I am impressed. This is a “Will Prowse type” of making sense of a complicated system of components. Explained the inverter main important settings in two minutes, otherwise someone could spend half a day researching those settings!! Just Fantastic!
And just like Will Prowse, this guy said nothing about the breakers that the manuals for this inverter and battery say are required. Like, 4 breakers. And not enough about grounding, which is also mentioned in the manuals that came with the inverter & battery. At least this guy mentions that you need better gauge AC wires. Having said that, this guy did a really good job of walking through a simple set-up. I bought this inverter and battery from Signature Solar and they were pretty good, though not helpful enough for this scared and skill-less beginner. I especially appreciated his walking through the set up menu and all the necessary options. THANK YOU SimpleCarGuy - this was very helpful. :)
@@dkbkmk01 You can add breakers but it has built in ocpd on ac output, if you use proper gauge wire, its fine. it will trip, I have done it before. and grounding? Run it floating. It is fine. Yeah he did a good job with this video. I still havent changed the settings on mine haha I just hook it up and run it
There many more videos from solar building same setup and their videos are older probably Will get that idea from right th-cam.com/video/J9WZcMDQaDg/w-d-xo.htmlsi=FwcRMtbQDFtDZKUe
Yeah we all copied a hand truck build from many years before. I think I was the first one to do an all in one on a hand truck, but it was bound to happen. I did it mainly to show how much better of a deal it is than an ecoflow. and that anyone can build it very easily. That was my goal
By far the best and cost effective components on the market right now for this or any offgrid power, very good explanation on the configuration and set up.
Also, you would get faster charging if you had bigger panels and more panels. You don't necessarily need to go to 240v. This inverter can output 3k Watts......
Just got my "gas" station built for an EV myself this past year....now just gotta find an EV that is not so darn expensive....till then using the power in the house. Nice video
Good video… Gives me an idea.. I have a just converted an ICE mini pickup. A 5kW + 5kwh inverter/battery is planned and this video just came at the right time. Thanks for up loading.. Oh BTW, I have a cheapo hand cart laying somewhere in the garage.
Where did you buy the battery and inverter from as well as the solar panels. What size solar panels are you using 🤔. Thank you for the information and the awesome video.
nice project .. actuallly charging your EV directly from the sun and storing it in a battery that is complexly portable, WOW...I would like to build something like this for my EV, good thing too is that I can also charge the battery on my eBike as well brilliant.... just one question: as I live in Australia could I buy the EG4 in Australia or where would I buy it from, and would they ship to Australia....thanks again for the video
I've been using it to charge my eBike as well and now powering a mini split also. I've added a few panels and it's powering everything without any issues! As far as shipping to Australia, I have no idea.. I imagine you guys have other brands with similar set up there that would do the job just as well.
@@SimpleCarGuydoesn’t the bmw i3 has inverter and batteries built-in? Shouldn’t you have flex solar cell overlay the roof panel and hook the DC charge circuit to the solar cells array?
I added a bunch more panels and wired up a 15amp charger. Now it charges at 1.85kW. So, it takes 10 hours from 0-100. I drive around 15-20 miles a day, so this system fully recharges the car each day for me, unless it’s raining.
I'm only speculating here but if your main goal is EV charging then you may be better off with a Inverter with 240v output. You would then need a step down to power your power strip, but they are quite cheap. Charging EV from 240v is seriously quicker.
Is there a way with that all in one to take in power from a 12v dc source like an RV alternator? I take it that all in one does not support communications with the battery (I did not see you plug in communications wiring)?
You can use a 12v dc inverter that ya plug in to a cigarette lighter to charge....but it would be a really really long time and you would not get more than 5 amps of 120v AC off that inverter from the lighter socket....I would just say overall....not worth destroying your RV alternator....not designed for that.
if it was me I'd put a din rail mounted MCB (mini circuit breaker) in a pull box between the inverter and it's AC input cord, just so I never have to worry about the stuff plugged into it melting that extension cord
Wouldn’t it be better to use a breaker box for the solar input for connecting and disconnecting them? Also, is there an app that you can use to adjust the settings? Thanks
Those are Jinko Solar 325W poly panels I got locally on FB marketplace for $50. More recently, I got Q.PEAK DUO 340W panels for $30, so there are definitely deals to be had.
Anything you can find for cheap that will have enough voltage. I got 15 of these for $50 a piece and I’m building up a much bigger system with them. You need minimum 120 volts from the panels to start this inverter. These produce about 40 volts so I put 4 of them in series for the test and demonstration. If you can find some 500w panels for like $100/each, 3-4 of those would give you 1.5-2kw of solar at peek sun. There is some math involved here and Will Prause just did a great video on this topic, so check it out.
@@SimpleCarGuy thanks for sharing this start idea for charging EV and I subscribed. As you mentioned this inverter has 3000 watts out and 5000 watts fro PV Max. Just curious, if I have 5k watt PV, but only able to use 3k watts. Seems like I didn't use my max PV or other words, I lost 2000 watts. Should I buy solar panel for 3k or 5k watts to work best with this EG4 Inverter? Again, thanks for sharing and please post more.
Cool build, but 120V limits your charging to adding roughly 4 miles of range per hour. It’d be worth getting a 240V capable setup to charge at least 3X faster.
Well, it depends.. The solar charger here needs at least 120v from the solar panels to turn on. The panels I showed in this video are 34 volts each, so I need at the minimum 4 panels. I currently have 10 panels connected and that's been plenty to keep my car changed all the time. I haven't had to plug it into grid since June.
Hi. Curious if the outlets and usb are for 48v appliances? Would my computer fry if I plug it in to the outlet? I figured I would need some 48V to 12V down converter?
There is no need for a "48V to 12V down converter." The storage battery is 48V DC (Direct Current). The inverter (the yellow box) makes that 48V from the batteries into 110V AC (normal household power - just like the power outlets in your house). As such, you can plug anything into the power strip (he has a power strip hard wired into the yellow box) as long as it is not over 3000 watts total. Keep in mind that power strip is most likely only rated for 13 amps (or about 1500 watts total). Therefore, even though his inverter is capable of putting out 3000 watts continuous, his power strip is limiting the output to 1500 watts. That is why he hard wired a second NEMA 5-15 plug into the inverter so he could use the car charger without overloading his cheap power strip. Bottom line, any normal item you could plug into your houses wall power outlets, you can plug into this system. Of course, everything plugged in can not be over 3000 watts in total. Or, in his specific case, 1500 watts total since he is using a lightweight power strip. -Steve
Links for Inverter and battery purchase? More details on solar panels? specs? cost? link?? Total cost with solar panels?? Otherwise, great information, thanks!
I have the same components, EG4 inverter and EG4 battery with 4 300 watt solar panels. I also have the same car BMW i3. But when I plug in my level 1 ev charger it lights up with "power fault"... Maybe my charger isn't liking something coming from the inverter...? The system works well for other loads, like space heater and e-bike charger... What could be the issue?
What kind of charger is it and how much does it draw? Does it go over 3000w on start up? I've since upgraded to a 20a charger and it's been working flawlessly.
@SimpleCarGuy Looks like this is a 30amp charger, but does it really pull 30amps? I do have a 20amp circuit breaker in between my EG4 inverter and the charger outlet... 🤔
If it’s a 30amp charger, it’s capable of pulling 3600watts so that’d be the problem. Can it be limited to 20-25amps? If not, you can reduce the charging speed from inside the car. Set it to medium speed and it’ll work.
@@SimpleCarGuy I set the car to "Low" level 1 charging suppose to be just 6 amps. But this charger has a "power fault" even before plugging in the car.. I think I may buy a 20amp charger
It is nice; but it isn't free which you labled on your video - you paid quite a bit for this unit; and the next question is how long will the batteries and panels last so you can determine the cost per mile.
One day you will fry your your EVs onboard charger because your EG4 inverter has no isolation transformer to provide galvanic isolation to prevent high voltage DC current from passing through to your EV's onboard charger. All it will take is for a single MOSFET in the H-Bridge circuit in your EG4 to short to ground, (which by the way is a common failure scenario in all high frequency inverters), and you can not only damage your EV's charger, but will also void your EV's warranty. Sure you can charge your EV today, but give it time and I can guaranty you, you will have regrets. If you want to safely charge your EV, then you should be using a low frequency, transformer based inverter instead. To learn more about why you should never use a high frequency, transformerless inverter like the EG4 to charge an EV, watch "Solar Inverter Catastrophic Failure" by Red Hill Labs on TH-cam.
you can build your own 24v 8kwh battery for around 450 bucks. if you run an EU spec inverter which has double the voltage, therefore half the cost (since cost is based on amps), you can get a 3kwh inverter for around 200-300 bucks if you cheap out on the solar input. if you use small balance boards instead of expensive BMS', one for each 12v 4s cell group, you can cut the price of the battery in half. cheap bms' are the cause of most battery fires. imo 3$ inductive 4s active balancer > most resistive bms' on the market. ironically 8x 280ah lifepo4 cells (~8kwh) fits perfectly inside of a surpluss 20mm ammo can if you face all the contacts inside. fire resistant, would catch any electrolyte spills/explosions. the cans are like 30-40 bucks depending on how many you buy, and they come with heavy duty handles and a lid that seals really well. ya 700-800 bucks and you can build twice the battery pack for half the price. almost all ev's charge off 220v, usually way faster. you can wire in an E bike charger and connect your 240v home ev charger to charge the battery pack and even do pass through charging to your car if you find a free charger when youre out and about
Yes, there is. You do have to be connected to WiFi though, which may not always be possible in off grid situations, so I wanted to show it live on the unit.
Sorry to hear you guys feel that way, I watch his channel and thought I'd do my own version with a lot more info. Never claimed I came up with the idea and anyhow, other channels have done it before him. Anyway, thanks for watching!
What hasn’t been done on TH-cam, though? It’s all about documenting it for myself and expanding the project further as I’m building it up. Thanks for watching!
@@SimpleCarGuy We are almost done with this type of install in our camper van. And yes, I've been scouring YT for information. Your video is extremely helpful with little details that others don't cover. Thank you.
Never said I came up with the idea of making an inverter and battery portable. There are loads of similar videos on TH-cam. Simply showing how I did it and how I charge my car with it.
Appreciating your content. Thanks With one eg4 lifepower4 battery fully charged, will it take your i3 from lets say 10 miles remaining all the way to the 'top" without being fully discharged?
Will says “you’re welcome for the content ideas”
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This video is older probably your youtuber got that idea from him too
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@@pilinke11 youtube.com/@willprowse?si=CCvMMkQgksx8wydh
@@pilinke11 we all got the idea from a video many years before all of these. Desert prepper I think was the channel name
I am impressed. This is a “Will Prowse type” of making sense of a complicated system of components. Explained the inverter main important settings in two minutes, otherwise someone could spend half a day researching those settings!! Just Fantastic!
And just like Will Prowse, this guy said nothing about the breakers that the manuals for this inverter and battery say are required. Like, 4 breakers. And not enough about grounding, which is also mentioned in the manuals that came with the inverter & battery. At least this guy mentions that you need better gauge AC wires. Having said that, this guy did a really good job of walking through a simple set-up. I bought this inverter and battery from Signature Solar and they were pretty good, though not helpful enough for this scared and skill-less beginner. I especially appreciated his walking through the set up menu and all the necessary options. THANK YOU SimpleCarGuy - this was very helpful. :)
@@dkbkmk01 You can add breakers but it has built in ocpd on ac output, if you use proper gauge wire, its fine. it will trip, I have done it before. and grounding? Run it floating. It is fine. Yeah he did a good job with this video. I still havent changed the settings on mine haha I just hook it up and run it
Thanks for going through the inverter settings. I was really curious for that!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching.
I recommend ferrules on all of the bare wire ends. Like they put on the battery cabling.
I hope you credited Will Prose for your build.
There many more videos from solar building same setup and their videos are older probably Will get that idea from right
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Who?
@@JamesBond-zd5jx youtube.com/@willprowse?si=CCvMMkQgksx8wydh
No offense to you, but Will Prose was not the first, but he did do a fine job.
Yeah we all copied a hand truck build from many years before. I think I was the first one to do an all in one on a hand truck, but it was bound to happen. I did it mainly to show how much better of a deal it is than an ecoflow. and that anyone can build it very easily. That was my goal
IVE TOOK A year of electrical..and wired up some apartments...an houses..so this project is right for me..
By far the best and cost effective components on the market right now for this or any offgrid power, very good explanation on the configuration and set up.
Couldn't agree more, it’s such an accessible system for DIYers and those new to solar and power banks etc. thanks for watching!
This is exactly what I need - thanks - must need extra long MP4 Solar cables to move the cart around..
Glad you made this video. More specific info provided. Well done.
NIce setup! I noticed your Illinois Plates, I live in Chicago and also have a BMW i3, nice to see i3 owners here. Thanks for sharing!
Ive expanded it further now and its amazing! Thanks for watching and yes, there are DOZENS of us here!
Awesome build. Beautifully simple. I might be tempted to upscale to taller cart and up to 6500 EX or similar to get 240v/ faster charging.
Great idea! Post your results if you build one. Thanks for watching.
Also, you would get faster charging if you had bigger panels and more panels. You don't necessarily need to go to 240v. This inverter can output 3k Watts......
I have since added panels and wired up a 15amp charger, so charging at 1.83kW for about 8 hours from the sun! More than enough to cover my commute!
@@SimpleCarGuythat’s very cool. Well done.
This is exactly what I was thinking.
What an awesome video, I never knew I needed this!
Thanks for watching!
Just got my "gas" station built for an EV myself this past year....now just gotta find an EV that is not so darn expensive....till then using the power in the house. Nice video
Get a used Chevy Bolt. You can get one right now that has 30k or so miles got $15k
Very cool! Nice job!
Very good, detailed video...thanks for sharing
Nice project!
Good video…
Gives me an idea.. I have a just converted an ICE mini pickup. A 5kW + 5kwh inverter/battery is planned and this video just came at the right time. Thanks for up loading..
Oh BTW, I have a cheapo hand cart laying somewhere in the garage.
Where did you buy the battery and inverter from as well as the solar panels.
What size solar panels are you using 🤔.
Thank you for the information and the awesome video.
great overview ❤
Great video. IM going to built now
aawesome and compact..........and POWERFUL............yelp I WANT ONE.....A good project 4 me
nice project ..
actuallly charging your EV directly from the sun and storing it in a battery that is complexly portable, WOW...I would like to build something like this for my EV, good thing too is that I can also charge the battery on my eBike as well brilliant....
just one question: as I live in Australia could I buy the EG4 in Australia or where would I buy it from, and would they ship to Australia....thanks again for the video
I've been using it to charge my eBike as well and now powering a mini split also. I've added a few panels and it's powering everything without any issues!
As far as shipping to Australia, I have no idea.. I imagine you guys have other brands with similar set up there that would do the job just as well.
Are those terminals in the inverter intended for combining two wires?
Thanks for the demo and tips. Super helpful, especially with programming the inverter.
Are you going to leave both greens into the ground?
Very valuable, thank you
Hooked up a duplicate of this and my Ev charger is returning a ground fault red flashing error, have had no luck so far getting it to work as is.
Interesting setup, built mine in a box, a little bulkier than yours.
Isnt this the same as the system Will Prowse showed on his channel?
Have you looked into adding solar cells to the roof of the BMW i3? I saw a yacht that had solar cells panels built into cabin and outer hull.
It wouldn’t do much at all and definitely not worth the trouble of carrying an inverter and battery with you and added drag.
@@SimpleCarGuydoesn’t the bmw i3 has inverter and batteries built-in? Shouldn’t you have flex solar cell overlay the roof panel and hook the DC charge circuit to the solar cells array?
Not enough surface area to make any sort of meaningful juice.
A nice little system, however it’s a little small to effectively charge the i3 fully. Are you planning to scale this up?
I added a bunch more panels and wired up a 15amp charger. Now it charges at 1.85kW. So, it takes 10 hours from 0-100. I drive around 15-20 miles a day, so this system fully recharges the car each day for me, unless it’s raining.
I'm only speculating here but if your main goal is EV charging then you may be better off with a Inverter with 240v output. You would then need a step down to power your power strip, but they are quite cheap. Charging EV from 240v is seriously quicker.
That’s a great idea, but I’m not trying to be quick here. I just need to top up the car after daily commute and it’s been working perfectly for that!
Is there a way with that all in one to take in power from a 12v dc source like an RV alternator?
I take it that all in one does not support communications with the battery (I did not see you plug in communications wiring)?
You would have to use a step down converter. Will Prowse TH-cam channel has this build with 12v converter attached to the battery.
You can use a 12v dc inverter that ya plug in to a cigarette lighter to charge....but it would be a really really long time and you would not get more than 5 amps of 120v AC off that inverter from the lighter socket....I would just say overall....not worth destroying your RV alternator....not designed for that.
if it was me I'd put a din rail mounted MCB (mini circuit breaker) in a pull box between the inverter and it's AC input cord, just so I never have to worry about the stuff plugged into it melting that extension cord
Great idea!
Wouldn’t it be better to use a breaker box for the solar input for connecting and disconnecting them? Also, is there an app that you can use to adjust the settings? Thanks
Eg4 has a Wi-Fi dongle and app you can use.
What brand and type of panels are you using? Also Mono or Poly panels?
Those are Jinko Solar 325W poly panels I got locally on FB marketplace for $50. More recently, I got Q.PEAK DUO 340W panels for $30, so there are definitely deals to be had.
What solar panels do you suggest? You said those were portable 300 watts.
Anything you can find for cheap that will have enough voltage. I got 15 of these for $50 a piece and I’m building up a much bigger system with them.
You need minimum 120 volts from the panels to start this inverter. These produce about 40 volts so I put 4 of them in series for the test and demonstration. If you can find some 500w panels for like $100/each, 3-4 of those would give you 1.5-2kw of solar at peek sun.
There is some math involved here and Will Prause just did a great video on this topic, so check it out.
@@SimpleCarGuy thanks for sharing this start idea for charging EV and I subscribed. As you mentioned this inverter has 3000 watts out and 5000 watts fro PV Max. Just curious, if I have 5k watt PV, but only able to use 3k watts. Seems like I didn't use my max PV or other words, I lost 2000 watts. Should I buy solar panel for 3k or 5k watts to work best with this EG4 Inverter? Again, thanks for sharing and please post more.
What size panels did you have? How much were they?
Those are 300 watt panels. I got them for $50 each on FB marketplace.
Cool build, but 120V limits your charging to adding roughly 4 miles of range per hour. It’d be worth getting a 240V capable setup to charge at least 3X faster.
How many solar panels to charge this
Well, it depends..
The solar charger here needs at least 120v from the solar panels to turn on. The panels I showed in this video are 34 volts each, so I need at the minimum 4 panels. I currently have 10 panels connected and that's been plenty to keep my car changed all the time. I haven't had to plug it into grid since June.
Hi. Curious if the outlets and usb are for 48v appliances? Would my computer fry if I plug it in to the outlet? I figured I would need some 48V to 12V down converter?
I think I just realized why my question. The 48V is converted to DC and will run most appliances on DC until.3000W are taken?
There is no need for a "48V to 12V down converter." The storage battery is 48V DC (Direct Current). The inverter (the yellow box) makes that 48V from the batteries into 110V AC (normal household power - just like the power outlets in your house). As such, you can plug anything into the power strip (he has a power strip hard wired into the yellow box) as long as it is not over 3000 watts total.
Keep in mind that power strip is most likely only rated for 13 amps (or about 1500 watts total). Therefore, even though his inverter is capable of putting out 3000 watts continuous, his power strip is limiting the output to 1500 watts. That is why he hard wired a second NEMA 5-15 plug into the inverter so he could use the car charger without overloading his cheap power strip.
Bottom line, any normal item you could plug into your houses wall power outlets, you can plug into this system. Of course, everything plugged in can not be over 3000 watts in total. Or, in his specific case, 1500 watts total since he is using a lightweight power strip.
-Steve
@@hughes500pilot1 Great answer and thanks.... I was wondering about that limited watt power strip. haha
@@hughes500pilot1 Thanks for putting all that information into simple understandable basics, it really helps, thanks!
@@hughes500pilot1you are a legend Steve! Thank you for this response
Links for Inverter and battery purchase? More details on solar panels? specs? cost? link?? Total cost with solar panels?? Otherwise, great information, thanks!
Can you do 2 of them sitting next to each other and get 240v for ev charging?
Yes, you can. In fact, that’s exactly what I’m doing at the moment!
@@SimpleCarGuy but how you going to be like hooking up together? 🤔
How long does it take to charge the car with the battery vs with a regular outlet?
Charging from a regular outlet is only going to add four or five miles an hour. The source of that electricity does not matter.
I have the same components, EG4 inverter and EG4 battery with 4 300 watt solar panels. I also have the same car BMW i3. But when I plug in my level 1 ev charger it lights up with "power fault"... Maybe my charger isn't liking something coming from the inverter...? The system works well for other loads, like space heater and e-bike charger... What could be the issue?
What kind of charger is it and how much does it draw? Does it go over 3000w on start up? I've since upgraded to a 20a charger and it's been working flawlessly.
@SimpleCarGuy It came with my used 2014 i3, The brand is Delphi. Having trouble finding much other info about it...
@SimpleCarGuy Looks like this is a 30amp charger, but does it really pull 30amps? I do have a 20amp circuit breaker in between my EG4 inverter and the charger outlet... 🤔
If it’s a 30amp charger, it’s capable of pulling 3600watts so that’d be the problem. Can it be limited to 20-25amps?
If not, you can reduce the charging speed from inside the car. Set it to medium speed and it’ll work.
@@SimpleCarGuy I set the car to "Low" level 1 charging suppose to be just 6 amps. But this charger has a "power fault" even before plugging in the car.. I think I may buy a 20amp charger
Two things, First...hide your license plate number and second invest in a better dolly, them plastic wheels will not hold up in the long run.
@@jeffsimmons318 third get your own project ideas
Ok, why hide your license plate? This should be good.😂
What if its a cloudy day how does it preform ❤❤
On a cloudy day solar power may be reduced to as low as 10% power output.
What about DC fast charging ?
Impossible with this
Can we use 2 battery?
Of course, this system can be expanded in almost any way
@@SimpleCarGuy In your experience. How many of this battery do we need to power the house without hvac system?
@@TienTran-bi1jv with 2kw of panels you can use two of those batteries pretty well, 10kwh of 48v.
It is nice; but it isn't free which you labled on your video - you paid quite a bit for this unit; and the next question is how long will the batteries and panels last so you can determine the cost per mile.
Hook up two of those and get a 240v charge on the car.
i used the same power strip and i do not have any power available. do you know what i am doing wrong?
One day you will fry your your EVs onboard charger because your EG4 inverter has no isolation transformer to provide galvanic isolation to prevent high voltage DC current from passing through to your EV's onboard charger. All it will take is for a single MOSFET in the H-Bridge circuit in your EG4 to short to ground, (which by the way is a common failure scenario in all high frequency inverters), and you can not only damage your EV's charger, but will also void your EV's warranty. Sure you can charge your EV today, but give it time and I can guaranty you, you will have regrets. If you want to safely charge your EV, then you should be using a low frequency, transformer based inverter instead. To learn more about why you should never use a high frequency, transformerless inverter like the EG4 to charge an EV, watch "Solar Inverter Catastrophic Failure" by Red Hill Labs on TH-cam.
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Now check out Rich rebuilds to see how you can get 400 Mi range out of the i3😊
I used to watch his channel all the time, but haven’t in a while.. now I have to check back again! That sounds amazing
@@SimpleCarGuy A pleasure..👍🏾
you can build your own 24v 8kwh battery for around 450 bucks. if you run an EU spec inverter which has double the voltage, therefore half the cost (since cost is based on amps), you can get a 3kwh inverter for around 200-300 bucks if you cheap out on the solar input.
if you use small balance boards instead of expensive BMS', one for each 12v 4s cell group, you can cut the price of the battery in half. cheap bms' are the cause of most battery fires. imo 3$ inductive 4s active balancer > most resistive bms' on the market.
ironically 8x 280ah lifepo4 cells (~8kwh) fits perfectly inside of a surpluss 20mm ammo can if you face all the contacts inside. fire resistant, would catch any electrolyte spills/explosions. the cans are like 30-40 bucks depending on how many you buy, and they come with heavy duty handles and a lid that seals really well. ya 700-800 bucks and you can build twice the battery pack for half the price. almost all ev's charge off 220v, usually way faster. you can wire in an E bike charger and connect your 240v home ev charger to charge the battery pack and even do pass through charging to your car if you find a free charger when youre out and about
Is there not an APP for this? Doing all the changes with that little archaic LCD from 1967 is lame.
Yes, there is. You do have to be connected to WiFi though, which may not always be possible in off grid situations, so I wanted to show it live on the unit.
10 year lifetime???? I really doubt that!
"I BUILT A Portable Solar Power Station" LOL That you saw someone else build on another channel.
There are many on youtube 4 years old videos with different batteries and inverters
If you buy the components from signature solar and want to return it they will charge you a restocking fee!!
I bought them from a different website and saved a ton on shipping, so I’d suggest doing that
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For the size it's output to your car is poor , need 3kw minimum chargeing
This has been done so many times before. If I had been subscribed to the channel, I would remedy that immediately.
First two out of three comments I saw were the pointbi wanted to make: total rip off from Will Prose.
Sorry to hear you guys feel that way, I watch his channel and thought I'd do my own version with a lot more info. Never claimed I came up with the idea and anyhow, other channels have done it before him. Anyway, thanks for watching!
This same set-up has been done like 100 times on TH-cam already. I'm sure you know this
What hasn’t been done on TH-cam, though? It’s all about documenting it for myself and expanding the project further as I’m building it up.
Thanks for watching!
@@SimpleCarGuy We are almost done with this type of install in our camper van. And yes, I've been scouring YT for information. Your video is extremely helpful with little details that others don't cover. Thank you.
Get a better hand truck
I got that one on purpose, it’s much more compact than the other options and does the job great!
Wow, just copy content from other TH-camrs and present it as your idea.
Never said I came up with the idea of making an inverter and battery portable. There are loads of similar videos on TH-cam. Simply showing how I did it and how I charge my car with it.
@@SimpleCarGuy no time to read replies, I'm too busy going to all of your videos and hitting thumbs down...
No time or brains, just hate lol
@artadams1 there are many 4 years old videos showing same setup, just because that video was new to you doesn't meant it was the first one
Sorry ALL EV's Need to be Outlawed and removed from the roads!!!
Why is that?
@@SimpleCarGuyLook up how bad Lithium mining is for the environment.
Appreciating your content. Thanks
With one eg4 lifepower4 battery fully charged, will it take your i3 from lets say 10 miles remaining all the way to the 'top" without being fully discharged?