Alright I gotta ask...did Dylan really say "He *beeped* me up?", to which daddy replied "Yes, Big Daddy's will *beep* you up."??? Either way, favorite comments all year bar none. :)
One tip I recommend is to do the install relatively quickly, especially on newer cars. The longer the battery is completely disconnected, the more likely it is that some systems in the car will need to recalibrate etc. Better yet, leave the battery mostly connected and wire off a different source. Only speaking from experience :)
This is true, I forgot about this when I was working on the interior of my car, and lost all of my radio presets, the clock was off , and I lost my seat adjustment presets.
This is a funny one. Proud moment when your kids are beating the bosses on their own. My boy is six and he still wants me to help him beat bosses in games. I at least make him try a few times before I help him.
You should not help him, he is 6 years old, he is able to learn to play way way way better than you. His capacity for learning is way beyond an adult's one, at the age if 6 he is like a sponge and able to absorb and learn from his own experience and mistakes.. This will show him his own potential and he will feel really great and awesome once he realizes his power! Now of course you should always engage with him and even chill with him while he does the boss fights but let him try and do it all alone, you just he there for him for support.. Sweet Keep well and be safe bro!! PS: I wish I had a kid to teach stuff and to watch him realize his potential and use the opportunities life throws at him..
@@ivanjdrakov1957One things for sure when we're playing fighting games I don't take it easy on him. He actually beats me more often than he used to. He's also getting pretty good on the flight simulator. Some might say video games are bad for kids but I can't see any harm in developing essential motor skills that could last him a lifetime. All in moderation of course. There's no playbook for parenting and I learn everyday new things about him and new things about me.
A few people in the comments are pointing out that some modern cars won't like it if you disconnect the battery entirely. So maybe just be careful and don't disconnect the battery leads. Anyway, I don't know a lot about cars but that won't stop me screwing around under the hood breaking things. If you break something in your car, it's not my fault!
@@peterzingler6221 I guess I got old information. Way back when I was taught always remove the negative lead so you don't spark your tool against the frame.
@@JoshuaBardwell no no it's right to disconnect like you did. Just removing the battery in generell can really kill your day on modern cars Especially Mercedes or BMW. You disconnect the battery and close the trunk for example. And then oh boy you can't open it anymore because it's locked permanently :DD
@@noisy_boi_fpv_3920 Why all the worry about Hydrogen gas? People have used car radios for years, don't really hear about the hydrogen menace during the summer.
Love and respect first off. Most USA cars won’t to metric about 30 years ago. On your two pin connector. Make sure the male side is the ground so the positive is protected. Also you could get a two prong cap for ur connector. This is the only time watching your video I knew more than you. Thanks for helping me get in the air with my FPV.
I'm a mechanic(automotive technician to be modern and politically correct🤣🤣) but truth be told cats are so much more complicated than they used to be. I drive an old 94 truck for a reason...
out of all the drone content. i been keeping up with the scene since 2015. even got your help personally in 2016. You are the top. everyone is so boof lol. You real af and you really inspiring. you teach and learn everyday and your content is just raw. your not full of shit like uavfutures or mrsteele. Keep it up bro
Always disconnect the negative terminal first, then the positive. The entire car should be isolated from the negative terminal. Then you should connect your charge lead + to the positive terminal, your charge lead - to a chassis ground. Then reconnect your negative battery terminal (thus completing the circuit for all of the chassis grounded items). The idea is to just have the single negative cable that is effectively connected to every other negative in the system.. That way you don't have a risk of something accidentally grounding when you don't want it to.
I've started a car with a dead battery using a 4S lipo and some alligator clips soldered to an XT60. The alligator clip wires almost melted, but it worked!
It's more about Amps than it is about voltage.... most people don't understand....10,000 volts won't kill you... but 10 amps can if taken the wrong way.
It's a little comforting to see the FPVKNOWITALL is human after all. In all seriousness, thanks for all of your content. The fact you are willing to deep dive all of the nitty gritty details really speaks to someone such as myself.
I've found that even though the battery itself may be buried (My Grand Cherokee has it under the seat and my e90 has it in the trunk) there is almost always a terminal somewhere in case you need to jump start the the car. Hook the positive to that and then find some bare metal to ground to. Connecting directly to the battery works but there is a VERY small chance you could have a fire or explosion from the spark if your battery is venting out gasses.
Should I be concerned of charging lipos when the engine is off? Or the buttery is just that big that I will never run out of voltage? Thanks in advance. Edoardo.
Car batteries are not made for deep discharge. If you monitor the voltage, you don't want to see it go below maybe 11.75 volts. You can only charge maybe 4-5 packs before you're done, unless you have like a gigantic truck battery or something. I almost always idle my engine when charging.
@@JoshuaBardwell You should mention the capacity and the cell count. But monitoring what the particular battery is capable of doing is very important. Just because Bardwells car will do 4-5 packs doesn't mean your battery will. And as the battery ages, that number will go down as well. Kind of a good way to know that your car will need a new battery soon, It's better to notice a 0 pack field charge day rather than have the battery totally die on you the next week.
Omg Jb you are awesome man. I hope I’m wrong but I think you have to replace the whole cable assembly or cut off the cable end and put an emergency replacement end. The universal type
So true, just pick up and 75 dollar 2 year car battery at wally world and a 5 dollar harbor freight trickle charger for when you get home and you are all set.
@@gman1185 Nah man, I mean like a big lithium ion battery or something. I know they’re out there, don’t weigh as much as a lead car battery, maybe just not with an xt60 on it
OMG! Thank you, that video made my day! A LOL I didn't even know I needed. The interruptions, the questions, the breaking of things, SO human. The GREAT JB looking human like one of us! Today *he* learned ;) Thank you!
I did that to my motor years ago to power my Ham radio , It draws around 20 amps on the peak , Definitely it wouldn't run of the cigarette lighter socket ... I drilled a hole in the bulkhead to get the cables through them sealed up with some Dow Corning .. I've run lots of things of it over the years including 230 volt Inverters👍
I used a amp wire kit and ran the positive wire to tail gate area that powers a 600watt inverter!! Sickness!! 110!! BABY... I should make a video about it as well!
I know this is old, but how do you keep from killing the battery and not being able to drive home from that bando? Will a typical generator be able to keep up with the demand of charging maybe 4 4s batteries on a parallel charge board a couple of times a day if I am idling the car during the charge?
@@JoshuaBardwell Wow, you read old comments? Nice. Thanks so much for the rapid response! Trying to get back into quads after a few years off (life got too busy and I am still in the learning stages)
@@AliBFPV so they've invented a useless device? Does it not have protections built in. You realise loss of efficiencies is just heat? We can make more of that waste and throw it away all over the place. What are your inefficiencies inefficient to? The inconvenience or danger caused?
@@DigitalArtisan77 Nah. totally not a useless device. If you need 240v AC its great, but our chargers run of 12v DC absolutely fine, so its a waste going up to 240v AC then back down to 12v DC. You have losses in any conversion and and inverter will be about 80-90% efficient at best.
Inverter needs same consideration for wiring it in, and you have to deal with efficiency losses from taking the 12v and going up to 120v, and from 120v back down to 12v or 24v Ciggy inverter should be enough for the laptop charger. Thicker ciggy cables are available, just might be difficult. I bought an extension from harbor freight and cut it in half.
@@DoctorWhom I thought could croc clip off battery for current. Assuming in that case inverter provides protection. Oh shit I just realised I'm also 240ac. Maybe that's why we have them mor promoted? Also efficiencies will only be paid in miniscule fuel loss as long as it isnt the "fiery death" type.
Napa or any auto parts store will have battery clamps that you can pull that part from. You may need to file the thread stop off so it unscrews without breaking in the same way.
I run a thick cable to the back of my car. You can have a long cable but the thickness goes up to adjust for voltage sag. I did it for camper trailer originally but I used it way more for drone charging. I also have 2 batterys in my car that are isolated when turned of so i can never run flat.
Glad to see you have ur kid playing story mode games BIOSHOCK is amazing!! I swear all kids play today is fortnite & online shooters!! There use to be a time when there was no online & an awesome story was KING!! I have to play co op story mode to get my kids interested but they do enjoy them especially gears, drakes fortune & halo!! Glad u got a new SAE clip car is DOPE!!
Most all cars since about 2005 are metric. American cars started the transition in about 2000. The dealer will have an OEM terminal, or you can go to any auto parts store and get a replacement. Since you should never parallel charge in your car, you really shouldn't need to be more than about 10A (in most cases). So unless the car is Very old, the lighter outlet should be able to carry the load. That being said you should be charging outside the car. I have a lighter lead I made with 12awg wire that is just long enough to reach out of the car. I would also recommend against charging packs back to back without any time for the system to cool a bit.
The dealer only sells the terminal with the cable pre-crimped = $300. I ended up buying a spare terminal of the same type, then file off the threads where they were crimped down so I could remove the nut without damaging it. Then reinstall it on the car.
Josh probably best to tap after the SBF (slow burn fuse) its the highest rating amp average of 100A. Any short would pop it, equivalent is jump starting ur car with reversed jumper cables. Ground wire to the charger u can attach to any bare metal on the cars chassis aka make your own ground. It's kinda like wiring a car amplifier but using a already built in fuse.
I have a spare car battery which I trickle charge in the week before flying weekends and croc off it in the field. No need to mess with my car... or run the risk of flattening the car battery down and not getting home. :-)
Hi Josh Great video on charging up these lipos can be dangerous, I'm lucky to have a car that has a 12v hi amp cigarette style plug that I use a to power my Protek charger that has a 110ac and 12v DC and I have used it for flying all day. Thanks again for the video and information.
10 to 12 awg is more then enough.. also make sure you dont drain your car battery down or else it wont have enough power to start the car ..i would keep the car on if you are charging lots of packs in parallel..
Nowadays I'm curious about battery charging on field from electric vehicle. Seen one of them (Leaf probably) having 12V port for more powerful load. But others doesn't. Also direct connection to 12V car battery may not work with some LiPo chargers. There was reports about chargers shutting down when car battery voltage sag to 11.9V. 12V to 24V converter for 300/400W load can help here. Big Daddy, LOL
Howdy. I do up fitting on police and fire trucks and I see people attach wires to those battery clamps often. I would suggest not attaching your wires to them because they were never meant to conduct electricity and will fail to do so consistently.
For folks who would like to try this, please make sure you have your radio code stored somewhere so you can unlock your radio once battery is connected again.
Honestly man this is such a hassle. Instead I got one of the isdt 608AC that has the AC 120 volt input. I used an inverter on the cigarette lighter and plug my charger into that outlet. It works really well for me.
Auto tech here, everything on basically every car is metric, this is absolutely a good thing otherwise I'd need twice as many tools. A lot of luxury cars have the battery hidden somewhere else like under a seat or in the trunk, so if you don't see it under the hood it might be somewhere else.
Depending on your car/suv/truck you may not need to do this. If you have an inverter in the car for 110/120 you more than likely have the correct wiring installed. My Grand Cherokee has 12v 13amp accessory ports in the rear cargo area as well as 110/120 plugs. I run a 10awg lead from the acc port to my table in the rear. A lot of cars now have the batteries inside the cabin, mine sites under the Passenger seat and is not accessible for wiring like this. Keep that in mind!
JB did say it but I’m going to repeat it so there’s no mistake. You plug the XT60 into your charger. DO NOT plug a lipo battery directly to the XT60 on that battery cable he/you just installed!
I use a 150W inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter, then plug my HOTA D6 into the inverter. The combined cable length of the inverter and HOTA charger is enough to set the charger outside of the car. I only use this for backup, or I leave the engine running, as to not kill the car battery.
@@JoshuaBardwell Ah that’s a good point. Any idea how much I might be losing because of this? Probably wouldn’t want to do it this way as a primary means of charging, but it seems to work OK as a last resort backup for a pack or two.
You should have mentioned that some Hota and Hobbymate chargers allow you to enter a min voltage for DC input so they will shut down prior to discharging your car battery to point where you need a jump
Permanent charging lead is the best way for real. I have one routing into my glove box where it connects to 4 xt60s in parallel. I've also wired in a 100amp fuse for car audio. Gotta say tho if you want to do it right get a car audio wiring kit and use the parts from it. It also features a new positive clamp in many cases. Cables should be 8 awg or more then.
I love seeing the dad come out in your videos man really makes me look forward to when those days come for me with my kids. Also what is this auto mechanics with bardwell? Lol! I’m glad I know some things more than you.... no offense!!
Your car 12v output has the max amps listed in the handbook. Anyone not wishing to dick around should just limit the charger input amps to this value and use a 12v car adaptor that has a cable rated for this amperage. I agree charge outside the car and don't have an excessively long cable.
Today Joshua learned the importance of the 10mm socket.
A thing that should not exist anywhere near any American car... ever. Reason number 9,573 why I think older cars are superior and I only drive them.
The most sacred socket in an auto shop
Lucky it didn't decide to jump into the depths of that open hood
I got a few in my engine bay if he needs one..
Thats M6 for all American folks...lol
Alright I gotta ask...did Dylan really say "He *beeped* me up?", to which daddy replied "Yes, Big Daddy's will *beep* you up."??? Either way, favorite comments all year bar none. :)
I'm bummed that there's no footage of Bardwell driving his tractor to Autozone to buy a new battery connector lmao
Omg lmao
Most cars are metric now. That's also called an SAE connector
One tip I recommend is to do the install relatively quickly, especially on newer cars. The longer the battery is completely disconnected, the more likely it is that some systems in the car will need to recalibrate etc. Better yet, leave the battery mostly connected and wire off a different source. Only speaking from experience :)
Better yet, power the cars systems through the ODBII port and do whatever you want with the battery!
This is true, I forgot about this when I was working on the interior of my car, and lost all of my radio presets, the clock was off , and I lost my seat adjustment presets.
Battery saver... plugs into the cigarette lighter port for when you HAVE to disconnect the battery. Saves all the computers data.
@@camhoff5333 same issue, as well as my idle sensor so the car would dip and nearly stall when stopping
@@OutaTimeFPV Jeez, that’s a little more serious of a problem
5:31 "I'm Joshua Bardwell, and today I'M GOING TO LEARN SOMETHING!" OMG too funny!
2:31*
@@underscore_tip at 5:31 when he broke his terminal due to inexperience, "He learned something."
Solder it back up and throw some glue mixed with sugar and spice and everything will be nice.
Just what i was about to say^^
Joshua sacrificing his nice mustang for the sake FPV. We love you man.
In days of old exploding LiPo's we had more extreme cases with torched car interiors.
The bioshock interaction was so wholesome, made my day
Yeah kids needing their parents to help them kill bosses in games hey, lol.... At least this kid has done it by himself..
😁
All staged
@@noisy_boi_fpv_3920 don´t think so. That was so cute though.
"He's fucking me up" "Yeah Big Daddys will fuck you up" I literally laughed out loud. Thats the best way to parent right there.
This is a funny one. Proud moment when your kids are beating the bosses on their own. My boy is six and he still wants me to help him beat bosses in games. I at least make him try a few times before I help him.
You should not help him, he is 6 years old, he is able to learn to play way way way better than you. His capacity for learning is way beyond an adult's one, at the age if 6 he is like a sponge and able to absorb and learn from his own experience and mistakes..
This will show him his own potential and he will feel really great and awesome once he realizes his power! Now of course you should always engage with him and even chill with him while he does the boss fights but let him try and do it all alone, you just he there for him for support..
Sweet
Keep well and be safe bro!!
PS: I wish I had a kid to teach stuff and to watch him realize his potential and use the opportunities life throws at him..
@@ivanjdrakov1957One things for sure when we're playing fighting games I don't take it easy on him. He actually beats me more often than he used to. He's also getting pretty good on the flight simulator. Some might say video games are bad for kids but I can't see any harm in developing essential motor skills that could last him a lifetime. All in moderation of course. There's no playbook for parenting and I learn everyday new things about him and new things about me.
@@reckonsin_fpv I'm with you man. Some day he's not going to ask me for help any more. I cherish still able to help him out now and then.
When playing with the car battery, you must always remove the minus pole first, then nothing can happen if you short-circuit the positive pole.
best comment
That’s exactly what I thought.
Joshua...... Bro...... I LOVE how real you kept this video! Keep doing what you do.
most battery terminal bolts are 10mm, industry standard.
True
Or 8mm
ah welcome to the club, there isn't an item of technology i haven't broken while trying to make it better.
A few people in the comments are pointing out that some modern cars won't like it if you disconnect the battery entirely. So maybe just be careful and don't disconnect the battery leads. Anyway, I don't know a lot about cars but that won't stop me screwing around under the hood breaking things. If you break something in your car, it's not my fault!
I highly advise against it. Bad things can happen. Doors locking up ecus going crazy modern cars are hell.
@@peterzingler6221 I guess I got old information. Way back when I was taught always remove the negative lead so you don't spark your tool against the frame.
@@JoshuaBardwell no no it's right to disconnect like you did. Just removing the battery in generell can really kill your day on modern cars Especially Mercedes or BMW. You disconnect the battery and close the trunk for example. And then oh boy you can't open it anymore because it's locked permanently :DD
Just a bad idea alround given that after driving ti a spot your battery will be pumping out hydrogen gas🤯🤯
@@noisy_boi_fpv_3920 Why all the worry about Hydrogen gas? People have used car radios for years, don't really hear about the hydrogen menace during the summer.
Nice car mate! Cheers!
A mustang is exactly what I pictured you driving! Also, that insta 360 ain’t working to well for this type of video but the content is fire
Back in the 90s the car industry decided to adopt the metric system.
Hahahaha
Geez, I wonder why 😜
Every mechanic knows to have a 10mm in their pocket, they always running away and u always need one
No half of the metric system
It was late 90s they made that switch.
if Joshua doesn't talk about the leaked DJI fpv drone then it basically confirms he is testing the drone for DJI
Lol
😴
BUSTED
NDA only prevents me from talking about non-public information.
@@JoshuaBardwell so as far as we are concerned it doesn't exist ... yet
You can also set your lipo chargers to Pb for lead acid, and trickle charge your lead/acid motorcycle and car batteries but it takes a long time.
Love and respect first off. Most USA cars won’t to metric about 30 years ago. On your two pin connector. Make sure the male side is the ground so the positive is protected. Also you could get a two prong cap for ur connector. This is the only time watching your video I knew more than you. Thanks for helping me get in the air with my FPV.
I like your 'real-world' clips! No BS cutaways that hide the truth. well done.
Hey Josh, looks like you learned something that day. And yes the power distribution box is a much easier place to install it.
Modern car owners in the comments freaking out over disconnecting their batteries really makes me love my hoopties even more :D
Yep. The stuff they're saying in this comment section is just dumb and scary. I'll stick to my early 70's mopar.
@@vhfgamer it's sadly true
I'm a mechanic(automotive technician to be modern and politically correct🤣🤣) but truth be told cats are so much more complicated than they used to be. I drive an old 94 truck for a reason...
@@zakhughes9067 My fleet is '94-'03, but in truth all '80s designs so I'm pretty happy :)
@@CasualGearheads I have one as New as 08... but it's a project I intend to strip and tune, aftermarket ecm and all those goodies
out of all the drone content. i been keeping up with the scene since 2015. even got your help personally in 2016. You are the top. everyone is so boof lol. You real af and you really inspiring. you teach and learn everyday and your content is just raw. your not full of shit like uavfutures or mrsteele. Keep it up bro
What shit is Steele full of. I know uavfeatures gets a lot of shit but what did Steele do
Always disconnect the negative terminal first, then the positive.
The entire car should be isolated from the negative terminal.
Then you should connect your charge lead + to the positive terminal, your charge lead - to a chassis ground. Then reconnect your negative battery terminal (thus completing the circuit for all of the chassis grounded items).
The idea is to just have the single negative cable that is effectively connected to every other negative in the system.. That way you don't have a risk of something accidentally grounding when you don't want it to.
I use a pair a jumper cables. I cut the clamps off of one end and attached a plug for my charger. Nice thick wire and no issues!
I've started a car with a dead battery using a 4S lipo and some alligator clips soldered to an XT60. The alligator clip wires almost melted, but it worked!
Car starters pull up to 500amps :D
You could have welded clips to battery.
It's more about Amps than it is about voltage.... most people don't understand....10,000 volts won't kill you... but 10 amps can if taken the wrong way.
It's a little comforting to see the FPVKNOWITALL is human after all. In all seriousness, thanks for all of your content. The fact you are willing to deep dive all of the nitty gritty details really speaks to someone such as myself.
I've found that even though the battery itself may be buried (My Grand Cherokee has it under the seat and my e90 has it in the trunk) there is almost always a terminal somewhere in case you need to jump start the the car. Hook the positive to that and then find some bare metal to ground to. Connecting directly to the battery works but there is a VERY small chance you could have a fire or explosion from the spark if your battery is venting out gasses.
have you gotten a fatshark attitude v6 yet? really thinking about pre-ordering one and want to be sure about it..
Should I be concerned of charging lipos when the engine is off? Or the buttery is just that big that I will never run out of voltage? Thanks in advance. Edoardo.
Depends... my car battery dies if I charge more than 5 lipos
Car batteries are not made for deep discharge. If you monitor the voltage, you don't want to see it go below maybe 11.75 volts. You can only charge maybe 4-5 packs before you're done, unless you have like a gigantic truck battery or something. I almost always idle my engine when charging.
@@JoshuaBardwell You should mention the capacity and the cell count.
But monitoring what the particular battery is capable of doing is very important. Just because Bardwells car will do 4-5 packs doesn't mean your battery will. And as the battery ages, that number will go down as well. Kind of a good way to know that your car will need a new battery soon, It's better to notice a 0 pack field charge day rather than have the battery totally die on you the next week.
um when connecting wires to battery start with positive lead and then do the negative. And when removing negative first.
Omg Jb you are awesome man. I hope I’m wrong but I think you have to replace the whole cable assembly or cut off the cable end and put an emergency replacement end. The universal type
Nah. I bought a new clamp and filed down the threads to allow me to remove the nut. Then installed the screw and nut on my car's clamp.
I don't know if you know this JB but your toolbox is transcending to another dimension 1:13.
Does anybody just use a big honking battery to load lipos off of instead of a car battery?
So true, just pick up and 75 dollar 2 year car battery at wally world and a 5 dollar harbor freight trickle charger for when you get home and you are all set.
@@gman1185 Nah man, I mean like a big lithium ion battery or something. I know they’re out there, don’t weigh as much as a lead car battery, maybe just not with an xt60 on it
OMG! Thank you, that video made my day! A LOL I didn't even know I needed. The interruptions, the questions, the breaking of things, SO human. The GREAT JB looking human like one of us! Today *he* learned ;) Thank you!
You charging with the motor runing or Off?
Running. Otherwise you'll kill your battery.
I did that to my motor years ago to power my Ham radio , It draws around 20 amps on the peak , Definitely it wouldn't run of the cigarette lighter socket ... I drilled a hole in the bulkhead to get the cables through them sealed up with some Dow Corning .. I've run lots of things of it over the years including 230 volt Inverters👍
Nice, glad ur back up and running
The bioshock interlude wrecked me. XD
I used a amp wire kit and ran the positive wire to tail gate area that powers a 600watt inverter!! Sickness!! 110!! BABY... I should make a video about it as well!
is the xt60 cable also 10awg?
Work, the car, the kids... what could go wrong?! All too relatable. 🙂
I know this is old, but how do you keep from killing the battery and not being able to drive home from that bando?
Will a typical generator be able to keep up with the demand of charging maybe 4 4s batteries on a parallel charge board a couple of times a day if I am idling the car during the charge?
If you're idling the car you should be okay.
@@JoshuaBardwell Wow, you read old comments? Nice. Thanks so much for the rapid response! Trying to get back into quads after a few years off (life got too busy and I am still in the learning stages)
Why not use an inverter? Honest question, I was looking to buy one for charging laptop and batts.
inneficiencies going from 12v up to 240v then back down to 12v.
@@AliBFPV so they've invented a useless device? Does it not have protections built in. You realise loss of efficiencies is just heat? We can make more of that waste and throw it away all over the place. What are your inefficiencies inefficient to? The inconvenience or danger caused?
@@DigitalArtisan77 Nah. totally not a useless device. If you need 240v AC its great, but our chargers run of 12v DC absolutely fine, so its a waste going up to 240v AC then back down to 12v DC. You have losses in any conversion and and inverter will be about 80-90% efficient at best.
Inverter needs same consideration for wiring it in, and you have to deal with efficiency losses from taking the 12v and going up to 120v, and from 120v back down to 12v or 24v
Ciggy inverter should be enough for the laptop charger. Thicker ciggy cables are available, just might be difficult. I bought an extension from harbor freight and cut it in half.
@@DoctorWhom I thought could croc clip off battery for current. Assuming in that case inverter provides protection. Oh shit I just realised I'm also 240ac. Maybe that's why we have them mor promoted? Also efficiencies will only be paid in miniscule fuel loss as long as it isnt the "fiery death" type.
I have a XT 60 coming off my battery in my trunk too.
it's very handy.
I had my mechanic do it when he swapped the battery
:)
I arc welded water coolant line to turbo once
Napa or any auto parts store will have battery clamps that you can pull that part from. You may need to file the thread stop off so it unscrews without breaking in the same way.
That is exactly what I did.
I run a thick cable to the back of my car. You can have a long cable but the thickness goes up to adjust for voltage sag. I did it for camper trailer originally but I used it way more for drone charging. I also have 2 batterys in my car that are isolated when turned of so i can never run flat.
Glad to see you have ur kid playing story mode games BIOSHOCK is amazing!! I swear all kids play today is fortnite & online shooters!! There use to be a time when there was no online & an awesome story was KING!! I have to play co op story mode to get my kids interested but they do enjoy them especially gears, drakes fortune & halo!! Glad u got a new SAE clip car is DOPE!!
I always heard these care batteries are not meant for continuous high amp draws.
Hahahaha love how you leave this kind of stuff in. Super genuine as always
Joshua did you have to get the battery terminal from the dealer or did you get lucky and get it for less, new cars 😖😠
I bought a spare terminal then I filed down the threads so I could remove the nut and used the assembly to fix my car.
@@JoshuaBardwell excellent idea, remove the problem before it's a problem.
Gotta love the honesty.
Most all cars since about 2005 are metric. American cars started the transition in about 2000. The dealer will have an OEM terminal, or you can go to any auto parts store and get a replacement. Since you should never parallel charge in your car, you really shouldn't need to be more than about 10A (in most cases). So unless the car is Very old, the lighter outlet should be able to carry the load. That being said you should be charging outside the car. I have a lighter lead I made with 12awg wire that is just long enough to reach out of the car. I would also recommend against charging packs back to back without any time for the system to cool a bit.
The dealer only sells the terminal with the cable pre-crimped = $300. I ended up buying a spare terminal of the same type, then file off the threads where they were crimped down so I could remove the nut without damaging it. Then reinstall it on the car.
Josh probably best to tap after the SBF (slow burn fuse) its the highest rating amp average of 100A. Any short would pop it, equivalent is jump starting ur car with reversed jumper cables. Ground wire to the charger u can attach to any bare metal on the cars chassis aka make your own ground. It's kinda like wiring a car amplifier but using a already built in fuse.
You broke it with "shear force" then fixed it with a whole lot of spare part.
Very nice. Thanks JB.
Awesome video. Really well done. Five stars
Are you filming with your phone? The audio and image quality is worse, but thx for video :)
I have a spare car battery which I trickle charge in the week before flying weekends and croc off it in the field.
No need to mess with my car... or run the risk of flattening the car battery down and not getting home. :-)
Love ya Josh ❤❤❤🤘🤘🤘 thank you for all your help your a genius
Thank u for the video.
Hi Josh Great video on charging up these lipos can be dangerous, I'm lucky to have a car that has a 12v hi amp cigarette style plug that I use a to power my Protek charger that has a 110ac and 12v DC and I have used it for flying all day. Thanks again for the video and information.
10 to 12 awg is more then enough.. also make sure you dont drain your car battery down or else it wont have enough power to start the car ..i would keep the car on if you are charging lots of packs in parallel..
Scotty Kilmer: Endless money pit!
Joshua: wait, you talking about my car or my FPV gears?
Nowadays I'm curious about battery charging on field from electric vehicle. Seen one of them (Leaf probably) having 12V port for more powerful load. But others doesn't.
Also direct connection to 12V car battery may not work with some LiPo chargers. There was reports about chargers shutting down when car battery voltage sag to 11.9V. 12V to 24V converter for 300/400W load can help here.
Big Daddy, LOL
Howdy. I do up fitting on police and fire trucks and I see people attach wires to those battery clamps often. I would suggest not attaching your wires to them because they were never meant to conduct electricity and will fail to do so consistently.
For folks who would like to try this, please make sure you have your radio code stored somewhere so you can unlock your radio once battery is connected again.
or just use a 9 volt battery across the terminals before disconnecting.
That's mostly just your Hondas...
@@zakhughes9067 oh, got it. I wasn't aware. Cool info!
most cars/bicycles actually use metric standard, imperial is definitely going out of style with manufacturers.
Honestly man this is such a hassle. Instead I got one of the isdt 608AC that has the AC 120 volt input. I used an inverter on the cigarette lighter and plug my charger into that outlet. It works really well for me.
Auto tech here, everything on basically every car is metric, this is absolutely a good thing otherwise I'd need twice as many tools.
A lot of luxury cars have the battery hidden somewhere else like under a seat or in the trunk, so if you don't see it under the hood it might be somewhere else.
I gripe about metric for this reason. It forces me to have double the tools. :(
SAE Connector Extension Cable, 2-Pack 10AWG might be cheaper then buying two and the color of the leads would be correct and not swapped.
Depending on your car/suv/truck you may not need to do this. If you have an inverter in the car for 110/120 you more than likely have the correct wiring installed. My Grand Cherokee has 12v 13amp accessory ports in the rear cargo area as well as 110/120 plugs. I run a 10awg lead from the acc port to my table in the rear. A lot of cars now have the batteries inside the cabin, mine sites under the Passenger seat and is not accessible for wiring like this. Keep that in mind!
What! I watch all off your videos for like 2 years who is Dylan? Your son? Love your videos Josh, Gob Bless the Bardwell family!
"....and a whole lotta med kits" ❤️❤️❤️ Cute kid. Great video. 👍
I dont know how many batteries you've changed but i mostly seen 10mm
yeah, alot of them parts come from overseas, just assembled here...
True enough, Big Daddy was a badass. Thanks JB!
JB did say it but I’m going to repeat it so there’s no mistake. You plug the XT60 into your charger. DO NOT plug a lipo battery directly to the XT60 on that battery cable he/you just installed!
The name of the connector is SAE connector
Thanks for the info, but the acoustics and audio quality are lacking...
Sparks can occur even with the negative post....
By touching what? the positive post? The alternator and the fuse box are at least 1 foot away from the battery.
Your such a good guy
Did Ford design a system that you're not supposed to remove the battery cable? What happens when you have to replace it?
I believe it's a for thing, they jus fall apart!! 😂 Sorry Joshua...
You can remove the battery cable but you're supposed to only loosen the nut not take it off entirely.
Great timing! I'll be doing this over the weekend.
I use a 150W inverter that plugs into the cigarette lighter, then plug my HOTA D6 into the inverter. The combined cable length of the inverter and HOTA charger is enough to set the charger outside of the car.
I only use this for backup, or I leave the engine running, as to not kill the car battery.
Going DC to AC then AC to DC is wasting a lot of energy.
@@JoshuaBardwell Ah that’s a good point. Any idea how much I might be losing because of this? Probably wouldn’t want to do it this way as a primary means of charging, but it seems to work OK as a last resort backup for a pack or two.
Nice ride
You should have mentioned that some Hota and Hobbymate chargers allow you to enter a min voltage for DC input so they will shut down prior to discharging your car battery to point where you need a jump
1:10 - what is with that ghost box! I guess a 360 camera! :-)
Awesome JB! needed this for a while and yeah...C'mon Ford with the 10mm
10mm is used on EVERYTHING these days...I have probably 30 different 10mm sockets and wrenches(I also do this for a living)
Permanent charging lead is the best way for real. I have one routing into my glove box where it connects to 4 xt60s in parallel. I've also wired in a 100amp fuse for car audio. Gotta say tho if you want to do it right get a car audio wiring kit and use the parts from it. It also features a new positive clamp in many cases. Cables should be 8 awg or more then.
I've been using 12 gauge wire with alligator clips ever since I started the hobby. I just leave the hood popped open and the batteries on the ground.
Stepped outside the zone, and gave us a great what not to do video. Thumbs up! Keep em coming!
I love seeing the dad come out in your videos man really makes me look forward to when those days come for me with my kids. Also what is this auto mechanics with bardwell? Lol! I’m glad I know some things more than you.... no offense!!
Wait, I'm confused. What end do I connect the xt60 to?
You make another lead with that plug and an XT60 on it.
The back of your charger
Thanks, JB.
Nice ride👍🏿
All the starter batteries are 10mm.
Your car 12v output has the max amps listed in the handbook. Anyone not wishing to dick around should just limit the charger input amps to this value and use a 12v car adaptor that has a cable rated for this amperage. I agree charge outside the car and don't have an excessively long cable.
I watched my friend touch a wrench to both terminals and there were a lot of sparks and a chunk out of the wrench