90ah 12v LiON battery at Costco for $650

Marceline
Marceline Member Posts: 1,747
edited November 2019 in Battery/Electrical & Solar
I'm going to give it a try.
https://www.costco.com/lion-energy-safari-ut1200-battery.product.100524053.html
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  • ChrisFix
    ChrisFix Member Posts: 743
    It's a good price for the specs. And it's Costco - so little risk in trying it. I'd like to hear what you think once you have some experience using it.
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  • webers3
    webers3 Member Posts: 435
    Misleading description, it's not 100ah 1200wh, 90ah/1152wh
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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,747
    webers3 said:
    Misleading description, it's not 100ah 1200wh, 90ah/1152wh
    Sorry, I didn't mean to be "misleading." It was an honest mistake. I have revised the thread title. I trust that people would read the complete product description (and not just my thread title) before shelling out $650. I have no financial interest in this product.
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  • webers3
    webers3 Member Posts: 435
    edited November 2019
    @Marceline no I didn't mean you. It's the manufacturer description. Will Prowse did a very good review of this battery and found that it didn't deliver 1200wh or 100ah as the manufacturer described, I see they have now changed the specs from 100 to 90. I just hate when manufacturers make claims they can't support. Still looks like a good deal
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  • Marceline
    Marceline Member Posts: 1,747
    webers3 said:
    @Marceline no I didn't mean you. It's the manufacturer description. Will Prowse did a very good review of this battery and found that it didn't deliver 1200wh or 100ah as the manufacturer described, I see they have now changed the specs from 100 to 90. I just hate when manufacturers make claims they can't support. Still looks like a good deal
    Thanks for clarifying.
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  • Spectre9
    Spectre9 Member Posts: 40
    Interesting that they got the specs wrong initially.  Generally you have to discharge a LiThium battery 4-5 times and recharge before it will reach maximum capacity. It’s a small increase but brand new batteries don’t have maximum capacity yet.  Still it’s not enough difference to worry about any conditioning before you use on an actual trip.
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  • myjossi
    myjossi Member Posts: 7
    For a similar price, I would encourage you to look at the torque power brand (Buylithium.com).  I have one and it has a built in bluetooth BMS that is very nice.
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  • mreric
    mreric Member Posts: 154
    i love that these are getting cheaper !!!   i am not due to batter replacement yet,   but i would definitely consider a lithium battery when the time comes
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