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EEVblog:
A small Australian company called Deep Cycle Systems (DCS) is suing Youtuber Stephan Fischer from AllOffroad 4x4 Adventures for defamation for (IMO) an honest multi-year battery review and documenting other users  experiences with DCS LFP batteries in their 4x4 vehicles.
If DCS win this insane lawsuit it will be a threat to the entire review industry, everyone will lose.



https://www.youtube.com/@UC825uQNChjLwDQC7B3yZdoQ
GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-fight-for-truth-in-youtube-reviews
https://www.patreon.com/alloffroad
Defamation lawsuit playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA2XSq4ONOVJB3uj0xsjcZiGAS1Nd8skV
The two review videos he's being sued for:



The Australian government have tested DCS LFP home storage batteries:
https://arena.gov.au/projects/testing-the-performance-of-lithium-ion-batteries/
Report is here: https://arena.gov.au/assets/2018/05/lithium-ion-battery-testing-public-report-12.pdf

There is some precedent for defamation by companies against individuals in Australia:
https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/journals/CommsLawB/2020/14.pdf
https://gclegal.com.au/limelight-newsletters/defaming-through-google-reviews/
Defamation act 2005: https://legislation.nsw.gov.au/view/whole/html/inforce/current/act-2005-077
The battery capacity tester discussed:
https://www.amazon.com.au/MakerHawk-Adjustable-Electronic-Intelligent-Resistance/dp/B07F3NHHST

Deep Cycle System website:
https://www.deepcyclesystems.com.au/
https://www.deepcyclesystems.com.au/dcs-battery-tech/

Reviews: https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/deep-cycle-systems-dcs

Other videos discussing the DCS lawsuit:
Louis Rossman: https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=louis+rossmann+dcs
John Cadogan:
4x4 Adventures:

dietert1:
After watching one of the videos i thought about the 1.5 % accuracy claim in battery capacity measurements. Doing this measurement in a two wire scheme can yield systematically low results, as the 10 A test current can certainly cause a voltage drop of 0.5 V or so, that is already 4 % of 12 V. I didn't notice any four wire setup in the video.
Legally it may not be enough to assume Ah and Wh is the same.

Regards, Dieter

mikeselectricstuff:
Wonder if they're also going to sue all the people leaving reviews here
https://www.productreview.com.au/listings/deep-cycle-systems-dcs

Interesting one here suggests maybe they're a 1-man-band importer

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EEVblog:

--- Quote from: dietert1 on August 09, 2024, 10:24:52 am ---After watching one of the videos i thought about the 1.5 % accuracy claim in battery capacity measurements. Doing this measurement in a two wire scheme can yield systematically low results, as the 10 A test current can certainly cause a voltage drop of 0.5 V or so, that is already 4 % of 12 V. I didn't notice any four wire setup in the video.
Legally it may not be enough to assume Ah and Wh is the same.
--- End quote ---

In the testing video instruction Stephan mentions to run capacity tester until the BMS inside the battery itself does the voltage detection and shutoff.
This means that 4-wire testing is irrelevant, as the capacity tester is just essentially a constant current load, timer, and calculator.
So seems a legit test to me.

snoopy:
What's with the DCS brand lately because another unrelated dCS tried to sue another youtube reviewer recently for a negative review but the rally cry and negative publicity made them eat humble pie in the end ;)

https://www.audiosciencereview.com/forum/index.php?threads/dcs-threatens-with-a-7-figure-lawsuit-over-a-review.55729/

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