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Renogy Core 12V 200Ah LiFePO4 Battery with Bluetooth

12V (12.8 V nominal) 200 Ah LiFePO4 battery, 20.2 kg, with 2,560 Wh of rated energy, Bluetooth monitoring, 200 A continuous charge and discharge, a 400 A 10-second surge, 5,000 cycles at 80% depth of discharge, and IP65. A large-format 12 V storage block for house banks, not a power station.

brand: Renogy family: Core capacity: 12V 200 Ah confidence: high updated: Aug 14, 2026

A battery is a component, not a power supply. Rated capacity is measured at a stated discharge rate and temperature (shown below where the manufacturer publishes it). Real usable energy is lower and depends on the depth of discharge you run the pack to, the load, the temperature and the inverter it feeds. This index publishes rated figures only and derives no single "real usable watt-hours" number. On its own a bare battery has no inverter, no charge controller and no AC outlet: it stores energy for a system you build around it, and its safe charge and discharge limits (in the specifications below) are part of that system design.
Renogy Core 12V 200Ah LiFePO4 battery, a large black rectangular case with two threaded terminals and a status readout on the top face, rope carry handles at each end, the front printed 'Deep Cycle Lithium Iron Phosphate', 'Bluetooth Core' and '12.8V 200Ah'.
Manufacturer product image, from Renogy. Shown for identification only; specifications come from the sources listed below.

Machine summary · deep_cycle_battery · renogy-core-12v-200ah

brand
Renogy
model_name
Core 12V 200Ah LiFePO4 (Bluetooth)
release_status
current
chemistry
lifepo4
voltage_class
12V
nominal_voltage_v
12.8
capacity_ah
200
capacity_wh
2560
max_continuous_discharge_a
200
weight_kg
20.2
confidence_level
high
source_last_checked
2026-08-14
json_export
/deep-cycle-batteries/renogy-core-12v-200ah.json

Overview

This is Renogy's Core 12V 200Ah lithium iron phosphate battery with Bluetooth: a large-format 12 V deep-cycle block rated 200 Ah (0.5C, 25 C) and 2,560 Wh of energy, at a 12.8 V nominal. Its battery management system holds continuous charge and discharge to 200 A each and allows a brief 400 A surge for up to 10 seconds, which is a burst rating rather than something it can sustain. Renogy rates it for 5,000 cycles at 80% depth of discharge (0.5C/1C, 25 C, to 80% of original capacity). It charges between 0 C and 50 C and discharges between -20 C and 55 C, with Bluetooth for state-of-charge monitoring in the Renogy app. It weighs 20.2 kg, carries an IP65 rating, and measures 502 by 187 by 242 mm. It ships no charge controller, inverter or cabling: it is the storage element of a 12 V system, and several can be paralleled to build a larger house bank. Renogy publishes the rated energy directly as 2,560 Wh, which matches 200 Ah at the 12.8 V nominal.

Variant note: Core 12V 200Ah with Bluetooth (SKU RBT12200LFP-B-US). Distinct from the Core Mini 200Ah (compact case), the Pro / Smart 200Ah (self-heating and app control), and the 12V/24V/48V 200Ah Core that supports series wiring for higher-voltage systems.

Data note: All figures taken from Renogy's published Specifications block on 2026-08-14 (SKU RBT12200LFP-B-US). Nominal recorded as 12.8 V (spec labels it '12V'); the stated Energy of 2,560 Wh equals 200 Ah x 12.8 V, and the product case in the hero image is printed '12.8V 200Ah'. Several fields are honest nulls because the page does not publish them: warranty term, BCI group size, terminal spec and the series/parallel limit. bmsRatingA is null (a BMS is present and enforces the 200 A limits, but no separate 'BMS: N A' figure is on this page). Dimensions 502 x 187 x 242 mm and weight 44.53 lb / 20.2 kg are from the Mechanical Specifications block.

Specifications

Chemistry, nominal voltage, rated capacity and weight come from official manufacturer sources; the exact claims and links are in the provenance table. Peak (surge) discharge is always shown with the seconds it is rated for and is never presented as the continuous rating, and any cycle-life figure is shown with the depth of discharge it is quoted at. Figures the manufacturer does not publish are left blank rather than estimated.

Chemistry & capacity
AttributeValue
Chemistry LiFePO4 (lithium iron phosphate)
Nominal voltage 12V nominal (12.8 V)
Rated capacity 200 Ah
Rated energy 2,560 Wh
Capacity rating basis 0.5C, 25 C
Power envelope (BMS)
AttributeValue
Battery management system Yes
Max continuous discharge 200 A
Peak (surge) discharge 400 A for 10 s (a brief surge, not a continuous rating)
Max continuous charge 200 A
Cycle life
AttributeValue
Rated cycle life 5,000 cycles at 80% depth of discharge
Cycle-life test conditions 5,000 cycles measured at 0.5C/1C and 25 C, at 80% depth of discharge, to 80% end-of-life capacity
Temperature
AttributeValue
Charge temperature range 0 °C to 50 °C (32 °F to 122 °F)
Discharge temperature range -20 °C to 55 °C (-4 °F to 131 °F)
Storage temperature range -20 °C to 65 °C (-4 °F to 149 °F)
Self-heating function No
Physical & fitment
AttributeValue
Weight 20.2 kg (44.5 lb)
Dimensions (L × W × H) 502 × 187 × 242 mm
Ingress protection IP65
Connectivity & compatibility
AttributeValue
Bluetooth monitoring Yes
Model & availability
AttributeValue
Release status Current
Market region US

Use cases

  • RV, marine or off-grid house bank where a single large 12 V battery replaces two or more smaller ones
  • 12 V storage for a mid-size inverter, where the 200 A continuous discharge supports a larger load than a 100 Ah battery
  • Building a bigger bank by paralleling several 200 Ah units, monitored over Bluetooth

Strengths and weaknesses

Strengths

  • Rated energy published directly as 2,560 Wh, consistent with 200 Ah at 12.8 V
  • 200 A continuous charge and discharge, double the ceiling of a typical 100 Ah battery
  • Peak 400 A surge stated with its 10-second basis, kept separate from the continuous rating
  • 5,000 cycles quoted with its 80% depth-of-discharge basis
  • Bluetooth state-of-charge monitoring and an IP65 rating

Weaknesses

  • 20.2 kg in a large 502 mm case: a two-person lift and a big footprint compared with a 100 Ah battery
  • Renogy does not publish a warranty term on this product page, so warrantyYears is left null
  • No BCI group size, terminal spec or series/parallel limit published on the page, so those are null
  • No charge controller, inverter or cabling included: it is a storage component, not a power supply

Where to buy

Retail offers — a commerce layer, not a source for any specification on this page. No current price is tracked for this product; check the merchant for pricing.
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Sources and provenance

Core specifications come from official manufacturer sources only, with the exact claim text preserved per field. Spec sheets and manuals outrank marketing copy. See the methodology for the full policy.

Field-level provenance (14 entries, checked 2026-08-14)
FieldNormalized valueRaw claimSourceConfidence
chemistry lifepo4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery w/ Bluetooth Official product page high
voltageClass 12V Voltage: 12V Official spec page high
nominalVoltageV 12.8 Voltage: 12V; Energy: 2560Wh Official spec page — 12V LiFePO4 nominal is 12.8 V; corroborated by Energy 2560Wh = 200Ah x 12.8V and the '12.8V 200Ah' case label. high
capacityAh 200 Rated Capacity: 200Ah (0.5C, 25 C) Official spec page high
capacityWh 2560 Energy: 2560Wh Official spec page — Manufacturer-stated energy; equals 200Ah x 12.8V. high
maxContinuousDischargeA 200 Maximum Continuous Discharge Current: 200A Official spec page high
peakDischargeA 400 Peak Discharge Current: 400A@10s Official spec page — 10-second surge, recorded with its duration. high
maxContinuousChargeA 200 Maximum Continuous Charge Current: 200A Official spec page high
cycleLifeCycles 5000 Cycle Life (0.5C/1C, 25 C): 5000 Cycles (80% DOD, 80% EOL) Official spec page — Recorded with its 80% DoD basis. high
cycleLifeDoDPercent 80 5000 Cycles (80% DOD, 80% EOL) Official spec page high
weightKg 20.2 Weight: 44.53 lbs. / 20.2 kg Official spec page high
dimensionsMm [502,187,242] Dimension (L x W x H): 19.76 x 7.36 x 9.53 in / 502 x 187 x 242 mm Official spec page high
ingressProtection IP65 Protection Rating: IP65 Official spec page high
bluetoothMonitoring true 12V 200Ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery w/ Bluetooth Official product page — Bluetooth is the defining feature of this variant. high

All sources used

entity: deep_cycle_battery/renogy-core-12v-200ah source_last_checked: 2026-08-14 confidence_level: high methodology: /methodology/