Hey all! Here is a black Friday special from Vatrer that they just sent me! www.vatrerpower.com/pages/2024-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-lithium-battery-big-sales?UA-cam&
Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving 👍🦃🍗🍠🥧😋 and just an FYI run your positive from the inverter to the top battery then the negative to the bottom battery 🔋 helps with battery balance 😊👍
It's funny how when u r offgrid u listen to your fridge turn on, and off all the time..when u r ongrid u take energy for granted and don't think about it much...I am using solar, and batteries with genny..not using electricity right now...
Would u believe the owner of this place originally had an 8amp battery charger provided to charge 6 batteries for my solar? My electrician friend was shocked..he told me to pick up a 30-40 amp charger then I would actually be charging my batteries!....sarcasm...it's been interesting living here...
@SeanInAlaska i ordered a 400 watt kit from renogy about 5 years ago. I'll finally be putting it to use. This will be more of a hobby/generator type setup to start. I'll find you on Facebook
Getting things in Alaska is hard and expensive. I'm from Fairbanks and the only 12 vote led light I found came from Walmart. As most people I used a gas generators. Besides with it I would plug in my truck . Oil pan heaters .
That was a very fun watch and you have an amazing system.Please ..... Not from a keyboard warrior but someone who lives off grid for the past eight years. When you go to add solar to Your off grid system , please upgrade the solar charge controller before Before anything else!!! Get a true m p p t yours is not!!! Even though it says it it is not. You could damage those beautiful batteries and your Solar intake would be So much better and protected. Thanks again for your time for doing this video.Super fun new subscriber here. From one off grider who is a solar nerd to another off grider. Please heed my warnings!!!!
I am planning on all new controllers in the spring! The little one served to teach me, but there are some really nice ones out there that i have my eye on. This year has been my first really digging into solar and I am learning so much!!!
Thank you. It is very much appreciated. These will work for me personally perfectly. I have been looking for a good 300ah battery. Instead of buying many batteries.
You might want to install another switch that will also shut power from the solar panels just in case at night the batteries don’t reverse flow and cook your panels.
you need to change the hook up on the battery. hook positive to top battery and negative to bottom battery wiil get a more even didcharge of you batteries.
I have been watching this since I hooked them up and so far my batteries are discharging at the same exact rate. I will continue to monitor them though.
As a Northern Canadian, your review about cold is very relevant. Our current lead acid batteries are outside in a box. Do the heated batteries stand up to the cold well?
Since my batteries are in my cabin I really have not had a need for the heating feature. I went with a heated battery in case the heat fails while I am at work.
Definitely a step up in comfort! Think about wind turbine in addition to solar. Wondering how higher amp charger might save a gas. Faster charging - more load on gen, more gas to spend. At the end of the day it'll be same amount of energy transferred. Less charging amps will contribute to battery longevity, although I'd ask manufacturer about optimal charging settings. One concern - inverter/batteries/wires... maybe cover electric room area with cement boards and keep electric-rated fire extinguisher nearby.
Wind turbines out here are not worth the effort to install really. As for the electrical wall safety, every single section of wire is fused or has a safety cutoff.
add says about 58 lb each. is that right? should have negative cable from battery to inverter on other battery. they balance better👍👍. i have 2 dr house batterys 12 volt 200 ah 46 lb each. easier to move around..
Hey Sean, I just received one of these batteries and it's looks like I have a different app. Trying to figure it out. What app did you download? The one it mentions in the book that came with the battery, I can't find.
Troy, you will love that battery! I use the app titled xiaoxiang electric. I downloaded it from the app store. Look for the white elephant with a blue background. The Vatrer app was OK, but this one has a ton more info. I am loving your addition to the cabin!
Thanks brother. I searched for that app as it's the one listed in the manual but no luck. I'll have another look just in case I missed it. Thanks for the help buddy.
I’m in the northwest territories I’m in the same place as you…lol just running batteries for now… I want with the lie batteries one 300 amp and one 200 amp…. I can get a week out of them before after recharge them.. I ordered another 200 amp…. i’ll probably get a note 300 amp….. I’m running a 60 amp charger and it takes a good 10 hours to charge the batteries… I think I want 100 amp…. One thing to note I use a Honda generator a 2200i it seems to take a little longer than my old 6500 i’ve got a 3000 W diesel generator I wanna get up and running….. just trying to figure out how many solar panels I need for up here I was thinking maybe six 400 W panels…. what are your plans?
I have a 2200i as well. I just installed my 80 amp charger and it takes 8 hours to go from zero to full for both batteries....or so my app says. I am at 40 state of charge now after 4 hours so that is pretty close. My plan for panels in the spring is to have 3 sets of 300 watt panels. Oh, I got 9 days out of the 600 amp hours before the batteries hit zero
@@SeanInAlaska that’s really awesome I hope to hit that target…. i’ll have 700 amp hr i’ll try that first but I’d like to run a ceiling fan because my cabin has a loft… so maybe I’ll need 1000…. I have a 3000 W diesel generator that I need to get running I’ll build a little shed for it and put a Chinese diesel heater inside of it I love those things…. You’ve gotta be really careful with the install and make sure you shut down running it hot but other than that they’re fantastic…. I’ll preheat it with that and run the diesel generator for the winter…. The Yamaha doesn’t like -35… Honda ran perfectly fine….lol I love your video because it’s from the bush exactly where I live…lol
@jerrychiasson9857 i have a loft as well, but i am going to try and find a 12 volt, DC ceiling fan....much more power friendly lol! I will most likely double my battery bank eventually, but i really have low power requirements so there is no hurry at this point!
@@SeanInAlaska at 40 below it’s a little cold in the cabin without some kind of fan going….lol just out of a point of interest I built a little off grid Boondocking camper I have a fantastic fan in it with a 200 amp power battery I can run it during the night but it only lasts for about three days max which is about the same as the new light and ceiling fan 14 inch I have in my cabin… wear
In order to charge/discharge your 2 batteries evenly, you will have to concect the 2 tails (black + red DC cables leading to the bussbars) to different batteries. Consequently, connect one of the two to the lower battery in a diagonal fashion.
So, that was my original thought as well, but after doing some reading, I opted not to do it that way. I have an app that tells me what each battery is doing at any given time, and i have found that these batteries have been balancing each other out on their own. They are both at the same state of charge everyday now. I am loving how smart these batteries are!
Hey all! Here is a black Friday special from Vatrer that they just sent me!
www.vatrerpower.com/pages/2024-black-friday-and-cyber-monday-lithium-battery-big-sales?UA-cam&
I'm not a big fan of a battery that displays 300 amps and the BMS is only rated for 200 amps.
@mannyfragoza9652 i get that! I know that personally I will never come close to using 200 amps myself.
@@SeanInAlaska best of luck my friend
@mannyfragoza9652 thank you!!
Great solar update Sean, Thanks for sharing. Cannot wait until we have a solar system here.
MIND OVER MATTER, Infallible Sean... You make it look so easy! To you and yours, Happy Thanksgiving Sean.
Learned something new again. Thank you. Have a great Weekend.
I'm so glad to hear this! Great batteries ❤
I really do like them!
Finding a company that has quality product and is willing to work with you on shipping to the great white north is awesome !
Their representative that i deal with is awesome!
Happy Thanksgiving to you. Sean. Stay safe and stay warm too.
Thank you Sean Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃😎🦃🪵🦃
Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving 👍🦃🍗🍠🥧😋 and just an FYI run your positive from the inverter to the top battery then the negative to the bottom battery 🔋 helps with battery balance 😊👍
Thanks John! I appreciate the advice on that! I worked Thanksgiving day and was lazy all day after that lol.....so it was awesome!
Nice, stay warm and cozy!
Hi Sean! Congrats! Great set up and review! Bob Ross with the mighty brush! Gotta love that program. Lol Hope you have a great weekend.
Ol Bob Ross was one of a kind!
@SeanInAlaska One hundred percent agree with you.
Great informative video. Thanks for sharing it 😊
Thank you Karen!
Fun watch, enjoyed 🦃
It's funny how when u r offgrid u listen to your fridge turn on, and off all the time..when u r ongrid u take energy for granted and don't think about it much...I am using solar, and batteries with genny..not using electricity right now...
Would u believe the owner of this place originally had an 8amp battery charger provided to charge 6 batteries for my solar? My electrician friend was shocked..he told me to pick up a 30-40 amp charger then I would actually be charging my batteries!....sarcasm...it's been interesting living here...
@lipsticklodge7526 i hear it every single time my inverter clicks on hahahhahah
@lipsticklodge7526 to be fair....I never thought of amp rating on a charger until this hahahahaha
Very interesting! You explained it very well so I was able to understand and follow along…
Awesome! I love to hear that!
extra capacity is an advantage, you'll cycle the batteries less and they'll provide a longer life.
That was sort of my thought process...but now I may add more electrical items lol
Great to know. What a great battery set up.❤
This thing is working like a charm right now!
I just ordered 2 batteries to start building a system. Thanks for the video
Awesome! I would love to see what you build. Send me a picture via the Facebook page!
@SeanInAlaska i ordered a 400 watt kit from renogy about 5 years ago. I'll finally be putting it to use. This will be more of a hobby/generator type setup to start. I'll find you on Facebook
@pauljohnson2372 there is a link to the Facebook group in the video description....
@@SeanInAlaska I found and followed you on FB
Seems like a great setup !
I still need to do a few tweeks, but it works well right now!
Don't know if anyone mentioned , but your inverter also uses power ! That's probably the one amp that you were looking for !
My neighbor did mention it when he came over to see the system, I knew it...but never thought of that hahahhahha
@SeanInAlaska
I got the same inverter, but mine is silver ... Bought it 5-6 years ago . No issues ! I think they're built in Australia .
@CanadienNortherner this inverter is not only great running....it is really quiet too! Super happy with this choice.
Getting things in Alaska is hard and expensive. I'm from Fairbanks and the only 12 vote led light I found came from Walmart. As most people I used a gas generators. Besides with it I would plug in my truck . Oil pan heaters .
I ordered mine off Amazon but yeah...there are things they just do not ship here!
That was a very fun watch and you have an amazing system.Please ..... Not from a keyboard warrior but someone who lives off grid for the past eight years. When you go to add solar to Your off grid system , please upgrade the solar charge controller before Before anything else!!! Get a true m p p t yours is not!!! Even though it says it it is not. You could damage those beautiful batteries and your Solar intake would be So much better and protected. Thanks again for your time for doing this video.Super fun new subscriber here. From one off grider who is a solar nerd to another off grider. Please heed my warnings!!!!
I am planning on all new controllers in the spring! The little one served to teach me, but there are some really nice ones out there that i have my eye on. This year has been my first really digging into solar and I am learning so much!!!
Thank you. It is very much appreciated. These will work for me personally perfectly. I have been looking for a good 300ah battery. Instead of buying many batteries.
I love these things! And agree with you. 2 batteries is 6 is much better!
It may be the inverter until it goes into stand by if you have one like that.
Great video Sean. 🙂
Thanks! 😁
Great video
Thank you!
Very nice!!
You might want to install another switch that will also shut power from the solar panels just in case at night the batteries don’t reverse flow and cook your panels.
I actually have that switch installed already. Good call though!
you need to change the hook up on the battery. hook positive to top battery and negative to bottom battery wiil get a more even didcharge of you batteries.
I have been watching this since I hooked them up and so far my batteries are discharging at the same exact rate. I will continue to monitor them though.
Why not do all your calculations in Watts that way there is no conversions from 120 to 12?
Because i really have limited knowledge of power still lol....I am learning, but electricity just messes with my head lol
As a Northern Canadian, your review about cold is very relevant. Our current lead acid batteries are outside in a box.
Do the heated batteries stand up to the cold well?
Since my batteries are in my cabin I really have not had a need for the heating feature. I went with a heated battery in case the heat fails while I am at work.
Very nice batteries Sean wow Yes i looked ones you got are $600 usa each
They are well worth it Kriss! Their performance is top shelf!
Watch.once wood stove is on
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Super cool!!@😮😂❤
Very nice 👌 👍
Very nice
Hi Sean Happy Thanksgiving
Thank you!!!
Definitely a step up in comfort! Think about wind turbine in addition to solar.
Wondering how higher amp charger might save a gas. Faster charging - more load on gen, more gas to spend. At the end of the day it'll be same amount of energy transferred.
Less charging amps will contribute to battery longevity, although I'd ask manufacturer about optimal charging settings.
One concern - inverter/batteries/wires... maybe cover electric room area with cement boards and keep electric-rated fire extinguisher nearby.
Wind turbines out here are not worth the effort to install really. As for the electrical wall safety, every single section of wire is fused or has a safety cutoff.
So exciting
I am loving how well this is working so far!
add says about 58 lb each. is that right? should have negative cable from battery to inverter on other battery. they balance better👍👍. i have 2 dr house batterys 12 volt 200 ah 46 lb each. easier to move around..
58 pounds sounds right, they were 65 shipping weight. I may change how I have them wired in the future but for now the draw down seems very balanced.
Interesting..🩷☮️
Not planing to have any batterys ,but that was interesting.
Thank you!
Hey Sean, I just received one of these batteries and it's looks like I have a different app. Trying to figure it out. What app did you download? The one it mentions in the book that came with the battery, I can't find.
Troy, you will love that battery! I use the app titled xiaoxiang electric. I downloaded it from the app store. Look for the white elephant with a blue background. The Vatrer app was OK, but this one has a ton more info.
I am loving your addition to the cabin!
Thanks brother. I searched for that app as it's the one listed in the manual but no luck. I'll have another look just in case I missed it. Thanks for the help buddy.
@13prevailbushcraft no problem! I use an android, if you use an iPhone it may not work. Pet the pup for me!!! Look forward to your next video!
No prices for these products ive never heard of
There are prices on the site, and quite a few reviews on UA-cam for them. While they are newer on the market the quality seems to be there....so far.
I bought the same batteries. Which ac-dc charger did you get that you liked? Thanks
I wanted a big one so I bought the 80 amp charger from Li Time
@SeanInAlaska thank you
👍👍
I’m in the northwest territories I’m in the same place as you…lol just running batteries for now… I want with the lie batteries one 300 amp and one 200 amp…. I can get a week out of them before after recharge them.. I ordered another 200 amp…. i’ll probably get a note 300 amp….. I’m running a 60 amp charger and it takes a good 10 hours to charge the batteries… I think I want 100 amp…. One thing to note I use a Honda generator a 2200i it seems to take a little longer than my old 6500 i’ve got a 3000 W diesel generator I wanna get up and running….. just trying to figure out how many solar panels I need for up here I was thinking maybe six 400 W panels…. what are your plans?
I have a 2200i as well. I just installed my 80 amp charger and it takes 8 hours to go from zero to full for both batteries....or so my app says. I am at 40 state of charge now after 4 hours so that is pretty close.
My plan for panels in the spring is to have 3 sets of 300 watt panels.
Oh, I got 9 days out of the 600 amp hours before the batteries hit zero
@@SeanInAlaska that’s really awesome I hope to hit that target…. i’ll have 700 amp hr i’ll try that first but I’d like to run a ceiling fan because my cabin has a loft… so maybe I’ll need 1000…. I have a 3000 W diesel generator that I need to get running I’ll build a little shed for it and put a Chinese diesel heater inside of it I love those things…. You’ve gotta be really careful with the install and make sure you shut down running it hot but other than that they’re fantastic…. I’ll preheat it with that and run the diesel generator for the winter…. The Yamaha doesn’t like -35… Honda ran perfectly fine….lol I love your video because it’s from the bush exactly where I live…lol
@jerrychiasson9857 i have a loft as well, but i am going to try and find a 12 volt, DC ceiling fan....much more power friendly lol! I will most likely double my battery bank eventually, but i really have low power requirements so there is no hurry at this point!
@@SeanInAlaska at 40 below it’s a little cold in the cabin without some kind of fan going….lol just out of a point of interest I built a little off grid Boondocking camper I have a fantastic fan in it with a 200 amp power battery I can run it during the night but it only lasts for about three days max which is about the same as the new light and ceiling fan 14 inch I have in my cabin… wear
I was thinking about running a computer fan 12 V I think that would work a whole lot better just a thought….
In order to charge/discharge your 2 batteries evenly, you will have to concect the 2 tails (black + red DC cables leading to the bussbars) to different batteries. Consequently, connect one of the two to the lower battery in a diagonal fashion.
So, that was my original thought as well, but after doing some reading, I opted not to do it that way. I have an app that tells me what each battery is doing at any given time, and i have found that these batteries have been balancing each other out on their own. They are both at the same state of charge everyday now. I am loving how smart these batteries are!
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No steam from speaking!! Fake??
Huh?
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Great video
Thank you!
Great video.
Thank you!