Originally Posted by
DrewFlu33
I would think of them the same as any other "generic" LiFePO4 battery: Likely identical to the name brands at 1/3 the cost, but also likely without a usable warranty. That has been good enough for me as I can have a replacement from Amazon on my doorstep in 2 days in the event one goes bad, still save money over the name brands, and not have to deal with the warranty process.
I think the amount of "made in America" or even "made of higher quality components" claims being thrown around by companies charging out the nose for these batteries is misleading, at best. The vast majority of these companies are selling batteries they bought in bulk from Ali Baba and paid the manufacturer a few bucks to slap the "brand name" logo onto the sides of the batteries before loading them into the shipping container. Sort of like tungsten weights, lithium cells and most (nearly all?) lithium batteries are coming from one of a couple factories in China.
Long way of getting there, but I wouldn't hestitate to buy one. I've also not hesitated to buy 4 other generic lithiums: 2 36v 40 ah which are entering their fourth year of service running my trolling motor, 1 12v 60 ah which ran my electronics for 3 years until I outgrew it, and 1 12v 100 ah currently running my electronics. Haven't had issues with any of them yet, knock on wood! In the event that my newest LiveScope addition outpaces the 100ah, I'll again look to generic for a higher-capacity replacement.