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Alibaba purchase feedback - Dongguan Lightning New Energy Technology Co., Ltd.,

I ordered 20 of these in early August. They left by boat August 7th. And were delivered on the east coast of the United States September 10th.

I didn't get a chance to inspect each cell yet (tomorrow). But the 4 I unpacked to start top balancing for a 12v config seem nice.... The one has a bit of a cloudy white thing going on on the terminals but it doesn't seem to affect it's function. I'll post pics when I get to really dig into the other boxes.

They were packaged very well, and there was no real visible damage to the outside of the boxes. Here is one of the boxes, and the foam inner packing. Each cell is enclosed in 2 of the foam pieces. Seems very secure.
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I paid an extra 20 dollars to have double the amount of busbars sent because I didn't like how thin the bars in the picture looked, and the rep said they would include the thicker improved busbars. And these do look better than the narrow ones.
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My cells arrived today! I ordered on 08 Aug and have been "patiently" waiting for them to make their to me here in Michigan. As posted above, they were packaged 4 to a box and each cell had two foam pieces protecting it. I do not see any visible damage to any of the cells. I have them on the bench now while I am charging them in 2 separate 12 V arrays. I am limited to 10A charging, this might take a few hours.
 

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It's great to see others ordering from a variety of suppliers including Dongguan Lightning New Energy and the different buss bar option they offered. Please keep the updates coming. The more reputable suppliers we find the better.
 
Hello,

I just recently purchased 20pcs 3.2V280AH EVE batteries from Dongguan lighting energy technology co. ltd.
Contact person was Mr. James Mo. I'm happy with his service. He addressed all my questions and concerns.

For grade A, brand new cells, I think this is a great deal. I'm so excited about my batteries!

- QR code is intact,Grade A,Brand new.
- free Bus bars and Bolts,One Battery will come with one set bus bar and bolt
- Screw size:M6
- tested battery Voltage and Internal resistance
Voltage:The deviation less than 0.01V
Resistance:The deviation less than 0.1mΩ

Will give update upon arrival and after capacity testing! :D
 

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Waiting for the new inverter (6000W solar input / 48V / wifi) from China, delivery planned for end of next week and cells should arrive the week after.
Feedback will be done here.
Any update on this? Is this a hybrid offgrid inverter?
 
Ordered 4 pieces of 200ah batteries, I wanted and paid for air freight but ended up getting sent via sea, I was refunded the shipping difference.
Batteries arrived in about 7 weeks, I did not have a dc power supply to top balance but seemed close when I hooked up to my BMS. One of the cells seems to jump from 3.5 to 3.65 very fast when charging triggering the overvoltage protection. Not sure what is happening will try a few full discharge cycles and top balance when my power supply arrives.
 

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Hello to all,
Finally, the 16 cells arrived yesterday (3 carton boxes deliverd on 10 October and last one on 12 October), 12 Octobre for an order passed on 27 July...long, long, very long time ago.
All are well packaged, no visible impact on the cartons boxes, 16 busbar + 32 bolts delivered with cells + goodies.
After a check about cells balancing : see below the 16 values after almost 3 months transport : min : 3,326V / max : 3,333V / Difference max/min : 0,007V
Final electical installation is on the good way with Victron Multiplus 2 + BMV700 (for battery pack protection and communication with Multiplus 2)+ BMS + 3 micro inverter (replacing the hybrid inverter) for 3 x (4 x 300W solar panel)

# 1 3,333
# 2 3,332
# 3 3,333
# 4 3,333
# 5 3,326
# 6 3,333
# 7 3,332
# 8 3,332
# 9 3,331
# 10 3,333
# 11 3,333
# 12 3,331
# 13 3,331
# 14 3,331
# 15 3,331
# 16 3,329
 

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so results of my ongoing research.

1. xuba--- most expensive,,, excellent customer service, will try hard to stand behind their product
2. shenzen basen---- cheaper than xuba, but may or may not stand behind their product
3. dongguan,------ slightly cheaper than xuba, but more expensive than basen. customer service--unknown for now
 
Wiring the system is on going, just waiting for Victron Mk3-USB cable to set up the Victron Multiplus 2
 

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I asked for a quote and James Mo was pretty pushy... I had to decline.cause i'm.not a fan of those sellers attitude.

He was still more expensive the Basen and only 2 years warranty instead of 5 at Basen...for what it's worth.. I dunno.
He also asked me what was my budget....like...what is my budget going to do with a quotation...

"Can you tell me your budget roughly? I hope it is true, so that our price can be the most real match, although we have our own price."

What....? Nonsense..?

"Less than 1700usd, if we place an order now, I can apply to my company to save you 30usd (for 16 best applications)"

"Let's make a decision now! Because I have applied for a 30USD discount from my boss, this is the last one this month"

"What should I tell you! I have other customers who need it. But I can't keep it for 2 days.
1. This is the preferential price for the last one,
2. I still need time to deliver the goods. The order quantity is large, so payment is given priority and delivery is given priority."

Since he wanted a reply now (I asked for quotation 4 hours ago), I had to decline.

My feeling is that Basen was far more professional, regarding quotation at least.
Sheila was very pro and just asked me where to send the cells and then 3 hours later sent me a proforma with each cells, their prices and shipping cost. And all informations about how the packing will be done, warranty, way of paying...all is there. Basen it will be for me.

PS : Please note that this is in no way a critic on the company, most on my experience with one seller.
 
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so results of my ongoing research.

1. xuba--- most expensive,,, excellent customer service, will try hard to stand behind their product
2. shenzen basen---- cheaper than xuba, but may or may not stand behind their product
3. dongguan,------ slightly cheaper than xuba, but more expensive than basen. customer service--unknown for now
From my personal experience wih Dongguan, good customer service, after discusion the price was very good but no pressure for purchasing the cells. Seller (Hayley Miu) was sorry about the delay caused by the transporter and as soon as he cells were in train for delivery, I had a logistic follow up almost every day, so for me very good customer service.
 
From my personal experience wih Dongguan, good customer service, after discusion the price was very good but no pressure for purchasing the cells. Seller (Hayley Miu) was sorry about the delay caused by the transporter and as soon as he cells were in train for delivery, I had a logistic follow up almost every day, so for me very good customer service.

Did you pay VAT and/or taxes on delivery ? If so what was the final paid price.

Thanks!
 
Hello @guerby no additionnal VAT or taxes on delivery as I already paid it when I order the cells. So final price, all included is 1500USD or 1348€.
That's amazing !

For 14.3 kWh that's 94.02 EUR (104.90 USD) per kWh tax included and delivered (2.5 monthes).

If you do 5000 80% DoD cycles (= 4000 full cycles) that's 57.2 MWh and ... 2.3 EUR cent (2.6 USD cent) per kWh out of the battery.
 
Yes I know... That is why I don't think about toi much ans order the cells.
My goal when I request a quote in Alibaba, was to have a quote below 100USD/kW. Not so far from what I succeed to have
 
This is what I was quoted, and then I waited around and they offered 10% off of this.
This is coming to Tennessee in the USA... maybe should take them up on this offer
 

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This is what I was quoted, and then I waited around and they offered 10% off of this.
This is coming to Tennessee in the USA... maybe should take them up on this offer

Well I recontacted them as well as other suppliers. All seem to be out of Eve 280 cells but instead have Lishen 272ah cells (all 3 suppliers I spoke with said it’s the same battery just different manufacturer).

I have been quoted $2886. I think this is the best I may get at this point. This is from Basen
 

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Well I recontacted them as well as other suppliers. All seem to be out of Eve 280 cells but instead have Lishen 272ah cells (all 3 suppliers I spoke with said it’s the same battery just different manufacturer).

I have been quoted $2886. I think this is the best I may get at this point. This is from Basen
You could contact Michael in the group buy thread. I think he can get EVE cells and I know he can get Lishens. I bought 8 EVE sales from him rather than going through a supplier. The price was a few bucks more per cell, literally, but the peace of mind is worth it. I don't know his current pricing and you will need to send him a PM to get quotes.
 
You could contact Michael in the group buy thread. I think he can get EVE cells and I know he can get Lishens. I bought 8 EVE sales from him rather than going through a supplier. The price was a few bucks more per cell, literally, but the peace of mind is worth it. I don't know his current pricing and you will need to send him a PM to get quotes.
Thank you very much!!! I just sent him a pm! We will see where this goes. I already have the Daly smart bms 250a coming in (2x 16s). Excited to build my own packs... I currently have 4 100ah lifepo4 packs... so selling those off and building my own and moving to only two packs is going to be awesome
 
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