I have this hooked up to a 30lb thrust trolling motor. I have only used this lifepo4 storage battery once but it got us across the lake and back to the launch twice. Maybe an Hour of run time? I hooked it up to the charger when I got home and it was still at 13.4v and would hardly take a charge. I'm looking forward to stretching it out for some longer trips in the future.

Bought 6 of custom lifepo4 storage batteies in Oct 2016 to use at an off grid cabin charged by solar (12 v setup). Only have a few things out there requiring electricity, so I added up all the amps I would use per hour, added a little for growth and cloudy day reserve yada yada. Didnt need the 6 but the price was right and there have been times Ive been out at the cabin for weeks without only a few good sunny days to charge back up. Not to bore you with numbers I chose overkill & to try not go below 80% discharge :) There are die hard solar guys who will disagree with that method but it works. Besides inverters cut off around 10v anyway.
On to the lifepo4 solar storage batteries - they were packaged well, shipped well (did I mention free from the bargain store - haa), fully charged and ready to rock and roll. Made some cables to tie them together, hooked up the inverter, solar panels and I was in business. Cant find any other 125 AGM batteries for that price.
Knew there would be a torque value for the bolts - I believe it was 10 inch pounds that I found on the manufacturers web site. Also on the site there is expected lifespan charts based on number of times discharged & on depth of discharge etc. Cant remember off the top of my head but think it was 1500 cycles going down to 80% (10.8 volts?)

Other then trekking the batteries through the woods to the cabin on the ATV - which was still fun btw. I now have more than enough power to run a few lights, coffee pot, clock & a few other comforts of home.
I have two of these 12V custom lifepo4 storage batteries hooked up with a solar panel on the roof of my small camper. The solar storage batteries did well the first time out on a week plus camp trip. Powered up three 12v lights, a 12v water pump for the kitchen sink; and a portable DVD player to watch movies. No problems at all.
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