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- #1,712 in Camera Batteries
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Arun Christopher
Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2025
Dies on cold weather. Has juice to power up my asiair and skywatcher, dew heater for 6 hours. But when temperatures go below 32f, it dies and would not turn on. When I checked next morning, it turned on with 2 bars left. Seemed to not like cold weather (well most batteries are)
JuddS
Reviewed in the United States on February 24, 2025
I use this for my low power Ham radio POTA expeditions. Lasts for hours, easy to recharge. Better voltage stability than Lithium Ion packs. Excellent.
Curious Kate
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2025
Works Great! Bought this for my portable oxygen capacitor to precisely know how much battery is left. The battery that came with my unit doesn't, so it's a crapshoot as to when my oxygen will run out! That didn't work for me, so i bought this battery which completely solved that problem. Tell me--wouldn't you rather visually KNOW when your battery/oxygen will run out???
Dave
Reviewed in the United States on September 26, 2024
This is one of 2 talent cell lithium iron batteries that I have. I use them almost exclusively for ham radio use. Though, I do use them for small devices during power outages.With a heavy duty cycle, the battery lasts for more than 12 hours straight with a small 20 watt mobile radio. I've used them for foot race events the last few years. The race is 100 miles and around 30 hours straight. We call bibs in all night long. I can't imagine a better battery for this purpose.
Dr J
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2024
I have it strapped to a tripod leg of my telescope. So far, it runs the mount just fine. After about an hour of off and on slewing the telescope, the meter still showed a full charge. The only negative so far was that I had to separately order a power cable; it came with 3 short cables and none of them were the right ones for my set up. I like the feel of this unit, it seems to be well-built. Reviews were positive. This replaces a Celestron PowerTank.UPDATE AFTER ABOUT 5 MONTHS OF USE: it's still working like new. It powers my Celestron AVX mount with C9.5 OTA, Starsense AutoAlign, GPS...it all works well. I have a cheap dew heater strip which I tried and saw the Talentcell meter drop to about half, so I unplugged the heater. I haven't needed the heater (I'm in S. FL), my dew shield has been enough, so if I need to use the heater strip, I have a large battery I would use, not the Talentcell. UPDATE AT 10 MONTHS: still working like a champ. The AVX mount likes it, but an Ioptron Cube2 mount I just got (used) works ok with it but the power light blinks, so, since it works ok, maybe the output is not exactly what the Ioptron "likes". (I have no idea)
Ken M
Reviewed in the United States on June 28, 2023
I did purchase two of these LF4106s and tested both with a 1 Amp constant current load. Mine started out at about 13.6V (under load) and ended up at about 11.9V right before the internal BMS cut off the output. After one charge cycle, both supplied a little over 6 Ah. I like that a lot, actual truthful, capacity rating. I use mine to mostly power portable ham radio gear. I do have one transmitter that I often operate a 20 watts without any problems with this battery. This will also provide consistent power for the same transmitter at 30 Watts, I just choose not to operate at the upper limits ;) I also own some of the older models of this, all of which have been working flawlessly for over the past 5 years. There are pluses and minuses to LiFePO4 batteries. I do like the extended cycle life as compared to the regular lithium ion type. The USB and other outputs are just another plus. I would recommend this LF4106 as a reliable power source to any one.
C. Dougherty
Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2023
The capacity was always less than the advertised 76.8Wh; closer to 65Wh when new. But that only last 1-2 charge cycles. With only around a dozen charge cycles (and less than 6 months) it's down to ~40Wh. I only use it for 1.5-2A discharge rate so it hasn't been overstressed.
Waydavis
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2022
I bought 2 of them. I'm a techie and have found several uses with more on the way. The fact that they provide 12/9/6 volts just adds to their versatility. I especially like that they are not dangerous like a Li-Po. One note: even though they come with special LiFePO charger wall warts, I bought a charger that charges faster AND can be used on other 4cell LiFePO batteries. It is here on Amazon:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08MPX414R?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_detailsULTRAPOWER 4Amp 12.8V-14.6V Lithium LifePO4 Battery Charger,4-Stage Automatic Repair Intelligent Lithium Battery Charger for Cars,Motorcycles,Lawn Mowers,Toy Cars,Golf Carts,LifePO4 Batteries.Several people have asked this question: "Can you charge it from your car's 12v Battery?" ABSOLUTELY NOT! You MUST use a CHARGER that's SPECIFICALLY designed for FOUR cell LiFePO batteries with a output no higher than FOUR amps. Using anything else would be VERY bad.WHAT ABOUT A INVERTER? Can I plug the charger into one and make it work that way? YES, but...The smallest Pure-Sine Inverter I found on Amazon is 150W:https://www.amazon.com/Krieger-Inverter-Charge-Outlet-Included/dp/B09ZVDXW3TFirst, DO NOT try to use your cigarette lighter socket, it will not SAFELY provide the amount of power. This needs to be connected AT THE BATTERY. 150W at 12v is 12.5 AMPS, but it will be more like 16 ish OR MORE due to circuit losses, battery voltage, and overall device inefficiency.Consult a Automotive Electric shop or RV repair place. They can help, But remember, if you value you electronic devices ONLY use a PURE sine-wave inverter. Why? Look up "Power Factor Correction"Under the right set of circumstances you can IMMEDIATELY smoke your device AND the inverter. YIKES!THOSE shops may NOT understand PFC circuits and THAT COULD COST YOU. :-(ONLY BUY a PURE-SINE, PERIOD.As always, Hope this helps you.
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