JuddS
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 24 de febrero de 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.
Dr J
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 23 de agosto de 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.
Ken M
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 28 de junio de 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.
twelvebsix
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 2 de febrero de 2023
There aren't many "always on" power banks out there if you need portable/high capacity power with various voltage outputs. I needed a 5V output and most plain USB battery packs will shut off automatically if there is no/low power draw. I needed one that stayed on with no power draw for a USB/5V output and this one is perfect for that use case because it has an on-off switch. That is also supports a few other voltage outputs is really nice.Pros:- Always on, or always off, with a manual switch- Lithium Iron Phosphate battery chemistry means the pack will be more resilient to charge/discharge cycles and have a longer useable capacity/life. It is also safer.- Voltage output and battery remaining back-lit screen for quick reference to state of charge/voltage- comes with a charger that seems to work pretty well- a variety of voltage outputs, including a USB power output- solid construction, looks and feels well madeCons- The voltage meter screen appears to be 0.15 to 0.2 volts off. I tested it with a couple of multimeters. When the screen reads 14.4V after a full charge with the charger, it is actually 14.6. When it reads 13.1V on the screen after some light use, it measures 13.24 or so on my multimeter. This isn't a huge problem since by reading low it gives you a "conservative" estimate of battery life, but it's not totally accurate.- the battery remaining icon appears to be based on voltage. Measuring capacity based on voltage of a lithium iron phosphate battery is a little bit flimsy, because the change in voltage over a large amount of the capacity is very low, and the voltage dips quickly at the top and bottom of the capacity's charge. So it might read lower when running something on the battery, or, it might read a mid-range value when it is actually closer to low battery remaining. That said, the voltage screen reads 0.2V low so at least it errs on the side of caution.I haven't done a capacity test, but another person here said it read 65WH or so. If there's some efficiency lost in converting the battery's internal voltage to the lower outputs, maybe that's why. 15% or so isn't too bad.My other issue is that it arrived out of the box at 0% state of charge. This is harmful to the life span/capacity of a lithium iron phosphate battery. I'm not sure how long it was stored at 0% charge but there's a very good reason most companies store/ship batteries or battery powered devices with a state of charge somewhere between 30 and 80%.Overall I really like it and it works really well and the included charger seems decent for the job. I love that it's LiFePO4 chemistry and has a manual on/off. I love that it has a voltage readout and quick-read capacity check, but only as a quick general estimate.
Illinois Joe
Comentado en los Estados Unidos el 26 de junio de 2022
My main application is to power a Xiegu X6100 HF QRP Transceiver. I compared several talentcell products after getting a recommendation online and my original choice being out of stock. I liked this one because of the built-in voltage display. I’ve had it for a week and charged it several times, it continues to work well. Thinking of purchasing a second to swap between. It comes with the charger and 3 cables for the different voltage barrel connectors on the battery. To connect the battery to the X6100 - I am currently using a 5521 to 5525 barrel connector on the radio end of the cable. In the future will look at building a fused cable. The battery itself supplies enough current for the X6100 to produce 10 watts RF output. Overall a good alternative to other LiFePo batteries.