As a grandmother this would come in handy for my phone which dies every 3 hours plus laptops for grandchildren make life so much easier...great to watch be even better to own...
Wow that was awesome! Great job. I need to figure out something like that. I'm currently living in a tent. Bills are low but power is not easy to come by.
Thanks for another great video. I like this small version of the 1st video I watched from you that had 200 batteries and converter all contained in one case. I'm still buying the parts for that build but this little guy will be perfect for camping and light duty requirements around the house. Thanks for giving me a project for my 2200 amh 18650 batteries. Roland
Jeshu, I really appreciate your informative videos and I really like the style in which you make them. Too bad I don’t have a shot at winning your battery as there is no way to ship that to Alaska. Keep up the great work!
Yes. Sort of. You could pull 3 of the batteries out of each board and get a 12-16V pack, but you'd probably be better off using something designed to run at 12V, like a 4S LiFePO4 pack. The 7S boards are designed to run in the 24V range.
I love to watch your videos even though I don't have the materials and equipment that's needed. I'm very interested the module of yours. You assembled it easy with those.😍😍😍 Why can't ship to other countries (ex. Philippines😂)
Constantly impressed by how much your channel has evolved. Electric VW bus, DIY power walls and portable power solutions all presented in an easy to digest format. Keep up the great work!
I have always thought about a emergency application of a system like this as a " keep my freezer food from going bad " a system like this paired with a few cheap solar cells and a inverter sized to power the freezer only. Long power outages really hurt people that buy in bulk to save money when it all goes bad even being able to run the freezer a few hours a day would keep it frozen solid
@@circletech7745 We did this one winter in MI. power went out and everything went out in the snow... Was in the single digits during the day and negative overnight. Not a problem at all
For those suggestions that say put it out in the snow that's great in the winter but what if it above freezing or more no for when it's above freezing we need power to run fridge and freezer unfortunately because I live in Canada with our lower dollars and high shipping cost it's above my budget there's only two units I can afford and they use a sealed lead acid battery and both are designed to kill the battery in a year because of not charging them fully and discharging to below 12 Volts so I'd basically be buying them for the inverter and that doesn't make sense if their reviewers would do proper reviews and tell of their faults they'd fix them we need a great entry level solar generator that has a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter with sealed lead acid batteries charged proper so they'd last five to eight years and the ability to upgrade to lithium when the battery dies I'm hoping nature generator will fix their flaws as it already has a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter so if they'd at least charge the battery to 14.8 float charge at 13..4. and not discharge below 12.2 and upgrade the solar input to 400 watts or higher it would be a good unit and I could live with the other flaws. to change the solar charge controller to a programmable mppt solar charge controller that's able to charge lithium battery as well would make it a great entry level unit
@John Rooney true,, enslave them so you won't have to pay them,,that's the American way.. or a regime change if their leaders make a fuss,,if that don't work bomb their schools and weddings. then lie about the proxy unrest they funded.
you being the least electrically inclined person on the planet is WHY this gives you hope for a DIY power wall. because holy moly that is the single worst idea i have ever seen. you know there are much safer and much cheaper batteries out there than a pack of 18650's when you want as much power as that wall. not to mention. ONE single one of those 18650 batteries failing. and your entire house burns down.
Pretty amazing how this guy went from on genre of content to a completely different one, then mastered that different one, then GAINED subs tenfold, and then revolutionized the DIY battery game with custom products that take the suffering out of it..... I wonder when he sleeps.... Maybe he’s got a power pack plugged into himself? Sheesh... BRAVO! I’ll be ordering.
Jehu and his team deserve plaudits for what they have driven forward in terms of battery practise ,engineering,craft and sheer determination , pat on the back to you all .
this is just sad. i thought it was cool at the start untill he shows that wall he made. what a giant waste of money. please tell me those are not all 18650 batteries. because going to that size. there would have been MANY MANY cheaper options. not to mention safer options. i wonder what the local fire department thinks about that wall.
I've always been told the battery leads needs to be attached at opposite ends of the battery, rather than in the middle as you've done. What's your experience with battery lead placement?
I do agree with you. But solar generators is a popular name already. Everybody knows it and can relate the device with the name. I don’t think that it gonna change now!!
Bloody fantastic mate! You have made it look so easy, but I can appreciate all trails, errors, and effort, you have made and put in it over the years. To make something so simple but unique, is an absolutely brilliant. Thanks cobber, for another great presentation.
Hey mate. Thank you. Been watching your videos for some years now. What puzzles me is your 7S10P (or whatever it is) I have allways seen the P done first as a group and then several in S to bring up Voltage. Then the BMS balances all the cells in one P (as a pack,😉) How is balancing done here? Is that still a 'normal' BMS, as per my description?
Today 1.582 comments (2021-01-23) but 70% of them are totally stupid comments. :-( These people can not hear, not watch, not read or not use the calculator (or own brain). Poor world!
It doesnt make sense that you need to spend $449 + $56.10 for a battery pack. You can buy these much cheaper! Not really DIY if you want to save money!!!
10 = 900w at 24v. So if i want to turn it into 48v. I would build 20 of these and change the BMS to a48v ? I'm trying to learn, (stupid here).. The watts will now be 1.8 kwh? Thank to who replies..
It’s hard to admit how ignorant I’ve been, and all the while was comfortable. I had seen packs like this and just discounted them to fad status, makes me feel pretty, well, dumb. Up to now I’ve had gas generators and was very comfortable, but now, not nearly so much. I don’t like feeling as ignorant as you’re making me feel, but am glad to be awakened to all the new , to me, avenues. I’m way behind, but willing to try catching up. Thanks for the eye opener
Where can I get just the boards in the UK as I have a load of 22650 cells to use,a 250w solar panel and a 40A charge controller. Would these boards facilitate the use of 26650 battery cases?
I love this power pack. I keep coming back to this awesome show on jehugarcia just you made this so easy to learn and understand. I am also a home DYI kind of guy and living in the islands with power outages during harsh weather lately made me think of investing in a power bank and because I can see with a lot of thought and what you put inside is the only reason I keep coming back. mahalo
Hi, I need some advice. I've built this box almost exactly as you show except I've used a different solar charge controller. However, when I plug the leads from the yellow connector that is plugged into the BMS board to the solar charge controller there is absolutely nothing being displayed. But when I connect the solar charge controller to the corner connectors (the + and - screws in the very corners of the board) the controller lights up and passes electricity to the load. What am I doing wrong as I'm worried that doing this will not recharge the batteries when I connect the solar panels to the controller.
LOL looks like a bomb at the end. Can you get any links to any mom n pop stores or any newer places? I am done funding these big company's. I love this project though, and if I ever get back to work I will most defiantly be building one, if it isn't to late.
great video, whats the biggest difference than using say a 145amh sealed batter, beside the obvious weight difference....considering putting one of these together for off the grid camping
I would really like to win this battery because I need to gift this to my boyfriend who is your biggest fan . He is building a battery empire with solar powered energy so that we can plan a future together living off the grid . His you tube page is Trey Deloach check it out please ! I love this man so much and would be honored to use your battery with solar energy !
Great video thanks for sharing . I’m thinking of building something like this but for my kayak motor. I need at least 100ah power for a 12 volt system. I’m hoping I can configure the layout also.
This looks like a really easy pack to build but I'm just here to get the free one. LOL Thanks for making these incredible videos.
As a grandmother this would come in handy for my phone which dies every 3 hours plus laptops for grandchildren make life so much easier...great to watch be even better to own...
Do you make any 3s 12v pcbs? Checked your site but only see one series configuration
Wow that was awesome! Great job. I need to figure out something like that. I'm currently living in a tent. Bills are low but power is not easy to come by.
You're contributions to the DIY off grid community are frankly UNPARALLELED! Thank you for all your content always!
Unseriesed too! 😆
You are so far ahead of your rivals it's astounding. Keep on TruckKin'.
Thanks for another great video. I like this small version of the 1st video I watched from you that had 200 batteries and converter all contained in one case. I'm still buying the parts for that build but this little guy will be perfect for camping and light duty requirements around the house. Thanks for giving me a project for my 2200 amh 18650 batteries. Roland
I love the at-home tinkering.. makes me want to do several at-home projects
This is perfect for me since we have electric shortage on some occasions. especially when a typhoons hits our country. :)
Nice job on the modular BMS
2020 has shown me we need this everywhere!
I'm new to this and you definitely make it look easy
Jeshu, I really appreciate your informative videos and I really like the style in which you make them. Too bad I don’t have a shot at winning your battery as there is no way to ship that to Alaska. Keep up the great work!
Looks like a good starter project.
Jehu - That is just sick, outstanding job on this for sure.
great vid. The only thing i keep thinking is that the brass standoffs should have heat shrink over it to avoid accidental shorts.
Great video. How much dose it weigh?
Hi like this do you still have one around for sale?
As always, an impeccable Battery Pack from jag35. Hope to build my own soon.
Now that is good engineerig!
Wow This makes the energizer Bunny look like an air borne electron. Really nice what’s the voltage per plate
Wow this is a very easy system. I'll subscribe to your channel
That's awesome, thank you for the giveaway!
Heck yea we're commenting LOL
So... very few things use 24v. It has to be stepped down to 12v for it to be useful.
You ship components up into Canada?
Love it in OZ I know a long way to send if I win
Damn, seems like I missed this video a few months ago or so.. guess I probably don’t have a chance to win it... man .....
Great vid!
Positive feedback from me! Would like just to have you make one for me at a price or even win this unit.
I really like how this is mostly in a kit form now.
I wouldn't take this anywhere. It looks like a bomb. Lol
I love that build and really portable solar generator
Can these components be used for a 12 volt pack
Yes. Sort of. You could pull 3 of the batteries out of each board and get a 12-16V pack, but you'd probably be better off using something designed to run at 12V, like a 4S LiFePO4 pack. The 7S boards are designed to run in the 24V range.
I love to watch your videos even though I don't have the materials and equipment that's needed.
I'm very interested the module of yours. You assembled it easy with those.😍😍😍
Why can't ship to other countries (ex. Philippines😂)
Constantly impressed by how much your channel has evolved. Electric VW bus, DIY power walls and portable power solutions all presented in an easy to digest format. Keep up the great work!
Agreed! I'm building a 12V pack because of this channel
I’ve been watching your progress from the beginning, you’ve come a long way from working from home. Great job!
I have always thought about a emergency application of a system like this as a " keep my freezer food from going bad " a system like this paired with a few cheap solar cells and a inverter sized to power the freezer only. Long power outages really hurt people that buy in bulk to save money when it all goes bad even being able to run the freezer a few hours a day would keep it frozen solid
In the midwest we just put our food outside ;)
@@circletech7745 We did this one winter in MI. power went out and everything went out in the snow... Was in the single digits during the day and negative overnight. Not a problem at all
For those suggestions that say put it out in the snow that's great in the winter but what if it above freezing or more no for when it's above freezing we need power to run fridge and freezer unfortunately because I live in Canada with our lower dollars and high shipping cost it's above my budget there's only two units I can afford and they use a sealed lead acid battery and both are designed to kill the battery in a year because of not charging them fully and discharging to below 12 Volts so I'd basically be buying them for the inverter and that doesn't make sense if their reviewers would do proper reviews and tell of their faults they'd fix them we need a great entry level solar generator that has a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter with sealed lead acid batteries charged proper so they'd last five to eight years and the ability to upgrade to lithium when the battery dies I'm hoping nature generator will fix their flaws as it already has a 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter so if they'd at least charge the battery to 14.8 float charge at 13..4. and not discharge below 12.2 and upgrade the solar input to 400 watts or higher it would be a good unit and I could live with the other flaws. to change the solar charge controller to a programmable mppt solar charge controller that's able to charge lithium battery as well would make it a great entry level unit
PRISMATIC we need MORE PRISMATIC LITHIUM BATTERIES...
Exactly!
WANT!
@John Rooney true,, enslave them so you won't have to pay them,,that's the American way.. or a regime change if their leaders make a fuss,,if that don't work bomb their schools and weddings. then lie about the proxy unrest they funded.
I’m probably the least electrically inclined person on the planet, but this gives me hope for a DIY power wall. Awesome!
you being the least electrically inclined person on the planet is WHY this gives you hope for a DIY power wall.
because holy moly that is the single worst idea i have ever seen.
you know there are much safer and much cheaper batteries out there than a pack of 18650's when you want as much power as that wall.
not to mention. ONE single one of those 18650 batteries failing. and your entire house burns down.
This would be perfect for scout summer camps and contingency planning. Love it. Been following you for a couple of years. Keep up the good work!
Pretty amazing how this guy went from on genre of content to a completely different one, then mastered that different one, then GAINED subs tenfold, and then revolutionized the DIY battery game with custom products that take the suffering out of it..... I wonder when he sleeps.... Maybe he’s got a power pack plugged into himself? Sheesh... BRAVO! I’ll be ordering.
Jehu and his team deserve plaudits for what they have driven forward in terms of battery practise ,engineering,craft and sheer determination , pat on the back to you all .
AWSOME, this is the best DYI battery pack I've seen. Hope I win hehe
this is just sad.
i thought it was cool at the start untill he shows that wall he made.
what a giant waste of money.
please tell me those are not all 18650 batteries. because going to that size. there would have been MANY MANY cheaper options. not to mention safer options.
i wonder what the local fire department thinks about that wall.
So inspiring seeing how far you've come developing your ideas into reality
Can’t get much easier than this!
sweet, would love to see a 12v system, for automotive use
Not mentioned and highly critical: thermostat for high and low temperature shutdown.
24v battery pack providing 5.5V via USB sockets? That could be provided using just two 18650 batteries and a USB socket.
More efficient, and also more modular, in case of fast charging, you want more than 5v so Buck converter doesn't have to kick down the voltage as much
I've always been told the battery leads needs to be attached at opposite ends of the battery, rather than in the middle as you've done. What's your experience with battery lead placement?
Dang! I love how neat and clean these packs are. I can't wait to get a few to build with. Fantastic job on these packs/kits.
Buy pre build cheaper safe functional
At the end of the day, this is one of the easiest battery packs to assemble that I have seen!
I'm impressed with the simplicity of construction and the final look of the box!
Why go with dozens and dozens of small batteries ? Too many connections ! Just buy a larger battery!
Because they are plentiful and cheap
Stop calling these things generators.
They are battery packs.
I do agree with you. But solar generators is a popular name already. Everybody knows it and can relate the device with the name.
I don’t think that it gonna change now!!
How is not a generator? You plug it into a solar panel which these are designed for. No different than a generator that runs on gasoline.
Would like to see you test this on some things around the house.
Not shure I will win anything for this comment but your battery link is not working for me. I get a code 409 ? Hope this helps !
Your're like the John Wayne of DIY, but again, who the hell is John Wayne!
AND ABOUT THE POWER AWG SIZE? can you tell us what is the cable size? tnhks
Bloody fantastic mate! You have made it look so easy, but I can appreciate all trails, errors, and effort, you have made and put in it over the years. To make something so simple but unique, is an absolutely brilliant. Thanks cobber, for another great presentation.
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That's a very good pack for camping. You should máss produced. But knowing you, not your style. Excellent job.
It doesn't get much easier than that. Jehu the GOAT
Hey mate. Thank you. Been watching your videos for some years now.
What puzzles me is your 7S10P (or whatever it is) I have allways seen the P done first as a group and then several in S to bring up Voltage. Then the BMS balances all the cells in one P (as a pack,😉)
How is balancing done here? Is that still a 'normal' BMS, as per my description?
Nice awesome concept power pack
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but 70% of them are totally stupid comments. :-(
These people can not hear, not watch, not read or not use the calculator (or own brain). Poor world!
It doesnt make sense that you need to spend $449 + $56.10 for a battery pack. You can buy these much cheaper! Not really DIY if you want to save money!!!
10 = 900w at 24v. So if i want to turn it into 48v. I would build 20 of these and change the BMS to a48v ? I'm trying to learn, (stupid here).. The watts will now be 1.8 kwh? Thank to who replies..
It’s hard to admit how ignorant I’ve been, and all the while was comfortable. I had seen packs like this and just discounted them to fad status, makes me feel pretty, well, dumb. Up to now I’ve had gas generators and was very comfortable, but now, not nearly so much. I don’t like feeling as ignorant as you’re making me feel, but am glad to be awakened to all the new , to me, avenues. I’m way behind, but willing to try catching up. Thanks for the eye opener
Where can I get just the boards in the UK as I have a load of 22650 cells to use,a 250w solar panel and a 40A charge controller. Would these boards facilitate the use of 26650 battery cases?
Great video like always, collected several 18650s from laptop batteries. Starting small solar projects.
I love this power pack. I keep coming back to this awesome show on jehugarcia just you made this so easy to learn and understand. I am also a home DYI kind of guy and living in the islands with power outages during harsh weather lately made me think of investing in a power bank and because I can see with a lot of thought and what you put inside is the only reason I keep coming back. mahalo
Hi, I need some advice. I've built this box almost exactly as you show except I've used a different solar charge controller. However, when I plug the leads from the yellow connector that is plugged into the BMS board to the solar charge controller there is absolutely nothing being displayed. But when I connect the solar charge controller to the corner connectors (the + and - screws in the very corners of the board) the controller lights up and passes electricity to the load. What am I doing wrong as I'm worried that doing this will not recharge the batteries when I connect the solar panels to the controller.
LOL looks like a bomb at the end. Can you get any links to any mom n pop stores or any newer places? I am done funding these big company's. I love this project though, and if I ever get back to work I will most defiantly be building one, if it isn't to late.
Uhuuu!!! Countryside camping with porn guaranteed! Gimme two of those packs!
You should look into using the harborfreight plastic gun amo box. It's affordable and can fit a lot. I just made a 630 wh solar generator with it.
Super cool!! portable and nice, the tower battery simplify the things!!the USB is a bit out of the case but is ok!! i follow all your bats!!
This device will get the ATF or FBI raiding your house lol. Looks like a suitcase bomb. No thanks.
What a super clever design! Nice one! what's the solar controller Amperage? guessing PWM or is it MPPT?
great video, whats the biggest difference than using say a 145amh sealed batter, beside the obvious weight difference....considering putting one of these together for off the grid camping
I would really like to win this battery because I need to gift this to my boyfriend who is your biggest fan . He is building a battery empire with solar powered energy so that we can plan a future together living off the grid . His you tube page is Trey Deloach check it out please ! I love this man so much and would be honored to use your battery with solar energy !
Great video thanks for sharing . I’m thinking of building something like this but for my kayak motor. I need at least 100ah power for a 12 volt system. I’m hoping I can configure the layout also.
Will this ever be available to people up in Canada? Sorry but batteryhookup never has your kits available. You need a vendor or reseller in Canada!
I need a power source for 120v to 220v for emergency services repair for a utility vehicle
Very nice modular packs and easy to stack them up. I'll love to win the powerpack.
Jehu rocks, make me a winner. I'd be happy to test them for you. Thanks for your hard work.
So if you wanted this for 110AC in your TV what inverter would you use?
I want to win. Awesome VICE interview btw. Keep it up Jehu!
Your the best. My embassador to self sustainability (electrically)
Do you sell the PC boards themselves??
Best system I've ever scene . Well done. Looking at your stuff.
Great battery, great video! Keep up the good work in these strange times...
I would like to buy some where to and can I make this for e-bikes n scooters
PSA WARNING: if you have motion sickness/Vertigo, be aware there are lots of up/down hand movements in this video
dang, if only I knew ahead of time
😂😂😂
how would you set it up to charge from house voltage to the battery system as an alternate to solar?
how about heat? no vent or in/out fan. lazy to back read on all comments.
That is awesome I am looking to build my own system as well.
What type of ribbon conectors do you use fore the extension of the battery pack to the bms
Do you have website for purchase and do you have 12v option
Nice setup all of your videos are good. you did the right setup and design keep up the good work.
I think this battery bank could be hardened fairly easy as well