Lithium hub / Ionic LiFEPO4

[JPF]

Anybody tried the Lithium hub / Ionic LiFePO4 series?
On paper it seems interesting.
Seems on the high side for the price, but it has integrated BMS and bluetooth interface.
Seems to be well documented on their website, but i don't see much independant reviews.

so, any feedback here?

https://lithiumhub.com/product-category/deep-cycle-battery/

https://lithiumhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/12V-50Ah-specs-final-1.pdf

 

[Supervstech]

What has you considering this cable?
You know you can still only hook one device to the cable?
Most of these I have seen are low quality, and useful only as an emergency thing. I see them bundled in the cheap Jim starter packs. Fine for when you are stranded needing a connector, but not recommended for everyday use.

 

[JPF]

Thank you for the reply.
I am considering the deep cycle batteries, sorry if the initial post was confusing
i had an hyperlink for the product page of lithiumhub.com, that showed the cable in the thread
I edited the original hyperlink to go directly to the battery page.

What i like:
- BMS integrated with bluetooth interface, (No extra equipment needed beside the charger)
- Can connect them in parallel, so it is scalable

my questions:
- If it is so good, why we don't see any technical reviews anywhere about these batteries?
- I am planning for emergencies, like using them during power outage and doing a quick charge with a generator if required
- If i scale up by using some in parallel, what about a 50 Ah with 2x 30Ah, it should give 110 Ah total, with the possibility to have a portable one for light use. I understand i should charge them individually before connecting them

 

[Bob B]

There's around a thousand posts on this thread for marine use .... http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=982657

 

[MrNatural22]

Looks like these are lithium-ion not LiFePo. The 100ah weighs about the same as most LiFePo drop ins. I would prefer the safety factor of LiFePo over lithium-ion. Blue tooth is nice but not crucial to monitor system.

 

[JPF]

Thank you Bob B, very interesting thread on bbcboards

Thank you MrNatural22, i see Primsmatic- LiFePO₄ in the datasheet (2nd link in my original post)

 

[Bob B]

Thank you Bob B, very interesting thread on bbcboards

Thank you MrNatural22, i see Primsmatic- LiFePO₄ in the datasheet (2nd link in my original post)

I didn't look at the datasheet myself, just looked around their website ..... I thought it indicated they were using 18650 cells,... but the datasheet is the better resource.

 

[MrNatural22]

Thank you Bob B, very interesting thread on bbcboards

Thank you MrNatural22, i see Primsmatic- LiFePO₄ in the datasheet (2nd link in my original post)

I see that but the spec sheet also says it can be charged @ -4-113 deg.F
Is that a misprint?

 

[JPF]

Thank you MrNatural22 for pointing out the charge temperature. (I'm new to LifePO4 and missed that)

So yes it is confusing because their documentation has discrepencies. In the specsheet we see LifePO4 , but in the description page we see lithium ion: https://lithiumhub.com/product/12-volt-50ah-battery/


Also, their manual state that it can't be charged below 0C https://lithiumhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/ownersmanual.lowrez.updated.pdf


finally, the weight is written 11 lbs at some places an 17 lbs in their flyers https://lithiumhub.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/deepcycleflyer.pdf


In consequence, even if the thread http://www.bbcboards.net/showthread.php?t=982657 is in general very positive, the discrepencies in the documentation raise some questions about the technology used inside. (Lithium-Ion vs LifePO4)