12v Portable Solar Generator Box Version 2 with meter
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- Опубліковано 18 жов 2024
- This is version two of my original solar power box with way more features and in a much smaller package. Shout out to JDS Outdoors for all of his information. this box cost about $210 to make.
*Loved this solar **Generater.Systems** last weekend. Easy to use power station turned our trip into a welcome Glamping extravaganza compared to what we are used to. Thanx Jack*
seen nobody use hot glue all over the wires like that that makes for very clean build very nice job
Yeah it looked well fabricated. Got to remember to do that when I build mine.
So my neighbor is an electrician and that was one of the pointers he gave to use hot glue on several small projects involving wiring.
Awesome build.. very clean..I would definitely buy one from you..
Very interesting job sir I wonder if you could share a list of everything and maybe like a diagram i seen a lot of these but yours it's the best
Great box, u have everything what u need :)
You can always get a 20a solar controller that will fit just fine on the lid without smashing anything u got there and have a solar charging i something similar but with a 20ah SLA battery and i can run my ps4 and 55in with the brightness on high for about 2 to 3 hours with a 300w inverter
Very nice box. Can you post where you got the parts and how much they cost if possible
I second that request.I would like to know where you got the meter.
Hey how did you connect your power outlets on there ?
and a cost breakdown, if you wouldn't mind. It's really cool!
It's the same as a goal zero except 4x more battery power.
I like this build the most out of all of the ones I watched. I'd like to create one just like it. Maybe I missed it, so I will have to go back and watch the video, but how is your inverter wired? Is that the object to the far left that have the two posts coming out of it?
Nice
I was thinking of using a low voltage cut off switch , just wonder how all the power would pass through such a device? Seems most cheap circuit boards can only accept smaller gauge wire, thinking wire size would like to be 8 or 10 gauge closer to battery and also to first loads.
You could integrate a solar charge controller with everything connected to it and let the controller turn off at the specified voltage
I’ve made about 6 of theres Generator roughly the same size with more connection probably a lot lighter also be cos of the lighter materials I’ve used. The one thing your generator has over mine is the nice/ clean Looking wiring. I wish I can post some pics of my Generator to you.
carlo king Upload a video and post the link so I can check it out. I would love to see it
Nathanial Keeter yea, as soon as I figure out how to do it I will, as I’ve had lots of interest from ppl. Your going to love some of my ideas
And inlet outlet arrangements. I have a 1500w invertor inside but it’s modified wave at the mo an till I switch it out for pure wave.
You could have 2 meter reader so one shows the power in and one shows power out. Also I think your solar controller would be better served on the underside of the led so it can been seen. My controller has ability to change the diameter so I’ve placed it we’re I can get to it. There’s lots of meters that looks the same as yours but the shunt is built in. It will save you having to wire so much. My batteries are normal sealed lead Acid because I find lithium very pricey.
Most of my switches are water proof, the turn on my invertor/ AC Power I’ve used a battery Cut off style switch and wired in some light with it that go’s on when the invertor is switched on.
Sorry for my late reply, do you have a Whatsapp? I can send you a video on there, it’s mush easier
First Class all the way.
Nat, Would you be willing to make one and sell it? What would you charge? And Would you custom make on? Please let me know.
James. I seriously don't have time to make you one, sorry. It's not hard to do.
Nice build but your inverter is going to overheat because there is no inlet for air to get in for the fan to cool the inverter and no outlet for the hot air to escape.
How about putting a link of everything you used to build it...and the guage of wires you used bro..
Nice job! I have a generator that generates electricity. It's around 7000 watts I guess. It uses an engine with lots of moving parts to turn a rotor within a stator that could effectively "generate" the power needed to charge your system. You have an interesting idea though, mine doesn't store any electricity isn't very portable and probably wouldn't make much sense to use if I had to plug it in or hook it up to solar to get a benefit. I really wish people would quit calling these set ups generators. They store electricity and allow for multiple input and output scenarios that require it. They don't generate electricity. Nice set up though. Cost efficient. Useful and handy when needed.
What meter is that? I actually want it to see how much my panel is pulling in. Also is the shunt really needed? If so why?
The shunt is what the meter uses to sense the current
for your solar input (the cigarette plug) which one did you use? so you basically you have that INPUT plug wired straight to the solar IN in the Charge Controller directly?
Jlui83 The 12v cig port is wired directly to the battery (fused ofcourse) I have the solar charge controller mounted to the back of my panel so there is no need to have it installed inside the box. Since this video I've added a + and - screw terminal and use alligator clips to connect the panel.
Nathanial Keeter which terminals did you buy? I’m in the process of building my box and having a hard time deciding how to do my solar input. Anderson is expensive. I don’t mind the cig port but would like to have hat connected through the charge controller
Jlui83 I'm not sure how that would work. I attached the charge controller to the back of the panel since I would have to extend the panel's cord anyways. In my first version I mounted the controller inside the box and used a male sae port on the panel and a female weatherproof sae socket on the box. That seemed like the best option if you want the controller mounted inside.
How long can you power a regular fan with the aid of an inverter with that battery?
The modified sine wave inverter wont run ac fans very efficiently. You could power a tabletop fan 30 watts or so for 7-8 hrs at the most. The best option would be to use a 12v camping fan. I have one that uses only 10w on high
@@nathanialkeeter5028 Have you tried it yet? I have tried it with one of my power Banks using a used motorcycle battery with a inverter I was able to get at least a few hours out of it. 7 hours I doubt it. but with a short amount of time with what I have. With the type of battery that I saw inside your power bank in your video I assume that you could get a lot more run time with that battery due to the size of that battery then with what I have.
Get a 12v or USB fan.
hi there, you've mentioned some kind of a switch to control and monitor input voltage from a solar panel and output, your meter shows only output power, so do you know what kind of switch is used to do this? because i want to be able to monitor input and output power.
Dpdt switch. Same one used in power wheels to control forward and reverse. It basically switches the input wires to the meter so it can monitor incoming or outgoing data
Nathanial Keeter , so, basically it’s a 3 way switch, when you mentioned it, I thought there is some special type of switch for this purpose, do you know how to wire up this switch to a meter? Thanks!
Good job .. how about a list of components for us
Wires, switches, ammo can, battery, usbports, battery meter.
Hi there. Great Video. What kind of inverter did you use, and what were the specs? Thanks.
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Would this setup charge a 700wh E bike battery?
Not even close. The battery only has 420wh capacity and that's at a slow discharge. I'm hoping to build a li-ion version soon
Would you build and sell these? Love how this one is set up
I would but there is a lot of competition from big companies. Rather just show others
Time Vs Money
I have three 35ah batteries from harbor freight in my solar set up i can run 650w coffee maker lol still learning and testing myself i am about to upgrade from pwm controller to mppt controller.
I highly recommend the victron Bluetooth mppt charge controllers
@@nathanialkeeter5028 the 75v 15a one with Bluetooth is 120 bucks i was looking at as i only have 100w panel and crappy days i barely can get batteries back to full without use of house charger because pwm controller sucks..:)
I think so stefan Chastain
I need the list of the items please
Good very good job
Wires, switches, ammo can, battery, usbports, battery meter.
I built one that does over 1500w. It is a 48v system. Check it out on my channel Keeter.
Thank You Nice Build! Where did you bought the led lights, Thank you
Amazon
Your meter should display negative (charge) current - mine does. All the current goes through the shunt - in both directions. I have that exact meter.
Very nice job! Next version, switch to lithium iron phosphate (LiFePO4) cells and save about 60% of the weight, while increasing total usable capacity.
I wonder why our meters are different? The manual of mine says that you can wire it one way to monitor outgoing power and another way to wire incoming power. I also watched another video where they installed a DPDT Rocker switch to reverse the polarity of the shunt wires which allows you to monitor ingoing and outgoing with one meter. Still waiting for you to upload so I can check yours out.
I don't know why they would be different, unless I got a different version of the same module that looks the same but allows for bi-directional current?
Richard Owens not sure but either way I'm planning on installing a dpdt switch to switch between ingoing and outgoing and I also want to install a dc to dc converter
A 30 Amp LiFePO4 Battery would cost him about $570.00. It would yield over TWICE the runtime he has now. You're right about the tremendous weight reduction.
nice box, but why the fuck you need 248 usb ports???
How many watts is the inverter?
Jared Lane 400/800peak. It can't run a fridge the way it's currently setup though because the fuses I have max out at 30amps.
For now I have bypassed the fuses that I installed on the inverter. The box can now power a counter height mini fridge for about an hr and a half before the load voltage drops too low to support the inverter. Even when it reaches this point it still has tons of power for charging cell phones.
super tollbox
i got one :P but i upgraded the wires to 10 gauge and at 100Watts the wire gets toasty
karzygijose Do they get toasty with the 10 gauge or was that before you upgraded it.
Nathanial Keeter I had 12G I upgraded to 10G it still gets toasty like 100 degrees warm on 100 watts
Nathanial Keeter mine has 4 lcd panels 4 cig lighters 2 dual usb chargers and a battery percentage gauge not 25/50/75/100 nope actually 0-100% gauge
karzygijose Cool if you upload a video tag me so I can check it out
Interesting - because, 10 AWG wire is rated for up to 55 amps for chassis wiring - according to this site:
www.powerstream.com/Wire_Size.htm
I use 12 AWG wiring for my solar power generator box and I charge at 14 amps - with no noticeable increase in wire temperature. Are you sure you don't mean 100 amps, and not 100 watts? Because, 100 amps would certainly get 10 AWG wire toasty warm - but, not 100 watts.
Heat, ventilation.....
Have you wondered why this video has 7437 views and your other videos have 100? that's because the picture of my solar generator on my youtube channel Wes That Tech Guy is somehow linked to your video is sending the viewers here. So that's 7437 views I've LOST due to this problem. PLEASE reach out to the hosting company videohost and try and have this resolved. thanks.