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I have this and really like it. It runs my refrigerator, computer, internet modem, TV and some lights during an outage. It will not run my microwave though, even just the microwave and nothing else. My microwave is too much for it. That is the only thing I don't like. I should have bought a bigger wattage generator for that.

I love your content and the stuff your doing with batteries - Converters etc! I also have had another idea, for some people like myself I want the most power for my Milwaukee 1/2 inch impact and I would rather have one giant battery than 10 small ones.. why can’t we have a 48 amp hour bundle of 40x 21700 (or whatever it is, whatever lithium battery packs that are the biggest latest greatest - any model) on a Belt loop or bandolier and maybe one side keeps your skin protected with silicon / Kevlar or? then u have a retracting coiled cord and slim adapter that slides in place of the battery, you would also have a much lighter and compact tool with all the battery weight on your belt.. could you recommend which lithium cells would be the best possible - if size and form doesn’t matter

Thank you for the proof of concept. I'll be building something similar!

"Hopefully the right polarity" is such a comforting statement.

12ga wire would have been sufficient...

I´m still awaiting a wall-power functionality for Milwaukee table/mitersaw. I would even invest in you, if you could get the job done! :)

Do we know if they resolved the output on the newest 4th generation version?

It would have been good IF YOU HAD SHOWN US HOW TO GET THE LIQUID COOL IN THE CASE

I would love this set up for my Milwaukee air compressor

I enjoyed your series on the wall-power adapter. Have you thought about a DIY "all-day" battery? I've been thinking about a 6s LFP battery using smaller prismatic cells. It would take a specialized charger, but I think it would be pretty sweet for a miter or table saw...

Can I run two monitors with the laptop closed?

I really enjoyed this entire series. I had the same idea about 15 years ago. I had a whole set of Ryobi cordless tools back when they were cadmium batteries. Those batteries got to the point where I could only get about 5 min worth of work before having to charge them. So I took one of the bad ones apart and soldered a laptop charger to the contacts, just like in your first video. My results were the same - pull the trigger very slowly and the drill would spin. Pull the trigger fully and overload the charger. Not being an electrical engineer and not knowing enough to source the proper equipment the project died off. This got me excited to try again with Milwaukee. I bought the parts from your list but my results not been successful. I'm getting 18v on the battery contacts and the drills work light comes on, but the motor will not turn. I suspect that there are other contact points on the PCB that are preventing the drill from working. If you have any troubleshooting tips that would be great. I'm glad there are other people thinking about these things who are smarter than me.

My question is, could i use the battery from say a 20v Hart battery, and do the same thing with a milwalkee drill/power supply...

How has this setup been working for you? Have any opinions on if the Meishile 18V 83.3A 1500W Switching Power Supply would work just as well?

Warning - a lot of letters follow :) The issue with the waveform is not exactly what you described. It won't try to pull the rotor back as you described cause that overshooting peak is just too short in time and mechanical inertia of the rotor will very likely be just too big to react to such a short and not very high voltage spike even if the motor itself is fairly small. The issue with it is purely electrical. One of the first things that you learn about different types of electrical loads is: a) you cannot instantly change current flowing through an inductor; and b) you cannot instantly change voltage on a capacitor. And that's where the real issue is. Let's say you have a DC current flowing through an inductor. It creates magnetic field around inductor and puts some energy into it. Now, try to just cut off the wire to the inductor. That's where the issue begins - you're trying to change current through the inductor instantly but it's not going to happen. Inductor will try to still push the same current flowing through it - it behaves somewhat similar to a mechanical inertia, but now the circuit is open and the current has nowhere to go. So all this energy that was accumulated in magnetic field will now try to find some exit - and it will find it through creating a voltage spike on the inductor. Actually no, not like that - HUGE VOLTAGE SPIKE on the inductor. It can easily be hundreds of volts even on small motors like the 20W fan you used. That spike is the actual problem for electronics that powers said inductive load. Without proper protection output transistors in the inverter will very likely be quickly killed. And that is exactly what happens when transistors in the inverter switch off while powering a fan. This may also present an issue for the inductor itself depending on its construction. If the voltage spike is big enough it may shoot through the wire insulation and create a short circuit in the inductor, but that magnitude of high voltage will likely kill the power supply first even if it is protected. So the real problem is not whether a fan will survive such a crippled AC voltage - it very likely will. The motor is essentially just a piece of wire wrapped around a piece of iron - usually there's not much damage you can do to it. :) The problem is whether inverter will survive powering it. Though Milwaukee usually does pretty good job protecting their tools from such an abuse, your recommendation of not trying to power inductive loads with this type of inverters is still totally valid - just for a slightly different reason. :)

The info on the waveform was very insightful especially as it relates to inductive uses. I use a small heater in my tent while ice fishing and was hoping to use this inverter to power a small fan to blend the air, but it looks like this inverter isn’t ideal for this purpose. Is there either a better fan choice for this inductor, or would you recommend using a different inverter with a better waveform?

Another great video and highly educational! Good to see you back!

I bought this to use my CPAP for camping. I have not used it yet, and now I'm worried to because I don't want to risk damaging my cpap

Amzn carries 2 different Champion 2500 dual fuel inverters. One has a meter and one does not. I don't need one so I got the thing for $499 plus tax when on sale. Free delivery with Prime of course. Model 201183

If it will run 11 hours which i assume it's from a full tank of gas which is 1 gallon or 25-30 hours on 20lb propane which is 4 gallons since they don't fill them up, using 4 gallons of gas would give me 44 hours run time using gas right.

you kind of brazed over the capacitor part, where do they go, do you have to un solder existing capacitors? can you daisy chain some together? need more info here.

Hopefully Milwaukee makes a heavy duty m18 m12 ac power supply. They would sell more tools especially to those who dont trust batteries

Thanks for your information, I have got one but it get very hot and it causes the screen get hot too. Is it normal? And I got 431$,is it worthy?

You should sell this.

I'm planning to make an adapter using a 200w laptop brick to power the table saw because it eats batteries like popcorn. i just want to ask if any problems occurred when using that method specially in the long period of time?

I find mine starts easier on propane if you go from choke to gas, pull to start, then turn dial to propane. My unit has never seen a drop of gasoline. It just starts easier this way

After 2 years, is it still running strong? Any starting issues with propane now? Would you buy it today?

My only suggestion is tie the wire in a knot in the battery. Keep it from pulling the soldered leads apart.

I do enjoy customizing my own tools whenever possible. But in this case, this idea will take off, guaranteed. There is no need for me to make one, Somebody will make a proper adapter with the right power running through and retail it for us Milwaukee fans.

Does anyone if this guy hasn’t got into “accident” recently or perhaps is now sick ajahahahahah. Wouldn’t surprise if the offed this guy. They would loose so much money In batteries. I know guys who would kill to have this little inverter.

Westinghouse, Craftsman, Duromax, Pulsar. Same genset with minor differences.

Good review. Very much appreciate the white label stuff, where you listed the other brands that are the same.

I'm thinking to buy this (used) in 2024 for 380$. Idk if I should or shouldn't?

What about for the more powerful tools like the table saw and chain saw. Would you recommend larger capacitors

can you make and sell thee?! please!?

Could you make a video on how you made the battery back at 6:30 with the capacitors?

you say ah and um way to much! Its hard listening to you ah um ah talk.

the reason msr don't give you a pot support is msr whont you to bye there pots which ties you in But every pot as a built in pot support and the pots will cost you a harm and a leg The reason separate pizo igniters don't work is becose of the diffuser on the burner you need lighter or flint and steel

I was wondering, what if you had bought the 24vdc power supply. Would the Milwaukee tools be able to handle it?

Nice review answered all my questions and more

Wow it’s loud

Milwaukee will not make an AC adapter because it will cut into their battery sales, which is where they profit.

Then again, this video was produced 3 years ago, and we're still waiting. Maybe the solution is a kick starter to actually manufacture this as an aftermarket product and eat Milwaukee's ( and its competitors') lunch.

My friend, I greatly appreciate your efforts, primarily in demonstrating that there is no major tech hurdle to doing this, and hopefully being the factor that FINALLY makes Milwaukee produce this thing for people to use without possibly voiding their warranties. Kudos and thanks!

Frankly don't know why Milwaukee has not produced a convenient and durable AC Adapter for their M18 and M12 lines ( mostly M18, since they encompass HEFTY STOUT tools like Table Saws, Miter Saws etc. which are mostly stationary). Surely a company as innovative as Milwaukee could do so wand give their customers the ability to run those large stationary tools off available AC power without having to endlessly recharge batteries, and yet not sacrifice portability and the ability to use them where no AC is available. I am certain it has to do with ECONOMIC considerations and not technological problems. Perhaps they don't want to lose the revenue stream of producing endless numbers of batteries for these tools. But that is foolish. I think the customer base would appreciate this feature and it would FURHTER STRENGTHEN the brand loyalty, while not making too big an impact on battery sales, since many contractors and professionals will still use these tools in circumstance where AC power is not readily available, and portable tools like circular saws, drill, routers, reciprocating saws, etc. would STILL be used without the cord. Are you listening Milwaukee? As as the owner of of a huge amount of both your M18 and M12 line, and on the verge of purchasing large shop tools like table saws, miter saws, thickness planers, joiners, band saws etc. , such an accessory would go a LONG way towards increasing your appeal to people shopping for this kind of shop tools in competition with other corded brands such as DeWalt, Grizzley, Delta, Skill, Bosch and give you an even bigger leg up brands like Fesstool.

If the stickers fall off, im coming back here

The whole bottle goes in

I have one of these and like it very much. I might suggest you read the owner's manual for startup and turn off procedures. I think you will find them helpful. The owner did not want to go past 1400 watts? If you are testing something don't you want to know if it will do what it is rated for on the high end? Then I test batteries I don't pull half to three quarters of the battery rating and call it good. I see if the capacity of the battery is as stated. What you did was let us know this generator could provide about 70% of the stated power rating. Why go buy a 400HP car if you only plan on using 300 of it? This was only a partial assessment not a "review." Re-title it to unboxing and startup of a Champion dual fuel generator.

I knew I didn't have an original idea. Hey boss, all my batteries are dead. Break time.

Has anyone tried this with Wet/Dry vacuum?