The Ultimate Gaming Minivan - Part 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 พ.ค. 2024
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These days, it’s possible to game almost anywhere if you are willing to make some compromises. But what if you’re not? What if you want high end hardware everywhere you go? In this episode of the ultimate gaming minivan, we set our van up to accommodate the PCs!
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CHAPTERS
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0:00 Intro
1:19 EcoFlow goodies!
5:09 Van installation
9:50 Monitoring made easy
11:20 Charging the batteries
19:00 But can we game?
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My guy, it looks like you've now got unfused positive cables going through the interior of your car. It won't really be a problem if never rubs through. But if that positive ever gets a cut, or rubs through, you'll have a nice fire on your hands.
As a mechanic, that's unsettling. Add a fuse as close to the alternator as possible
good point
Would he need a larger alternator since he’ll have more power draw as well?
Very true, the chassis will act as a negative terminal if it shorts.
@@overanalyzed5563 they plan to add one. But most have a ceiling and will only output so much. So worst case, the battery pack takes too much power, and the main electrical system doesn't have enough to run, and slowly dies. It would leave them on the side of the road, not hurt anything
Tbh I’m wondering why they didn’t come off the battery instead of the alternator lol
can't wait for part 4 where they'll water cool the whole car and pc
The car is already watercooled
@@vroomvroom4061 lmao run coolant through a cpu/gpu block 🫨
@@NovaRedHead problem is the coolant in a car is around 200 degrees F.
@@Thezuule1 🫨😅
@@Thezuule1 then put it through the inverter too so it's -200 F. Basically liquid nitrogen!
Imagine Linus driving up to kids asking if they want to play in his van
that just sounds weird as hell, dont bring these ideas online please, to many stupid people in the world that can use them for bad intensions
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@@kiiikoooPT thats the point lol
@@AshtonBoxes that's why I said what I said to, that's the point to...
@@kiiikoooPT thats why he said that thats the point of the point...
WE NEED PART 2
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facts
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in part 2 they are gonna need a new alternator by making it work overtime trying to keep those batteries topped up hahaha, the stock alternator will not be strong enough to run the car and all those extra electronics for more than 1 or 1.5 years
Facts! Its been 7 months
Love that the editors left in the multiple "Disabled" rather than "Discontinued" cuts.
And didn’t blur his license plate for once 🤔
I love the optimism of getting a larger alternator in this thing
Not hard to do, a lot of the time it doesn't even require a different case than oem.
popular modification for people who have a crazy sound setup that needs more power.
Stock Alt is the minimum, some cars don’t even have good battery’s, as they are undersized for the cranking requirements and die faster then they need to.
@@Tonykid7 can also change the windings from an OE part. I got my stock alternator rewould for 215A from 160A.
Once they don't just slap a high output alt in there without upgrading the grounds
I have a solar panel on my truck. It created such a wind tunnel I had to put a big metal piece on the front to direct air over the panels.
Dang, this needs to rise up in the comments!
seems like the perfect opportunity to add a wind turbine
@@yeisonrodriguez4958 can never have enough charging!
@@jbruuuu Only down side is more drag on the van, means you would get better efficiency being more aerodynamic, and just run off a bigger alternator.
Since you are in a car you can just use WD55 for cooling. (Window Down 55MPH). If you drive around in the winter that should even allow for some modest overclocking ;)
Imagine the absolute impact of being told by Linus Sebastian that you aren’t allowed to game anymore.
I can only imagine that would require an act against the Geneva Convention.
@@oswaldfeurst5247 A war crime worse than any dictator could commit
@@skunksecond damn right
@@oswaldfeurst5247 And the fact that he's Canadian makes it even worse #genevasuggestions
Linus the type of guy to give his 6 kids a gaming pc to play competitive gaming while on a road trip
I think he only has three kids.
@@danieldougan269 plus Jake, Riley and Colton
yup
I notice storage temperatures aren't mentioned. If you make a summer trip to Disney in Florida don't leave it in the parked car, it might explode or maybe just melt the plastic casing. So many tourists don't understand how hot their cars get,m we're talking 160F here. My OEM Toyota car stereo face even melted because of the heat down here.
I wonder how safe it is in the event of a flood? I presume it would shut down in a safe non-destructive manner?
i think a setup like this would be better to play with gamepad rather than keyboard and mouse specially with small moving headroom in the mini van
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@@EnergeticSpark63 hi
@@el-3omda476 hey
@@EnergeticSpark63 hi
@@el-3omda476 hey
Linus: monitors in this car should be attached to the roof,on some sort of hinges, so that they can be lowered down (like opening a laptop) and peripherals should be attached to seats. This will allow for the best gaming experience possible, cause it looked like your current direction is not ergonomic.
Or could just make a table of some sorts to use something called a laptop. The thing 99.9% of people would use with a setup like this. Its aggravating that they dont do battery drain tests with one instead always using a pc rig with their portable battery tests.
@@creaturecore13 my guy I believe they are actively trying to make this as absurdly complicated and advanced as possible
@@creaturecore13 If everyone thought like you we'd never advance as a civilisation, guys doing dumb things in a garage/shed (small or large) drives us forward.
yeh ,who needs back window vision anyway ?
@@kolbyf3352 real men never reverse
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i would just buy a few steam decks for my kids but i guess this works to lol
Those would be less costly and way easier. IIRC the power box was 8600.
True and Linus also highly recommend Steam Deck but as he mentioned in the intro he wanted to try this for years and both Linus and Jake acknowledge how silly and dumb this thing is by the end of the video. But it makes for fun content, so it's all worth it, I guess. Haha
@@Adlata why tf are you here if you're so whingy and hate content like this? he's always done crazy stuff like this so idk why you're being such a cunt.
no i was just joking around lol.
@@Adlata go touch grass. this is a fun project which happens to be sponsored. I can totally see linus do something like this without the sponsor
A/C in a car is usually comparable to central cooling in a medium house, due to the poor insulation and huge windows in cars. 600w power draw on a PC won't touch the A/C in the car.
Wow, didn't think it will use that much current. But I know that it affects the power of the car on lower powered ones, and 745W = 1 HP, so I guess it can consume several HP if the car feels slower after it is activated.
@@Raress96 it’s a Honda odyssey it can’t get any slower lol
@@weebboi2039 will not stand for Honda Odyssey slander
@@weebboi2039 they’re actually pretty quick I think that one makes about 180hp
@@achilleaustin4477 180 hp and 5000 lbs is slow asf bro. My 10 year old Volvo makes 227 and weighs half of that and that car is faster than most but not a race car by any means
This is amazing, I remember in '98 our family got a minivan with a small flip down screen w/ DVD player in the back. Always tried to get the NES to work in there, but never did. Now I'm 30, and you can put a whole PC in there. So cool + nostalgia factor.
You have been able to put a pc in your van for years….. it called a gaming Laptop
Gotta put a level 2 charge port on the van and pull up to the EV charger when you go to the mall.
that is a surprisingly good idea
They should just install this in a tesla/electrical vehicle or hybrid and just connect it to the main car batteries.
at least for europe, there are plenty of adatpers from Type 2(standard EU EV-Plug) to CEE(appliance outlet for stuff over 3 kW) which you could use inside of the car
@@MrDragonorp Or just buy an Ioniq 5 and pull electricity straight from the 3,5kW V2L outlet below the back seats.
@@MrDragonorp no, because messing with the electrical system in an electric car is more janky and dangerous than this, not to mention you’d be throwing away your warranty on an expensive new electric car whereas I’m assuming based off the age of this minivan it’s already out of warranty.
As someone who spent years as a certified RV Technician putting heavy duty charging systems into vehicles, DO NOT hook the system directly to the alternator. You do need the upgraded alternator, which may or may not require a different sized belt, but after you install the new alternator, you need to install a dual battery isolator of an amp rating high enough according to the alternator that you are getting. You can either go with an automatic smart isolator relay (preferred) or a manual one with a switch. Hook the power leads up to the isolator. This keeps all circuits safe (car computers are expensive) and there is no way that the car battery will be drained when not running.
These units isolate themselves from power inputs (internal solid-state relay, usually) at a preset or user defined voltage (eg, begin charge from alternator at 13.8v, stop drawing from vehicle at 13.3v), and you can set a maximum alternator draw current in them, eg set the charger to draw 30a max from the alternator, so it doesn't overload. These sort of units also don't ike being hard-power cycled like an isolator would do.
The bigger issue is having a pcm-controlled 'smart' alternator, like in most new vehicles. The ecu commands them off or into a very low state for fuel efficiency, and this can cause issues with the charger detecting when the alternator is actually active. Especially when pesky accessory fitters connect the main inputs directly to the terminals on the wrong side of the shunt/s so the ecu can't see the draw and compensate by commanding a higher charging state.
Proper way to do this is to run the unit off an auxiliary battery that is running off a DC/DC charger with the correct charge detection for this cars smart alternator.
My auto electrical cert is cringing watching this video, and I'm glad it's only a temporary setup for the content. Feeling like I'm a waste of an automotive engineering cert as well lol
This is insane, looking forward to part 2 and 3.
Lfp battery chemistry has very nice charge discharge cycle count compared to li-ion I believe 3, 000 to 80% but sometimes there are LFP batteries that are 6,000 cycles to 80% capacity which is a lot I've charged discharge cycles
I love how he says a more modest system and will give them a setup better than mine
I mean the 3080 ti is pretty modest. The 1.2k price point is less than half of a paycheck for me.
Dude you keeping up on rent?
@@abraxas6326 I used to have a 3080 ti then I broke it. That thing in my opinion was not modest better than my RX 6800 Xt.
Thats is probably a joke, its a freaking epyc
@@abraxas6326 Cool cool, but nobody asked.
You REALLY ought to have a properly rated fuse between the alternator's positive connection and the wire going to the trunk. In the current setup, if the positive wire breaks or frays at any point and touches chassis, you're going to fry your alternator in the best case, and have a serious fire in the worst case. This hazard is only going to grow when you put in a bigger alternator that can source more short circuit current
Correct a fuse in line is a must. Also a battery isolator under the hood to allow separation from vehicle battery and the rear setup would be advised as it would allow preferred charging and to prevent phantom drain on the factory vehicle battery.
@@meseone920 I would suspect isolation is built into this particular product. Just guessing. In a pieced together build yes though unless you want to use the battery bank for starting and drain your starting battery with ignition off draw.
Agreed. Definitely need an inline fuse and the cutoff. I also don't know if this is substantiated or just superstition, but I've always been told you shouldn't wire anything directly to the alternator. and instead go to the battery bus
As a car audio guy running a very high output extra battery in the rear, you should have 2 fuses in that alt/bat cable, 1 near the alt and 1 near the bat
@@thesi99 I'd definitely agree with you if it was a direct connect lead-acid in the rear, but the cable is going to a semiconductor switched "load", so there shouldn't be a risk of backfeeding into the cable like you'd get with a standard battery. Still wouldn't hurt to have it for ultimate peace of mind though
Can’t wait to see what suspension upgrades you do in the vid for the weight, also add a fuse before you get to any though points of the chassis in case something shorts. And don’t attach to the chassis for ground. Use the alternator ground, for example an eyelet through the mounting bolt.
It's been 4 months. Where's part 2? 😥
So I live in an RV and this 100% fits what I need. to fit it in my RV, I might have to kill some of my storage in the back or remove the water storage tank (doesn't get used) to make room for this. I was already considering Jackery but this might do the trick as well.
that kit costs almost 10k $ I think its better to buy a hybrid victron inverter. I bought a 3kw 48volt hybrid growatt inverter because it was only 500Euro
@Faustin Pippin ecoflow products are way overpriced. They are also all over TH-cam
You would be better off buying EG4 server rack battery 5 kwh for 1500 bucks or buy 1kwh chins battery 12v from amazon for 300 bucks. If you are using solar or installing solar a midnight charge colltroller is ideal. Then any inverter. Get 2 of them. One for loads that are on all the time and then demand loads where you turn the inverter on to use such loads.
You will get far more system with buying your EG4 than buying this thing.
@@faustinpippin9208 The only thing that sucks with victron is that you have to buy every part to have a full system. You can buy a EG4 all in one inverter that has everything victron has for a fraction of the price.
You live in RV cause it's fun?
i don’t even want to imagine the amount of pain it will be to get rear ended.
Insurance will probably cover it
@@Random_dud31 I'd be more concerned with the lithum batteries catching fire. Wonder if those things are designed to resist impacts, like electric car batteries
@@atoth91 They're lifepo4 batteries, so all good.
@@Random_dud31 Depends what coverage you get as not all car insurance covers your own in car valuables and some have a limit to the value of those valuables aswell
@@atoth91 They are LiFePO4
Adding that to your alternator will use up quite a bit more fuel, depending on charge, and changing to a bigger alternator again will use up more fuel. It is more expensive to charge the eco flow with fuel then to just use electric
I think they were more focused on speed of filling more gas compared to how long it would take to charge
i really like being car sick and this would really kick it up a notch lol
You Guys should connect the ecoflow to the cars' electrical system via relays triggered from the ignition switch to avoid unnecessary power draw without the engine on. I wouldn't rely solely on that detection feature, better safe than sorry, stranded with your kids in back can't be fun
I don't think this is going to be a permanent fixture in this car lol
Agreed. I also wonder about charging via alternator because of Honda's Electronic Load Distribution (ELD). On a stock car the alternator won't always be at 14 volts, it's dependent on load (such as turning the headlights on). Hondas have had this since the 90s at least. I would think the load of charging that battery would prevent this but I'm not sure. They're also talking about putting a larger alternator on which I've heard also causes issues with ELD.
It's connected to the alternator not the cars battery
@@DigitalHi5 You may want to figure out how a car's electrical system works before posting answers on it. The car's battery gets its power from a wire connected to the alternator as well. That would mean this ecoflow battery is also directly connected to the car's battery via the exact same terminal on the alternator.
12:39 Linus' face reacting to the nerd talk was priceless. He's like "please help me, make it stop"
its really clear that the alternator does
more like : "These guys are trying to blow up my car" face
or "how do i explain this to my wife"
I think he's more worried that computer techs are doing attempting vehicle engineering on HIS own car 🤣😂
@@Kay8B Eh, its a Honda. It can take it. That V6 has got plenty of power.
Linus looks happier lately, good for you buddeh!
Where's Part 2? We need a gaming Uber!
Linus' kids are legit living their best life and I'm all for it!
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@@khalilahd. tryna do the same with our kids 🥴
@@Trappy-C nah, it’s just an emotionless clout or cashgrab
When it is a family story you know Jake is cohosting
Im surprised Dan didnt make an appearance.
@@ThaBootyBandit Daddy Dan. :D
I’m seeing the pattern here
Jake, the unofficial 7th child of Linus and Yvone.
I do love the fact that this Power Kit is pretty simple in terms of install and use. I am loving that console.
For the gaming PC's I'd use an AMD RX 6600XT and Ryzen 7 7800X, with the GPU undervolted to 0.8v and the CPU to 0.9v. This will reduce total system power to just a little above 100 watts while providing very solid gaming performance at 1080p and enabling you to cool the system passively, something that would be very nice to have in a dusty and cramped car.
But what if they somehow attached a (relatively) small radiator in front of the car radiator and made a super long liquid cooled loop for the PC(s). I feel like that is ripe for issues but if protected properly, it could work and could fit on some larger GPU like a 3070 or 6800 XT without having to worry about thermals. Probably want a quick disconnect system for it so that replacing a GPU and its block doesn't involve draining the loop.
@@sw33t.angela Whole car watercooling? this is a wonderful awful idea that needs to be made into part 3 of this
@@ryankulp2073 I don't think that tapping into the engine's cooling system is a good idea. The heat carried from the engine is much hotter than what the PC components put out. Also different metals from the blocks may cause issues with accidentally creating a battery, especially with aluminum in the cooling system.
@@sw33t.angela in a standard form thats correct. I have faith the linus team could figure something out. Also antifreeze has lots of anti corrosives in it so i dont think thered be any issues with cross material effects
I probably woulda just put a steam deck dock + monitor in the car and called it a day.
that's a pretty good idea ngl.
Though you could probably power it from the car directly, so this whole thing with batteries would be irrelevant.
This is a dream job. Imagine your boss walks in one day and goes “Hey! Let’s put two gaming PCs in my minivan!”
You work for a Bezos boss !
Uhhhhh have you seen there normal work day hahaha
Source of energy is important. Fossil fuel is the worst source. Electric vehicle is pointless if the source energy is coal, gas, oil.
The dream would be if your boss goes ‘let’s put to gaming PCs in yóur van’, though.
@@fynkozari9271 True, but there are very few powergrids that exclusively use fossil fuels anymore. France produces 70% of their energy from Nuclear, and Germany has to pay other countries to take their wind power in the winter because the turbines produce more energy than they can use.
Make sure that you put a big fuse between the alternator (or the start of the cable, if going to the battery) and the power lead to the ecoflow delta, to ensure that if there is a short on the cable in the car, the power is cut to the cable to prevent electrical fires. 😉
I'm so excited for this series now, it's super fun
This takes mobile gaming to a whole new level.
It's not mobile gaming. In technicality maybe, but if you can't pick up your screen and go somewhere with your peripherals, without having to worry about batteries or computers, it's not mobile.
@Mawk zuckabewg are you really gonna make the case for this being a good mobile gaming solution? What about if you're in a waiting room? Gonna lug your PC and a giant battery in with you? Technicalities are dumb in this case.
@@LindonSlaght So Steam deck is a mobile?
@@mugwithnocoffee2572 I would say so yes. It's battery powered, and realistic to carry around, and can fit in a backpack. So I think it fits the bill.
@Mawk zuckabewg sorry
I am so glad that Linus finished the "strapping young man" pun.
Jake's response was perfect dad joke.
2:22 He had a Bill Burr moment there 🤣
The energy and banter in this video.
You can tell that that was a good day to be at work :D
I just keep my steamdeck in my backpack when driving my chevy volt and play some games when im parked for a long time.
What i would like to see if a portable charger ev solution that can be kept in your car with solar panels and can probably provide like 10 miles or so with emergency charge.
"Modest in terms of spec"
19:40
AMD Epyc, 256GB of Ram, and a 3080ti
Yeah okay Linus. Alright.
So we GAME and RC, a VERB now..... any days, we modded our family 1992 CHEVY G20 Van camper into a BUDGET "overland gaming exploration vehicle". We personally achieved our power requirements by utilizing the x2 HARBOR FREIGHT 100watt solar kits, paired with cheapo AGM deep cell packs, and a JUPITER 1000watt inverter. i know very little, and require little recharge power in comparison, but has been a SPECTACULAR investment for our particular "over the road adventure" needs. Mat be a MUCH cheaper option, also significantly less performance... Great content and keep up the great work!!!
11:35 yes there is, in some countries at least. Pretty standard in Finland for block heaters.
I also have the same memory of playing a wii in the back of the minivan on family road trips. We used one of those tiny 9-10 inch CRT/VCR combo TV units and hooked it up via component video. I thought it was so cool as a kid. This is just on another level.
PlayStation 1 and GameCube on an Orion TV/VCR combo for me. The pinnacle of luxury.
Same here lol, though Linus is right about the accelerometer getting messed with the car's speed so we usually played game cube games in the car only.
We had lcds mini tvs that fit on the back of chairs and could be daisy chained for multiplayer
@@connorstevenson3935 Once before I was carpooling in a minivan for a four-hour trip; seatback in front of me had a slot to put your phone or tablet to watch movies, so naturally I instead put my Switch in the slot and played only motion games (aisle seat, nobody was annoyed in the writing of this comment). Worked like a dream.
at this point, Jake is basically just the Sebastian family's personal tech handyman with linus being his overseer.
Really looking forward to seeing what monitors end up in this thing. Haven’t seen any decent monitors in the sizes this is going to need, so definitely interested.
That's a pretty amazing piece of kit you have there. Would be very nice when deployed in an actual motorhome or camping van to run lights, fridge, stove, etc. Although personally I would prefer the independent components (MPPT, inverter, DC charger, etc.) separate instead of all in one as this unit, since if any individual part breaks you can replace only that one part, instead of having to rip out the entire unit and replace it. But for ease of use and installation this is amazing, everything plug and play and just goes together with no hassles since doing something like this DIY is not as easy as you make it look. Although if I were you I would put a fuse on the live wire running from the alternator to your trunk, since that's a fire waiting to happen.
Me and my two cousins played rock band with drums, guitar and bass in the backseat of my uncle's F350 from NY to FL in 2008. We were quickly shutdown on the drums but it was an awesome trip.
"something more modest in terms of spec"
*proceeds to have a CPU more expensive and faster than my car and a GPU that can move more air than my ceiling fan*
They mean more modest than the test rig, not that the test rig is the modest one
You guys should really utilize your engineering team to advise on things like wiring your car alternator to a battery system (hint: fuses), so that you don’t burn down your car, house, etc.
Where is part 2?
These steam deck alternatives are getting out of control ;)
Are you serious right neow?
This is awesome but IMO I'd rather just get a couple Stem Decks or Switches and plug a power inverter into the cigarette lighter to charge them on long road trips for a much cheaper cost, but this setup could easily power a PS5 or Series S/X for a several hours since they cap out around 200-300W but IMO is nowhere near the cost investment unless you were using it to actually live in a vehicle.
Its worth it for youtube content, not because his kids actually need 3 ultra quality cyberpunk able gaming rigs in a van. Steam deck or switch is already perfect for that use case for average people
@@dscarmo Yeah that's why I posted it with IMO because I realize it's sponsored and a cool product but for nearly 10k+ it's not for the average viewer who could easily just buy a Steam Deck or gaming Laptop that lasts just as long for much less investment.
It's very cool but I would not purchase it unless it was under $2k, I realize they'll probably sell a ton after this video but I replied so maybe a few people will see and realize that it's a bad idea both for the alternator's longevity and the viewers wallet.
Well that's what the channel's for. For us to live vicariously through their overpowered and impractical setups.
You're pretty much statin the obvious. It's a cool project to be able to make a video out of it to be honest.
I feel like my dad was ahead of the curve when it came to a gaming minivan. We were military, so every year my family of 5 would drive from where ever we lived at the time to our family reunions. It started in the early 90s with a small TV and a VCR player trapped to the middle row, plugged into an inverter and my brothers and I squeezed into the back row. Eventually it upgraded to a PS2 and an lcd TV bungie corded to a cooler, and then its final form was dual screens made to mount on the headrest. Those screens could either mirror each other or play separately and they had wireless headphones before everything was Bluetooth. That lasted us all the way up until around 2010. He still has that 20+ year old inverter.
16:16 this is an old ham radio trick! Glad to see it getting out there
Corsair K63 & the K63 lapboard are really good too and not discontinued. It's what I use and I love it.
Bottom of the lapboard has a thick memory foam pad.
Young Linus: Rotate the screen to download faster
Adult Linus: Step on the gas harder to charge faster
😂😂😂😂
For the 120v 30 amp, you should have shown the NEMA TT-30R connector which is what RVs use. Campground plugs offer the NEMA 14-50 (210/240 volt 30-50 amp), NEMA TT-30R (120 volt 30 amp) and also a standard wall outlet (NEMA 5-15). Other connector types can be found at marinas ("marine shore power" - a.k.a. NEMA SS1-50 or SS2-50), but these are much less common. Minivan + trip + kids = RV campground so as I said - NEMA 5-15 or TT-30 or 14-50. (note: TT-30R is the "receptacle" while the TT-30P is the "plug" - helps to know when googling these things.)
There isn't a scenario in the world, where Linus is going to park his minivan at a campsite in an RV spot.
@@littlejackalo5326 yeah neither would I. better just add level 2 chagring plug. So when you got to run in some where and just leave them gaming in the car. This is where an Tesla or EV would work much better. Kinda wish they made a EV mini van.
Hey LTT, I love your videos and would really love an updated video on couch gaming options for PC users. My Corsair lapboard is driving me crazy and the Razer Turret is too small. I'd love to get a fresh take on your guys' perspective and maybe see some DIY options? Thank you regardless!
Isn’t it funny that we convert DC to AC and then the AC goes about 2 ft which is then converted back to DC inside the gaming Rig almost immediately
I've recently been trying to build on my electrical knowledge and this still baffles the fuck outta me
@@Shmoobiess Alternator is better than generator and DC is safer than AC. That's kinda what I figured at least.
You can actually get 12V ATX power supplies (basically just DC-DC convertors), this would be a much better solution.
You guys should do the ultimate tech worker/developer/tech enthusiast VAN LIFE build. Would buy floatplane to watch in depth tutorials on that.
Same, we need to get enough likes so that LTT sees this.
Next video: MY ALTERNATOR DIED ON OUR ROADTRIP
Or
On Wan show: "remember when the alternator in my van died on our road trip?"
wheres part two??
Also if you live somewhere with bad storms and the power goes out you can just pull the whole thing out and bring it in your house for power.
If you have your breaker box set up and a generator inlet in the garage then I assume you could just open the trunk of the car / side door and run the cable directly to the inlet without actually removing the setup and while leaving the car in the garage (or moving it to your driveway for the solar panels / active charging on idle). When my neighborhood loses power my neighbor runs his house off his truck.
@@dbaird337 I was just commenting on the removable aspect of it.
You know, after seeing this I have more appreciation for my Steam Deck only doing one and a half hours of battery with Cyberpunk.
19:58 Uncensored Linus is a rare sight to behold
Glad someone else noticed lol
I feel like the holidays had an effect on the editing. The bloopers inside the video were fun but they were less polished than usually. That might explain how it got past the QC. Linus sweared in the last WAN show as well because the swear buttons didn't work due to the power outage.
I love how Jake makes Linus throw even more caution to the wind than he would normally do! 👍🐸 Start it, just start it...
There is an additional wire on that alternator going to your ecu for controlling how much current the alternator produces
Expanding on what Jake was saying, an alternator is designed to replenish the battery's energy after accounting for Starting, Lights and Ignition - that's what SLI stands for when referring to an SLI battery. While using an alternator to power additional high load may still fit within it's "specifications", it will dramatically shorten it's lifespan as alternators are not expected to sustain huge currents for long periods of time. Long term, definitely go with that larger alternator!
This man is a genius. He gets sponsored to make these videos that directly help him, and then he gets another ~$2k from ad revenue. Even though he spent a ton on tech he still net profited from this video. Amazing. I love you Linus.
well... he did kind of tax rebate his new house with all the videos on it's setup...
I'm thinking about van life, this looks like such an easy solution to the problems that come with the electrical
It is. I have electrical in my truck and it was WAY more work to set up and is way less technical (but was prob less money).
that is exactly the kind of thing this was designed for. I use one of them in my boat and it makes my life much easier.
lol we didn't see the price tag
20:25 Yeah I was quite disappointed that Roccat discontinued the Sova. I had it for years and was always waiting for a wireless successor. It's a shame they didn't continue the series!
One thing I thought of is the batteries are in the crumple zone if your van we're to be rear ended it might be smart to move them but it really doesn't matter
Imagine rear-ending some fucking soccer mom van and it just fucking explodes
@@Jisifus 💀
oh... that was your thought? And here I was thinkg about the 300lb of weight added to the very back of the vehicle.
@@pmp1337 most Americans are 300lbs, it's only like driving with a passenger
@@UnjustifiedRecs ooooff
This entire setup is amazing, but at 20:55, seeing Linus with a setup that is basically just an unstable laptop, makes me think they could have just used laptops to game in there the entire time...
Especially since the power kit was like $8k
Oh my gosh I’ve been wanting a product line this for SO MANY YEARS!!! Currently got a “diehard” battery pack in my car for gaming while on breaks on long trips
I hope you guys bought an alternator from a good builder. Mechman has always been good to me. Although, I have a custom 425 amp unit from BrandX Electrical now.
Car gaming is specifically why I liked my Lenovo Y50 gaming laptop back in the day. Playing Witcher 3 and Skyrim in the car was a blast. Now there are HANDHELD ways to do that exact same thing...or there's this option too lol. The shot of Linus with the keyboard on his lap and the monitor "visually attached" right to it just reminded me super hard of my laptop gaming days.
The cars lights will stop flickering or flicker less if you connect the charging system for the batteries to the cars battery instead of the alternator! You just need to make sure to have a relay that shuts power off to the batteries when the car is shut off. Don’t want to kill your car’s battery :) 👍 11:39
Just needs a isolator
The alternator kit will have a split-charge relay in it that will make sure it's not draining the battery.
Back in the early 2000s my dad build a plywood box that would fit over a buckets seat in our caravan. We played N64 on a massive box of a tv driving down the 401. Oh how the times have changed!
this is perfect for tiny houses and van life stuff.... awesome!
I've used an Ecoflow River Pro setup when camping way out in the woods before. It's an absolute godsend for watching movies at night with an LED projector.
I can't wait to see where this series goes, and what Yvonne's reaction to all this will be...
It is SOOO touching to see Linus with his family, when you've been a subscriber for a decade & saw this channel build up to what is is now, truly amazing & much much deserved!
Wow I wish I was helping install all this with you!!!
Its a long way from an Apple monitor strapped to the back of the drivers seat with a GameCube connected to it for a long drive with an inverter! It worked for 10hr drives!
Nice to watch a fun video about the ecoflow delta instead of other videos talking about using it during a winter power outage.
I added a Jellyfin laptop server and Wifi using a pure sine wave inverter. One kid gets 2.4 ghz and the other gets the 5ghz band on their tablets.
Also, if you do wifi, local coop on Steamdecks becomes possible (just get some padding for them).
I would mount the control display to the sun visor
The wiring would be an issue though, and it would be more noticeable.
@@XLStressjust run the cables up the a pillar, there’s already wires going up there for the mirror light or like garage openers
For the record, the to technical name for AC power on mobile applications is called "Shore power" in reference to plugging a boat in at the dock.
You should keep a jump-pack in your van as a means of jumpstarting the car battery just in case. They have save dmy butt a few times in the days before delayed off accessories in cars.
so... i guess part two is in our imagination?
This series better be continued. I haven't been this excited for a LTT series since whole room water cooling
This is exactly the kind of shenanigans I was expecting when I was subscribing years ago, thank you for putting out a lot weird projects such as this one
16:39 thats an interesting AC input
From someone who does tons of camping, off-roading etc. You could install a relay that is hooked up to ACC power. So just to be on the safe side, turning off the engine and ACC will kill the power uplink between the car and the bat. system.
Linus's kids are so lucky, hopefully they understand what their dad does for them!
This is like every adult’s dream as a kid lol.
Linus, want another kid? I’ll pretend to be one. Just tell the neighbors I was 30 years overdue and drank lots of milk 🤷🏻♀️ they’ll never know
Idk, if you know car mechanics, they're basically building a death trap and he's inviting his kids to be in it..
Water cool the PCs using the vehicle's existing cooling system? Maybe even the A/C for sub-zero 🙂
Water in a car cooling system will be over a hundred degrees at times so that probably is not the most effective method.
I hope that the positive from the alternator is fused close to the alt, really important.
Is there any difference in puting the wires directly on the alternator versus on the battery? Isn't the circuit between those always connected or not?
same... there are so many mistakes in this short video
Yeah all 12V high amp hookups that I'm aware of are connected to the battery instead.
Well for one you have to consider that the battery has a limited output so if all the car power demand plus the 100+ amps for the Ecoflow could exceed the batteries rated output so putting it directly to the alternator has its benefits. But of course it could be fine!