I had a comment typed up about draining the batteries too much and using fuses while the video was still playing. I'm very glad to see that you and Sergio actually mentioned that and did a professional job. Too many people are just throwing this kind of stuff in their vehicles without using the proper safety measures. One small note though: The internals of a Milwaukee 18V are EXACTLY the same as a DeWalt 20V. 20 or 18 volt is just marketing, the voltage ranges will be identical.
Suggestions: The battery adapter should be mounted to the bottom of the box, with the battery's indicator lights facing outwards, in the same direction of the switches (just like the battery would normally mount on a tool) This way you can easily check the battery's level of charge, and so you don't have this giant thing sticking out off the wall waiting to bump your shoulder EVERY time you walk by. With the battery relocated (where it should have been), you make room for more switches in the door, (for a master switch right off the battery adapter instead of having to use that dinky switch on the battery adapter you bought, which is forcing you to mount it in a horrible location) or to mount the screen of the charge level monitor into the door's face so its constantly viewable from outside the box. I'll accept a 5% royalty for every until sold of the new design. I'd also check to make sure it's OK to plug USB chargers into that dual USB port you included, considering that's meant to be installed on a 12v system, and you have a 20v battery powering your setup without a step-down.
Spot on assessment. I’d even look into mounting 2-3 on the bottom and wire them in parallel. Otherwise using a single battery for lights and charging phones will result in changing out the battery pretty often in a single work day.
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it but the Milwaukee low battery cutoff is in the battery and the DeWalt is in the tool. So it’s a good thing you added it anyway! Great video!
I definitely could see that looking better, however, depending on the mounting hardware for the battery, the screws/bolts used may be too long and hit the fuse block
As an electrician that only uses Milwaukee and Sergio killed it and super clean being OCD that’s important I love it! And I just bought jerky so throw cash in my order lmao 😂
You can buy the completed Power Box here! www.iep-usa.com/collections/fuses-circuit-protection/products/pdb-power-distribution-box-with-battery-adapter-milwaukee-or-dewalt?variant=40471059693635
What a great idea! Just got a new trailer and was looking at installing a battery to power the interior lights, didn't even think about using my tool batteries....genius idea.
Loved it, two suggestions, 1) put the battery on the bottom of the box, so someone's shoulder doesn't rip it off the wall/box, 2) add a second battery holder in parallel, for a full shift of work
Was going to suggest the battery relocation, I also was going to suggest some other stuff but they would go beyond the scope of battery powered lights.
Hi just saw this great idea, Sergio is amazing, I wondering can you send me the link for the wire installation on the big up grade box where the LED driver is install and also a voltage reading. please. I like to try it. it show with the picture of Dewall battery and extra rocket switch. AC/DC
I got a couple of the adapters for the wall and have been using them to run all kinds of stuff. It’s amazing do you ever seen a power wheels running and 20 V
Well done. 10 Year's ago I made my own unit similar to this, for our boy scout troop trailer. In this case I only did interior lights, master power switch, motion detection detection switch. The big difference was the battery. I used a small 12Ahr gel battery ($20) with spade connectors, so we can remove the battery and charge it. Leasers have been talking about making two more small portable units for the latrine for our week long summer camp. Thanks again
Did same thing with my trailer and added a solar panel and a charge controller for the 12 volt battery charger for the batteries. I just rotate them out every other day. Great video and great content!!!
So the only thing different between this and the other trailer you did was the ability to switch between aux power coming from the 7pin on your truck or the battery. I know how to run that part but it would be nice for alot of other people to see that part
Hello, just now seeing your video, I have a full off grid trailer setup but I will be making a new trailer Lord's willing soon so I would consider using your setup 😀
Love the idea of this being sold as a kit. My only upgrade that I would like to see is drill slightly bigger holes in the metal box and add rubber gromets to the holes to prevent the wires from chafing.
@@benjaminreinhardt259 you also figure if it's a trailer, it'll be in constant movement, which means his standalone system WITHOUT the grommets will eventually cause the system to stop working because a wire got cut in the box.
@@benjaminreinhardt259I would probably let the OP answer for himself. Considering he said “METAL BOX” I’m quite positive that chaffing and “shorting out” was exactly what he meant. Of course, grommets are always a good idea but it would take years for that plastic box to rub through the jacket of that wire.
I found these when I was going to do something like that for a container. At the end of the day it Blows that away! Not to mention the space and mess it saves.I run real LED shop lights inside. Plus you can run up to 1000watts with this. Power tools on site! Plus the warranty made it a win for me.
Awesome! Just wired rear lights to be active for reverse or switch. Mains power through the aux connector of 7 pin into 2 relays. 1 triggered by reverse connector and 1 by switch. This way sit doesn’t back feed to truck and turn on truck reverse lights when using the switch. I may have to add this into the mix too.
I did almost the same thing. Using the trailer break away battery. The truck keeps it charged. And added a solar panel to the roof for when the truck is not available. But I like this option also.
I have done this in my trailer and my shed It is very nice to know about the distribution block for future projects and the low voltage disconnect to protect the batteries.
Already made plans for at least 3 trailers to get this upgrade after seeing your video on tiktok. Ones being a gift for my parents company trailer. Can’t wait to get it started.
This was awesome watching your video without commercials !!!! Don’t know why but commercials got very ridiculous on lots of videos yours was great wish more videos was like yours
That's slick. Excellent choice on lights that can operate on the wide voltage range. Do you have the ability to connect it to the truck power feed to the trailer? FYI, Ryobi "One+" batteries put the protection in the battery. That's how they are able to use the new lithium batteries in ancient tools that were designed for and shipped with NiCad batteries.
I really like this setup. I was wondering if something like this could be set up to charge a dash cam in parking mode. My dash cam runs three cameras, front, back and cab, and it drains the battery when in parking mode, I know I can set it to shut off but for my purposes I would like parking mode to cut in and run for a least 48 hours.
This video makes me want to fix the lighting in my work truck's SpaceKap. 4 years ago when the SpaceKap was installed on the current work truck, the dealer did not hook up the SpaceKap internal lighting. Your solution is sort of what I was thinking of doing, but trying to run the existing lighting via the AUX power port in the SpaceKap.
Living in northern ireland im gonna attempt this myself, unless i win the freebie 😂 Seen it originally on tiktok so had to come for the tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
that's super cool. would be awesome for my enclosed motorcycle trailer. a little more than I would spend since I don't really use it at night but definitely a quality product.
Just installed my kit. Love the setup. The box is put together very nicely. I'm curious what would happen if I switched shore power on and also battery at the same time?
It would be awesome to see a solar panel integrated into the kit. Have it set up so when the low voltage kicks on it starts trickle charging the battery or have it so the box has a charger for a backup battery that charges through the solar panel
Absolutely love seeing some real attention to detail on every part of what he does. Love the idea to. Will be stealing this idea for Father’s Day for my Dad’s shed that’s a few hundred feet from his house
Milwaukee tests voltage "working", DeWalt tests voltage fully charged "on the bench". I run my snap on 3/8 impact with Milwaukee battery, and a DeWalt pruner with Milwaukee battery. I just don't want more brands of batteries and chargers laying around, a$12. 3-d printed adapter is much cheaper. Next adaptor is for the boss's Dyson vacuum.
Does the voltage step down go before or after the low voltage disconnect? I feel like it goes after, right? Because otherwise it would be stepping down below the safe range for the tool if stepping down to 12v and then the disconnect would read the 12V and not run power? I know nothing about electricity so I might be using the wrong logic
this has given me some food for thought, I've brought myself an Amp'd Bros Demon (similar to Arial Rider's GRIZZLY) ebike and am thinking of putting 12V turn signals, tail and brake lights with an added halo lights...and was thinking how I would go bout installing it on the bike, a setup like this with the step down converter would be ideal...and placing it in a sealed unit like this, this way all would need to do is turn off when not in use thanks for the video... It has also given me food for thought for other 12V setups as well thanks.
Great video, i managed to put one of these together for less then $100, hell of a saving compared to the $450 asking price in kit form or $550 fully built
When we had a trailer, I used a lawn tractor battery, When it was weak, Swapped it out for another and slow charged it, used quick disconnects as lights don't take a too much to run anyway. Drill batteries would work, but I feel if you need the lights on for a long periods, they wouldn't last, and large ones maybe a full 8 hours? Idk I never tried a drill battery, I was getting days and even weeks on a good tractor battery.
Nice, clean set up. I like that off switch on the adapter. If I can't find one like that, I'll hook up a separate kill switch running off the black. I'll need to look into building something like this for our '90 VW Vanagon. Definitely, I'll design a solar charger to keep my spare batteries topped off. Great video!
I seen the adapter on ebay when i was looking for spares for my Milwaukee sweater i mine was such a life changing thing for me i have serious nerves damage so it helps
I have severe nerve damage in my chest wall and use my Milwaukee sweatshirt for the same reason. It gets brutal sometimes brother but the heat seems to help much more than meds
Yes i want you to give it away and its a great video. I was very interested when you previewed this and i'm going to order one either way. This is good stuff for my storm shelter backup system.
wonder if a charging system can be designed so that when the trailer is powered by the vehicle it charges the battery plugged in or if there is a way to have multiple batteries and an automatic switching system for when one hits its low end threshold
The timing of this video! been needing to rewire my trailer. Appreciate it Sergio!!!
I had a comment typed up about draining the batteries too much and using fuses while the video was still playing. I'm very glad to see that you and Sergio actually mentioned that and did a professional job. Too many people are just throwing this kind of stuff in their vehicles without using the proper safety measures.
One small note though: The internals of a Milwaukee 18V are EXACTLY the same as a DeWalt 20V. 20 or 18 volt is just marketing, the voltage ranges will be identical.
Suggestions: The battery adapter should be mounted to the bottom of the box, with the battery's indicator lights facing outwards, in the same direction of the switches (just like the battery would normally mount on a tool) This way you can easily check the battery's level of charge, and so you don't have this giant thing sticking out off the wall waiting to bump your shoulder EVERY time you walk by.
With the battery relocated (where it should have been), you make room for more switches in the door, (for a master switch right off the battery adapter instead of having to use that dinky switch on the battery adapter you bought, which is forcing you to mount it in a horrible location) or to mount the screen of the charge level monitor into the door's face so its constantly viewable from outside the box.
I'll accept a 5% royalty for every until sold of the new design.
I'd also check to make sure it's OK to plug USB chargers into that dual USB port you included, considering that's meant to be installed on a 12v system, and you have a 20v battery powering your setup without a step-down.
5% royalty lol make your own design if you think it’s worth so much
Spot on assessment. I’d even look into mounting 2-3 on the bottom and wire them in parallel. Otherwise using a single battery for lights and charging phones will result in changing out the battery pretty often in a single work day.
@@leeknivek it was a joke, obviously....
@@leeknivek Wow. You must be fun at parties
@@johnvirginia7238 I usually am thanks for noticing
I don’t know if anyone has mentioned it but the Milwaukee low battery cutoff is in the battery and the DeWalt is in the tool. So it’s a good thing you added it anyway! Great video!
You should put the battery on the side of the box where the USB charger is so it doesn’t stick out so far
I definitely could see that looking better, however, depending on the mounting hardware for the battery, the screws/bolts used may be too long and hit the fuse block
Yeah I agree. It’s taking up room and I could see myself hitting that pretty hard lol
As an electrician that only uses Milwaukee and Sergio killed it and super clean being OCD that’s important I love it! And I just bought jerky so throw cash in my order lmao 😂
You can buy the completed Power Box here!
www.iep-usa.com/collections/fuses-circuit-protection/products/pdb-power-distribution-box-with-battery-adapter-milwaukee-or-dewalt?variant=40471059693635
We need one more option on the site for no battery adapter included. I only have Makita because it was a gift 🤣
@@TheJustinCase69 I use Ryobi, so I agree.
@@TheJustinCase69 he will be adding makita, ryobi and harbor freight adapters as well!
Will this kit work with the dewalt 60v flexvolt batteries, or will the smoke come out?
What a great idea! Just got a new trailer and was looking at installing a battery to power the interior lights, didn't even think about using my tool batteries....genius idea.
I don’t have a trailer or hunting blind but this makes me want to get one just to put in the lights. Absolutely killed it again! 🔥🔥
Sergio does top notch work. Love to see someone take such pride in what they do.
Loved it, two suggestions, 1) put the battery on the bottom of the box, so someone's shoulder doesn't rip it off the wall/box, 2) add a second battery holder in parallel, for a full shift of work
Was going to suggest the battery relocation, I also was going to suggest some other stuff but they would go beyond the scope of battery powered lights.
Hi just saw this great idea, Sergio is amazing, I wondering can you send me the link for the wire installation on the big up grade box where the LED driver is install and also a voltage reading. please. I like to try it. it show with the picture of Dewall battery and extra rocket switch. AC/DC
I got a couple of the adapters for the wall and have been using them to run all kinds of stuff. It’s amazing do you ever seen a power wheels running and 20 V
Oh yea, my little girls Lambo is rewired for my 24v tool batteries. Works great keeping it running all day with quick battery swaps.
What a brilliant idea! I will be doing something very similar now to power some lights under the canopy of the truck! Great video
sweet, a ryno video to watch right after getting off work!
Well done. 10 Year's ago I made my own unit similar to this, for our boy scout troop trailer. In this case I only did interior lights, master power switch, motion detection detection switch. The big difference was the battery. I used a small 12Ahr gel battery ($20) with spade connectors, so we can remove the battery and charge it. Leasers have been talking about making two more small portable units for the latrine for our week long summer camp. Thanks again
Did same thing with my trailer and added a solar panel and a charge controller for the 12 volt battery charger for the batteries. I just rotate them out every other day. Great video and great content!!!
Where does the 12 V regulator go in? Going into the fuse block or out of?
So the only thing different between this and the other trailer you did was the ability to switch between aux power coming from the 7pin on your truck or the battery. I know how to run that part but it would be nice for alot of other people to see that part
This video had a great format with great instructions! Keep up the good work Ryan
Hello, just now seeing your video, I have a full off grid trailer setup but I will be making a new trailer Lord's willing soon so I would consider using your setup 😀
Love the idea of this being sold as a kit. My only upgrade that I would like to see is drill slightly bigger holes in the metal box and add rubber gromets to the holes to prevent the wires from chafing.
It’s a non conductive plastic box
@@DMAXRYNO His concern was not shorting out. It was chafing. Which is a concern with a plastic box too. Sharp edges cut things. Grommets prevent that.
@@benjaminreinhardt259 you also figure if it's a trailer, it'll be in constant movement, which means his standalone system WITHOUT the grommets will eventually cause the system to stop working because a wire got cut in the box.
@@benjaminreinhardt259I would probably let the OP answer for himself. Considering he said “METAL BOX” I’m quite positive that chaffing and “shorting out” was exactly what he meant. Of course, grommets are always a good idea but it would take years for that plastic box to rub through the jacket of that wire.
I found these when I was going to do something like that for a container. At the end of the day it Blows that away! Not to mention the space and mess it saves.I run real LED shop lights inside. Plus you can run up to 1000watts with this. Power tools on site! Plus the warranty made it a win for me.
Hey i want one. But I would like the battery to be side mounted only switch panel on front panel
Thanks!
Awesome! Just wired rear lights to be active for reverse or switch. Mains power through the aux connector of 7 pin into 2 relays. 1 triggered by reverse connector and 1 by switch. This way sit doesn’t back feed to truck and turn on truck reverse lights when using the switch. I may have to add this into the mix too.
Well done, gents! Very clear and thorough tutorial 👍🏽
I hope you and Sergio sell a shit ton of these. I’m sold
I did almost the same thing. Using the trailer break away battery. The truck keeps it charged. And added a solar panel to the roof for when the truck is not available. But I like this option also.
I have done this in my trailer and my shed
It is very nice to know about the distribution block for future projects and the low voltage disconnect to protect the batteries.
Already made plans for at least 3 trailers to get this upgrade after seeing your video on tiktok. Ones being a gift for my parents company trailer. Can’t wait to get it started.
Suggestion: running a wire to the trailer wire harness to charge batteries Or a solar panel.
Where does the regular get hooked up so it steps down to 12 volts? I want to use the light that are in the trailor
This is a brilliant idea. I want to do this for my camping trailer
Really like this idea.. you should have a video on how to run a system so you can charge your battery pack with the chargers.
This was awesome watching your video without commercials !!!! Don’t know why but commercials got very ridiculous on lots of videos yours was great wish more videos was like yours
is the 16.3 volt shut off standard across all milwaukee 18v batteries or is it different from battery to battery?
This is awesome, may look into to for my off-grid shop.
That's slick. Excellent choice on lights that can operate on the wide voltage range. Do you have the ability to connect it to the truck power feed to the trailer?
FYI, Ryobi "One+" batteries put the protection in the battery. That's how they are able to use the new lithium batteries in ancient tools that were designed for and shipped with NiCad batteries.
This is a good professional installation. I can use it in my offgrid sea container.
So where would the regulator be wired/placed? Would it be “battery to regulator to voltage disconnect or battery to voltage disconnect to regulator?
Sergio is awesome! So humble, I love it!
I really like this setup. I was wondering if something like this could be set up to charge a dash cam in parking mode. My dash cam runs three cameras, front, back and cab, and it drains the battery when in parking mode, I know I can set it to shut off but for my purposes I would like parking mode to cut in and run for a least 48 hours.
You should install a led display to shown the Battery power %
This video makes me want to fix the lighting in my work truck's SpaceKap. 4 years ago when the SpaceKap was installed on the current work truck, the dealer did not hook up the SpaceKap internal lighting. Your solution is sort of what I was thinking of doing, but trying to run the existing lighting via the AUX power port in the SpaceKap.
Living in northern ireland im gonna attempt this myself, unless i win the freebie 😂 Seen it originally on tiktok so had to come for the tutorial. Thanks for sharing.
that's super cool. would be awesome for my enclosed motorcycle trailer. a little more than I would spend since I don't really use it at night but definitely a quality product.
Was literally thinking about creating this 2 seconds before this video popped up! Thanks for the info!
Now I’ve got a new weekend project. This Canadian might have to check out the shipping and duty from IEP
Great idea use your tool battery's Im going to do this at my storage unit keep up the great work
Interesting idea. I have a cargo conversion trailer/camper. This might work for me. Thanks for your time making this video.
I’m so glad y’all made this video I’m a newbie at this and I want to do the same setup! Thanks guys!! Keep up the good work and content!
yeah same ere, a newbie at 12V setup....i know how to wire a trailer for 12V Lighting from car, but like to take step further.
I just ordered my dewalt kit assembled with 12v step down. Looking forward to placing it in my cargo trailer I just picked up today
Just installed my kit. Love the setup. The box is put together very nicely. I'm curious what would happen if I switched shore power on and also battery at the same time?
Great idea, I've been looking for away to light up the trailer while it's at the storage unit.
It would be awesome to see a solar panel integrated into the kit. Have it set up so when the low voltage kicks on it starts trickle charging the battery or have it so the box has a charger for a backup battery that charges through the solar panel
by this point just use a normal 12V Battery.
Absolutely love seeing some real attention to detail on every part of what he does. Love the idea to. Will be stealing this idea for Father’s Day for my Dad’s shed that’s a few hundred feet from his house
Milwaukee is also 20v like Dewalt. Fully charged is Dewalt's sales tactic.
i’m suprised the electrical engineer didn’t correct him on that
Milwaukee tests voltage "working", DeWalt tests voltage fully charged "on the bench". I run my snap on 3/8 impact with Milwaukee battery, and a DeWalt pruner with Milwaukee battery. I just don't want more brands of batteries and chargers laying around, a$12. 3-d printed adapter is much cheaper. Next adaptor is for the boss's Dyson vacuum.
Thanks Ryno and Sergio! I really needed to see this! Awesome video!
This is really awesome Ryno and so cool of you to do this for/with Sergio! Great price too! #badass
Let’s get this to a million views!
Does the voltage step down go before or after the low voltage disconnect? I feel like it goes after, right? Because otherwise it would be stepping down below the safe range for the tool if stepping down to 12v and then the disconnect would read the 12V and not run power? I know nothing about electricity so I might be using the wrong logic
of coure it goes between the battery and the step down converter.
Love this. I was wondering is there room to have the battery on the side.
I like how simple and straightforward this design is. Complements to Sergio.
You should add the option to run switches at both doors. I think that would be a good option too.
Pretty sweet set up, definitely buying one when I get a trailer. 👍
Will love one of this for my kids tree house if I get chosen.. but awesome set up and explanation of everything
this has given me some food for thought,
I've brought myself an Amp'd Bros Demon (similar to Arial Rider's GRIZZLY) ebike and am thinking of putting 12V turn signals, tail and brake lights with an added halo lights...and was thinking how I would go bout installing it on the bike, a setup like this with the step down converter would be ideal...and placing it in a sealed unit like this, this way all would need to do is turn off when not in use thanks for the video...
It has also given me food for thought for other 12V setups as well thanks.
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Great video, i managed to put one of these together for less then $100, hell of a saving compared to the $450 asking price in kit form or $550 fully built
Did I miss it, but where does the voltage regulator go?
I use battery adapters for my milwaukee batteries in a portable mut machine for trailer lights , tool batteries are so useful.
Where are you getting your battery adapters at to use with your tool batteries? I’d like to do something similar in my RV/Coach
Link to the black sheet the components where fastened on to?
When we had a trailer, I used a lawn tractor battery, When it was weak, Swapped it out for another and slow charged it, used quick disconnects as lights don't take a too much to run anyway. Drill batteries would work, but I feel if you need the lights on for a long periods, they wouldn't last, and large ones maybe a full 8 hours? Idk I never tried a drill battery, I was getting days and even weeks on a good tractor battery.
So I could theoretically do the same with those ryobi battery adapters
Yup!
It would be awesome if yall can also make a kit wired up to a Hart battery as well
That is a really nice set up and could really use that at the new place...if I don't win one I'll have to check it Sergio's set up thanks brother
Have you guys ever tried to Wire in a inverter for a 120v receptacle?
What is the low voltage setting for the Dewalt 20volt batteries?
Where can I order one
That works on dewalt batteries
Can you find out what to do with higher voltage batteries like dewalt flex volt
Yes what he said I'm afraid to let the smoke out???
Nice, clean set up. I like that off switch on the adapter. If I can't find one like that, I'll hook up a separate kill switch running off the black. I'll need to look into building something like this for our '90 VW Vanagon. Definitely, I'll design a solar charger to keep my spare batteries topped off. Great video!
The USB plugs are a cool thing but most phones require a type c plug connection now. Would be cool to have a type c plugin on the USB connector.
Could you also set it up like a camper where you can plug it in to an outlet to run everything
I seen the adapter on ebay when i was looking for spares for my Milwaukee sweater i mine was such a life changing thing for me i have serious nerves damage so it helps
I have severe nerve damage in my chest wall and use my Milwaukee sweatshirt for the same reason. It gets brutal sometimes brother but the heat seems to help much more than meds
This is a great solution for small lighting needs.
Damm those lights are super bright!! Im going to order some right now!
That was a Dantastic setup and tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to walk us all through it. Work For It
I'd LOVE to see a viedo like this using the EGO batteries. I have an enclosed trailer that uses a 12V battery but I'd rather use my EGO's for power.
Yes i want you to give it away and its a great video. I was very interested when you previewed this and i'm going to order one either way. This is good stuff for my storm shelter backup system.
This would be a killer set up for power in my small building
Can you use it with an option to use a cord to power the trailer
Ok wait, what if you want this and to where you can hook up an extension cord also? Can you intertwine the two or run em separate
Can I buy one pre-set up for the dewalt batteries
Can you add link for the lights you used. Having a problem finding them
Nice set up you guys are going to sell a lot for those who go camping and use trailers
Milwaukee batteries are 20-21 volts fully charged as well. Same as DeWalt. Just different marketing.
M18 batteries have a BMS in each battery pack that will switch the battery off when it gets to low.
This is an awesome idea. I’ll post this to my Instagram and share with everyone. Also to help support you and IEP.
Where were you last year😔. Love the video thanks for the full explanation and I’m heading over to the website now!
wonder if a charging system can be designed so that when the trailer is powered by the vehicle it charges the battery plugged in or if there is a way to have multiple batteries and an automatic switching system for when one hits its low end threshold