LiFePo4 battery users

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I considered those LiTime ones + thinkin' it might be my time for LiTime ?  Have you had it long , how zit workin' out ?
Likin' the looks of a Renogy smart LI too. (already Renogy for the rest so would integrate well.)

     I can't speak on Renogy batteries, never having used them.  However the LiTime batteries seem to be working well for me.  

  I tried to add videos of Will Prowse's tear downs of LiTime and Renogy batteries but the forum wouldn't let me.  They can easily be found on YouTube, though.

  Will Prowse, from what I have seen, also appears to recommend LiTime (though he doesn't agree with the name change) for a low-cost option. The one he tears down is one that has temp protection, which the really low-budget ones do not have.

  The Renogy year down video is admittedly a few years old but is likely still relevant unless Renogy has just stopped giving a crap (which I doubt).  Apparently, at least at that time, the Renogy battery he tore down was almost a much as a BattleBorn (he mentions that it was about $50 cheaper than a BattleBorn).  It is apparently an awesomely built battery, though, that uses pouch cells.

  A quick look on Amazon shows that the Renogy batteries are still slightly more expensive than the LiTime versions, but may be worth it if the build quality is so much better.  This isn't to say that the LiTime batteries are not well built just not as well built, apparently, as a Renogy ones.

  Since, from what I gathered from your post, the rest of your system is Renogy (and if you have the extra to pay for them) I would likely recommend going ahead and getting the Renogy ones. The various pieces of the system would likely talk to each other well.  But take that with a grain of salt as I still consider myself somewhat of a newbie on this topic.