So we did four (4) random test of the (64) 280Ah that we got from Docan Tech // Jenny WU (China) BUT boss picked up in Houston.
@Jenny Wu
282-283-282-281 Ah
Now of course being brand NEW Grade A's you expect them to be a few Ah higher when they are new but from where we sit we like this DONCAN company.
PROS
1. Great English. (If you have not read my post from a while back on how to order batteries you should though. English is a VERY hard language to learn. Nothing is spelled right, you have letters in words that don't make sense, your slang varies with each state, your accent varies with each state, and out here in the oil fields the F-word actually has 50 different meanings depending on the sentence, person, how its being used, and the tone - LOL. I say all of that to say this - when asking questions to suppliers - ask SIMPLE DIRECT to the POINT questions that they can answer DIRECTLY with SIMPLE to the POINT ANSWERS. Don't ramble. Don't ask multiple questions in a single question, "what is the weight and price difference between the 280Ah and the 302Ah? Don't be surprised when you get an answer back like "Ford builds nice trucks"....etc)
2. Great customer service - so far no bullshit - straight shooter. SOOO many times the sales guys have no idea what the warehouse guys are doing or what they are even sending - DONCAN seems to control the full process
3. Absolutely the best packing that we have ever seen in any of the batteries that we have EVER got - and I probably have done well over 5000 LPOs in the last 3 years - probably more -- but this packaging is great ....
4. The Houston ppl were excellent to work with ... they are organized - fast - helpful to load ...
CONS:
1. Their prices are probably 20% more then norm but honestly, having the ability to get the batteries in a couple of days vs. 70+ is worth every cent right there AND if you go to Houston yourself the ability to open the boxes and randomly check is worth every cent ...
Battery prices are NOT going to go down -- EVER. My personal concern is that the BIDEN administration will decide to do some tariff or tax or whatever its called (once again not an economist or accountant) and these battery prices will blow up OR it will take 6 months to get them in.
IF i was DONCAN I would be importing the heck out of these batteries and stocking up. I would also set up an office in CA (which I am very surprised they don't have). But the use of LPO is not going to go down any time soon. The first 280Ah we bought must have been - and don't quote me on dates - but about 3 years ago. I do know that we paid $87 for it - delivered ... Three years later the avg price delivered from China is probably 125?? So use paying $147 (out the door) to me is worth every cent. Will we buy more - YEP ...
Sorry for the rambling -- just got off night shift - way toooo much coffee - trying to stay awake all day cause I start dayshift next week ...