[RE-wrenches] LITIME Batteries

[William Bryce]

I have dozens of LiTime 100ah batteries working on small systems in Haiti.
Theas systems are cycled daily and abused. No issues with the LiTime, and
at the price it is cheaper to replace than to warranty. But, almost 2 years
in, the batteries are working flawlessly.

Of note the first systems were installed with  BattleBorn batteries, super
expensive. Several died within the first year.  BattleBorn would not
warranty. They told them that it would be "Cheaper" just to buy a new one.
So we switched to LiTime from Amazon.

I can tell you that I get better service from the China company LiTime than
the "USA Built" Battle Born batteries.  I would never pay 3X as much for a
battery that does not hold up just to get the USA sticker. Regardless of
the sticker all the cells come from China unless it is from a Panasonic /
Tesla Factory, and I do not think they are doing any Prismatic cells  (Yet)
in the USA.

On Wed, Dec 3, 2025 at 1:05 AM Jason Szumlanski via RE-wrenches <
re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:

> I have a few smaller LiTime batteries at remote buildings running
> automotive style inverters for very small loads and they run fine and,
> anecdotallly, seem to have good capacity. But I wouldn't trust them for
> anything mission critical. I have no experience with the larger ones.
>
> I also wouldn't trust any reviews on a Chinese product on Amazon. They pay
> for reviews.
>
>
> Jason Szumlanski
> Principal Solar Designer | Florida Solar Design Group
> NABCEP Certified Solar Professional (PVIP)
> Florida State Certified Solar Contractor CVC56956
> Florida Certified Electrical Contractor EC13013208
>
> On Tue, Dec 2, 2025, 12:31 PM Drake Chamberlin via RE-wrenches <
> re-wrenches at lists.re-wrenches.org> wrote:
>
>>
>> Does anyone have experience with LITIME batteries. A client with an 3024
>> FX inverter wants to swap his old golf cart batteries for a 24 V, 230 AH
>> LITIME battery. It come with only a 3 year warranty.
>>
>> He says the battery gets great reviews.
>>
>> Thank you,
>>
>> Drake
>>
>>
>> *Drake Chamberlin*
>>
>> *Athens Electric LLC*
>>
>> *Ohio Electrical Contractor’s License 44810*
>>
>> *NABCEP Certified PV Installation Professional*
>>
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