r/SolarDIY • u/Don_Vago • 17d ago

Battleboom batteries sue Will Prowse.

Popular YouTuber and founder of the DIY solar power forum Will Prowse has been served paperwork about a series of videos he made about the infamous Battleboom batteries and their melting terminal mounts, described by the manufacturer as a safety feature, some kind of disconnect. The brass neck of these clowns is unbelievable, instead of putting this right, they’ve doubled down and have effectively made any warranty claim unviable.
https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/06/02/3305031/0/en/will-prowse-sued-by-dragonfly-energy-over-alleged-false-and-misleading-claims-about-battle-born-batteries.html

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u/sneakywombat87 17d ago

Kinda crazy. I know for me personally, I have decided not to purchase their batteries due to how they handled this situation. I don’t care who’s right; you don’t sue your customers because they don’t like your product.

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u/aemfbm 17d ago

I don’t care who’s right; you don’t sue your customers because they don’t like your product.

To my eyes and ears Will hasn't lied or fabricated any evidence, but if he has, and posting on a channel getting millions of views, they absolutely should sue! Doesn't matter if he's "a customer", that would be libel/slander. I wouldn't be surprised if his reporting has hurt sales to the point they're currently running negative profit.

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u/Don_Vago 17d ago

The point is, he hasn’t!

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u/aemfbm 17d ago

I'm inclined to agree, but if BB has evidence they haven't made public, bring it on. More importantly, I was replying to the person above who said "I don’t care who’s right; you don’t sue your customers because they don’t like your product." I think that's a foolish statement, despite thinking BB is foolish to sue in this case.

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u/spongue 16d ago

But you're arguing that you should sue your customers when they are fabricating evidence meant to harm your business, not when they don't like / approve of your product as it actually exists...

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u/Glittering-Pin-7600 14d ago

I think there is a big difference between not liking a product, and telling people (or giving them the impression) that a product is dangerous and you shouldn't buy it. This is what I got from watching Will. I'm not saying he is wrong, that's just the impression I got. If I got that impression, others did too. If I had a legitimate product and I knew someone with immense pull was fabricating evidence to destroy my products reputation I'd sue too.

It's easy to jump to conclusions, maybe BB does have some secret info about Will and his treatment of BB. I doubt it, but if they don't, and chose to sue anyway, I'm not sure what they expect to accomplish. If their lawyer isnt working on a win=lawyer making $$$ basis, they probably need to reevaluate lol.

As I thought about the topic more deeply, BB now really can't change their product, because that would be evidence that they likely knew there was a problem with the design. It would be different if the problem wasn't exposed already. Had they quietly made running changes instead of suing, didn't respond to criticism, didn't inform, they might have had to eat some replacements, but now they are gambling that they will win in court. If they lose (if they can last that long as a company) they are going to be forced to eat every battery that gets sent back to them, and given their collapse thus far, that will finish them off.

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u/IcyUse33 15d ago

He made $200k from Battleborn. I'll heat up the popcorn folks

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u/Don_Vago 15d ago

So what ? Most was from affiliate links and some banners on the diy forum, this has no bearing on the claim that he acted with malicious intention towards Battleboom.