Lion Energy UT1300 at Costco again
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I was pretty close to pulling the trigger last night. Spent hours watching videos and reading. Went back this morning to grab at least a pair and POOF! They're gone.
Maybe Battleborn will have some black friday sales this year?
I have a pair of these and I don't have a problem with the terminals, but I do use a small handheld mini-beam torque wrench to ensure that I don't over-torque them. If I were going to be making frequent connections and disconnections, I might opt to install long metric set screws to convert the terminals to studs like we do on the EVE cells, but that doesn't bypass the need to use a torque wrench. Torque wrenches like I have, can be found at bike shops, since carbon fiber bike parts are easily damaged by over-torqueing and have similar torque specs to the Lion terminals.
I don't think Will's concerns are without merit, I do think he had a terminal twist on an earlier model of the battery, and the terminals are still similar, but I also gets the sense that Will loves extra beefy terminals, especially ones that you can feel safe using an impact driver on
I don't think Will's concerns are without merit, I do think he had a terminal twist on an earlier model of the battery, and the terminals are still similar, but I also gets the sense that Will loves extra beefy terminals, especially ones that you can feel safe using an impact driver on
mattleonard
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I have 4 of these batteries, and they have been rock-solid for me. I don't really get the terminal concern - m8 (5/16th) are also likely the stud size elsewhere in your system (inverter, fuses, terminal blocks, shunts, switch etc), and I've not had an issue with anything coming loose.
annnnnd they're back.
Grabbed 4.
Bob142
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Cool. Glad you have great lead acid batteries. But this is a Lion Energy UT1300 online deal thread. So maybe the lead vs. lithium debate can be moved to a different thread? @Supervstech?
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Sweet!! Is $1,399 their usual deal?annnnnd they're back.
Edit: I see that the first post on here had the same price. Also, thank you for noting that they're back! I can't believe it took me a week to see it!
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These Costco batteries are back till September 10, 2021.
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I'm new here and must be missing something.
At $1,399 for two Lions the SOK batteries (especially one 206ah or even two of the 100ah) are at as good or better price point and it appears as if they’re more robust.
Granted anything from Costco has a great return policy but there’s more isn’t there?
thanks
At $1,399 for two Lions the SOK batteries (especially one 206ah or even two of the 100ah) are at as good or better price point and it appears as if they’re more robust.
Granted anything from Costco has a great return policy but there’s more isn’t there?
thanks
Yup, SOK getting great reviews from Will, and chins low buck batteries make the lions a more expensive choice, but a decent battery and great support.
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