panels? Too replace the 12volt house battery?
Absolutely. Your changer with need to support lithium at 14.4 volts.
How's that battery doing today?
Still no low temp charging protection?
No problem. The solar charger has turns off below 32 degrees.
I have this battery but in the Ampere Time version - previous name. Not sure if you know this or not but 12.8 volts for this particular has 10% of it's power left.
Thanks. I pushed the battery pretty hard with no charging for the test.
@@iLoveRVlife Maybe the resting voltage was a bit higher than what was shown in the video, since you had some draw from the refrigerators still
@eryck123 With everything running and the time required for get the vide, some time can pass. That big res fridge draws about 8 amps plus the compressor kick.
Can I charge this with my converter that came with my rv?
If it has lithium option. Mine had a switch for lead acid or lithium. Check manual or manufacturer’s site.
Can I use this battery for car audio? Car audio lithium is expensive as hell
If its just for power, don't see an issue. Not for cranking. You also need a DC to DC charger so you won't burn up your alternator.
Serious question and need an honest opinion.This is pretty urgent and time sensitive.
Are these just as good as Battleborn and the other Lithium-Ion Sulfate batteries out there that seems to get popularity based on the name?
We live up north and I know 10000% I'm going vanlife. My daughter, husband, and my grandchild literally just moved into there 20 yr old motor home and live in the north part of WI. They are going to end up way out in the country and park it on some land (they rented a spot) on this guy's land. Absolutely no water and no shore power. They went and got a Mr. Heater 10,000 btu propane heater and a 100 lb bottle. Of course they saud the floor is cold cold and I told them they need to get heat tape and get it on all the pipes and keep it at least to a temperature in there or they have to winterize it but then they can't use water, showering, etc.
I've been telling my daughter to buy solar and we can build it ourselves. The huge thing is the batteries. It scares me because these battleborns are $700+ for just a 100 ah (ridiculous) and its discouraging wondering how any of us can do off grid.
Are these Li Time batteries just as good as the others even though these are half the price? I just want an honest answer. I told her she needs a minimum of 400 ah and she can go higher as she goes - which she'll keep adding more solar and upgrade the control charger on the list.
They have a 120V furnace and im thinking why not just run that to the inverter? I'm sure it will heat the motor home better and just might be more cost affective.
I also told her they need to close in the bottom around the sides on the outside of the motor home and insulate it to help it not be so cold under the motor home to help with pipes and the cold floors.
I would very much appreciate your help! Please! Ty
I can't speak for the Battle Born batteries. I've not had the opportunity to evaluate. There are a number of videos from those who use these you may want to view. I've been using the LiTime 300Ahr battery everyday since installation. I've had no issues and it's been performing to spec. I saw a video this week from Will Prowse who disassembled a number of lower cost batteries. All but one was sub par. I have a lot of respect for Will and his efforts. He stated that LiTime was one of the better made low cost batteries on the market. The other tips you suggested for the cold climate are on spot. Temps yesterday outside the 5th wheel were 28 degrees. It doesn't take much to freeze the pipes. When we're in temps in the 20s or below, I put a shop light in the bay near the water entrance with a 100 watt light bulb. That will eat battery, but keeps the pipes from freezing.
@@iLoveRVlife thanx! Ya, I follow Will and watch alot of his videos and I did in fact watch his battery review on this Li Time, but I wanted to get your opinion on it because you're the one I've found to be actively using it out there and I wanted to see if it holds up and performs (which it does thankfully). It just baffles me why its half the cost but performs pretty much just as good as Battle Born. I appreciate your response and im definitely going to be pursuing these Li Time batteries.
I just bought this battery and was excited about using it in my trailer. Still running tests to see how many amp hours I can really get. I had to rewire some of my setup because I hooked up the inverter wrong so I wasn’t getting accurate readings from the Victron shunt. Before I understood that, i emailed LiTime. They got right back to me (within 24 hours). They asked for some information on my shunt settings and I emailed pictures from the Victron monitor. Never received a reply. Emailed a few more times and nothing. Now I’m scared their warranty is worthless. Hopefully the battery is okay. There is no customer support!
They are good batteries, but hear the support can be a challenge.
Update on LiTime battery. They finally got back to me and are replacing the battery! I’ll update again after receiving new battery
@sunroy1 Good news. Glad to hear they responded and a replacement is in route.
Should I buy two LiTime-- 280Ah Low-Temp Protection for $1338 or one 460Ah battery for $1500
If you have the space and plan to travel to locations with freezing temps, you should consider the 280s with low-temp.
Does this battery charge when you plug in? Thx
It does. My converter charger has a lead acid or lithium option for charging.
Hello, I wanted to ask you how your experience with that battery is, yes, you recommend it after so long and whether or not the charging capacity has decreased. Sorry for asking here, I'm not a native speaker. Translated by Google translator
Excellent translation. No issues with the battery. Heavy use since installed. No degradation in capacity so far.
@ilovervlife exelente I want to buy the model of 200ah it costs me 420 dollars
@@iLoveRVlife There is another brand model Chins
Use the code “ilovervlife” at checkout and save 3%.
Can’t help with the Chins. No experience with this one.
Hi, Jerry. You had me excited about this battery until I saw it was made in China and then it was like the wind dropped out of my sail. I've had problems in the past with Chinese products. I'm going to stick with made in America products. That's not going to deter me though I'm gonna keep on watching you. :)
Thanks Ty. Appreciate you watching.
Yea everything is made in China now a day unfortunately
The components of the “U.S. made” batteries are also made overseas. I wish you had started over when you lost your shunt data, though. Good real-time test. Thank you!
Thanks for watching
Is a battery like this useful for people who don't have solar? We don't boondock, but never say never.
Absolutely. Make sure you charger supports lithium. They need to be charged at 14.4v.
price of this 12v 300ah lithium ion battery
Here’s a link since pricing changes www.litime.com/products/litime-12v-300ah-lifepo4-lithium-battery?ref=5d9liudZ7Fi1f_ Use code “iLoveRVlife” and safe 3% at checkout.
Now if my charger is 20 amp would that work?
Would need to support lithium at 14.4V
12.8 is 10% state of charge
Eso solo aplica en baterías de plomo
Are you referring to the battery chart?
FYI. I’ve always seen that the positive terminal should be connected before the negative. I believe you did it backwards.
If powered, yes. I had all the power turned off so wasn’t an issue. Without a draw there’s nothing to create a surge or spark.
There are other safety reasons. If your tools touch anything grounded while connecting the positive you can potentially get a shock or create an arc. Great videos by the way.
Does it come with a charger 🔌?