Thread: LiFePO4 Battery that can be used on its side

Originally Posted by CrappiePappy

I bought a ECO-worthy 50ah battery & their charger, since my MK220 charger is not for Lithium batteries. It was basically a "test run" to see if lithium was "worth it" to me. I didn't have it charged 100% when I first used it to run my Livescope & Garmin 93sv setup ... but it did run them just fine for 6hrs continuous use, then quit. I figured at full charge it should last for the 8hrs I originally planned for it to work, but I haven't used it since that first trip. Since then, however, I have purchased a NOCO Genius Pro 10x3 charger ... and can now charge my lead acid starter battery, 68ah AGM TM battery, and the lithium battery at the same time.

On a side note, about the NOCO charger : It charges my lead acid & AGM batteries just like my MinnKota charger did, BUT they seem to hold their charge for a much longer period when charged by NOCO. And, even after charging those batteries with the MK charger, & putting them on the NOCO ... they did not register as 100% charged (all green lights) like they did on the MK. Not sure if the "digital" aspect of the NOCO is the reason or not, but the MK charger is not digital & is just a straight charger ... so that may be the case.

(Just a FYI in case you have any doubts on getting a NOCO charger)

Yes, I am a big fan of the NOCOs. I have another one of their chargers which is not an onboard one but it will auto detect what type of battery it is and charge accordingly.

I ordered the WattCycle 12V 100Ah Mini Bluetooth yesterday from their Ebay store. Initial price was $10 higher than on their website but Ebay had a coupon for $40 off. Total price including tax and free shipping was $202.

I ultimately opted for this battery because it is the only mini version that had the bluetooth feature and it does have the low temp charging protection. I was leaning towards the Power Queen group 24 with bluetooth, however, the group 24 is about 1/2 - 3/4" too big to fit inside the compartment opening and I didn't want to have to trim it out any larger. Plus the WattCycle has a 7 year warranty as opposed to a the 5 year most of the others in this price range offer. There were plenty of positive reviews of both teardowns and load tests on this model so I feel confident in the quality. My only hesitation is that the Power Queen bluetooth app looked better.

WattCycle 12v 100Ah Mini LiFePO4 Battery - Bluetooth – Wattcycle-US