*Seems like a good solar **Generater.Systems** . I have not had to put it to the test yet in a situation without power but it has seemed to operate fine so far.*
After reading many reviews and watching a lot of videos, I chose this option for my first backup power station. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHypYDKHAN93Lp2RQpfvU_ksc70wJ00pt I was between this and a larger option that could power a wider range of items, but the price/size/capacity blend seemed right for this unit. Hasn't gotten a ton of use yet, but the build quality is solid and it charges fine via the Rockpals solar panel I purchased to pair with it. One thing to note is that the screen is optimized for a top down viewing angle, which makes sense, but this means it washes out at other angles - especially low angles. Not a huge deal, but perhaps a better option for the display could be used to provide wider viewing angles.
Great video, I like the experiment. I run a shed with an air conditioner, ventilation and lighting with 200ah chins and 700w solar pretty much daily unless the weather is just terrible. These SPS, UPS ESS systems are so freaking cool.
@@ProjectsinParadise808 great video brother.... two questions, how does the queen power battery compares to the chins and which would you recommend....thanks 👍
I have the exact same battery and I have 200 W solar panels. I’ve had it for about four months and I never needed a battery charger. It always tops off with the panels.
Can’t wait to see how the test goes. I just got a couple 100 amp Queens and their site recommended 600 watts solar for a 200 amp battery. I’m in Michigan so I went with that to start now I’m gonna rig it up with 6 100 watt panels and see what I get. Thanks for the inspiration to try it out.
Very nice, I have built 2 solar systems,one is 12v 310ah portable one on a sack trolley for the house fridge in case of power failure, the second is 24v 100ah to run the whole shed, using all victron scc and inverters,also built the batteries from lifepo4 cells from China,its a lot of fun, now to think of a new project. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a pretty sweet system you have running. Always thinking of a new project here too. Best of luck, and let us know what's new, and working good with you! Mahalo for being part of the conversation here...aloha 🤙
Thank you for sharing. I think I will try putting my fridge and freezer on a timer when on backup power. I won't be going in it often and therefore it will remain cool and only needs to be run for so many hours a day. This is my thought until I prove it will extend my battery life and keep my items cold and frozen. I have had items stay froze for 3 plus days in my deep freezer with no power so I feel certain my idea should work.
Exactly. Checking in from Maryland….we recently had a nasty storm here, trees & power lines down all over. We had zero electricity for 4 full days & the frozen goods in both our refrigerators stayed fine. We didn’t throw anything away. Used our 160 Ah solar build to run house fans, internet & air pump for aquariums. I always thought that you could really extend battery life if freezers/fridge were only run for 6-8 hours max per day. No reason to run 24/7.
Last time the electric went out it was pure joy being able to sleep with the fans on without a generator running in the background. Next step is those GE4 6500Kw inverter/battery monitor/chargers. Two in 180 degree split phase will run 220v.
@@ProjectsinParadise808, five years ago adding that 13,000 watt to the still running 1970 Montgomery Ward's 2,500 watt camping generator gave the electric company the middle finger. Now it's a double barrel two fisted salute needing no $7 dollars a gallon highway robbery to run things with the current administration destroying this country.
You only need one 160 watt panel to power an 800 litre fridge in South Australia, so long as you use an MPPT solar charge controller and a certified 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter and a 100 amp hour lithium ion battery. If you buy an LG fridge get one with a linear compressor they don't use a crank reducing the load on your battery, I thoroughly recommend the use them outside of that I also highly recommend a Secop compressor. Australia has the highest solar irradiation in the world so there is no problem getting enough power from sunlight. My 100 amp hour battery has never gone below 65% charge, and that was in overcast skies. BTW a 24 volt system is better than a 12 volt. I've got 2 panels one as a backup but I've never had to use it. If you use multiple panel arrays make sure you install breakers. If you buy a fridge in the US with a 12/24 volt setup go for it as you eliminate the need for an inverter, your inverter is a power greedy device that will use between 10-20% of all the power you generate with solar panels
just looking at it a minute ago, and its running so good. man oh man building these thing's is so much fun. you're running a ton of cool stuff too. love it!🤙
Awesome!!! I was on Maui last week and was thinking about how your system was running. Not sure which island your on, but on Maui it was interesting to watch from Kihei how the clouds come over the island. It never rained in Kihei, but looking towards Lahaina, I was amazed how the clouds passed over. So I would guess on those islands, sun would greatly depend on where you are as the cloud patterns were crazy. Aloha my friend.
Aloha from the big island here! It's amazing as you know on the islands...a few miles can be entire separate climates. Been dark and rainy here past couple months, but breaking up nicely lately. Solar panels dojng their job nicely. Mahalo for tuning in...a hui hou 🤙
Hi i saw in another video that the refrigerator defrost comes on when you unplug and then replug it in, but if you leave it unplugged for longer than the internal computer requires then the defrost will not come on. If this is correct it might save you some power initially to avoid the defrost draw. Thank you for the videos.
I forgot to say I also used that same charger bought with the batteries. Works good never got warm even on the leads but is sorta loud like a small jet engine. Definitely something you don’t want to sleep next to. Can’t wait to see what you think about it. Have fun be safe.
Mahalo for sharing that information with us. I haven't fired up that charger yet, but probably will in next few day's. Happy to hear it runs on the cooler side. Keep in touch with your project progress...aloha 🤙
Love the video, very informative! I looked up this LG refrigerator and it seems great, uses only slightly more power than those tiny hotel size mini fridges. I did notice in the LG manual that it specifically says the refrigerator cannot be used on a GFCI protected circuit. Do you know if any of your inverters have GFCI protection? The inverters I'm looking at almost all do, so we may have to look at a different refrigerator. I see Samsung makes an inverter compressor model that uses even less power than this LG (albeit it's a smaller capacity by about 25%). That one makes no mention of GFCI, though is a 'Garage Ready', so that sort of makes sense, because GFCI is mandated for all 120V garage outlets in the USA...
I use a 7.5 cubic ft Mini fridge in my Skoolie. I run it 100% on solar but it tends to get so hot on the outside that I can't hardly touch it. I was wondering if it just doesn't like being ran on an inverter and was looking into different models. I'm considering buying a chest style made for Solar. They sip the juice but they're pretty pricey and I would prefer a stand up fridge as opposed to a chest style
Thanks for the information. I have a question. I have a lifepo4 battery like you, and I haven't connected to my system because it requires to charge it in full before. I don't have an automotive charger. May I hook it up to my solar charger instead and wait until it is full? I'll appreciate your comments.
I usually use my solar to initiate charging to full before ever using it in a load situation. Since that's how I plan to always use them, I like to monitor them under those conditions. Once in a great while, I throw a Lifepo4 charger on them...but not very often. Aloha 🤙
The MPPT seems a little small for the amount of panels. In direct sun the 3 panels should be able to put more than 20 amps in your battery and it's rated for 15. I run a Victron 75/15 on my parents camper with 2 100 watt panels to keep the batteries up, and they will push nearly 15 amps into lead acid. You have a lot more clouds and rain than I do in Wyoming though. I'd love to see what your max output is for the first good sun of the day. I haven't pushed the Victron to see if it will push more than the 15 it's rated for. My camper is running on 400 watts of panels with a Victron 100/50 and a Chins 300ah LiFePo and my wife just spent 3 weeks at the lake with it and barely even drew the battery down at all with an Iceco VL65 for refrigeration and a hefty cell phone booster running most of the daylight hours. I'm enjoying your content and seriously considering picking up a fridge like yours and remodeling the propane completely out of the camper. I picked up another 400 watts of panels before the new battery got here thinking I would need the extra output, but the Chins takes current so easily that I'm getting over 33 amps charge in direct sunlight( the Lead acid topped out at 26 or 27 off of the same array).
I take your point, and was watching it closely today. It bumped 15 amps briefly and adjusted down, however it was basically full at the start. I may drop a panel tomorrow, or possibly add another 2 panel string if needed...but I kinda want to see how it may handle a few amps over. I'm going to watch closely, and update. Sounds like you have a great system too! Appreciate you being part of the conversation here...aloha 🤙
there's a 20amp fuse at the base of it so be careful ;) I've got 300 watts on mi e in the forest and I never get more than 125 watts from them. they have a reputation to get destroyed by over voltage im interested to see ehat happens if you get more than 15 amps.I just found your channel today
I believe he said the panels where in series. That would mean the voltage increases but the amps stay the same, a 12 v panel should be in the 5-7 amp range.
Yes, the first number on the charge controller is incoming voltage limit, the second is outgoing amperage limit. I am still curious if the Victron has a hard cutoff at the 15 amp limit, of if it will push a bit more.
They both are excellent, so I think it's a toss up. I'd probably just go for best deal. Been running the Queen 24/7 on refrigerator...perfect. AT have had longer by about a year, and it's still great too. Wish I had something better to offer, but either one is very good. Aloha 🤙
I run a 1000sq ft home with 5- 100 watts of solar panels, midnite solar classic 250 charge controller, 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter by xantrex. I have a SOK 208AH battery, refrigerator/freezer 24 HOURS the rest come on here & there LED lights, 60'' tv LED, internet WIFI, one burn stovetop 700watts, small 1600watt oven, small microwave 1600watts, 2 small fans. The lowest my battery gets to at night is 12.8v to 13.0v but mostly it's 13.0v
A question. Do you charge your capacitors in your inverter before you hook your battery up to the inverter to avoid a very large and dangerous spark when completing your connection?
Thanks for the testing!! Quick question.. what meter are you using for your AC outlets? I've always used my killawatt but never have seen a 2-outlet version like that before!
i don't understand why everyone spends all that money on these home made setups you got appx 1000 dollars in just battery charge controller and inverter not to mention the work, the space you need and all the other stuff like fuses and wire and all the incidentals when you can add a few dollars and get a solar generator less space and way more convenient and transportable..
In MAY......"Gas is really expensive" little did you know.....lol. Good move getting this sorted before over $5 a gallon. Next few months someone will probably comment on this like. "June was $5 a gallon! little did that guy know!" Let's go Brandon
*Seems like a good solar **Generater.Systems** . I have not had to put it to the test yet in a situation without power but it has seemed to operate fine so far.*
That I don't know my friend. I may try some out soon, but so far, no experience with them. Aloha 🤙
After reading many reviews and watching a lot of videos, I chose this option for my first backup power station. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxHypYDKHAN93Lp2RQpfvU_ksc70wJ00pt I was between this and a larger option that could power a wider range of items, but the price/size/capacity blend seemed right for this unit. Hasn't gotten a ton of use yet, but the build quality is solid and it charges fine via the Rockpals solar panel I purchased to pair with it. One thing to note is that the screen is optimized for a top down viewing angle, which makes sense, but this means it washes out at other angles - especially low angles. Not a huge deal, but perhaps a better option for the display could be used to provide wider viewing angles.
Great video, I like the experiment. I run a shed with an air conditioner, ventilation and lighting with 200ah chins and 700w solar pretty much daily unless the weather is just terrible. These SPS, UPS ESS systems are so freaking cool.
Hey thank you! Yes, having fun with this test. That battery is holding strong! Fun stuff...aloha 🤙
@@ProjectsinParadise808 great video brother.... two questions, how does the queen power battery compares to the chins and which would you recommend....thanks 👍
Nice!
What charge controller do you use please
I needed this video. I daydream about taking major appliances off grid one at a time. I wish there were a lot more info on this!
Coming soon my friend! Aloha!🤙
Nice little setup. Keep us posted on the results. Thanks for sharing
I have the exact same battery and I have 200 W solar panels. I’ve had it for about four months and I never needed a battery charger. It always tops off with the panels.
Can’t wait to see how the test goes. I just got a couple 100 amp Queens and their site recommended 600 watts solar for a 200 amp battery. I’m in Michigan so I went with that to start now I’m gonna rig it up with 6 100 watt panels and see what I get. Thanks for the inspiration to try it out.
Hey thanks for tuning in...I'm probably undersized, but seeing how close it comes to meeting the demand ...aloha 🤙
You will get more sun than I will here in Michigan.
Very nice, I have built 2 solar systems,one is 12v 310ah portable one on a sack trolley for the house fridge in case of power failure, the second is 24v 100ah to run the whole shed, using all victron scc and inverters,also built the batteries from lifepo4 cells from China,its a lot of fun, now to think of a new project. Thanks for sharing.
Sounds like a pretty sweet system you have running. Always thinking of a new project here too. Best of luck, and let us know what's new, and working good with you! Mahalo for being part of the conversation here...aloha 🤙
What charge controller do you use for your 310ah system please
Thank you for sharing.
I think I will try putting my fridge and freezer on a timer when on backup power. I won't be going in it often and therefore it will remain cool and only needs to be run for so many hours a day. This is my thought until I prove it will extend my battery life and keep my items cold and frozen. I have had items stay froze for 3 plus days in my deep freezer with no power so I feel certain my idea should work.
Mahalo for being part of our conversation here...aloha 🤙
Exactly. Checking in from Maryland….we recently had a nasty storm here, trees & power lines down all over. We had zero electricity for 4 full days & the frozen goods in both our refrigerators stayed fine. We didn’t throw anything away. Used our 160 Ah solar build to run house fans, internet & air pump for aquariums. I always thought that you could really extend battery life if freezers/fridge were only run for 6-8 hours max per day. No reason to run 24/7.
Last time the electric went out it was pure joy being able to sleep with the fans on without a generator running in the background.
Next step is those GE4 6500Kw inverter/battery monitor/chargers.
Two in 180 degree split phase will run 220v.
Your own backup system giving you comfort...how awesome is that? aloha 🤙
@@ProjectsinParadise808, five years ago adding that 13,000 watt to the still running 1970 Montgomery Ward's 2,500 watt camping generator gave the electric company the middle finger.
Now it's a double barrel two fisted salute needing no $7 dollars a gallon highway robbery to run things with the current administration destroying this country.
You only need one 160 watt panel to power an 800 litre fridge in South Australia, so long as you use an MPPT solar charge controller and a certified 1500 watt pure sine wave inverter and a 100 amp hour lithium ion battery. If you buy an LG fridge get one with a linear compressor they don't use a crank reducing the load on your battery, I thoroughly recommend the use them outside of that I also highly recommend a Secop compressor. Australia has the highest solar irradiation in the world so there is no problem getting enough power from sunlight. My 100 amp hour battery has never gone below 65% charge, and that was in overcast skies. BTW a 24 volt system is better than a 12 volt. I've got 2 panels one as a backup but I've never had to use it. If you use multiple panel arrays make sure you install breakers. If you buy a fridge in the US with a 12/24 volt setup go for it as you eliminate the need for an inverter, your inverter is a power greedy device that will use between 10-20% of all the power you generate with solar panels
I like these type systems VS the All in one's. Much easier to fix if something goes wrong
Me too!🤙
That great. That will work for a back up system for most people on grid . can run sump pump . 200 Ah LiFePO4 is 400Ah lead acid.
just looking at it a minute ago, and its running so good. man oh man building these thing's is so much fun. you're running a ton of cool stuff too. love it!🤙
Awesome!!! I was on Maui last week and was thinking about how your system was running. Not sure which island your on, but on Maui it was interesting to watch from Kihei how the clouds come over the island. It never rained in Kihei, but looking towards Lahaina, I was amazed how the clouds passed over. So I would guess on those islands, sun would greatly depend on where you are as the cloud patterns were crazy. Aloha my friend.
Aloha from the big island here! It's amazing as you know on the islands...a few miles can be entire separate climates. Been dark and rainy here past couple months, but breaking up nicely lately. Solar panels dojng their job nicely. Mahalo for tuning in...a hui hou 🤙
Hi i saw in another video that the refrigerator defrost comes on when you unplug and then replug it in, but if you leave it unplugged for longer than the internal computer requires then the defrost will not come on. If this is correct it might save you some power initially to avoid the defrost draw. Thank you for the videos.
And mahalo to you for participating in the conversation here...aloha 🤙
Model # for that fridge please? That seems super efficient.
It is super efficient. LG LTCS20020 inverter compressor refrigerator/freezer. aloha 🤙
@@ProjectsinParadise808 Thank you. Checking it out now.
I forgot to say I also used that same charger bought with the batteries. Works good never got warm even on the leads but is sorta loud like a small jet engine. Definitely something you don’t want to sleep next to. Can’t wait to see what you think about it. Have fun be safe.
Mahalo for sharing that information with us. I haven't fired up that charger yet, but probably will in next few day's. Happy to hear it runs on the cooler side. Keep in touch with your project progress...aloha 🤙
Sure will love your videos.
Love the video, very informative! I looked up this LG refrigerator and it seems great, uses only slightly more power than those tiny hotel size mini fridges. I did notice in the LG manual that it specifically says the refrigerator cannot be used on a GFCI protected circuit. Do you know if any of your inverters have GFCI protection? The inverters I'm looking at almost all do, so we may have to look at a different refrigerator. I see Samsung makes an inverter compressor model that uses even less power than this LG (albeit it's a smaller capacity by about 25%). That one makes no mention of GFCI, though is a 'Garage Ready', so that sort of makes sense, because GFCI is mandated for all 120V garage outlets in the USA...
What model is the Samsung?
I use a 7.5 cubic ft Mini fridge in my Skoolie. I run it 100% on solar but it tends to get so hot on the outside that I can't hardly touch it. I was wondering if it just doesn't like being ran on an inverter and was looking into different models. I'm considering buying a chest style made for Solar. They sip the juice but they're pretty pricey and I would prefer a stand up fridge as opposed to a chest style
@@DzHarryNuttz Hi, it's Samsung model # RT16A6195SR/AA . 15.6 cubic feet, looks like a pretty functional interior layout, too.
Thanks for the information. I have a question. I have a lifepo4 battery like you, and I haven't connected to my system because it requires to charge it in full before. I don't have an automotive charger. May I hook it up to my solar charger instead and wait until it is full? I'll appreciate your comments.
I usually use my solar to initiate charging to full before ever using it in a load situation. Since that's how I plan to always use them, I like to monitor them under those conditions. Once in a great while, I throw a Lifepo4 charger on them...but not very often. Aloha 🤙
The MPPT seems a little small for the amount of panels. In direct sun the 3 panels should be able to put more than 20 amps in your battery and it's rated for 15. I run a Victron 75/15 on my parents camper with 2 100 watt panels to keep the batteries up, and they will push nearly 15 amps into lead acid. You have a lot more clouds and rain than I do in Wyoming though. I'd love to see what your max output is for the first good sun of the day. I haven't pushed the Victron to see if it will push more than the 15 it's rated for.
My camper is running on 400 watts of panels with a Victron 100/50 and a Chins 300ah LiFePo and my wife just spent 3 weeks at the lake with it and barely even drew the battery down at all with an Iceco VL65 for refrigeration and a hefty cell phone booster running most of the daylight hours. I'm enjoying your content and seriously considering picking up a fridge like yours and remodeling the propane completely out of the camper. I picked up another 400 watts of panels before the new battery got here thinking I would need the extra output, but the Chins takes current so easily that I'm getting over 33 amps charge in direct sunlight( the Lead acid topped out at 26 or 27 off of the same array).
I take your point, and was watching it closely today. It bumped 15 amps briefly and adjusted down, however it was basically full at the start. I may drop a panel tomorrow, or possibly add another 2 panel string if needed...but I kinda want to see how it may handle a few amps over. I'm going to watch closely, and update. Sounds like you have a great system too! Appreciate you being part of the conversation here...aloha 🤙
there's a 20amp fuse at the base of it so be careful ;) I've got 300 watts on mi e in the forest and I never get more than 125 watts from them. they have a reputation to get destroyed by over voltage im interested to see ehat happens if you get more than 15 amps.I just found your channel today
I believe he said the panels where in series. That would mean the voltage increases but the amps stay the same, a 12 v panel should be in the 5-7 amp range.
@@scottlittle5457 if each panel gives 7 amps to the battery won't that blow the 20 Amp fuse?
Yes, the first number on the charge controller is incoming voltage limit, the second is outgoing amperage limit. I am still curious if the Victron has a hard cutoff at the 15 amp limit, of if it will push a bit more.
I'm trying to decide between the Queen or the ampere time. 200A bms. Which would you say to go for? Black Friday deals. Thank you
They both are excellent, so I think it's a toss up. I'd probably just go for best deal. Been running the Queen 24/7 on refrigerator...perfect. AT have had longer by about a year, and it's still great too. Wish I had something better to offer, but either one is very good. Aloha 🤙
I run a 1000sq ft home with 5- 100 watts of solar panels, midnite solar classic 250 charge controller, 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter by xantrex. I have a SOK 208AH battery, refrigerator/freezer 24 HOURS the rest come on here & there LED lights, 60'' tv LED, internet WIFI, one burn stovetop 700watts, small 1600watt oven, small microwave 1600watts, 2 small fans. The lowest my battery gets to at night is 12.8v to 13.0v but mostly it's 13.0v
Sounds like your system is running well...aloha 🤙
So what would happen if you plug the 12 v charger into the inverter ?, would it charge the battery even thought it's connected to the solar panels.
Maybe I've been around Lifepo4 batteries too long. That Power Queen sure looks beautiful and even sexy to me.
Haha! I so wanted to put a tiara crown on top of the battery at the end... I'm loving the Power Queen too! aloha 🤙
Nice set up!
Thanks! aloha 🤙
how do these setups work with cord/socket extensions ? is it fine as long as load isnt more than rated wattage ?
A question. Do you charge your capacitors in your inverter before you hook your battery up to the inverter to avoid a very large and dangerous spark when completing your connection?
yes I do🤙
@@ProjectsinParadise808 Thank you a video showing that process would be great.
Thanks for the testing!! Quick question.. what meter are you using for your AC outlets? I've always used my killawatt but never have seen a 2-outlet version like that before!
Nevermind.. haha just found the link you had in the other video. Thanks again man! I just ordered one up!
Right on! aloha 🤙
I just saw that you saw...Haha 🤙
You can add 3 more panels for your system.
Mahalo! 🤙
why are you no longer using the 3000 watt Reliable inverter .. i have the same unit .. can you give me a Heads Up
Still using it...this is just an experiment on another small stand alone system 🤙
Aloha from Puna hawaii..where can I get those lipo batteries? How much?
Order direct from powerqueen. Currently priced at 619 for 200ah 12v
Where is the follow up video?
In production! aloha 🤙
Great. I look forward to it. I'm digging your channel by the way.
@@MustWorkWeekends appreciate that...aloha 🤙
Nice isolated system test. V interested in results
Thank you! Ill definitely follow up 🤙
You in Big Island
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yes big island here🤙
i don't understand why everyone spends all that money on these home made setups you got appx 1000 dollars in just battery charge controller and inverter not to mention the work, the space you need and all the other stuff like fuses and wire and all the incidentals when you can add a few dollars and get a solar generator less space and way more convenient and transportable..
You can build your own solar generator at half the cost. And yes they'd be portable. Plus they're expandable and repairable.
In MAY......"Gas is really expensive" little did you know.....lol. Good move getting this sorted before over $5 a gallon. Next few months someone will probably comment on this like. "June was $5 a gallon! little did that guy know!" Let's go Brandon
Hahaha...
Higher voltage would be more efficient.
no doubt about that...aloha 🤙