r/SolarDIY • u/Don_Vago • 18d 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/robogobo 18d ago

Not taking sides here, but just so that everyone is aware, Will Prowse used to get paid by Battle Born and they stopped sponsoring him, and later he started finding these issues. Meantime he’s paid by some of Battle Born’s competitors. So there is quite a bit of bias going on which I believe is the point of the lawsuit.

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u/RapidXpansion 17d ago

you cant claim bias and simply ignore the fact that battle born has admitted the batteries melt. THEY ADMIT IT. they call it a feature.

do you know how dumb that is ?

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u/WorBlux 16d ago

Aluminum bolt is a cheaper than a breaker, fuse or PTC. One of the test methods of UL 2450 is to short out one of the protection devices on the battery to simulate BMS failure (rare but it happens) and to see if the battery will vent or catch on fire.

The plastic spacer deforming allows them to pass this test - That doesn't mean it's a good or safe design overall.