mortmann1
New Member
The purpose of this is to let everyone know about my purchasing experience with LiTime so hopefully it will save you un-necessary waste of time and money.
I needed 2, 12v 100 Ah batteries for some equipment at work. After watching a lot of Williams videos I settled on LiTime’s self-heating batteries.
![1721145239157.png 1721145239157.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228939-fcf36d8447fe6e11aa5b30da7a83af6e.jpg)
The batteries arrived around the 1st week of April.
I brought the batteries to our shop and prepared our equipment for the electrical system. The 3rd week of April I attempted to install one battery and test the electrical system. After opening the second battery I recognized that the battery was sloshing whenever I tilted it. There was some sort of liquid sloshing around inside, so I did not install or charge it. I contacted LiTime support and the following are the screen shots of the email correspondence with them.
![1721146159072.png 1721146159072.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228945-6cd36e311862b578d3adc37579720afd.jpg)
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*** FYI this video link is dead. It times out after a few days. Here is a new link.***
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This is where our conversation has ended. They have not messaged me again nor do I expect a message.
It is worth noting that the battery has a puncture hole in the bottom about the size of a nail. I am guessing somewhere in their processing line it was set down on a pallet that was in rough shape with nails exposed then batteries were stacked on top of it. This caused the hole, and I have no clue where the liquid came from.
At this point I do not expect to get any money back, or even a new battery. I would prefer to get the money back but I doubt that will happen.
I hope this helps anyone on the fence with buying from LiTime!
Mike
I needed 2, 12v 100 Ah batteries for some equipment at work. After watching a lot of Williams videos I settled on LiTime’s self-heating batteries.
![1721145239157.png 1721145239157.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228939-fcf36d8447fe6e11aa5b30da7a83af6e.jpg)
The batteries arrived around the 1st week of April.
I brought the batteries to our shop and prepared our equipment for the electrical system. The 3rd week of April I attempted to install one battery and test the electrical system. After opening the second battery I recognized that the battery was sloshing whenever I tilted it. There was some sort of liquid sloshing around inside, so I did not install or charge it. I contacted LiTime support and the following are the screen shots of the email correspondence with them.
![1721146159072.png 1721146159072.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228945-6cd36e311862b578d3adc37579720afd.jpg)
![1721146172261.png 1721146172261.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228946-0ab434dab72b30ac9fddb4fefe67acd8.jpg)
![1721146223926.png 1721146223926.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228947-a349c6d9d72cb3977906f91991c03512.jpg)
![1721146410646.png 1721146410646.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228949-255fc4da6cd56849c7e51bf3b74f340b.jpg)
![1721146423599.png 1721146423599.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228950-7e5f548265eed6cbc4777459698ff86f.jpg)
*** FYI this video link is dead. It times out after a few days. Here is a new link.***
![1721146468058.png 1721146468058.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228951-81689722d2efe77794cf2c4a112db20b.jpg)
![1721146612548.png 1721146612548.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228953-e68cd17f2f2ac2b9ccf3b0b0cecffd0f.jpg)
![1721146677662.png 1721146677662.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228954-48efaf499373bdf5448c87d13e9759ad.jpg)
![1721146769561.png 1721146769561.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228955-18318d757648034829b1b96cb422599f.jpg)
![1721146822634.png 1721146822634.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228956-11a48b257ed44cd6deed2dddedbcc1d4.jpg)
![1721146917587.png 1721146917587.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228957-9a21408c6712bde47b6e296503d22fba.jpg)
![1721147003731.png 1721147003731.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228958-77c61222b82927b8a5c3b2a9bc56e21f.jpg)
![1721147077519.png 1721147077519.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228959-9a109aee6d29cb1c6d919e4369ae1479.jpg)
![1721147341708.png 1721147341708.png](https://diysolarforum.com/data/attachments/228/228962-9360a347118c7c165a99b961db740072.jpg)
This is where our conversation has ended. They have not messaged me again nor do I expect a message.
It is worth noting that the battery has a puncture hole in the bottom about the size of a nail. I am guessing somewhere in their processing line it was set down on a pallet that was in rough shape with nails exposed then batteries were stacked on top of it. This caused the hole, and I have no clue where the liquid came from.
At this point I do not expect to get any money back, or even a new battery. I would prefer to get the money back but I doubt that will happen.
I hope this helps anyone on the fence with buying from LiTime!
Mike