Why a BIGGER Battery might be a BETTER choice: Power Queen 240Ah

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  • #lifepo4 #lifepo4battery #offgrid #solarsystem #solarpower
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  • @markronck3415
    @markronck3415 ปีที่แล้ว

    Glad you posted about this battery and about wire setup. Good job !

  • @philc.9280
    @philc.9280 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I bought 4 of the Power Queen 12.8 V 200 AH plus batteries when they were recently on sale for $550. This would have been simpler to use but my cost is still better. The batteries work great and I never let them discharge below 60% so I hope they last at least a decade as I need them during the California brownouts.

  • @NeoVdV
    @NeoVdV ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Good you added that battery switch. I have the same setup. What I did in addition, in regard of connecting after turning off the battery switch and to avoid spark that could potentially damage components ... I added, in parallel to that battery switch, a resistor in série with a push button. With this I can push the switch for a few seconds, to pre charge, before turning on the power from the battery.

  • @simplethings3730
    @simplethings3730 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I wouldn't think balancing would be a problem in a parallel configuration. In any case, I use Ampere Time 24 volt 100 ah batteries. 4 in parallel give me about 9500 watt hours. After one year, there was a slight power loss. I will know more as time goes by but I am hoping price and power will improve by the time these wear out.

  • @wrxs1781
    @wrxs1781 ปีที่แล้ว

    Still in the market for a power station so will keep watching, a round up or best value power station would be appreciated at the revue end. Myself like many of your viewers do not have the set up for testing, so your reviews are important.

  • @jameswortman9394
    @jameswortman9394 ปีที่แล้ว

    Good information relevant to my needs.....Thanks

  • @jasonstclair1329
    @jasonstclair1329 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Sorry guys, bought the last one. Out of stock now , hopefully more to come in without the price hike !!!!

  • @Xoda_
    @Xoda_ ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Would love to see the inside build quality.

  • @bruceeverett5372
    @bruceeverett5372 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    The weight of the battery 81kbs, and the capacity testing (267Ah) lead me to think there might be much higher rated cells in there, which may be reclaimed/used. You should consider removing the lid to investigate. Nice video. I may just buy one just out of curiosity .

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Interesting question, Bruce! yeah, I'm gonna do that and report back.

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Ok - so...inconclusive. Basically the cells (8 prismatic cells) are arranged on their sides with the terminals facing each end of the cabinet, making the QR codes inaccessible without pulling the entire thing apart. I don't really want to do that and risk damaging something...so I guess we'll have to wait and see if someone else is willing to do a complete tear-down on one.

    • @jasonbroom7147
      @jasonbroom7147 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors - 8 cells creating 12.8 volts means it's a 4S-2P configuration. My guess would be 120AH cells, but that does give you just the rated 240AH. A lot of times, with A-Grade cells, they pull more than rated capacity for the first relative handful of charge cycles and then settle in to more or less what they are rated to give. That's probably what you're seeing in this case...8 very well-matched and balanced cells, giving FULL capacity. Those are all signs of a high quality battery build.

    • @bruceeverett5372
      @bruceeverett5372 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors Thanks for giving it a go! Incidentally, the Powerqueen 410Ah 12v also specs out at the same 81lbs. 8x120Ah cells come to around 51lbs, something besides the metal case is accounting for the 240Ah's heft. There are a few battery makers using "removed" cells and derating (understating) battery capacity.

    • @rsajay6256
      @rsajay6256 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was also wondering if these were based on Second Life cells.
      However, looking at the price - I need to convert from US$ to ZAR - but price wise, I'm leaning toward thinking these are new cells, since 12V 200Ah'ish Second Life batteries here in South Africa are more in the range of about $400, and everything here is around 15% more expensive if we're lucky.
      So if price is any measure, these certainly feel like new cell prices...

  • @simon359
    @simon359 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    You could also take the four batteries and make them into a 48 V configuration. This would give you better efficiency and your wires could be smaller.
    Plus, if you’re running it for a house, 24 V will cause a lot of flickering and surges, that a 48 V won’t. 🖖

    • @thatonebeone
      @thatonebeone ปีที่แล้ว +1

      true but thats going to depend on how big your system is in your house and what you have and what loads you run

    • @simplethings3730
      @simplethings3730 ปีที่แล้ว

      Would you use battery balancers for series connected batteries. I would think they would be necessary. I have a 24 volt system with four 24 volt batteries in parallel running a 4000 watt inverter. When I upgrade to 240 volt split phase, I might consider a 48 volt system but it appears the range of inverters is a bit limited.

    • @simon359
      @simon359 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@simplethings3730
      I have never used battery balancers, just make sure all your batteries are the same voltage when you wire them together. This can be done with a charger.
      Anytime you have an inverter over 4000, you need to have a resistor attached to the inverter to suppress the surcharge!
      As far as finding an inverter, I’m sure there are plenty out there that are 48 V. I prefer Victron inverters. I have a 5000 W Victron 48 V inverter.🖖

  • @YourFriend_Ben
    @YourFriend_Ben ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This was concise and succint on the stats and facts while being educational, cool beans!~ Think the link to amazon is broken?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      well crap...looks like the stock probably ran out on the Amazon store. Should still be available through the direct link (hopefully). And thanks for the kind words! Very much appreciated!

  • @cosmiccharlie8294
    @cosmiccharlie8294 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would like to set up a system without solar panels initially for emergencies. Want to keep the chest freezer and refridge going plus some lights and the boiler water circulation pump going if it is winter time.

  • @alexandriakaitlynrauchle9119
    @alexandriakaitlynrauchle9119 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for this video and all of your other videos! I've really been enjoying them and trying to soak up all the information you put out. Would you recommend the 240Ah battery for a travel trailer set up or would there be any reason to stick with the 100Ah battery?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      Thanks for the kind words! So in a travel trailer, you MIGHT be needing low-temp protection and possibly heating...depending on when/where you're using your travel trailer. This 240Ah battery does not have these protections and is really better suited in a larger, stationary environment rather than a mobile environment (in my opinion). But stay tuned! I've got a very interesting review coming out in the next day or 2 that you might find relevent. :)

  • @whatta7793
    @whatta7793 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You can get 5200 watt capacity lithium ion for $800-1000 if you buy Tesla modules out of salvaged cars, $150-200 per kilowatt hour. They are 24 volt though.

  • @FMTFXE22
    @FMTFXE22 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello. Great informative videos. Question. What lithium ion battery other than Battle Born would you recommend to replace my 2 12 Volt Lead acid RV coach batteries to be charged by my solar, DC car alternator and on board RV converter/inverter? Thanks.

  • @HaggisMuncher-69-420
    @HaggisMuncher-69-420 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It's crazy how much cheaper these kinds of batteries are in the US vs Europe.

  • @SC-yw6hj
    @SC-yw6hj ปีที่แล้ว

    Please review power needs for vehicle based, mostly 12v/120 appliances vs household appliances. Also, how to build install a portable system for vehicle use and be able to disconnect from or vehicle grounding, to then hook-up to home based panels and grounding. Thanks

  • @thatonebeone
    @thatonebeone ปีที่แล้ว +2

    crazy 80 pounds.. can build one but a bit lighter ...this is good deal since its already build but the weight on it is very heavy .. 240ah 1 cell is about 9.28 pounds x4pc = about 37 pounds and then add cable and BMS and case depending what and if use one .. can you open this so we can see how it looks inside ?

  • @acefire4050
    @acefire4050 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes I would like to have about 24 of those batteries.

  • @sailor67duilio27
    @sailor67duilio27 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Massive 12V 410Ah LiFePO4 Battery by Power Queen, Review & Teardown

  • @jpmo82
    @jpmo82 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    chins vs li time vs weize vs power queen? which one is better for my home solar project? (or maybe another better option in low budget?) thanks for help, regards.

  • @NeoVdV
    @NeoVdV ปีที่แล้ว

    If you already have 2 of the 100Ah (also powerqueen) in parallel, can you add such a 240 model to it ?
    .
    Other question ... what’s the best/easier way to balance parallel setup batteries ? Do you need to disconnect them to charge separate or can the stay in parallel just disconnected , by the battery switch, from the system ?

  • @frankx4924
    @frankx4924 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Hello together, can you connect 2 of these batteries together to form a 24 V system? Unfortunately, PQ support cannot tell me that. Otherwise the batteries look very good. Thank you for posting the video for us and sharing your impressions.😊

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, absolutely. You can connect up to 4 in series or parallel or any combination up to 4S4P (which would be 16 batteries total). The big question at the moment is the status of their stock on this product! Seems my video may have run them out of stock...at least temporarily. :P

  • @West_Coast_Ganbaru
    @West_Coast_Ganbaru ปีที่แล้ว

    Great vid, saves me some cash and time

  • @dsmith1279
    @dsmith1279 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for the video. Perfect timing. Please provide the discount code as soon as possible and I'll order a couple! Quick question. Shouldn't the diagram on the left, at 14:17 have the Neg terminal on the top connected to the Pos on the bottom to complete the series?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks Deon! Regarding the series connection, that not necessary, actually! Simply connecting the POS of one to the NEG of the other is sufficient in a 2 battery setup. :) Although personally, I'd have used the opposite POS and NEG terminals for my Load connections (vs what the chart shows) , but I doubt it makes any difference either way, especially with the dual-terminals. Also, the discount code is available now (Wray3), but it only knocks off about $20. Better than nothing I guess!

    • @bruceeverett5372
      @bruceeverett5372 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Deon, I just noticed that myself...You are correct, as shown in the diagram there is zero voltage potential, cells are not in series. If the yellow jumper was switched to the two other opposite diagonal posts it would be a 25.6v in series.👍

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@bruceeverett5372 DOH!! Yeah I just reviewed that diagram that I snagged from another manual somewhere and it is definitely incorrect in that it should be showing the upper right (neg) and the lower left (pos) terminals connected to Load. But that is not what I thought Deon was asking - I thought he was suggesting that BOTH sets of terminals had to be cross-connected to the other battery - which is definitely not the case in a 2-battery series configuration.

    • @bruceeverett5372
      @bruceeverett5372 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors Roger that! And I also like this battery style with the double terminals, it makes all those S/P options easier.

  • @kabulsmartview8513
    @kabulsmartview8513 ปีที่แล้ว

    Hello
    I have a question.
    Can i parallel two deferent brand of lifepo4 100 amp battery for example 100 amp Timeusb brand with 100 amp Redodo brand . Thank you

  • @garychandonnet5281
    @garychandonnet5281 ปีที่แล้ว

    We'd love to see inside, that might make an excellent video

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah, I may do a follow-up video on this in April and show the inside while I'm at it (got a DIY project in mind). There are a couple of cross-bars across the top of the batteries that are a bear to get back on once you remove the screws..haha...and I just got it buttoned back up when I saw your comment.

  • @wallacegrommet9343
    @wallacegrommet9343 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That form factor is a bit of a problem. Particularly for boaters, we need a more square battery to parallel

  • @sherwinhunkins2131
    @sherwinhunkins2131 ปีที่แล้ว

    What charge controler do you know of that can be set to discharge a lithium battery bank 70% or more ?

  • @seymourpro6097
    @seymourpro6097 ปีที่แล้ว

    What are your thoughts on 12 vs 24 vs 48 volt battery packs? With no automotive connection, would you prefer a higher battery voltage to minimise losses.

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yes, definitely. Easier to minimize voltage drop, and the higher voltage inverters will be measurably more efficient.

  • @normanbyler8556
    @normanbyler8556 ปีที่แล้ว

    What's the difference between the Power Queen vs the Mango?

  • @da7heaven
    @da7heaven ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I sure wish it had low temperature protection, bummer!

  • @chrisloving6647
    @chrisloving6647 ปีที่แล้ว

    Looks like that thing should have alot of extra room. It looks like it is close to the size of my diy 48v 280 bank.

  • @RamblinBobReviews
    @RamblinBobReviews ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Nice large battery, Great box, Heavy duty terminals, Over capacity, Not bad at all :)
    about time these companies are giving you full power out plus some :)
    P.S. Great review Reewray !!!!!

  • @disabledoffgridadventure9580
    @disabledoffgridadventure9580 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dang it you beat me to being the first one with a video on TH-cam with this battery. I have 2 sitting on my floor

  • @aa999xyz
    @aa999xyz ปีที่แล้ว +1

    No breaker on the battery?

  • @MrSoulMonk
    @MrSoulMonk 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It looks like they no longer sell this battery. It was sold out for a while but I do not see it on the website anymore. Too bad. It was a beast.

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Agreed. And they sold out fairly quickly. :-/

  • @h.h.legacydiesel6724
    @h.h.legacydiesel6724 ปีที่แล้ว

    What do you mean by "balancing"? How ? & why ? & what is the end result ? 🤔

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      "Balancing" is basiclly the process of getting each battery to a matching state of charge with all the other batteries in a battery bank. Whenever you have multiple batteries connected together to form a battery bank/array (especially in series), you need to take care to try and keep all of the batteries at the same state-of-charge, as much as possible. Over time, without some active balancing system, the individual batteries states-of-charge will naturally drift at different rates (due to a variety of things including choice/length of cable connections, quality of terminations, temperature differential, etc). And when the differences become signficant, you can have a situation where 1 battery reaches a low-voltage cut-off before all the others...and/or...reaches maximum charge voltage before all the others...and effectively reduces the overall usable capacity of the entire battery bank as a result...and worse yet...will create an increasing disparity in the wear on some batteries vs others, which only serves to accelerate the decline in overall usable capacity. It's a vicious cycle if you don't stay on top of it.

  • @cosmiccharlie8294
    @cosmiccharlie8294 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So, is the bms in these batteries able to handle a direct connection to an 18 volt/200 solar panel array?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      No. That'd still be risky. Yes, the BMS does have over-voltage and over-current protection, but if you direct connect solar to it, you're going to be constantly tripping the BMS protection and the battery is not going to be charging for much of the time that it could be...AND there's always the possibility that the constant tripping of the protection relays is going to prematurely wear them out. My 2 cents...fwiw.

  • @robertdillon9989
    @robertdillon9989 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those testers over report !

  • @Roll2Videos
    @Roll2Videos ปีที่แล้ว

    You should try and do a 0.2C rate discharge when checking the capacity

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to worry about that as well, but it turns out that for lithium battery chemistries, the discharge rate has a negligible effect on net capacity (known as the Peukert Effect) as compared with SLA and other related chemistries. So I don't bother stressing about that anymore.

    • @Roll2Videos
      @Roll2Videos ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors Hm, wonder why all of their data sheets reference that for LifePO4 cells and every TH-camr who have been doing these test for many year's test that way. 🤷

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Roll2Videos it's still an industry standard, just not that big a deal in casual testing with LiFePO4. Check out this article from BattleBorn: battlebornbatteries.com/peukert-effect/

    • @Roll2Videos
      @Roll2Videos ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors Correct, So if you have a low rate of discharge 0.06C as in your test you will have a higher overall capacity reading which is why the industry has a standard.

  • @Dennis-sb7gp
    @Dennis-sb7gp ปีที่แล้ว

    Wish I could afford one.

  • @Juliuss96
    @Juliuss96 ปีที่แล้ว

    Not available in Europe I can see..

  • @NeoVdV
    @NeoVdV ปีที่แล้ว

    I hope someone can help me here.
    Yesterday I finally got my solar system in order.
    I got my new battery, Power Queen lithium 12V 300Ah, and it took 15h to get it fully charged and ready.
    My system is composed of 5x 150Wp solar panels, 3 in parallel to an EpEver Tracer mppt, and 2 other in parallel to an identical mppt. Each come in to their mppt via a 30A automatic fuse. The output of both mppt come together on a bus bar and go from there to the battery and also to a 2500W converter to 12to220V. I have a battery switch on the plus from the battery to the bus bar.
    Both mppt are set for Lithium. My battery has a 200A BMS with under/over voltage protection. The converter also has protection for over voltage.
    Over voltage of the BMS is 15V, over voltage of the converter is also fix set at 15V and the mppt is standard 14,8V as over voltage.
    Now my problem ...
    The converter goes regularly in over voltage alarm and sometimes total shut off. When a regular alarm occurs the system is shut off for a few seconds, but sometimes it goes into error and then the system shuts off and only can be turned on again by physically turn off the switch on the converter, wait about 30sec and put to switch back to on.
    But even with a regular alarm, buzzer, the system turns off for a few seconds, meaning that it can be a dangerous situation ... when my pellet stove is on and is cut off when enough pellets are burning, there is no fan for exhaust and I already found myself inside a room full of smoke and fire alarm yelling. Also each time my router turns off and needs to go to a boot up sequence, meaning my internet in down for about 7min. Etc. ...
    What can I do to make that the voltage stays below the over voltage value ?
    I first was thinking to put the Victron battery protect module but that would be an overkill and would not help as it would shut down my system as well. Plus I already have protection for over voltage due to the BMS and the converter protections.
    I had the Juntec battery monitor, 2023 model, but need to return it as it doesn't work, not on my Samsung tablet nor on my iPhone.
    I ordered the Victron smart shunt and hope to install it tomorrow.

  • @acefire4050
    @acefire4050 ปีที่แล้ว

    Can you ask you buy four of them and crush them into 48 volts or do you have to go with 12 volts with a 48 volt which will not.

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      You could certainly connect 4 in series to get a 48v bank.

    • @acefire4050
      @acefire4050 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors thank you that's good to know I guess that would give me 12 kilowatts battery putting four of them together that means I probably should get eight of them to make two sets of batteries at 48 volts that'll make 24 kg that would last a day. And to have the solar panels to recharge them everyday as long as we don't get a lot of snowy weather or really dark colored clown weather which this winter we seemed to get a lot of it even when we weren't getting snow but other places we're getting snow seemed like we had dark clouds for a week and a half to three weeks at a time I mean my other batteries had a lot of problems with it and now my battery seem to be having lots of problems even when the sun's out but every other night it seems like it works even when the sun's out. So this coming weekend take me to check on my batteries see which was good and which ones are not good or if they're just low on power and check to see what my charges are having problems with of course I'm using the wrong kind of batteries the only kind of batteries they had back then when you first came up with solar panels didn't have all these really expensive batteries invented since that time I think about changing my batteries but the price well that's make me think I should go with the exact same batteries even though they are not rated for solar panels actually more like boat batteries can I use them in my truck and car too and the only cost $93 a battery and some change and if you take an old battery in it makes it $10 cheaper for the batteries. It's kind of hard to beat especially with my batteries are 30-years old and still working now I'm just starting to have problems with it even though I did add batteries to it but I did start with 12 batteries and I have 28 batteries now action take that back I have 32 and in December I had 36 batteries and last 2 days without solar because I was just too cloudy even for my blue solar panels which made power even when the black ones would not there's a lot of times when both of them would not work or when the blue ones are just trickling a little bit of power in in the black ones saying it was night 24 hours a day for many days at a time I think my batteries started going bad out of the whole thing because my battery still try to give me power inverters could not handle it for the batteries could not handle it anyways. But of course my newest batteries was from 2012 and their lead-acid batteries 1000 amps 135 amp hours each.
      So one thing I should say is some of my solar panel's are 35 years old don't work as the same as it did that many years ago give me the same wattage also bought solar panels in 2012 and in 2019 as well as some more last year and I'm buying some more this year but they all work as if they're new solar panels give me the same power as the brand new ones do I put them all to their own system so they can affect each other. And I just started buying different size solar I think I'm going to buy like three or four different size solar panels this year of course I bought a different size last 15: 100 watt solar panels last year this year I'm buying 180 watt solar panels, 365 watt solar panels, 450 watt solar panels, 550 watt solar panels course those ones will go on my roof the two sides I get the most Sun in the summer one of the sides gets to the list sun in the winter and I also put that on the southside of my roof gets a little less Sun the Eastside maybe because the east side is higher then the Southside but I will also put those solar panels on my Northside of the roof as well even in the winter time it'll make a couple hours of electricity when is Sun's pointing on it but when the sun's not is light outside site still collects electricity just not as much but each side of my roof of my house would be on their own line the east and west could be two different lines on each side it would take me all year to get all those solar panels and and I'm also thinking about getting 590 Watt bifacial solar panels because when my solar panels are facing because early in the morning the sun comes up Way North East change the back of my garden back side of my house.

  • @goback-si7mf
    @goback-si7mf ปีที่แล้ว

    But their is only one question you should ask if you DOD the battery 90% how many cycles will you have ?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Power Queen's specs list 4000 cycles @ 100% DOD, and 6000 cycles @ 80% DOD...so I think it's reasonable to conclude about 5000 cycles @ 90% DoD.

  • @theinnocent714
    @theinnocent714 ปีที่แล้ว

    I dont think i understand ur 12 volt in series diagram, shouldnt the load be on the other 2 terminals?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You understand it correctly! That diagram is wrong. I pulled it from a manual (because I can't draw haha) and didn't look at it closely enough. Good catch.

  • @cancerman3954
    @cancerman3954 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can anyone recommend where to get batteries in Canada at a reasonable price? Everywhere I look they want 3 times the price or hundreds of dollars for shipping.

    • @lesliehunter1823
      @lesliehunter1823 ปีที่แล้ว

      As canadians we need to band together and import a shipment.

  • @haroldmcdermott515
    @haroldmcdermott515 ปีที่แล้ว

    So I'm wondering how many kwh goes though the life time of the battery is there like maximum amount and the battery last 50% longer if you only used 50% discharge?

    • @haroldmcdermott515
      @haroldmcdermott515 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I've got 4 12 200ah in series for 48 volt them batteries are amazing

    • @haroldmcdermott515
      @haroldmcdermott515 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also use a 4 battery voltage equalizer to help keep all the batteries at equal voltage level

  • @XRPSAINT
    @XRPSAINT ปีที่แล้ว

    Is the bottom recessed so it can be stacked without removing the handles?

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Unfortunately not - that's why I mentioned (well, captioned) in the video that to stack them you'd need to put some spaces between them.

  • @leeeagle5994
    @leeeagle5994 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why do you Fractionalize , Whole Numbers ?

  • @acefire4050
    @acefire4050 ปีที่แล้ว

    You know I got a question for you where do you find those batteries at 240 a battery 12.8v where do you find the batteries at I went down in your little thing on your little wimps website access things none of them going to wear your battery is. So please let me know we actually got that battery I may want to ask you buy it and I might want to ask you buy 16 of them. Can you get something like that in a regular battery I don't got $1,500 and I'm not talking about you 100 amp-hour battery either and what seems really compare to that is a 300 amp hour battery AGM. One other thing I found was a 230 a battery similar to that not the exact same thing that exact same company and it cost a little bit more than that one does and then one comes with 2944wh and it cost something like 748 or something like that.

  • @jerrytalley802
    @jerrytalley802 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks a lot like the Redodo 230 amp hours, same case, same positive and negative cables

  • @jasonstclair1329
    @jasonstclair1329 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Update, may as well remove this video as this battery will no longer be available. Just spoke with power queen in China 🤪 returning the 1 battery I bought as soon as it arrives as I cannot make a matched bank with it ! (Which they agreed with) had high hopes. Customer service with them is a joke as you can imagine. Was told on 2 separate emails that it would be available in the future and another saying no. Don’t feel like gambling myself. So if your looking for 1 more it may be available in a week or so . Good luck

  • @russingersoll5761
    @russingersoll5761 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I bought the POWERQUEEN 200Ah Plus and it failed on the first day. Their company still hasn't refunded my money or sent a replacement.
    #powerqueen
    #powerqueenus
    #solar
    #battery
    #lifepo4
    #greenenergy
    #offgrid
    #vanlife
    #rv
    #camper
    #fishing
    #survival
    #diy
    #eco

  • @Panhandlehomestead
    @Panhandlehomestead ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice

  • @Tiersmoke92555
    @Tiersmoke92555 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don't they make a 300ah unit?

  • @jack-et6yl
    @jack-et6yl ปีที่แล้ว

    Can this battery be used with a power station that dose not have expansion capabilities ????

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      Depends on the power station's DC input specs, but yeah, likely. Check out this video on this topic if you haven't watched it: th-cam.com/video/Xv8KC2MfjGQ/w-d-xo.html

    • @jack-et6yl
      @jack-et6yl ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors LOL believe it or not it's the one you just did a review on. The Anker Powerhouse 767. Somehow missed that one but thanks i'll check out that vid. Also thanks for the reply...love your channel :)

    • @jack-et6yl
      @jack-et6yl ปีที่แล้ว

      I located the powerhouse DC input for solar panels (XT60 Input 11-32V⎓ 10A; 32V-60V⎓ 20A (1000W Max)....but I guess I'm not tech savey enough to figure out if it will work. Anyways thanks again I'll figure it out :)

  • @ericklein5097
    @ericklein5097 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Out of stock on their website. And I know why:
    THIS IS A CRAZY GOOD DEAL. You can barely DIY something this cheap with a good metal case

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      yeah, I know they're working on restock, but I don't have an ETA on that yet. Hoping it won't be too long of a wait!

    • @whatta7793
      @whatta7793 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      You can get 5200 watt capacity lithium ion for $800-1000 if you buy Tesla modules out of salvaged cars, $150-200 per kilowatt hour. They are 24 volt, though.

    • @jkg6211
      @jkg6211 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ​@@ReeWrayOutdoors
      Well, 2 months later, and we're still waiting...

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @Kevin Heyman yeah...I queried recently about them and they said, "It's going to be awhile still" unfortunately. Not sure what the hold up is. Supply chain issues maybe?

    • @jkg6211
      @jkg6211 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors
      No doubt... add "supply and Demand" to that, and we may be waiting until late this year - if not the next.
      (pending sanctions, of course)

  • @_GntlStone_
    @_GntlStone_ ปีที่แล้ว

    Currently Unavailable via the Amazon link, dang it!

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Bummer! I think the Amazon supply is out of stock now and they pulled the listing. :-/ Should still be available direct on their website. I think I put a link in the video descr.

    • @disabledoffgridadventure9580
      @disabledoffgridadventure9580 ปีที่แล้ว

      Probably because I bought 2 of them a week ago lol. I was hoping to be the first video with these haha.

  • @herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513
    @herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I went straight to a 300ah lifepo4 battery für the back of my car. No use stuffing around with a 100ah battery etc.. it'll last a very long time, very long... And run a lot longer.
    Lol., I wouldn't trust those test results with your tester.. it doesn't draw enough current or of that accurate. Should be using a load on an inverter with a shunt around 0.2 or 0.5C

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      I do appreciate your input. I totally agree with your higher capacity reasoning. And, primarily to satisfy my own curiousity, I've actually have experimented a fair amount on taking capacity measurements. I've found that, at least as pertains to LiFePO4 chemistries, the whole obsession with a 0.2C discharge rate seems to be a bit overhyped since the Peukert Effect is not nearly so significant with LiFePO4 vs lead-acid. I can discharge test on an LFP at 0.1C and then repeat the test at 0.5C and the difference in the resulting capacity is really not all that significant...maybe 10-20Wh out of 1280Wh. I also recently purchased another capacity tester with separate voltage monitoring leads for better accuracy...and again, comparing the results from that vs the one I've been using, I've not found a big enough difference as to be worth obsessing over. Anyway...just my opinions based on my experimentation...

    • @herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513
      @herbertvonsauerkrautunterh2513 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sure, it would just be more 'real world' that's all.

  • @steveschaefer5835
    @steveschaefer5835 ปีที่แล้ว

    It must have just sold out. One minute I had it in my amazon cart, and then it just vanished

  • @pocketchange1951
    @pocketchange1951 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍👌❤️🇨🇦, very impressive

  • @OmahaWayne
    @OmahaWayne ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great reeview. I really wish these manufactures would just start using bigger cells though. There is no reason for a 240AH battery to be that big. They used 8 120 AH cells in a 2p4s . They could have just used 4 230AH cells and the battery would only be half that size (ie: barely bigger then the 100 ah). My 280ah battery only weighs 54 lbs, they could have dove the same.

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Funny you should mention that! I'm actually working on a review right now for something that is higher capacity AND smaller, just like you're pointing out. And made in the USA, which is nice to see.

  • @3D_Printing
    @3D_Printing ปีที่แล้ว

    3Kw, Electric fire power

  • @igorkvachun3572
    @igorkvachun3572 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes akb👍🔋⚡ 🔌💡

  • @arthurwilliams.crippledmaster
    @arthurwilliams.crippledmaster 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    More power etc..., but I'm disabled. Weight is a factor.
    My crippled self would have a hard time moving that huge thing around. 😆

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Yeah, I didn't really think much about the weight of these things...until 3 weeks ago when I herniated a disc in my lower back while putting mulch in the flowerbeds. :-/ Now I get it!

    • @arthurwilliams.crippledmaster
      @arthurwilliams.crippledmaster 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@ReeWrayOutdoors Lol ouch. 😆
      I've been thinking of getting into reviewing off-grid gear. 🤔
      I need the stuff anyway and I have a differnt perspective on it.

  • @acefire4050
    @acefire4050 ปีที่แล้ว

    I get it you got a 12 volt inverter not just a 12 volt inverter you get a car inverter a very small one course I got it 8000 watt inverter ability of 16000 Watts for like 30 seconds that is also a 12 volt inverter. So you going to tell me I got a script by 48 vote inverters and get a few more 12 volt inverters that are 8000 watts and get a couple of those boxes that run power from 120 to 240 volt before I put in my fuse back so I can run my kitchen stove my water heater my dryer my split air conditioner heaters other things that are really high voltage 30 amps to 50 amps that runs at 220 vote to 240 volts.

  • @ovchannelag5238
    @ovchannelag5238 ปีที่แล้ว

    👍👍

  • @JonOffgrid
    @JonOffgrid ปีที่แล้ว

    👍

  • @panospapadimitriou3498
    @panospapadimitriou3498 ปีที่แล้ว

    cmooooonnn wtf in my country europe those 2 similar cost 800 the small and 2000 the big!!! and its euros which mean its even worse!!!

  • @acefire4050
    @acefire4050 ปีที่แล้ว

    Truthfully I was going to run everything at 12 volts because it's what has 12 volt batteries 12-volt inverters wasn't going to run everything out from such a small inverter cuz my kitchen stove oven is 3600 watts my water heater is 4800 watts I'm not sure what my dryer is in Watts but my split air conditioner heater is 220 vote and my other split air conditioner heater is 230 vote and the other is 210 vote and my last one is well 115 vote and 1150 watts that one is a single unit the other four split air conditioner heaters have more than one and all the way up to four I mean I know I should have got it an air conditioner split heater that did 15 or 16 rooms but I didn't find one that big so I bought a one-unit for one room a 2-unit for two rooms a three-unit for three rooms a four-unit for 4 rooms and another four unit 4 unit 4 for rooms and another one for one room and getting one for three rooms. That actually might give me one air conditioner split heater more than I need or another one for one room that doesn't quite get warm enough in the winter time or cool enough in the summertime of course I could use also that one in the back shed I'll still be short one which is also another shed actually for crafts and art as well as other small things 🎉

  • @crabbingclammingboatcampin4962
    @crabbingclammingboatcampin4962 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    49 kilowatts is 49,000 watts! 20 kilowatts is 20,000 watts!
    It is 4.9 kilowatts and 2. kilowatts.

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Guessing I mis-spoke on that point, somewhere in the video? If so, sorry...it happens sometimes and I usually catch and correct it....must've missed this one.

  • @NeoVdV
    @NeoVdV ปีที่แล้ว

    Info on how to program your MPPT for this battery and battery shunt monitor.
    I use the EpEver TracerAN mppt and a Juntec battery monitor with 400A shunt.
    I have 5x 150Wp solar panels feeding the battery to a 2500W inverter 12V DC to 220V AC
    Overvoltage protection: 15V
    Undervoltage protection: 10.8V
    Discharging overcurrent protection: 200A
    Charging overcurrent protection: 200A
    Overpower protection: 2560W
    Over temp protection: 50C
    Low temp protection: 5C
    Low capacity reminder: 10%
    Protection recover time: 180s
    Protection delay: 5s
    Over voltage: 15V
    Charge limit: 14.8V
    Over Voltage Reconnect 14.2V
    Equalize voltage: Disable
    Boost voltage: 14.6V
    Float Voltage: 13.8V
    Boost reconnect: 13.5V
    Low Voltage Reconnect 12.4
    Under Voltage Recover 12V
    Under Voltage Warning 11.6V
    Low Voltage Disconnect 10.8V
    Discharge limit: 10V

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว

      Good stuff! Thanks for the contribution!

  • @jorgeortiz3565
    @jorgeortiz3565 ปีที่แล้ว

    $680.00??? When was this video made??? You can't even get the 100 ah for that price...

  • @moto-rambler
    @moto-rambler 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Power Queen sending out cherry picked batteries to yootoobers but the rest of us get 'regular' batteries.

  • @tigersharkzh
    @tigersharkzh ปีที่แล้ว

    A battery review without opening the case and checking what cells are used and how it's assembled is pointless. With the test result and the rated power, chances are they're using used 280Ah cells. No mention about low and or high temperature cut off made either let alone test if it actually works.

  • @Flexiboom
    @Flexiboom ปีที่แล้ว

    Services for security cameras,PLEASE check the email

  • @TheLetsPlayCommunity
    @TheLetsPlayCommunity ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Power Queen? Odd brand name.

    • @BigSmartArmed
      @BigSmartArmed ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Givben what's happening in US/Canada, it's full on frighting name. I'll stay away just not to have a reminder of it.....

  • @jwrhynejr.6689
    @jwrhynejr.6689 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great informative video!! Thanks for ALL YOU DO!!
    I have 2 seperate 12 volt lead acid banks in 24 volt configuration on 2000 watt inverters for grid down/ power outage scenarios. l want to buy replacements in lithium high capacity units??
    trying to decide on 12v 240,300 Ah or 24v 200+Ah ???

    • @ReeWrayOutdoors
      @ReeWrayOutdoors  ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Thank you sir! Yeah, you might pay little more for a 24V battery vs multiple 12V batteries, but...kind of nice to not worry about balancing (assuming just 1 24v battery) and the let the BMS take care of it. The 24V batterys often have higher voltage rated FETs in them and higher output-rated BMS, but if you're sticking with the 2000W inverter you have, probably no huge advantage there.

    • @jwrhynejr.6689
      @jwrhynejr.6689 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I think about going to stay on 24 volt system & purchase 24 volt power queen batteries for main source on inverters. also going to upgrade to 3000w inverters on 2 seperate 24v. systems in home; off grid, of course.
      Thanks for your reply.