Redodo 12V 165Ah Group 31 Bluetooth LiFePO4 Battery
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Redodo’s 12.8 V, 165 Ah Group 31 LiFePO4 battery with a 165 A BMS, built-in Bluetooth, a low-temperature charge cut-off and an IP65 case.
$395
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Usability
5.4 out of 10It suits a buyer who wants about 2 kWh and phone monitoring from a single Group 31 space, and who will not need charging below freezing or closed-loop inverter communication.
Strengths
- 2,112 Wh in a BCI Group 31 case
- 64.0 Wh per pound at 33 lb on the spec table
- 165 A continuous charge and discharge825 A for one second
- Bluetooth built inplus a low-temperature charge cut-off
- 5-year warranty with no proration stated
Drawbacks
- No end-of-life capacity published for the 4,000-cycle rating
- No heatingso it cannot charge below 32°F (0°C)
- No CAN or RS485 port for closed-loop inverter communication
- Spec table gives 33 lbRedodo's Amazon listing 32.15 lb
- No manual on Redodo's manuals page
Specs
- Capacity2,000-2,999 Wh
- AC OutputNot applicable
- System Voltage12 V
- Panel PowerNot applicable
- Charge CurrentNot applicable
- Safety ListingNone verifiable
- Cell TypeNot applicable
- Low-Temp ChargingLow-temperature cut-off
- Warranty5 Years
- MonitoringBluetooth built in
- Weight33.0 lb
At a glance
- 13 x 6.77 x 8.5 in
- M8 terminals
- ABS housing
- ≤40 mΩ internal resistance
Redodo is the brand of Shenzhen Maicheng Technology Innovation Co., Ltd. of Shenzhen, China, which holds its US trademarks and FCC grants, and its press releases give 2020 as its founding year.
It sells direct from redodopower.com, which ships US orders from US warehouses, and through its own Amazon and Walmart seller accounts, with separate stores for Canada, Germany, France, Spain and Japan.
The Redodo 12V 165Ah Group 31 Bluetooth (model AE-A21121B-0D, store SKU R12V165-165-BT-4-A100) is a 12.8 V, 165 Ah (2,112 Wh) LiFePO4 battery with prismatic cells and a 165 A BMS: 165 A maximum continuous charge and discharge, 2,112 W maximum continuous output, an 825 A one-second surge, 14.4 V ± 0.2 V charge voltage and a 33 A recommended charge current, charging from 32°F to 122°F (0 to 50°C) and discharging from -4°F to 140°F (-20 to 60°C), with a low-temperature charge protection that recovers at 41°F (5°C) battery temperature. It has Bluetooth built in (Bluetooth 5.0 on Redodo's Amazon listing) for voltage, state of charge and capacity on a phone, internal resistance of 40 mΩ or less, an IP65 protection class, an ABS case and M8 terminals. It measures 13 x 6.77 x 8.5 in, a BCI Group 31 size, and weighs 33 lb on the spec table (32.15 lb on Redodo's Amazon listing). Up to four connect in series and four in parallel, to 33.79 kWh. Redodo's manuals page lists no manual for it; The Camping Nerd found two M8 bolts and a manual in the box. It sells as a 2-pack for $782.08 and a 4-pack for $1,548.36, with a 20 A charger for $473.83 and a 40 A charger for $565.98, and in Redodo's 2.1kWh Off-Grid Solar Kit with a 40 A MPPT controller and 2,000 W inverter ($728.42) and 4.2kWh Off-Grid Solar Kit, two batteries with a 40 A MPPT controller and 3,000 W inverter-charger ($1,394.81). Redodo's 2.1kWh DIY Solar Generator page pairs it with a 40 A charger and battery box for $689.32, and with a 40 A MPPT controller and 2,000 W inverter for $757.72.
Questions answered from our data

Is Redodo good?We list 13 Redodo products and score 13 of them. Their overall scores run from 4.9 to 6.3, with a median of 5.7, against a median of 5.5 for all 127 products we score.
How much does a LiFePO4 battery cost?The 37 LiFePO4 batteries we list run from $220 to $1,089, with a median of $470.
Are LiFePO4 batteries UL listed?Three of the 37 LiFePO4 batteries we list carry a UL 1973-type listing we could look up by model.
Which LiFePO4 batteries can charge below freezing?Nine of the 37 LiFePO4 batteries we list heat their own cells so they can charge below freezing.

