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StirCrazy
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Dec 11, 2025

are you running Battleborn batteries?

so most know I have never been a battleborn fan, not only because I feel they are about 2 to 3 times the price the should be, but I believe in the KISS principle.  They use cylindrical cells, which in all reality have no practical advantage in the RV usage and only minimal advantage in the uses wher ethey would excell.  But, by using 120 cells all soldered or fastened togeather it gives you 240 points of failure just on the battery, a prismatic battery using 4 cells has 8 and is easily reparable in comparason.  

getting away from that I was surfing youtube and there was a headline that caught my eye about issue with battleborn batteries.  this is a video anyone with a battleborn should watch and understand what is happening.  if you don't take it out of your system then at least you know what to look for so when it does happen you can remove it from the system.  it also shows that the design isn't that great, but thats a secondary issue.  the primary issue would to be to keep them from causing a fire if they get to that point. 

https://youtu.be/XP2yPY57Wjc

At the verry least start watching the temps and giving the posts a wiggle every now and then.  

4 Replies

  • Big fan of Will Prowse here. I do not own any Battleborn batteries, but if I did, I would definitely watch out for the issue he raised. I would recommend anyone with large batteries of any chemistry to have an IR thermometer. Same goes for anyone with wheel bearings on a trailer. Periodic checking of component temperatures is a valuable way to get ahead of problems before they turn into catastrophes.

    Actually, good idea to go run that IR thermometer over your electrics no matter what battery you have. You know, just in case . . . .

    (When you have one wheel bearing running hotter than the others by a significant amount, it means you have one about to fail, and nobody wants to go there.) (When you have an electrical component running hot, you have a potential fire, and SOMETHING needs to be done.)

  • I've had their (3) 100Ah batteries for 6 six years with no issues, and I did watch both videos by Will Prowse. What also disturbs me is the company's response to this problem, and that is to blame anyone else but themselves. I will not be buying any more of their products due to this bad attitude!

    Battle Born 2 response

  • Interesting points. Cylindrical cell packs do add many more potential failure points compared to prismatic designs, and it’s smart to understand the risks. Thanks for sharing the video definitely useful for Battle Born users to know what to watch for and how to respond safely.