DIY Solar Generator - Save Thousands by Building Your Own
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- DIY Solar Generator - Save Thousands by Building Your Own
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What LED light was that that wasn't showing any draw ? I want one lol
If you are in doubt, spring for the better inverter!
Just don't run motors pumps or charge lithium batteries, but for kettles most small electrical devices for camping will be fine, be running them for 2 years plus no problem.😊
And whatever you do--cherish the times you spend with your dad. These moments will come back to you in later years!! I know!!
That's the opposite of what happened
Some dads are pos
Absolutely. I still miss my dad.
@@lockandloadlikehell Unlucky for you and others in similar situations.
Try to be happy for those others though.
Wish my dad was here and grandpa , they would love this stuff ...
A good video guys but a few things you do or omit are not necessarily good advice.
You cabled the two batteries together in parallel good but, the inverter and any solar controller should always go to positive of battery A and negative of battery B so both batteries draw equally.
Fuses are required on all positive cables to protect the cables.
Cable sizes need to be as short as possible and the guage needs to reflect power draw. For example that 1500W inverter is going to draw 125A with 250A start up surge so that needs 00AWG cable and 300A fuse.
Pairing batteries should only be done after ensuring their condition SOH is virtually identical.
I appreciate what you are trying to do but if you factor in the real cable cost, fuse cost, cable connectors etcetera your budget will be a lot higher.
Mount the inverter on top of the box, not inside as it will get hot. Most have suggestions of gaps required.
I have a 200AH LFP battery and 2000W inverter (240v here in Australia) and am going to build my own battery box. These aren't generators BTW as they merely convert 12V DC to 110v or in my case 240v AC supply.
I like your plastic trolley box!
Please accept my comments as constructive criticism not meant to sound nasty.
Be safe guys.
Shalom
Thank you for addressing my pet peeve in your comment. These are energy storage devices, with an inverter.....they do not "create" power, they store it, so NOT a generator.
It's really cool working with your Dad. Love Dad's T shirt message.
Love Dads shirt!! Praise Jesus Christ. And thank you for this
I like your video but i love your father`s t-shirt inscription: " We walk by faith not by sight "! Amen! Blessings from Greece !
We have used the ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
Good basic how to, but...1 LiFePO4 100 amp hour battery has more capacity than 2 lead acid, weighs 20 to 25 pounds and will last ten years. The cost is around $300. The max output of 1 would be 1200 watts, so you need two to run 1200 to 2400 watts. If you are starting from scratch and have to buy new batteries, I strongly suggest buying a LiFePO4. You can tip them over and not worry about spilling acid, you can safely use them and store them inside your house, you can run them down all the way and maintain most of the voltage until the very end, and they are so much easier to tote around.
Your right and at the time we put this together lifepo4 batteries were still very expensive but the price has dropped dramatically
@@keithmaggard9024 I just replaced the deep cycle lead acid in my shed with a LiFePO4 for $165. It's crazy how much they've dropped. 48 volts have really come down too.
Got my 305 lipo4 set for about 500 dollars. Also make sure you are getting pure sine wave inverter. The modified ones can burn up some electrics. I am making a 305 ah (about 4kwh) with pv and 2000watt for a little over 1000.
Just made a long ass comment about how cheap it is to put together a 4kwh battery with prismatic cells. Can't believe more people dont know.
where?
@@yelowfruit Battery Hookup has 20S CATL modules made with uncycled 280Ah cells. They are 2 years old but will give full capacity and after a few cycles should give your typical 285Ah+ of new cells. I'd guess IR is probably a tad higher than normal but for an ESS its perfect. I think it comes out to $85 a cell which is dirt cheap for Grade A CATL cells (ok these might be considered high quality Grade B since they are NOS)
Downside is you have to buy 2 20S modules to get that price. If you buy 4 20S modules that means you can cut the bus bars on the 4 batteries you don't use for the 16S 48V system (best voltage to use as its most common) and then string together the 4 sets of 4 to create a 5th battery . Someone here on UA-cam has a great video on doing it.
Yes, its several thousand dollars but each 16S battery is 14kwh....so four modules would give you 70kwh which is more than enough to run a house for days including AC and hot showers.
305Ah cells, a 2000W inverter and how much PV for under $1k?
I know you get those cells from 18650 Battery Store for about $120 if you don't mind high quality Grade B but shipping is going to be another $150. The cheapest 2000W pure sine wave inverter is $175 and even if you use used solar panels 2kw of solar will run you a couple hundred dollars. Then you need a charge controller and thats another $100 minimum.
We built a better version here
Build a Better Solar Generator for 1/2 the Price!
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when you connect the inverter you should always connect to positive on one battery and negative on the other one (this will draw and charge evenly from both batteries and prevent you damaging 1 battery or both)
Great video! The inverter in the name brand generator is probably a pure sine wave witch is better and more expensive. Something to keep in mind for your electronics. I have been thinking about getting one but I can’t justify the cost. Great video on a cheaper option. Any power is better than no power
Hello good morning to you
Both the 2000W and 3000W Renogy inverters pointed to by Brock/Keith claim "Renogy 2000W *_Pure Sine Wave_* Inverter 12V DC to 120V AC"
"Renogy 3000W *_Pure Sine Wave_* Inverter 12V DC to 120V AC"
Thanks...Just caught this one.
You did a great job.
Now I'm near 70 and just started my U-Tube. "Tinkering Geezer".
You fellows made it look PROFESIONAL.
WOW
Best of luck to you and making videos. Feel free to reach out if I can help in anyway.
II will subscribe
Watching now. Love your Dad's walk by faith shirt. Preparing for the coming days!
This is much simpler and I can just go ahead and upgrade my car battery early and use that to build my backup battery. Thank you very much to you and to your Dad!
JFYI Car batteries don't live very long as a power source that will be deep cycled like this! These things KILL starter batteries!
Car batteries aren't ideal as they are not designed to deep cycle. Their plates are positioned to allow high cranking amps for a starter motor then rely on the alternator replenishing the power.
Buy marine or camping deep cycle. Better still buy LFP which is half the weight and can get the full amp hours out of them.
Lead acid batteries of 100Ah only have 50 usable amps before getting down to 12v. After that if not recharged immediately they degrade rapidly.
Nicely done . Planning on building something like it soon . Want to be able to camp off grid or boondocks as some call it . Thanks .
You can usually purchase used solar panels from your local solar farm as they replace them yearly and at that point your getting a commercial grade solar panel for next to nothing
This is so good for people like me with no idea. Thanks.
Rock - Great video, very useful. I too can not justify (regardless of whether I can afford it or not) spending 3K for something I would only use occasionally. Are the high-end units nice, of course. Do they make financial sense for ME, not. For the record, I put in a Kohler 20Kw whole house generator with automatic transfer for switch for like 5K a few years ago. Looking at that comparison alone should give a good sense of value. However, I do give the manufacturing world credit for being able to teach the Gen Z'ers that they actually need this... Smile. Thanks for bringing us all alone. Great Video !!!
Lots of money but for someone like me that is worried about anything electrical it dubs the job for me great job on the video just wish I could do my own 😊
Good Idea Brock. That inverter has a cooling fan, do not run with the lid closed unless you add ventilation.
This is a very helpful video. Great job, guys! Thanks for sharing. Take care 👍
This set up is fine, if you are using 2 used lead acid car batteries laying around.
But you can't mix regular car batteries with deep cycle batteries, or lead acid with LiPo batteries.
And if you have a used regular car battery, and a new, or newer deep cycle battery, you will reduce the deep cycle batteries lifespan.
It would be better to only use deep cycle batteries for this type of use, and put trickle chargers on your tractor and whatever else you have on the farm.
We take every battery out of the farm equipment that isn't used during the winter months, and keep them indoors, and individually hooked up to trickle chargers.
We made 4 of these, and made sure the batteries were compatible with each other, by charging them up, and checking the voltage the next day, and putting batteries together that were the same voltage, or the most closest to each other.
There is a charging station for the portable power carts, like the one these guys made.
We have both solar and wind turbines. So, no matter what, we have a source of power to charge things, and run hous3 and shop power.
We also have a good wood heater that has a pellet feeder, to keep it burning at night, when nobody can feed it chunks of wood. And this saves us a lot of money for warmth.
Summer we use a water Solar heater, hooked up to a 24v power.
We are also making a couple power walls, like Tesla sells. And use 18650 batteries.
👍Thank you neighbor, this video is really helpful could be a life saver 👍
My neighbor?
🤣Not literally friend, a way of melting divides among us. Besides your sharing such important information seems very neighborly. A good thing. Thank you @@RockhillfarmYT
yo dope video!!!! shout out to your dad for his knowledge and experience!!!! So cool!!!!!!
A 50ah LiFePo4 is now less than $200 now and will out last the 2 lead/acid batteries you have. Nice build anyway. Greetings from Jamaica.
Not a bad price point considering how much folks probably already have laying around. I could build one today with all the stuff sitting in my little shop.
THis is, by far, the best DIY solar system video I have ever seen on the internet. Nice work you guys!
Great job of breaking it down it is the best video on the subject I've ever seen
Thanks. We did a follow up with some better components
Build a Better Solar Generator for 1/2 the Price!
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So educational and helpful! Appreciate you guys!!
Im looking into making something like this using 2 H.F. batteries 35A/H ea. and a solar panel, controller, inverter and case for running a cpap machine independently while camping. This video was exactly what I was looking for. I think the 100W panel will recharge batteries just fine if im getting 6hrs sleep using the machine.
Brock the diy version needs battery terminal insulators and the box needs to be ventilated as charging batteries release hydrogen sulfide gas! Don’t use in an unventilated space!
Making that box extremely flammable no lighters or open flame should be used around it. Ventilation is a must for sure even a little exhaust fan may be useful.
@diannaday2180 I didn’t cut any holes in it for cords…
It can only be used with the lid open
Holy crap! @4:49 that was a close call!!! Watch that wire almost hit the negative terminal freaked me out!
I would think that you would still have to open the lid so the inverter can stay cool running it's fan. You don't want it overheating!
Or you could cut a vent hole
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Made one years ago, tool box with a truck battery in it. Everything wired through a low voltage cut off so I didn't over drain the lead acid battery.
After taking it camping about 3 times I was tired of lugging the damn thing around 😂
Make sure you are getting an inverter that is pure sine wave if you are plugging in sensitive electronics. I am not sure if Harbor freight is making pure sine wave inverters yet, maybe.
They have one
this is what im going to do once i finish my house. reuse my current system from this old camper and use my craftsman tool box the wife got me years ago.
Using Standard batteries with a large inverter will destroy the battery in no time, they aren't designed to push out the large current for a long time like a Lipo4 battery can
EXACTLY. Automotive starting batteries are designed to put out a large amount of current for
a short time, e.g. 30 seconds. They don't do well when deep cycled.
Add 12V ports and then you can also charge from your vehicle and easily use 12V accessories. USB ports are a useful as well.
The inverter has usb ports the 12 volt is a great idea
There can be some issues with charging batteries in parallel. Ideally you should be using a balanced charger, and the batteries should be the same chemistry, capacity, and approximate condition. For periodic use, it's not going to make a big difference. But if you're using a DIY power station regularly, batteries will fail sooner when they're not properly balanced. Search for "charging 12v batteries in parallel", there's a bunch of articles on the topic.
Like when a tractor or diesel truck require 2 batteries. Same thing.
Your thinking series connection. Parallel requires no balancing
@@Mr.J345no, they are correct. Series is far more difficult of course, but parallel has specific wiring considerations to keep them at the same level of charge and discharge.
From what the "Power Queen" batteries (the ones used by these folks) product page shows, it looks like each LiFePO4 battery has its OWN BMS, so as long as the user is providing the correct voltage and power requirements, and an appropriate amount of charging, one shouldn't have to worry about balancing and so on.
However, when initially connecting the packs together, I would ensure they are very close in state of charge to each other to prevent high currents/sparks in the cables when first connecting them together...and when in use you may want to ensure each battery alone could handle the expected load because the BMS of a depleted battery pack may "shut off" one battery pack, leaving the other(s) to supply all the power (although ideally if there is an overload the remaining batteries' BMS controllers should also in theory disconnect those batteries due to potential overload.
Series charging is the thing that is difficult. For parallel charging, just make sure that the path to each battery is the same length. If you have a string of batteries in parallel in a row, connect to positive to the battery one end of the row, and the negative to the battery at the other end of the row. Make sure all the cables from the battery bank are the same length.
Get a lifepo4 (lithium iron phosphate) battery, good for 3k cycles, much lighter too. About $120 for a 30ah unit
Pure Sine Wave Power inverters are the new big thing. ...but great video.
I agree this video we used what was readily available in our area or in this case we already had.
Nice video. In Australia your dad would be known as a bush mechanic. Just gets it done!
I LOVE your shirt! ✝
I have both set ups. A Bluetti 200Max generator then my own set up. Renogy solar charge controller. 2 agm batteries and a 3k watt power inverter from harbor freight. The Inverter is not pure sine wave and I’m scared to plug anything into it,,specially small items like charging laptop and phone. Since I have the Bluetti my homemade set up I’d only for emergency use. Don’t want all that weight and used up space in my cargo trailer that is off grid. 😊 Thanx for the rolling battery cart idea.
Enjoyed the video. When all the high tech lithium batteries with their circuits no longer work, i will still be using the lead acid batteries. I love the low cost, wide availability of lead acid batteries. Also, how many structures have burned down from EV vehicles. Why do airlines worry over lithium batteries. I would wear the "hillbilly" comnent as a badge of honor. Folks that can drop $3k on a solar generator, good on you. I would rather own something less efficient that i can build, work on, replace parts from the shop stock pile, etc.
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Maybe some ventilation for the lead acid batteries would be good
Thanks!
Never hook loads cables both to the same battery in a parallel configuration.
Same with chargers, always spread to opposite ends of the battery bank.
I like it guys. Get out the bailing wire and duct tape honey were building us a homemade battery power bank
thanks, great job
I know this video was made a month ago but right now you can get 4 lifepo4 100AH batteries for 1057.00
Not bad really. 4 gel batteries cost that much.
Where are you seeing the best deals on them?
Well I wanted to offer some input if you have manards near you avp battery it's a marine I think it's 105 dollars you can run it down and recharge it 1000 of times not like car battery if run down below 50% you kill your battery
outstanding
i love your dads tshirt
Very good.
The batteries need to be hook to solar..
There's a couple of guys on UA-cam saying they're small inverter runs their air conditioner and I try to not argue with them but it takes quite a bit for an AC to start.
I have an inverter in my Rv. 👍
I had the budget type those heavy batt is hard to carry around. Leave it forget is great. I use tool lithium batt to run my 20v fan I modified because the original tool fan broke. I could charge tablet and phone using a batt adapter 20v to 5v from the 20v tool batt. But I had twp marine 12v to a inverter to run my tv fan lights that wrap around the ceiling. Today I use the 20v lithium tool batt are fast to charge up that's better the the marine batt. I get them charged for free where I work. Don't need much power since I live in my car now..I use to have a generator at one time to run my microwave and toaster oven. When I had deep cycle marine batter I kept them trickel charged with 2 18 watt solar panel when not using. But when needed to charge faster I plugged it in the wall with a higher watt trickel charger. I just told yaw the middle option on the low end with lithium...you can get a inverter with tool batt also.
Awesome 😎
It looks like you are in a F16 hangar :)
you both seem special to say the least... take that as you want it.
U guys rock to be good to eachother
I would go for a LFE battery- far more cycles, deeper charge less weight. That's what most of these guys use.
Figure $400 for a 100 ah LFE or LiFePO4 these days. Of all the places you can spend the money, this is where it will make the most sense. Weight alone. Anything with lead better have wheels.
I agree all those things are great but this is how to do it quick and cheap we talked about the better batteries further into the video
@@keithmaggard9024 You are so correct, I edited my comment down to reflect what this video is about. I really appreciate doing things the cheap way too.....sometimes!
Quick question guys...would a deep cycle battery( as in a marine type) be better??
HELLO THANKS 4 SHARING, AND ALSO HOW COO IS IT THAT U GET 2 DO THIS WITH UR DAD, MY DAD IS 82 AND DOESN'T SPEND TIME WITH ME.
I am thinking about building using only 1 battery. Also using 2 batteries can I connect 2 converters of different watts? Your thoughts please.
100 Ah lithium phosphate batteries are now available on Amazon for $229. I recently replaced my car battery and it cost over $200.
That was interesting!
Awesome video!!.. I was just thinking about getting a solar generator because my generator so loud. My RV have panels on top and a whole system that charges itself and I got thinking to myself with everything I have I probably have everything I need I have two inverters a bunch of marine batteries ect. Even have like five extra panels.. I figured that's all that those things were. . Thanks for breaking it down I was overcomplicating it
Im a newbie on these things but is it possible to make a battery generator and some how plug it into your house to power it up?
Safety FIRST ALWAYS! If you don't want to protect yourself then protect anybody else that might use this project! Shit happens and these things start fires. The MOST important item is your FUSING! Research the Amp draw and what load the battery can handle and FUSE to protect the WIRING within 7 inches of the POS battery post. Just like an AC panel ALL the POS connections (especially the battery posts) need to be covered or insulated to prevent a short to prevent a FIRE. DIY mistakes are most forget to protect EVERY load's WIRING with a fuse or breaker it's just like an AC panel. Pop the hood of a car everything comes fused and covered from the factory. Moving either the POS load wire OR the Neg load wire to the opposite battery creates a BIGGER battery and will balance the draw and charging of both batteries which should increase their life. Do it RIGHT don't just make it work.
Can you please do separate video on changing?
Great to stay off grid for way cheaper in the long run
Hey great video! I built one also in a craftsman box! I got a video on my channel as well! Mi e was focused for amateur radio
What wattage would be needed to power a refill and freezer side by side as well would you consider a video showing how to hook up a plug to meter area to then utilize a whole house propane gas generator
Can you run a solar panel like from the 12 volt of a gas generator to charge and run the electronics part without the gas?
A battery of 2 in each room with a inverter trickle charger and solar that's all u need cheap. And can run big equipment
Nice
I wonder how long would run refrigerator
Wow I have the same exact solar panel from harbor freight in GV S.C I am impressed I have a couple of weeks of vacation time coming up. I will if y'all don't mind seriously if I was going to be that guy I wouldn't even tell y'all so if it's okay with y'all I'm going to save this video and I'm also going to subscribe to your channel wow I can't wait to get started I bought the same solar panel from harbor freight a lot of people don't realize harbor freight has some pretty good reliable tools and other equipments as well The only thing I recommend is if you're going to spend$80 or more get the warranty trust me it's worth it a few years back I bought an eight channel surveillance system forgive me I can't remember the name of it a B now it's changed over to Cobra let me tell you something I bought the cobra surveillance system with an additional four cameras one of the eight actually has audio I wound up having to jerry rig it but seriously I can hear shots being fired at a gun range that's about 4 mi from my home as if somebody was shooting in my backyard. Anyhow I transferred the cobra system over to my small business and went on Amazon and bought something a little bit more elaborate 4K solar powered 5G does not require any Wi-Fi whatsoever I just pay $40 a month. When I fly back and forth from SC to NYC I have no problem with the Cobra surveillance system that My wife and I had purchased with the warranty and I believe it was close to 400 bucks out the door let me tell you guys something it's been pretty close to single digits and they are running as if I just bought him yesterday and I've had them for a while now including My 4K solar powered no Wi-Fi required because like I said it's running off of our fifth generation towers. May God bless the both of y'all and your families have a happy and blessed New Year and if you made any resolutions Good luck I hope you guys wish us the same God bless
What kind of charge controller do you guys recommend? Mostly for charging off the 12v outlet in my van. Will hook up solar eventially
Unless something is really wrong with your car you don't need a charge controller it puts out a consistent voltage
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@@keithmaggard9024 thank you and apologies for the confusion but looking to charge the set up from my 12v. I couldn’t just hook up a 12v plug to some ??? Wire w clamps and charge it that way?
@@nicholasmelosi a battery charger would charge it
@@keithmaggard9024 they sell chargers you can plug into the 12v cigarette adapter
I know someone who uses a marine battery for their solar camper setup.
How long would it take to charge the batteries with that solar panel?
Honest Question. The Solar generators seem to be a decent idea for a few days without power. I own 2 myself.
BUT lets say there is an extended power down situation due to cyber, solar flare, EMP or whatever else. Perhaps 3-6 months or more.
Would a person be better off, instead of having one or two solar generators, having just some good 100w solar panels, voltage regulators and some small, car sized power invertors? Then he/she would have the ability to scavenge dozens of car batteries and charge them instead. If the grid is down people won't be driving after the first week due to gasoline shortages and batteries in cars, boats, mowers, tractors, motorcycles etc would be abundant. The ability to charge car batteries around the clock and even set up arrays of car batteries would be very adaptive to the situation.
In other words how many car batteries would be equal to say a Jackery 1000 solar generator with a lithium battery? I would love to see a video on that.
This is not an apples-to-apples replacement product, but you didn't claim it would be. Also, that Geneverse doesn't sell for $3,000. Big box stores are selling it for $2,300, which is still too much for what it is. The Pecron e2000 LFP is a better unit than the Geneverse, but comes in under $1,200. What you built can get the job done, but it's really no comparison to what a modern portable power station offers. For one thing, the MSW inverter is not safe for sensitive appliances. You don't have any USB, 5.5x2.1 or 12v accessory plug outlets. Finally, you don't have any built-in MPPT solar charge controller to help keep the battery charged up.
Now, you could have definitely used some 2nd-life LFP batteries to build a budget version of the Geneverse, but it would have taken a lot more time, planning and know-how. One last note: There are no "good" charge controllers at Harbor Freight, only cheap ones.
I definitely did not say it was as good as my other unit. As a matter fact, I specifically said at two different points in the video that it was inferior for the reasons you mentioned.
However, at 10% of the cost maybe that’s better for some people
As far as the price you’re probably thinking of the original Geneverse HomePower 2
This is the new pro version. It’s 3400 on their website and 3700 on Amazon.
Is it possible you can get this unit cheaper? Yeah, it’s possible, but I bet you are thinking of the older version.
You’re absolutely right. I was including the solar panels and not just talking about the unit, but when I talked about the price of our homemade version, I was also including the price of the solar panels.
And when I talked about building a fancier homemade version, I was also including the price of solar panels
I didn’t pay anything for it. They sent it to me to review.
@@RockhillfarmYT - OK, so the base unit from Geneverse is $2,300. It's probably $500 more than well-made competitors. Building one yourself with similar capabilities will run you around $1,000, if you have to buy some of the special equipment/tools. You made a good video showing how you can get 90% of the utility one of these offers without spending even half that much.
Are those deep cycle batteries
Just make sure the inverter has pure sine wave or you could fry your electronics, PC, TV, ect.
Car batteries aren't deep cycle batteries and not suitable for this agm deep cycle batteries aren't that expensive, or you can do a diy lithium battery pack
I think you guys are confused. Those units are not 3000 no more. You can get one with 2kwh of lfp and more features than that genverse for 1200 brand new. Im thinking possibly 1000 bucks or even lower in the coming months.
This is not the original Geneverse. This is the HomePower pro 2. It’s currently $3300 on their website and $3600 on Amazon
Here is a link to the product.
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@@RockhillfarmYT Ok sooo even worse? theres the neo 2000 which was on sale for 1000 bucks and it had 2kwh lfp and in/out ports galore.
Running more than one device on a Inverter can be very dangerous if there is a ground fault, for that, it needs to be grounded and an rcd should be used.
Also you have to define wich line is the phase and wich is not, this has to be done right before the rcd.
How can I do this with power tool batteries. I have lots of ego, and milwaukee
I hate it when people conveniently leave out things on pricing because "they already had some stuff". Not everyone is a hoarder and if you're trying to get a reliable price guage, it's irrelevant as to what YOU may have laying around. Personally after watching this, I'd rather buy the commercial one with better components and output for the money. Probably comes with a warranty too.
Well batteries won't go bad for no reason its because no one is maintaining them by charging them properly once a month maybe every 2
What you just typed is literally the definition of they go bad for no reason.
They go bad unless you actively do something about it.
I was demonstrating a built-in way to do something about it so they don’t go bad
@@RockhillfarmYT it's like leaving raw meat on the counter and coming back the next day and saying it went bad for no reason
Or spend that same $1800 and buy two of the Vtoman 1500 fast charging solar generators which have pass through charging capabilities and can be linked if im not mistaken.
I’m sure there might be better deals out there, but also part of the money I was describing was for a good set of solar panels
hey jessy pinkman, we have to cook !
Where did you get the charger regulator
Cherish your dad Brock, cherish your son sir!
will it work for a small tv?
Hi Guys, i need to build such a system. Are you located in which state?