LiTime 48V 100Ah 8D LiFePO4 Battery
SVT Score, Upper
A 5,120 Wh, 80.17 lb 51.2 V LiFePO4 battery in a Group 8D case with a 100 A BMS, an IP65 case and no Bluetooth or communication port.
$800
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Usability
4.7 out of 10It stores 5,120 Wh, the typical size for a 48 V battery, so it scores 5 on capacity.
At 80.17 lb on LiTime's spec table it holds 63.9 Wh per pound, so it scores 8 on efficiency.
LiTime rates its BMS at 100 A continuous, 1.0C on 100 Ah, with a 280 A peak for 5 seconds on the spec table and 400 A for 1 second in the manual, so it scores 5 on operating range.
Better on operating rangeLiTime 48V 60Ah RS485 BatteryLiTime rates its BMS at 120 A continuous. $699.99Scores 10.0LiTime's spec table rates it for 4,000 cycles at 100 percent depth of discharge but publishes no end-of-life capacity, one rung down for the missing end point, so it scores 6 on lifespan.
It has an IP65 case but no heating, no low-temperature charge cut-off on its spec table, no Bluetooth and no CAN or RS485 port, and it connects only in parallel, up to four, so it scores 2 on features.
LiTime's page lists UL among its certifications without naming a standard, and no certifier directory lists this model, so it scores 2 on verification.
LiTime's warranty policy gives it 5 years, for the original buyer, so it scores 6 on warranty and support.
LiTime sets warranty terms by product, for the original buyer only, with proof of purchase.
$799.99 at litime.com.
5.12 kWh 8D case, no comms
The LiTime 48V 100Ah 8D (L51.2V100-100-BASIC-16-A250) is a 51.2 V, 100 Ah LiFePO4 battery in a Group 8D case for off-grid solar storage, home backup and 48 V boat systems.
It suits a buyer building a 48 V solar bank in a space that stays above freezing who will add a shunt for monitoring, and who will not need closed-loop communication with an inverter or charging below 32°F.
Strengths
- 5,120 Wh in one 51.2 V Group 8D case
- 63.9 Wh per pound at 80.17 lb
- IP65 ABS case
- 4,000 cycles at 100 percent depth of discharge
- Up to four in parallel for 20.48 kWh
Drawbacks
- No Bluetooth and no CAN or RS485 port
- No low-temperature charge cut-off on its spec table
- Parallel only: no series connection
- 100 A BMS is 1.0Csurge is 280 A for 5 s on the page, 400 A for 1 s in the manual
- A refund in place of repair is depreciated by age
Specs
- Capacity4,000-5,999 Wh
- AC OutputNot applicable
- System Voltage48 V
- Panel PowerNot applicable
- Charge CurrentNot applicable
- Safety ListingClaimed only
- Cell TypeNot applicable
- Low-Temp ChargingNone stated
- Warranty5 Years
- MonitoringNone
- Weight80.2 lb
At a glance
- M8 bolt terminals
- 20.47 x 10.59 x 8.66 in
- Prismatic LiFePO4 cells
- Bluetooth sibling at $899.99
LiTime is the brand of Shenzhen Ampere Time Digital Energy Technology, founded in 2018 and renamed from Ampere Time in December 2022.
It sells direct from litime.com, which ships US orders from warehouses in Los Angeles and Dallas, and through its Amazon store and Walmart's marketplace.
The LiTime L51.2V100-100-BASIC-16-A250 is a 51.2 V, 100 Ah (5,120 Wh) LiFePO4 battery built from prismatic cells in a Group 8D ABS case measuring 20.47 x 10.59 x 8.66 in and weighing 80.17 lb, rated IP65, with M8 bolt terminals. Its BMS is rated 100 A continuous charge and discharge (5,120 W) with a 280 A peak for 5 seconds on the product page and 400 A for 1 second in the manual; LiTime recommends a 20 A (0.2C) charge at 57.6 V and lists charging from 32°F to 122°F and discharging from -4°F to 140°F, with no low-temperature cut-off or heating on its spec table. LiTime rates it for 4,000 cycles at 100 percent depth of discharge, 6,000 at 80 percent and 15,000 at 60 percent, without an end-of-life capacity. It has no Bluetooth and no CAN or RS485 port, and up to four connect in parallel for 400 Ah (20.48 kWh); series connection is not supported. The box holds the battery, M8 terminal bolts and insulating caps. It sells singly at $799.99; LiTime's 48V 100Ah 8D Kit for Marine is listed at $1,006.96 but was out of stock. LiTime sells the same capacity as the 48V 100Ah Bluetooth Marine House battery (L51.2V100-200-GC-BT1-16-A250, $899.99; 2-pack $1,639.98; with an 18A charger $1,048.18), which adds Bluetooth, a low-temperature cut-off and a 600 A one-second peak in the same 8D-size case at 82.32 lb, and as the Victron-ready Smart ComFlex (L51.2V100-200-COM-BT-16-SGC100, $1,097.99), which adds CAN and RS485 communication, Bluetooth and a 200 A BMS in a 19.88 x 12.32 x 9.25 in steel case at 97.44 lb with up to 16 in parallel; the 3U ComFlex server-rack version (L51.2V100-100-COM-16-S3U, $1,099.99) was not available. All carry LiTime's 5-year warranty.
Questions answered from our data
Is LiTime good?We list 25 LiTime products and score 25 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.2 to 6.3, with a median of 5.4, against a median of 5.4 for all 83 products we score.
How much does a 48 V battery cost?The 4 server rack batteries we list run from $369 to $800, with a median of $701.- Are 48 V batteries UL listed?None of the 4 server rack batteries we list carry a UL 1973-type listing we could look up by model.
- Which 48 V batteries can charge below freezing?One of the 4 server rack batteries we list heats its own cells so it can charge below freezing.
