Love the video! Couple clarifications and comments: MillerTech is an Amish company out of the Cleveland area. These things sell like crazy in their communities in the midwest and they are battle tested. The USB ports were removed on the newest versions to improve on their already bulletproof reputation by removing the only part of these that actually failed much, if ever. I feel like your disappointment with the run times is unfair because that is 100% on the batteries, not the inverter. You are using 5.0Ah DeWalt batteries and a 3.0Ah Milwaukee battery. So that is 90Wh and 54Wh respectively (DeWalt batteries are really 18V, not 20V like their marketing states). So even if you put three 5Ah DeWalt batteries in there, you only have 270Wh. And that is only going to power a 1A load like your fan for 2.5 hours or so after losses. Power tool batteries are tiny. 270Wh is about half of a Jackery 500 (since you mentioned that in the video). But a Jackery 500 is $500. For that $200 savings you could get a 4 pack of DeWalt 3Ah batteries and have change leftover. But they aren't really comparable. More like apples and oranges. The Jackery takes 7.5 hours to charge (9.5 on solar). You can charge a DeWalt battery in 60-90 minutes depending on the type of charger. The Jackery uses LCO or NMC cells, depending on the year, which are the kind of lithium cells that can explode. The MillerTech can be permanently mounted to a wall on the inside of a work trailer or garage or workshop or shed. And the Jackery has a lot of pluses, too, that the MillerTech can't do. The point is I'm sorry you weren't happy with the product. But don't you think part of that might have been unfair expectations?
Like you, I have taken this approach. I use the ryobi 40v 6ahr capacity batteries, and now have 25 purchased over time. I built 3 solar generators using old speaker enclosures that my grandfather gave me. Four batteries in each one with four spares so that my small systems can run indifferently. I run my fridge, two freezers, cpap, some table lighting and my tv, router and wifi. At first, this was for backup. Now I supplement my energy bill by running different things thru out the pm hours. Solar panels charge these batteries during the day. Redundant systems are my preference. Next, though, I plan to tackle the ac window units with larger batteries. Your on the right track. Good luck.
To be honest I really haven't used it all that much, right now it's being used to power lights in the upstairs in my barn while I work on it. I will be doing a direct comparison with one of the jackery type electric generators hopefully here in the near future. I know the guy that runs the website that I got mine from chimed in like it was an unfair comparison and all that, but I'll stand by it after you spend $300 on the inverter and then using say 5 amp hour DeWalt batteries you're well into $500+. And I think something like one of the jackery types, that you can charge with solar panels would be more useful. If you already have one of the battery systems it's a different ball game altogether, if you already have DeWalt Makita or Milwaukee then yeah it's fine but if you're starting from scratch and have to buy the batteries to I would avoid it, it's just too expensive for what you get as a system. You could build a solar/battery generator for about the same money that would get you way more power and capacity, for about the same money. But you're going to give up mobility and things like
nice video but if buy inverter 3000 watts pure sine wave with 12 volt lithium battery 50A OR 100A you do much better all need is two 100A LITHIUM BATTERY 2400 WATTS POWER YOU HAVE
There's no wiring, you just plug the batteries in, then whatever you want to power. Mine has been finicky about the batteries and I would not purchase again.
store.ldsreliance.com/products/millertech-1000w-power-tool-battery-inverter-1810-i That's where I purchased mine, but unless you already have a lot of batteries that will fit, I would recommend looking at a different avenue
Love the video!
Couple clarifications and comments:
MillerTech is an Amish company out of the Cleveland area. These things sell like crazy in their communities in the midwest and they are battle tested. The USB ports were removed on the newest versions to improve on their already bulletproof reputation by removing the only part of these that actually failed much, if ever.
I feel like your disappointment with the run times is unfair because that is 100% on the batteries, not the inverter. You are using 5.0Ah DeWalt batteries and a 3.0Ah Milwaukee battery. So that is 90Wh and 54Wh respectively (DeWalt batteries are really 18V, not 20V like their marketing states). So even if you put three 5Ah DeWalt batteries in there, you only have 270Wh. And that is only going to power a 1A load like your fan for 2.5 hours or so after losses. Power tool batteries are tiny.
270Wh is about half of a Jackery 500 (since you mentioned that in the video). But a Jackery 500 is $500. For that $200 savings you could get a 4 pack of DeWalt 3Ah batteries and have change leftover. But they aren't really comparable. More like apples and oranges. The Jackery takes 7.5 hours to charge (9.5 on solar). You can charge a DeWalt battery in 60-90 minutes depending on the type of charger. The Jackery uses LCO or NMC cells, depending on the year, which are the kind of lithium cells that can explode. The MillerTech can be permanently mounted to a wall on the inside of a work trailer or garage or workshop or shed. And the Jackery has a lot of pluses, too, that the MillerTech can't do.
The point is I'm sorry you weren't happy with the product. But don't you think part of that might have been unfair expectations?
Like you, I have taken this approach. I use the ryobi 40v 6ahr capacity batteries, and now have 25 purchased over time. I built 3 solar generators using old speaker enclosures that my grandfather gave me. Four batteries in each one with four spares so that my small systems can run indifferently. I run my fridge, two freezers, cpap, some table lighting and my tv, router and wifi. At first, this was for backup. Now I supplement my energy bill by running different things thru out the pm hours. Solar panels charge these batteries during the day. Redundant systems are my preference. Next, though, I plan to tackle the ac window units with larger batteries. Your on the right track. Good luck.
If the freezer is cold already before going over to the inverter, you can prolong that run time, most likely.
It was already cold and full to the top with elk meat.
I'll stick to what I said before, unless you already have the battery system (DeWalt, Milwaukee, or Makita) I'd get something like a jackery.
Can you give us a six month update? Are you batteries still healthy? Is the inverter still performing like new?
To be honest I really haven't used it all that much, right now it's being used to power lights in the upstairs in my barn while I work on it. I will be doing a direct comparison with one of the jackery type electric generators hopefully here in the near future. I know the guy that runs the website that I got mine from chimed in like it was an unfair comparison and all that, but I'll stand by it after you spend $300 on the inverter and then using say 5 amp hour DeWalt batteries you're well into $500+. And I think something like one of the jackery types, that you can charge with solar panels would be more useful. If you already have one of the battery systems it's a different ball game altogether, if you already have DeWalt Makita or Milwaukee then yeah it's fine but if you're starting from scratch and have to buy the batteries to I would avoid it, it's just too expensive for what you get as a system. You could build a solar/battery generator for about the same money that would get you way more power and capacity, for about the same money. But you're going to give up mobility and things like
nice video but if buy inverter 3000 watts pure sine wave with 12 volt lithium battery 50A OR 100A you do much better all need is two 100A LITHIUM BATTERY 2400 WATTS POWER YOU HAVE
@@kennthbrowne7051 anything over 120v@5 amps, this isn't for you. It says 1000 watts, but will not run over 600
Do you have a wiring diagram of how you wired it?
There's no wiring, you just plug the batteries in, then whatever you want to power.
Mine has been finicky about the batteries and I would not purchase again.
How can I get this ? I really need it
store.ldsreliance.com/products/millertech-1000w-power-tool-battery-inverter-1810-i
That's where I purchased mine, but unless you already have a lot of batteries that will fit, I would recommend looking at a different avenue
YOU BUILD OWN POWER STATING WATER PROOF WITH INVERTER AND LITHIUM BATTERY RUN MUCH BETTER THAN THAT O WICH I DID
Hey! If you end up not liking this, I’d buy this from you.
It has its uses, it's too expensive imo considering you need a lot of batteries to make it really useful