Licitti AC Heavy Duty Power Box
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- Опубліковано 10 лис 2023
- We are excited to share our long term review of the LIcitti AC heavy Duty Battery box with you. This has become our favorite power station that goes almost everywhere with us. For the money, the capability it gives you is probably unbeatable on the market today!
Licitti AC Heavy Duty Battery Box
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Sam, I'm glad I came across this video. I'm on here today reaching a portable power station and solar charging. Cause I want to build on to run my 80Q 12V dual zone freezer/fridge off from. While doing so I came across the CyberBox 3000 Portable Power Station by Licitti and it spiked my interest so I started watching reviews on it when I came across their 1000W AC Battery Box PRO I thought I could buy one of these drop my 200ah batter right in it. Glad I found someone doing a review who i knows I can trust and believe what they are saying.
@@NYTROeast thank you for watching. We love our Licitti power boxes. My original box goes everywhere with me. We are camping now and its powering our camper. Its not for everyone but if you understand them they are awesome!
@@adventuresofthememorymakers We understand we have a DIY setup we made out of 2 Harbor Fright 100-watt solar systems and 2 200-ah lithium batters. I'm watching your install right now into the tung box. Moak
You make power stations interesting! I know so much now. 😊
There will be a quiz later 😆
Oh man, now you've got me wanting yet another PPS. Sam the Enabler strikes again! Really though, the fact that you can build, repair and replace just about every component in the box makes it a truly versatile unit. Who wouldn't want one?
My thoughts exactly!
The fall colors are great 👍
Thanks for the video!
It was a beautiful weekend!
awesome analysis and good to know the components are off the shelf-ish so you're not stuck if something quits working. I'm looking at the 2000W version of this.... Thanks for sharing
I am on the fence with that version. It doesn't have quite to capability of the Gen 1 box. I like the 20 amp MPPT controller though.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers You can't fit a 200ah battery in the 2000w model unless its one of their batteries apparently.
They advertise it as being able to fit 200-300ah batteries.
You can't beat these things, best value around. Great video!
Absolutely! No loss of power due to converting some high voltage battery back down to 12 volts. So many nice features.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers Yup, they sent me their Gen2 models a few times. I still like the Gen1 better, smaller lighter, and better price.
Great Video Sam! Thanx for sharing!
Your very welcome sir. Hope it helps!
Heck Sam, you could talk about dirt and I'd listen😊 I always feel smarter afterwards and you are a great teacher! Thank you for making time to do these! And sending love and Happy Thanksgiving wishes to you, Cindy and all those you care about❤
Thank you very much Rebecca. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family as well!
I really enjoyed watching your UA-cam video. I'm very interested in getting one of these. Thank you.
I absolutely agree with everything you've said, Your number two in a little Playlist I have for this sort of thing. Clark and Emily are number 1. There's one more, I need to look at it. I'm a ham operator and one of the things we try to do is set up stations anywhere at any time. Wow, the winch, I hadn't even thought of that. Awesome, I have an old huge warn. winch I inherited from my dad. . I'm putting a home built 320 amp hour battery in mine because the measurements are perfect for the cells. Absolutely perfect !
Glad I was able to help. Just make sure your bms can put out enough amperage for the winch. Would like to see your setup when you get it done.
Great review ‼️ Thanks for sharing.
Thank you. Hope it helps you out.
Nicely done and good job on this video
Thank you sir. It's an awesome power station. I have done several modifications to it to make it work better for how I use it. Look for another video on it soon.
Great video sam! It's hard to believe for the cost of the box and lithium ion battery more people would not be going this way. A whole lot of what hours for 500 bucks
I totally agree. Between the amount of power the amount of capability and usability of the unit it's just very hard to beat. It's going to be ideal integrated into our teardrop to provide our house power for us while we are camping.
Ok Sam,
When you first put this out I didn't think I needed it but after watching your video of how you use this instead of the lead-acid battery in your camper, now I'm interested. I am also very interested in this one because I just made a deal to trade in my extra large 5th wheel for a smaller 5th wheel but I am keeping my batteries from the original one. I do believe that I am going to put two of them in the new 5th wheel and going to put on on the freesolo but now I have an AGM to put into something like this to give myself an extra source of battery power.
Thanks for sharing this video!!!
All the best,
Pat
Good deal Pat if you have any questions about it when you get it just reach out.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers Sam I definitely will. Thanks again!!!
I just received my unit and I agree with you. The only issue is the inverter is 120, but at 50 hz frequency. So I won't use it with appliances with inductive motors.
Thanks for the heads up. I wonder if they changed inverters? You might be able to change that with a jumper on the inverter, not sure without looking.
Ive had one for about a year mine has a 100 ah lifepo4 and i use it for my kayak battery too
We loves ours!
OMG Sam I have SO many questions! I am definitely going to buy one. I did buy a Dr. Prepare but this thing is much more powerful than that. Essentially, I am looking for a way to power my Class C's DC system by bypassing the house battery/converter system built into it. Maybe this is the answer? I look forward to your future videos on this product.
Tom, thanks for watching. Not sure how big your class C is or how big your 12v draw will be but for our lil teardrop this meets all our 12v needs very well.
We always seem to struggle with solar charging due to the sites we camp in so I will be dealing with the charging issue this winter.
We have a video on our Bluetti 200P that we used first to bypass the house battery. Very simple and works great. That was the setup we were using in the video to power our camper of the Licitti. We will still have that capability as well when we integrate the PPS into the camper in place of the house batteries. It's always nice to have multiple options when it comes to power.
Feel free to drop me an email, I will answer your questions the best that I can.
Adventuresofthememorymakers@gmail.com
@jimh5210
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I will admit to not fully reading the description for both power stations on their website. Do you know what the VSR function is and how would I make this work to charge the units. Both should have a built in VSR. I have both versions of this power station. I ran a test on our upright freezer. Test lasted 15 hours, stopped it short because I went to bed. When the freezer cycled on it was using approx. 115 watts. Since I didn't have a shunt or a smart battery I used a Govee Smart Plug Pro to track accumulated KWH. This model freezer used 861 watts total in the 15 hour period when I stopped the test. It could have lasted longer. I am only using this Licitti power station when the grid is down, and at night so I don't need to run the gas generator. Charged it with a 30 amp charger and its slow. I have the first model, and the newer box. With the Govee Smart Plug I was able to see the status of the unit while traveling that afternoon. Works for me.
Neither unit has VSR built into it. If you add an additional battery make sure it is identical to the internal battery and at the same state of charge as the internal battery.
Length of charge time is the one drawback of 12v power stations.
Great video, is there a size restriction for the type of battery you can put inside? For example, I found a 12 Volt 100Ah LiFePO4 Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery that measures 8.43 in x 10.23 in x 6.61 in. Would that work?
You should be fine with a battery that size as it will hold up to a group 31 sized lead acid battery.
I had extra space left over around the sides of our lithium battery and used styrofoam from the battery shipping container to help hold it in place to keep it from sliding around inside of the box. The instructions even say to do that
I think best thing about it is the battery expansion and charge controller expansion. With the Anderson plugs built in. I know that can be done with any power station. Can u hook 2 of the boxes together? Would that be possible? Haven't seen anyone say if that could be done.
Technically you could hook two boxes together using the 150 amp ports but I'm just not sure what the advantage that would be other than the fact you could have dual the batter battery power. You would not have the ability to combine the output of the individual AC inverters. You essentially would still have to 1,000 watt AC inverters
Thanx for the vid. I've been considering this. I have an AGM 100A battery that I can put in that. I was going to wire up a solar system but, this would be more realistic while I'm in a rental, before I get out on some land of my own. It's only capable of 150w solar input. I wonder if I hook up two 100w panels to it that it will shut off. I guess with the efficiency of Renogy panels, I'd be at around 175 watts.
That's really a neat thing about the unit, you can use any battery type you want.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers yes but, the 150 watt max solar input makes it a little tricky. I wish they offered an option for a bigger charge controller.
@kroninn I use an external controller to run more solar with it. The grey Anderson connectors are bi directional so I just plug into one of those.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers ok, good to know, thanx.
@kroninn I show how I did it in the video. Just make sure to plug the controller into the PPS first then connect the solar to the controller.
Great video. I'm curious how many amps you think that winch draws? If it powers that winch which shouldn't it jump start a car? I would be more nervous about using that winch than jump starting a car
So the winch that I'm using is a 5000 lb winch that I use with snatch blocks to compound the power if I need it. It runs off of a 50 amp breaker. The battery BMS limits the output to 100 amps max. You might be able to jump start a small 4 cylinder car with minimal electric load but that would probably be pushing it. If you were using a lead acid battery in the power station then that would not be an issue but so far lithium iron phosphate batteries just aren't up to the demand of starting a vehicle. They're getting closer but they're not quite there yet.
The Anderson Power Pole connectors are color keyed correct? From what I understand on the solid colored, larger amp hour connectors, you can't plug a grey 50A into a black 50A. They have to be the same color? Hence, you can't plug your solar array into an input/output.
I don't believe that is correct. I can plug the black 50 amp into the grey ports as well as the black. Thats the good and bad about the Anderson connectors. You have to know what your plugging in where. Its handy for me as I modifies the solar black connector cable with 30amp andersons for my solar panels as well as my Victron AC charger. I just plug the 50 amp end into the black port for the solar panel and into a grey port to use the AC charger. Not sure I would build one that way for the general public if I was building them but I really like it.
With the myriad of 100 ah lipo batteries out there, it is difficult to pick one. Maybe choose one in the medium price range and hope for the best?
There definitly is no shortage of choice when it comes to lithium batteries. I have had good kuck with the HQST batteries.
Do you have a shot of the change MPPT controller
@@BradleyBoylan I apologize I have not had time to get that video out. I need to do that because everyone hears about it ask about it.
Great video sam! You think it's possible at the grey Anderson connectors connect them at dc/dc charger, and charge it with alternator?
It all depends on what type of battery you are powering the unit with. If you have a lead acid battery then yes you could. I would not advise charging a Lithium batterybwith your alternator. You could use a DC to DC charger powered by your vehicles battery but you would want to use caution with that. Some vehicles handle the extra load fine, some don't.
I had thought about using a Victron Orion (I have lithium battery). The thing I don't understand is whether the Orion can be connected directly to the Anderson socket, or whether the box needs to be upgraded. It would be great to be able to charge the battery while traveling!@@adventuresofthememorymakers
@casate13 I am not sure about the Orion, I will have to do some reading on it.
I power a Renogy PWM controller off my truck then connect to the anderson connector and it works just fine, just not very fast.
So I'm back again. I purchased a battery box and it's living up to expectations except for the solar charge controller. Pulling the controller out of the unit and doing some research, it seems to be programmed for AGM battery charging from the factory. There is a video out there showing how to change it from AGM to LiFePo4 charging (14.6A). The name of the video is: Configure Licitti Battery Box MPPT Solar Charger LiFePO4 settings with Newpowa Remote Control. Just wondering if you changed your charge controller battery settings? I'm doing some more tests as after I plug my 100W solar panel into the charge controller, I don't see any movement on my Victron battery shunt, but all the other readings (battery amps/volts out and in for charging) seem to be working fine. I'm wondering if I got a bad solar charge controller. More testing tomorrow.
I actually removed the factory controller and replaced it with a Victron 75/15 mppt. It was a tight fit but I made it work. Works great
@@adventuresofthememorymakers WOW! I'll have to look at that. Thanks for the info.
@@KyleKrieg drop us an email and I will be glad to tell you how we did it. It was a tight squeeze
@@adventuresofthememorymakers Email sent.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers. I also would like to see how you shoehorned the Victron unit into the case. How do I send you my email discreetly? Many thanks.
Will this take a 200watt solar panel ? Im trying to figure out what is the biggest direct plug in solar this will take and how fast will it charge a 100ah lithium battery like yours, Thanks
Thank you for watching. The AC power box comes with a 100 watt 10 amp MPPT so a 200 watt panel would be a bit too much to feed the internal MPPT. You could always use an external controller plugged into on of the Anderson ports.
As far as how long it will take to charge. Assuming your inputting 100 watts continusly then in therory ot would take 12.8 hours to charge a 100 amh lithoum battery that was starting at 0% SOC.
What is the best battery option? Deep Cycle Lead Acid or LiPo?
That depends on so many factors. If you already have a battery on hand then that is your most cost effiecent route. Lead acid is easier to work with if you dont have LIPO experience. Bit for us LIPO was the only way to go. Cost, weight, and power output its unmatched.
I have one and ordered one for a buddy so the shipping was more reasonable for 2. Just curious, is there a way to select what type of battery you added to it and it’s charge profiles thru the small solar controller?? Cause otherwise how does it know what type of battery you dropped into it?
I believe the included solar controller is setup for a lithium battery as the default. I personally have never messed with switching the settings in it as I reppaced it with a larger Victron controller but if you search online I think there are instructions on how to switch modes on it.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers Ok interesting, yeah I bought mine a year ago but was always skeptical about that. I realized an additional controller was always an option but just didn’t want to have something else hanging out the side, unless I placed a really large 150ah-280ah battery into it. I just over panel it(175watt flexible Renogy) which is within their input parameters to get a pretty constant max of 130w. I just emailed them to see if they have an answer. Their new ac box pro is sweet with some new features, remote on/off, wireless charging pad, more accurate display, 2 AC outlets, app control, and a smaller box design as many lifepo4 batteries have became smaller. Although they did eliminate a couple 50 amp Anderson connectors which is a bummer. Still pretty awesome and not much more than the original product $218 plus that darn shipping. Their dc control boxes are sweet for plug and play, and I couldn’t believe all the LONG cabling and connectors they include. I’m with ya, it’s a bargain and awesome to be able to basically change out the individual components yourself if they ever fail or years down the road when the battery degrades. Thanks for the response! Good video. 👍
Question: after you put in the order how long did it take to receive?
I have had it for over a year now. Less than a week back then
How long did you have to wait on the shipping?
Not very long a year ago. If they have them state side ypu should get it fairly quick.
Can I run a fuse box off of this?
12v or 120v?
@@adventuresofthememorymakers 12v
@@joesalemi2414 yes, we power the 12v fuseblock in our teardrop camper with it. We have a video showing how we do it.
@@adventuresofthememorymakers thank you very much. I had someone else telling me that it could not be done. But I don’t see why not. Great video. Very informative.