Power House 48v 32ah Lithium Battery

So far so good

I bought this to replace the integrated battery that comes with the E Propulsion Spirit 1.0 Plus. The E Propulsion battery failed after a little more than 4 years of gentle care and light usage, and from what I've read 4 years or less is not unusual. Along with the Power House battery I had to purchase an E Propulsion external battery cable and the Power House lithium battery charger. I went with the new setup because it was much cheaper than a new E Propulsion battery, the Power House battery has a longer warranty, and I have the flexibility to continue to select a different battery in the future. So far, I've only used it for a little more than a few hours under light load with little wind and current, but everything is working as expected. I have the following comments: 1) I had to contact Power House and I'll probably need to do that in the future. Their website does not have a manual for this battery, so they emailed me one. Also, the attributes/settings in the Power House Bluetooth App are not clearly explained, and the manual could provide more detail. For example, the app shows 3 different battery temperatures with no indication as to what is being measured in each. Power House was helpful via phone, but I've sent them a few emails and they didn't respond. 2) This is not unexpected, but the indicators in the Bluetooth App do not match the indicators on the E Propulsion motor. The Bluetooth App provides much more information and is much more accurate per the TBN Tech. For example, regardless of my speed and the amount of time I used it, the motor constantly indicated that I had about 10 hours of runtime left. The Bluetooth app is a must, especially if your usage pushes the limits of the battery. 3) I look forward to getting proficient with the Bluetooth App. It's really nice feature to be able to monitor the battery in detail without the need to connect it to the motor as is required with the E Propulsion battery. 4) The Support at TBN has been very good. I wanted to make sure everything would work as I expected before spending a large sum of money. Also, I had a minor issue with my order. Ryan at TBN was very knowledgeable about the products and very helpful in clearing up my issue. In the future I will definitely go to TBN for my boating needs.

More power than expected

I bought 2 of the 32ah to hopefully substitute for the 100ah Epoch I bought last year. I have to lift the battery into the boat every time I go out, and the Epoch's 66 lbs is just too much for me. The 2x32ah in parallel used 47% of charge to push my 10.5 foot inflatable 6 statute miles. That compares to 8 sm using 50%-55% of the charge on the 100ah Epoch. In other words, the 2x32ah delivered somewhat more power (in terms of range) than the 64% of the Epoch you would expect. Also at 100% power (3 kw) the 32ah provided noticeably higher speed.

Impressed

Bluetooth technology is a game changer. So far I have been really impressed with the battery. Using it with a Epropolsion EVO on a 16 foot pontoon. It's nice to get out on the water again. Ran it down under 30% and it fully charged back up in about 2 hours.