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Solarpunk Steve
Приєднався 13 бер 2022
Journey to create a Solarpunk future. Pun(k)s welcome.
Starting with a critical issue: Lawn Care. What’s more resource consuming than having a non-native, mono-culture lawn complete with synthetic fertilizer, pesticides, over-watering, and all maintained by polluting lawn equipment. My first move is to face the problem head on by creating a solar powered electric lawn care service. As I build trust with my clients (reducing pollution along the way) I offer them better solutions: native landscaping, native lawn alternatives, organic fertilizer, energy efficiency... a solarpunk future.
Starting with a critical issue: Lawn Care. What’s more resource consuming than having a non-native, mono-culture lawn complete with synthetic fertilizer, pesticides, over-watering, and all maintained by polluting lawn equipment. My first move is to face the problem head on by creating a solar powered electric lawn care service. As I build trust with my clients (reducing pollution along the way) I offer them better solutions: native landscaping, native lawn alternatives, organic fertilizer, energy efficiency... a solarpunk future.
Temgot Or Vatrer For Your Golf Cart?
I open up both batteries and deep dive into how these are constructed and discover why one might be cheaper than the other despite all appearances of it being identical.
I really enjoyed comparing these two 105ah 48V 16 cell LiFePO4 Golf Cart batteries and kits side by side and learning some of the construction practices used to make them, including the flexible printed circuit assembly for the Vatrer which likely reduces the manufacturing time and cost. What did you guys think?
What's your choice?
Vatrer: www.vatrerpower.com/solarpunk
5% off sale Nov 5th-15th !!
Temgot: www.temgot.com/?ref=SOLARPUNK
Use code "SOLARPUNK5" to get 5% off on 36V and 48V Golf Cart Batteries!
I really enjoyed comparing these two 105ah 48V 16 cell LiFePO4 Golf Cart batteries and kits side by side and learning some of the construction practices used to make them, including the flexible printed circuit assembly for the Vatrer which likely reduces the manufacturing time and cost. What did you guys think?
What's your choice?
Vatrer: www.vatrerpower.com/solarpunk
5% off sale Nov 5th-15th !!
Temgot: www.temgot.com/?ref=SOLARPUNK
Use code "SOLARPUNK5" to get 5% off on 36V and 48V Golf Cart Batteries!
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Відео
Portable Power Station Real World Testing | Dabbsson DBS 1400 Pro
Переглядів 6 тис.21 день тому
Testing this Portable Dabbsson Unit in my all electric lawn care business to see how it compares to my Rich solar powered EG4 lawn care trailer I built. I got to try this DBS1400 Pro and Dabbsson's 420W portable solar panels during two hurricanes where I lost power and needed to keep things running. Buy it here: shrsl.com/4qg9n Engineering Explained's Video on NMC batteries: ua-cam.com/video/w4...
Building a Solar Powered Lawn Care Trailer in One Day (almost!)
Переглядів 19 тис.4 місяці тому
I build a solar powered lawn care trailer for my friend @Adrian in just one weekend! We used 1000 watts of Rich Solar panels and an EG4 inverter and server rack battery to power his all EGO electric lawn care trailer he uses in his landscaping business. Affiliate & Amazon Associate links below: Amazon Solarpunk Trailer list (tools/equipment): amzn.to/3yR0ylU Rich Solar 200W 24V Panels: richsola...
DIY Solar Powered Lawn Care Trailer | Full Build & Wiring
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Full build of my DIY solar powered lawn care trailer. I show wiring, solar racking, mounting the inverter & battery, plus a sneak peak at what is on the horizon for SOLARPUNKs (you people). Affiliate & Amazon Associate links below: Amazon Solarpunk Trailer list (tools/equipment): amzn.to/3yR0ylU Rich Solar 200W 24V Panels: richsolar.com/collections/rv-solar-panels/products/200-watt-24-volt-sola...
Why Did I Buy This?! Tesla Tows My New Bus
Переглядів 6 тис.6 місяців тому
Merging my other UA-cam channel with this one to bring you more content (and give me less of a headache). On a whim I decided to buy a 1964 GMC New Look Transit bus, also called a 'Fishbowl' to turn into a space and sci-fi themed coffee shop called Delta V Coffee. This is the story of my Uncle and I driving across the state of Florida to rescue it and all the difficulties we experienced along t...
Cut Quality - Speed - Value | Testing Greenworks vs My EGO Z6
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Comparing the Greenworks all-electric Optimus Z 36in mower and backpack blower to my EGO 42in Z6 and 800cfm backpack blower. Big thanks to my friend Trevor from Green Cellz Electric Lawn Care for bringing the demo equipment out and letting me try everything! Had a great time! IG @GreenCellzLLC Signature Solar: signaturesolar.com/?ref=SOLARPUNK This is where I got my Inverter and Battery for my ...
How To Change The Blades On The EGO Z6 Zero Turn
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In under 3:00 minutes, learn how easy it is to change the blades on your EGO Z6 42in zero turn electric mower. 42" blades: amzn.to/3T9KFOa You'll need: - screw driver and/or punch - socket wrench or impact driver - 14mm or 9/16in socket - new or sharpened blades (see link above) - cardboard or drop cloth Check out what I'm using in my business: Signature Solar: signaturesolar.com/?ref=SOLARPUNK...
Power a Welder From a Solar Trailer? Fixing My EGO Zero Turn Mower
Переглядів 6 тис.8 місяців тому
I power a welder with my solar powered lawn care trailer to fix damage on my EGO zero turn lawn mower I caused. I built my trailer using an EG4 inverter and battery, with Rich Solar panels on the roof which normally powers all my electric lawn care equipment while I run my business. This was the first time I've tried powering a welder with the trailer, wasn't sure how it was going to go but for...
All-Electric Lawn Care - What I ACTUALLY Spent!
Переглядів 14 тис.9 місяців тому
Actual startup costs of my All-Electric Lawn Care Business. Plus, how to get up to $1,300 towards starting any business and thousands back with tax credits and incentives. I wanted to share with you what my actual startup costs were for my all-electric lawn care business and also help show the importance of estimating properly for your business (by showing my mistakes), regardless of industry. ...
I Bring a Lawn Trailer to an ELECTRIC Car Show In MIAMI - Electrify Expo
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I hauled my solar powered all-electric lawn care trailer with my Tesla Model Y to Miami for Electrify Expo, an electric car show and demo open to the public. Here's what happened. I was invited by someone on the Tesla Cybertruck Development team to show off my trailer at an electric vehicle demo event in Miami called Electrify Expo. There were major auto manufacturers there like Ford, Volvo, To...
Parking Brake Started Smoking - I Made it Quit
Переглядів 12 тис.11 місяців тому
The parking brake on my EGO Z6 zero turn lawn mower got stuck and nearly caused a fire while I was out mowing a client's property. Luckily I found the cause and was able to resolve the issue back at my shop so I could continue mowing. If you have this mower you might want to put it on your list to check the parking brake mechanism every so often so you don't run into the same panic that I did w...
Solar Powered Lawn Care On A Cloudy Day - Will I Run Out of BATTERY?
Переглядів 20 тис.11 місяців тому
Can my solar powered, all-electric lawn care trailer make it through a cloudy day? Join me to find out as I try to wrap up my week without *hopefully* running out of battery before getting ready for an event to show off my trailer over 250 miles away. As usual, Florida weather can be temperamental. Signature Solar: signaturesolar.com/?ref=SOLARPUNK This is where I bought my EG4 Inverter and Bat...
My FULLY Electric Lawn Care Setup - Why I Chose EGO (to Start)
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My FULLY Electric Lawn Care Setup - Why I Chose EGO (to Start)
Solar Powered Lawn Care Setup; Why Not Just Buy More Batteries?
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Solar Powered Lawn Care Setup; Why Not Just Buy More Batteries?
Did you hook up those 3 solar panels in series ?? Curious because the inputs say 12v-60v but the manual say max of 75v. Those 3 panels should put it close to 75v in series.
No I put them in parallel.
What mileage do you get with the Tesla towing that load? Are you constantly charging at super chargers?
You got u a nice piece of auto history there! That's so cool.
Thanks Andy! Was great meeting you.
This is a good video. The portable power units are a nice thing to have. Of course, there are a multitude of brands and one of the others may work better for you. As for your lawn business, investing in another EG4 battery may be a better option for the long term than relying on a portable power unit like the Dabbsson.
You should have been at the big tool event to help sponsor eco
larger battery capacity and offer pressure washing service with rechargeable washer?
Different Cables: Temgot power cable is a C14, which is rated for max 10 A Vatrer power cable is a C20 which is rated for max 16 A Which fits each charger, so they checked that.
This is such a high-quality and thorough and detailed video -- I may never need a golf cart battery in my life, but I still watched the whole video and enjoyed all of the visuals and commentary. Good work!
Thanks Mr. Ninja. Some fun stuff to come in the golf cart world 😉
Great job on the video Steve! Thanks for making it.
the aluminium was not showing heat because metals are reflective like mirrors in infra-red spectrum. That's why some people put a piece of tape on metal parts so they can see their true temperature. And also this is the reason the sticker was warm but the aluminium plate was not
Vatrer’s internal design is really precise. I’d love to test out the performance, and I’m looking forward to seeing more content bout Vatrer.
I was just about to purchase a battery like that, thank you for showing me these comparisons. I think I know which one to buy now.😀
Very objective and fair battery review video. Like your honesty
Shame on you for advertising. Low quality chinese products.
Are there high quality USA products to recommend? Thank you.
You had a promising UA-cam channel, but now you have become a sellout showcasing random brands. Wish you the best of luck.
Curious what you don’t care for on this channel or how it changed for you?
Choose Your Weapon! (let me know what you pick, I'm nosy..) Vatrer: www.vatrerpower.com/solarpunk 5% off sale Nov 5th-15th !! Temgot: www.temgot.com/?ref=SOLARPUNK Use code "SOLARPUNK5" to get 5% off on 36V and 48V Golf Cart Batteries!
How much did this set up cost in total equipment and all cuz I wanna start my own lawn care
All homeowner tools. Complete garbage 🗑 man . Buy some gas mowers
Do you have a link to all the build parts or a forum? Incase someone else wants to build this.
Glad to see your still doing well man. When i bought my Cybertruck it came with the Tesla Powershare package. We had it installed prior to the hurricane hitting us in Tampa, so it was nice being able to run the house off the Cybertruck... was taking the truck to the local supercharger instead of running a gas generator to charge it back up, so it got a few cycles during our power outage... curious if this could be installed in your solar trailer and instead of having battery pack in the trailer, you could use the truck for your battery storage to charge stuff.... just a thought since it is so seamless with the transfer of power switching.
Aside from needing to bond neutral and ground together (just get a bonding plug and plug it into one of the normal outlets), a TT-30 to Nema 14-50 adapter won't work, it connects both hots to the same hot on the TT-30, since the TT-30 is 120v only. You need a TT-30 pigtail for your tesla EVSE so it can get 120v. The tesla 14-50 pigtail only connects in a 240v configuration, and the TT-30 to 14-50 adapter only presents 120v to the 14-50, not 240v.
This company is a total rip off outfit selling cheap chinese products with cheap chinese level service. AVOID THIS RIP OFF COMPANY
This company is a total rip off outfit selling cheap chinese products with cheap chinese level service. AVOID THIS RIP OFF COMPANY
Have you ever experienced water related damage to your Ego equipment or are they pretty weather resistant?
So far I haven't had any issues with water. I'll mow/work in light rain but I don't generally use the equipment if it's pouring down (or lightning nearby) and of course the equipment lives in the trailer.
Building out the trailer today I would probably install similar panels as you did originally but then get an all in one battery storage units like the Dabsson instead of the EG4 setup. Most of the storage units have pretty good compatibility with standard panels.
Why no cart pulled behing the riding mower?
You commented how you havent had any EGO batteries fail yet....what is your oldest battery? I ask cause i have batteries from 2015,2017,2019 etc.
Great video Steve!! I need to do my trailer like yours .... just keep putting it off.
Charging and discharging between 20-80% for most lithium batteries massively extends useful battery lifetime. Less time you spend below or more importantly above 80/90% the better off your batteries are.
Power stations have definitely come a long way, over the summer I was able to buy the Ecoflow Delta 2 for $400!
btw, lithium batteries (idk if every type of them) get worn more by charging from 80% to 100% than from 20 to 40. so u should plug them in when they're at let's say half battery. I think.
Good video. I bought (2) 1300’s and (2) 1700 batteries to go with them. Love them so far and their customer support/ service has been great. Much better than Bluetti’s CS and I say that from experience. Best band for the buck is Dabbsson right now. Thanks again for this review.
Have you ever thought of adding solar on the sides? At least one side for extra power plus you can have a little patio in case you need it for a break.
Question on cycle life. You say your LFP setup is better because its cheaper (and universal) which I agree with. But one of the pro's you put there is cycle life, but your actually cycling your Ego batteries MORE because you chose not to buy a 2nd set. In 2-3 years you will effectively hit 300 cycles on your current Ego batteries and will probably have to buy the 2nd set anyways. If instead of the LFP/Solar setup, you just straight up bought a 2nd set (and charged every day when you got home) both sets would instead last 5 years if my math works out. So that might actually be cheaper in the end.
after 300 cycles the batteries will degrade to around 70 percent. They are still usable with 70 percent capacity and don't need to be replaced. With the amount of batteries and chargers he has in his mobile solar trailer I think he will not run into a major problem, but it is smart to have a backup to your backup in case of an emergency.
Cool transition from laptop!
It is nice to see you can expand you capacity with a luggable battery. a person could probably build a similar trailer with solar panels on top of trailer and the luggable battery or multiple batteries. Of if you have home solar fixed panels you could just move the luggable battery. I call them luggable because anything more than 40 lbs. is heavy for some people but you can lug it around. Defiantly something a person could do for cheaper to recharge LiFePo4 and use it to recharge you tool batteries than buying more tool batteries
Was just wondering how you are doing. Glad to know you are still uploading.
Thanks for an honest review of this. Hope ya weathered those storms as best anyone could. Tim Dodd merch for the win. 🚀
My original EGO battery that came with my EGO Lawnmower just started to not charge. I've had the mower and battery for almost 15 years. I originally purchased it at Home Depot when they first started carrying EGO, but of course they don't anymore. I'm up to 8 batteries, along with the Leaf Blower, Sting Trimmer and Chain Saw. I have 4 5amp and 4 2.5amp batteries, so I use the larger AMP batteries in the mower and blower. I use the lower in the trimmer, makes it a bit lighter.
Buy an Amazon ground/neutral bond plug to fit in one of the 15a 120v recepticles to make your vehicle charger work. It worked on my Bluetti solar generator.
You can make one very easily and very low cost. I made 2 after I had originally bought 2 online at $18 each. JMO
That is cool they have the switch. I have a EcoFlow Delta Max, and you have to go through the app to change charging levels, which sucks, as the app only works when you are on your home wifi network... kinda dumb IMO when I use the thing away from home most of the time. But yeah, in the manual they do suggest to limit charging at maximum rate as it is not good for the batteries, so via the app I set mine to limit to 800w. Never had to change it yet.
That’s one of my biggest gripes with modern things. Eeeeverything wants an app.. I actually did everything in this video without downloading the app, so for that I am appreciative.
the display layout is extremely similar to the EcoFlow that i inherited. i wonder if they're made in the same chinese factory.
another dope video!
Neat! Thank you for showing the practical use case of fan/fridge during an outage, goodness knows that it feels like Power Outages are happening more and more
I like the setup to get to the "main" video. Nice one.
Grab the Pro! shrsl.com/4qg9n (affiliate link^)
When are you getting a Cybertruck??
@solarpunksteve what's the best way to get in touch with you? I live in Brevard also. Came across your account and have a few questions for you. I wrote you on instagram but haven't heard back yet. Hope to connect with you soon!
Why are you doing it the hard way dude ? take floor jack , jack up front of mower , use your impact driver to remove the two blades replace with new and done , 5 minutes and back to mowing .
Just a note to anyone seeking the all-electric route: A lot of people note the quiet operation to get those extended hours of operation. Some jurisdictions have hours-of-service restrictions for ALL groundscare/landscaping operations. You might want to apply for an exemption in jurisdictions that have not updated their regs.