Hi Dave thanks for watching mate. I thought the same but the battery lead is supplied with a 60amp circuit breaker that I thought might be in lieu of the fuse. I can check with Bluetti
Thanks for this video. Well done in your set up. I'd presume that the Bluetti-supplied circuit breaker is effectively the fuse. As per questions above, I'm surprised that you put the circuit breaker in the back, instead of as close as possible to the battery. And even more so, given main power cable is going under the vehicle, so conduit wrapped, but vulnerable to damage on the underbody. Why not put the circuit breaker as close as possible to the vehicle's battery? What advice do the Bluetti instructions give about this specific point of where to locate the circuit breaker? Cheers!
You have an AC240 allows for PV input - up to 60VDC, so why have you not plugged it into your Solar input - and turned up to 56V to get the max out of the Charger 1 - and you'd almost double your input Watts going in ???
Hey mate thank for watching. At the moment my solar input on the car is hooked up to a lithium battery I put in a couple years ago but I have been making adjustments to the DC voltage input through the app for my Charger 1 which I’m using for a review in about 2 months time. I can say at the moment I’ve been able to increase the DC input quite a lot.
Hi Steve and Alison how did you power up your mains on your van with the bluetti Because the van has a 15 amp socket? Does etti come with a special cord? Would like to know? Thanks.
Hello steve, does the charger 1 unit give a mention as to what size alternator is needed to successfully operate it without any problems? Thank you mate and thanks for a great video.
@@David_Arteman thanks for that, i was wondering about the alternator amperage size, really, but your reply was great, and thank you for replying. All the best.
hey mate, no it doesn’t you connect it up to your battery. I run several diffent items off the battRey and I have not noticed any difference since installing the Charger 1
How long did it take to re charge the Bluetti from the Dc charger and how low was it Steve. Have you a option to use your own solar panels Eg a portable 200w panel. Thanks Steve
Thanks for watching, it took my Charger 1 just over 2hrs to recharge the power station from 38% I had the output voltage set at 27V but this can be adjusted up through the BLUETTI App to a maximum of 56v or 560w. I’ll do a review on the Charger 1 in month or so when I’ve had a lot more time to use and as a part of that I’ll recharge the power station from zero using the max output setting and time how long it takes to fully recover. The second part of your question about solar, yes you definitely can you’ll need an MC4 connector cable to plug into the power station, I’m told JayCar sell an MC4 - Anderson plug adapters that are suitable for connecting a panel but I haven’t checked. Hope this helps
Yes - fab video and thanks. My exact question above! There should be an adjustment that can allow faster charging at a much higher wattage depending on your powerstation's input capability. Also, the Ecoflow DC to DC charger allows you to put a charge back into your cranking battery in case of emergency - does the Bluetti allow the same?
Hi Dean thanks for watching, yes that’s right mate you can crank it up to 56v / 560w output via the BLUETTI app. I’ll do a review in a month or so and demonstrate the difference. Cheers Steve
Hi mate thanks for watching, yes you can definitely wind up the wattage to 560w via the BLUETTI app. I’ll do a review in about a month and demonstrate the difference. As far as putting charge back to the cranking battery I’m not 100% sure but from what I’ve read I don’t think so. The charger 1 is programmed to switch on at 12.5v and start charging at 12.6v, it cuts out at 12v to protect the starting battery. It only draws only draws a charge when the engine is running and shuts itself down a few seconds after the engine is switched off. I’ve had it in the car for about 2 weeks now and I’ve had no problems with the starting battery being drained or losing voltage. I hope I’ve answered your question as I said I’m not the most mechanically mined bloke on earth 😀
Hi Kyle thanks for watching. I think the biggest difference with BLUETTIs charger one is that through the app you’re able to turn up the output of the DC-DC charger It ranges from an output of 15V right up to 56V (560amps) which allows me to recover the power stations charge very quickly where as with my normal Redarc BC- DC only allows me to put in a constant 25amps. My power station (1500amps lithium) now takes less than 2 hours to fully charge from 0% Recovery whereas my Invicta 1000amp battery takes several hours to charge through my Redarc charger. I must admit mate I’m not the most technical minded bloke but I do notice a very big difference in the recovery time through the charger one. I’m not sure if it could be adapted to charge a normal lithium battery in your car.
@@trip42australia thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. I’ll look into the tech specs more myself. Like that you can adjust the amp input. Glad it’s working well for you
Excellent presentation 👏
Thank you im glad you enjoyed the vid🤓
Can you leave it still charging over the 2 or 3 hours? In case you're driving and unable to turn it off via the app? @trip42australia
Good video. I suggest you fit a fuse at the battery end. Surprised Bluetti didn't include one.
Hi Dave thanks for watching mate. I thought the same but the battery lead is supplied with a 60amp circuit breaker that I thought might be in lieu of the fuse. I can check with Bluetti
@@trip42australia Its standard practice to fuse as close as possible to the source.
@@Dave_Gurmanwhich fuse dimension you suggest?
@@ericcastigliaofficial I would fit a 60A Midi Fuse.
Thanks Steve, very helpful and another good informative video
Thank you Peter
Thanks for this video. Well done in your set up.
I'd presume that the Bluetti-supplied circuit breaker is effectively the fuse.
As per questions above, I'm surprised that you put the circuit breaker in the back, instead of as close as possible to the battery. And even more so, given main power cable is going under the vehicle, so conduit wrapped, but vulnerable to damage on the underbody.
Why not put the circuit breaker as close as possible to the vehicle's battery?
What advice do the Bluetti instructions give about this specific point of where to locate the circuit breaker?
Cheers!
Hi Sean thanks for watching, yes mate the cut-off is supplied with the battery lead, I’ve since had the battery end fused as well, just in case 😀
You have an AC240 allows for PV input - up to 60VDC, so why have you not plugged it into your Solar input - and turned up to 56V to get the max out of the Charger 1 - and you'd almost double your input Watts going in ???
Hey mate thank for watching. At the moment my solar input on the car is hooked up to a lithium battery I put in a couple years ago but I have been making adjustments to the DC voltage input through the app for my Charger 1 which I’m using for a review in about 2 months time. I can say at the moment I’ve been able to increase the DC input quite a lot.
Please Please, put a fuse at the battery end of your wire. I seen others saying the same, but i really want to emphasize this safety measure.
Thanks mate I’m at the auto electrician next week getting some other work done and I’m going to get them to sort it out for me.
what amp fuse needed for front of the car the same as the one at other end ??
@@andytawa1114 , yes same as the one on the other end
Hi Steve and Alison how did you power up your mains on your van with the bluetti Because the van has a 15 amp socket? Does etti come with a special cord? Would like to know? Thanks.
Hi mate we use an Ampfibian 15A -10A adapter. I brought at BCF for about $100-$130 from memory
Hello steve, does the charger 1 unit give a mention as to what size alternator is needed to successfully operate it without any problems? Thank you mate and thanks for a great video.
It attaches to battery not alternator.
@@David_Arteman thanks for that, i was wondering about the alternator amperage size, really, but your reply was great, and thank you for replying. All the best.
hey mate, no it doesn’t you connect it up to your battery. I run several diffent items off the battRey and I have not noticed any difference since installing the Charger 1
@@trip42australia brilliant. Thanks. Have a good one.
How long did it take to re charge the Bluetti from the Dc charger and how low was it Steve.
Have you a option to use your own solar panels Eg a portable 200w panel.
Thanks Steve
Thanks for watching, it took my Charger 1 just over 2hrs to recharge the power station from 38% I had the output voltage set at 27V but this can be adjusted up through the BLUETTI App to a maximum of 56v or 560w. I’ll do a review on the Charger 1 in month or so when I’ve had a lot more time to use and as a part of that I’ll recharge the power station from zero using the max output setting and time how long it takes to fully recover. The second part of your question about solar, yes you definitely can you’ll need an MC4 connector cable to plug into the power station, I’m told JayCar sell an MC4 - Anderson plug adapters that are suitable for connecting a panel but I haven’t checked. Hope this helps
@trip42australia Awesome thankyou for that Safe travels.
All the best
Steve and Deb.
Great video thank you mate. Question: on the bluetti website it says capable of 560 watt charge.. Can you pull that much from it?
Yes - fab video and thanks. My exact question above! There should be an adjustment that can allow faster charging at a much higher wattage depending on your powerstation's input capability. Also, the Ecoflow DC to DC charger allows you to put a charge back into your cranking battery in case of emergency - does the Bluetti allow the same?
The Bluetti App allows output adjustments.
Hi Dean thanks for watching, yes that’s right mate you can crank it up to 56v / 560w output via the BLUETTI app. I’ll do a review in a month or so and demonstrate the difference. Cheers Steve
Hi mate thanks for watching, yes you can definitely wind up the wattage to 560w via the BLUETTI app. I’ll do a review in about a month and demonstrate the difference. As far as putting charge back to the cranking battery I’m not 100% sure but from what I’ve read I don’t think so. The charger 1 is programmed to switch on at 12.5v and start charging at 12.6v, it cuts out at 12v to protect the starting battery. It only draws only draws a charge when the engine is running and shuts itself down a few seconds after the engine is switched off. I’ve had it in the car for about 2 weeks now and I’ve had no problems with the starting battery being drained or losing voltage. I hope I’ve answered your question as I said I’m not the most mechanically mined bloke on earth 😀
How is this different than a DC-DC charger?
Hi Kyle thanks for watching. I think the biggest difference with BLUETTIs charger one is that through the app you’re able to turn up the output of the DC-DC charger It ranges from an output of 15V right up to 56V (560amps) which allows me to recover the power stations charge very quickly where as with my normal Redarc BC- DC only allows me to put in a constant 25amps. My power station (1500amps lithium) now takes less than 2 hours to fully charge from 0% Recovery whereas my Invicta 1000amp battery takes several hours to charge through my Redarc charger. I must admit mate I’m not the most technical minded bloke but I do notice a very big difference in the recovery time through the charger one. I’m not sure if it could be adapted to charge a normal lithium battery in your car.
@@trip42australia thanks mate, appreciate the feedback. I’ll look into the tech specs more myself. Like that you can adjust the amp input. Glad it’s working well for you