LiFePO4 battery cells (LFP-cells) are now commonly used in solar storage projects as well as in electric vehicles. These cells have a lower voltage of 3.2V than for example Lithium Cobalt cells with 3.7V and also have a lower energy density. But they are very good in terms of cycling and voltage drop. Their cycle life can be up to 10x higher than for NMC cells.
Prismatic LiFePO4 cells are great and ideal for your solar storage projects. 4 of them in series will make the perfect 12V battery with over 3.5kWh of capacity! You will see me using these cells a lot. All details of these cells are in the links below.
Below are sellers of LiFePO4 cells and packs that have been proven to be reliable and with great quality. People ask me all the time where to buy these cells I’m showing in my video. Well, there you go.
I have ordered from Alibaba many times and it is safe to do so. You can either pay with credit card or Paypal which both is safe to do. There are true A-Grade Certified cells or Storage Grade cells you can choose from. These cheaper cells are still great for solar storage and DIY projects. Please confirm with the resellers what you get BEFORE you buy, so the product meets your expectations. I have tested the cells for matching voltage, internal resistance and capacity. They wer all very good and reliable cells.
Some people reported problems with the links below. Please try the links from a desktop computer, not mobile. One of the links should always work. If you’re opening the link below with the mobile app from Alibaba, there should be a ‘Continue to website‘ link (or similar) at the bottom of your app. Please click that to continue to the actual product website.
If the links below just show the Alibaba homepage, please try the following:
– copy the link and use another browser (Edge, Chrome, Firefox, Safari,…)
– delete the cookies of your browser and try the links again.
Full cost-breakdown of all my deliveries (link to Google Spreadsheets).
EVE R&D Test Procedures. All details, how EVE tests their cells.
EVE LF304
LiFePO4
3.2V, 304Ah
Manufacturer
EVE Energy Co
(A-Grade and certified):
Alibaba product link
Alternative link: Alibaba product link
Reseller
Shenzen Qishou Technology:
(Storage Grade Quality):
Alibaba product link
Alternative link: Alibaba product link
Reseller
Gobelpower
Great supplier of battery cells. Very good quality and service. All cells have been tested.
A-Grade and Storage Grade Quality to choose from.
$79 Discount when using code GT2K7W9RGRG at checkout (min order $1300)
GobelPower Shop link
Reseller
EEL Battery
Very good quality of cell.
EEL Battery Shop link
Manufacturer
EVE Energy Co
(A-Grade and certified):
Alibaba product link
Alternative link: Alibaba product link
Reseller
Shenzen Qishou Technology:
(Storage Grade Quality):
Alibaba product link
Alternative link: Alibaba product link
If the links above don’t work and just show the Alibaba homepage, please try another browser or delete the cookies of your browser. That usually fixes the issue!
You can also buy these cells at AliExpress or Amazon US
AliExpress product link
Amazon product link
Product and test videos:
Thread repair for stripped M6 Terminals for EVE LF280 and LF304 cells
Simply use the UNC set screw below and slowly drive it into the stripped terminal.
Set screw: 1/4″ UNC (coarse)
Thread: 20TPI
Length: 1″ (or longer)
You need the 1/4″ UNC nut as well as the original M6 will not fit any more.
No pre-drilling, no re-threading needed. Bombenfest!
Watch the video on ho to do it here.
eBay Australia product link (UNC set screws)
eBay Australia product link (UNC flange nuts)
AliExpress product link (UNC set screws)
AliExpress product link (UNC flange nuts)
Amazon product link (UNC set screws)
Amazon product link (UNC flange nuts)
Please check the items above before ordering as I’m not 100% familiar with imperial sizes!
LiFePO4 QR Code Scanner
Android app by Romain Rinie
Great app which unveils all information about your battery by scanning and decrypting the QR code.
More info and download here:
Google Play link
Hithium 280Ah LiFePO4 cells
– 10.000 cycles @100%DoD, 70%SOH
– 1C charging and discharging
– 6mm welded stud, including busbars and nuts
Reseller:
Shenzen Qishou Technology
Alibaba product link
Alternative link: Alibaba product link
Specifications Sheet (PDF)
PowerPaul Aluminium busbars for 280 and 304Ah EVE cells.
Better than the standard copper bars wich are coming with the cells? Watch this video here.
For more information, pricing and international shipping, please see this link here:
PowerPaul Australia
EVE LF120, LiFePO4
3.2V, 120Ah
All cells come with copper bus bars, studs and flange nuts.
Same great quality as the above larger cells, just with a smaller capacity.
Alibaba product link (Qishou Technology)
Alternative Link: Alibaba product link
If the links above don’t work and just show the Alibaba homepage, please try another browser or delete the cookies of your browser. That usually fixes the issue!
EVE LF105, LiFePO4
3.2V, 105Ah
Very good A Grade cells form EVE. Perfect for your smaller project but with same good quality as the larger capacity cells above. 5 years warranty, 4000+ cycles.
Shenzhen Qishou Technology
Alibaba product link
Alternative link: Alibaba product link
If the links above don’t work and just show the Alibaba homepage, please try another browser or delete the cookies of your browser. That usually fixes the issue!
PALO LiFePO4 cells, 3.2V, 7.2Ah
Great LiFePO4 cells for experimenting or smaller projects. Huge capacity at small dimensions and insane high discharge current!
Max charging voltage：3.65v/cell
Max charging current：3A
Continuous discharging current：35A
Max discharge cut-off voltage：2.50v/cell
AliExpress product link
Are you here in Australia? Look at this amazing 100Ah LiFePO4 cell from UBETTER.
I bought a cell recently and tested it with 110% capacity. The cells can be charged with 1C and discharged with up to 3C!
If you want to buy them cheaper, use the Alibaba or AliExpress links above (recommended). If you want it fast us the eBay link below:
eBay Australia product link
Link to all collected data for this cell (PDF and .csv files).
Check out this video with the full cycle test of this battery:
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