How long does it take to charge up the BEAST? How many hours can you get out of a full charge? What's the most economical welding machine to use with the BEAST.
The BEAST has a powerful 1200-watt embedded charger, and it would take approximately 1 hour to charge The Beast model 1200 from 0% to 100% battery capacity. As for how long it will hold a charge, it depends on the number of tools and appliances plugged into each Beast model. Please see the TYPICAL PERFORMANCE FOR SELECTED WELDERS list at different settings at beastpwr.com.
Battery technology is improving so quickly. This looks to be very useful for mobile welders who don't want to string together super long lengths of power cable to the job site.
I had a job on a roof, that was a real pain to get power to, used 110v to stick weld at 70 amps, kept kicking the breaker over 100 feet away.....it was 3 floors up, I could have parked truck with my Bobcat 225 by front of building, and weld with that, but it blocked the entrance to the hospital......this would have been great to use
Very interesting. Another source of power for very special situation. Maybe it is a mile stone for the next battery power tools. Maybe in a couple of years (or months) we will see a better alternative. In the mean time, congratulations and keep on the good work.
I could see this working well as a stand alone unit or if you have a genarator to work it in with that like if you got a small amount of welding to do on a part of the job site that you would need 200feet or more of leads it could be a really good option
HOW LONG YOU CAN WELD WITH A small 110 arc welder how many electrodes you finish before it drain the battery, my other questiom how this work if I keep the power supply connected to a 110 power plug meanwhile I am welding. is that posible , any conflict with That!
so you welded 10 minutes in real time and you got near half capacity , which means twenty minutes more and you done. Welcome to the 30 minutes power source. And I forgot to mention you tripped the braker. I am impressed.
I’m not sure about time, as this was an edited video, it worked out to approximately 1 inch of weld per 1% battery life; keeping in mind this is the smallest battery capacity of the 3 offerings. I did indeed trip the breaker, which has led the company to increase the breaker from a 30a to a 50a as noted in the video. Wanted the machine to be properly represented in its capabilities, that’s a sign of an honest and credible company.
Yes it will. I used the Everlast Lightning MTS 275 to TIG weld some aluminum for a trailer repair with this unit. You'll see at 13:35 in the video, I was pulling too many amps for the 30a breaker and it faulted the Beast; which is the same thing that happened with the MTS if I went above 150a while TIG welding AC. They have since increased that to a 50a breaker, but I have not been hands-on since that improvement.
The storage and operating range of the LFP cell have 10 years of life time average. If you charge and discharge the unit regularly, this type of LFP cell will last 6000 charging cycles.
Mars - each machine and process pull power at a different rate, but my understanding of how it performed was, with many of the light duty tests, it consumed approximately 1% of battery life with about 1 inch of weld. That's a "very rough" estimate. Keep in mind, that was the result for the smallest and most mobile version of The Beast, which is a 1.2 kWh. There is a 3.6 and a 6.0 kWh version available.
@@GRich120 sure...it just seems like with any battery the question is how long is it going to last after doing something. Obviously it will work on any color machine. Good video, could have been better.
@@MarkSkizzoo I totally understand. A few years ago when I first heard that manufacturers were going to make tools like a chop saw and angle grinder, capable of running off one of those little 18V batteries, I didn't believe it. I now own over a dozen tools powered off battery. Battery technology seems to be evolving very quickly, thanks to companies like Tesla, DeWalt and Milwaukee.
It's a great idea, but let's be honest this device can only put out one type of power along the entire line up. These units come short when it come to continuous output power. The charging time isn't the best either. Chances are you are gonna run that sucker dry each use and what state will your batteries be in a years time? Say 6 Days a weeks of use maybe 2 charge cycles at worse per day. What will your product really look like after the batteries degrade to less than 80%?
$3000 for a battery that will have to be recharged (and those batteries will eventually need to be replaced). For LESS you could get a pure-sine invertor GENERATOR with higher output. Yes, it uses gas; but it's cheaper and more economical in the long-run to operate. And remember, those batteries are only going to last so long before needing to be recharged (during which you cannot weld) - vice just dumping in more gas. And there is no way you could run this all day with that type of cycle - it would destroy those batteries in short order. Not sure what problem this is supposed to fix or which niche it fills. I'll stick with my generators.
Generators absolutely have their place, and their own set of drawbacks, and have been around forever, so they are going to be less expensive. Think of this less as an attempt to replace generators, and more of an opportunity to supplement your mobile welding business. Take it on a scissor lift inside a building. Tig weld in an office setting without needing hundreds of feet of lead cable. Thousands of creative opportunities.
How long does it take to charge up the BEAST? How many hours can you get out of a full charge? What's the most economical welding machine to use with the BEAST.
The BEAST has a powerful 1200-watt embedded charger, and it would take approximately 1 hour to charge The Beast model 1200 from 0% to 100% battery capacity. As for how long it will hold a charge, it depends on the number of tools and appliances plugged into each Beast model. Please see the TYPICAL PERFORMANCE FOR SELECTED WELDERS list at different settings at beastpwr.com.
16 minutes flew by......all fantastic information on more than just the Beast......Bravo
Battery technology is improving so quickly. This looks to be very useful for mobile welders who don't want to string together super long lengths of power cable to the job site.
you got that right
I had a job on a roof, that was a real pain to get power to, used 110v to stick weld at 70 amps, kept kicking the breaker over 100 feet away.....it was 3 floors up, I could have parked truck with my Bobcat 225 by front of building, and weld with that, but it blocked the entrance to the hospital......this would have been great to use
wow, what great information, thanks so much for turning us on to this....cheers, Paul
Such an awsome power source.
Thanks for the feedback!
Very, very interesting video (and power supply).
Very interesting. Another source of power for very special situation. Maybe it is a mile stone for the next battery power tools. Maybe in a couple of years (or months) we will see a better alternative. In the mean time, congratulations and keep on the good work.
Great point!
Well that's pretty cool ...
Shit that's a good product. Definitely gonna change the game
I could see this working well as a stand alone unit or if you have a genarator to work it in with that like if you got a small amount of welding to do on a part of the job site that you would need 200feet or more of leads it could be a really good option
HOW LONG YOU CAN WELD WITH A small 110 arc welder how many electrodes you finish before it drain the battery, my other questiom how this work if I keep the power supply connected to a 110 power plug meanwhile I am welding. is that posible , any conflict with That!
did this company ever get these in circulation? Tried to look them up to purchase one but couldn't find anything?
so you welded 10 minutes in real time and you got near half capacity , which means twenty minutes more and you done. Welcome to the 30 minutes power source. And I forgot to mention you tripped the braker. I am impressed.
I’m not sure about time, as this was an edited video, it worked out to approximately 1 inch of weld per 1% battery life; keeping in mind this is the smallest battery capacity of the 3 offerings. I did indeed trip the breaker, which has led the company to increase the breaker from a 30a to a 50a as noted in the video. Wanted the machine to be properly represented in its capabilities, that’s a sign of an honest and credible company.
Could this power AC tig?
Yes it will. I used the Everlast Lightning MTS 275 to TIG weld some aluminum for a trailer repair with this unit. You'll see at 13:35 in the video, I was pulling too many amps for the 30a breaker and it faulted the Beast; which is the same thing that happened with the MTS if I went above 150a while TIG welding AC. They have since increased that to a 50a breaker, but I have not been hands-on since that improvement.
How many winters will this last in my unheated shop
The storage and operating range of the LFP cell have 10 years of life time average. If you charge and discharge the unit regularly, this type of LFP cell will last 6000 charging cycles.
How much for this guy and other models?
Can 220v weld 7018
Yup, did that at 9:00 in the video.
@@chrisewing3272 Cool ❣️ can maxmech MMA 200 welding machine 220v weld 7018 rod
I am in Uganda haw can I get it
I need a battery bank to use all day on a regulaR 60% duty cicle of use
pricing? Went to the website and not pricing, you have to contact them. So this is probably too much the average consumer to afford.
Not going to report how much battery is used out of the beast after passes?
Mars - each machine and process pull power at a different rate, but my understanding of how it performed was, with many of the light duty tests, it consumed approximately 1% of battery life with about 1 inch of weld. That's a "very rough" estimate. Keep in mind, that was the result for the smallest and most mobile version of The Beast, which is a 1.2 kWh. There is a 3.6 and a 6.0 kWh version available.
@@GRich120 sure...it just seems like with any battery the question is how long is it going to last after doing something. Obviously it will work on any color machine. Good video, could have been better.
@@MarkSkizzoo I totally understand. A few years ago when I first heard that manufacturers were going to make tools like a chop saw and angle grinder, capable of running off one of those little 18V batteries, I didn't believe it. I now own over a dozen tools powered off battery. Battery technology seems to be evolving very quickly, thanks to companies like Tesla, DeWalt and Milwaukee.
It's a great idea, but let's be honest this device can only put out one type of power along the entire line up. These units come short when it come to continuous output power. The charging time isn't the best either. Chances are you are gonna run that sucker dry each use and what state will your batteries be in a years time? Say 6 Days a weeks of use maybe 2 charge cycles at worse per day. What will your product really look like after the batteries degrade to less than 80%?
Interesting battery pack however I notice that u are a real Mig guy don’t run too much flux core .. pushing flux core 🙄 slag u drag 👍
$3000 for a battery that will have to be recharged (and those batteries will eventually need to be replaced). For LESS you could get a pure-sine invertor GENERATOR with higher output. Yes, it uses gas; but it's cheaper and more economical in the long-run to operate. And remember, those batteries are only going to last so long before needing to be recharged (during which you cannot weld) - vice just dumping in more gas. And there is no way you could run this all day with that type of cycle - it would destroy those batteries in short order. Not sure what problem this is supposed to fix or which niche it fills. I'll stick with my generators.
Generators absolutely have their place, and their own set of drawbacks, and have been around forever, so they are going to be less expensive. Think of this less as an attempt to replace generators, and more of an opportunity to supplement your mobile welding business. Take it on a scissor lift inside a building. Tig weld in an office setting without needing hundreds of feet of lead cable. Thousands of creative opportunities.
Now electric vehicles can use this when they run out of juice...
If an EV runs out of juice, it’s most likely a GM product.