Ecoflow Can Use any Battery. Unlimited Power in 2024! Batteries on a budget.
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- Ecoflow Delta, River, River Pro all need to be recharged. But what if there is a more flexible way to do it? Here is the secret no one has reveled. You can use a car battery to recharge your solar generator. You just need to know how. Its reveled here in this video! How many batteries do you have? Essentially Unlimited Power! Lower your stress knowing you have all the power you need,
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Thanks for this great video. Was looking for a solution to charge my Eco Flow River 2 Max from a battery and found this video. Thanks again
I bought a 24 Volt 100ah Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery for $323.00 Shipped Free off EBay just for extending My 2 Eco Flow EF3 Delta 1300's and River 2 Pro at Night when Solar isn't Producing and It Supplements whichever Unit Needs It to Run through the Night. Next Day I Have 800 Watts Charging Said Battery with a Victron 100/30 Smart Charge Controller and It charges as It should during the Day. 🌴 Southern California High Desert 🌵 @ 3,100 feet just 20 miles north of Big Bear Lake Mountain Resorts Community 🇺🇸
Nice tip!! I have an Ecoflow Delta and this will work great!
This is just brilliant! Thank you for the insight! 👌
I inherited a couple of backup batteries from a server rack. This is a great solution.
Your welcome. Glad to help.
Thanks for enlightening me on this. Now I know what to do with my spare car battery. Always enjoy your videos and ordered the cable adapter from your previous video with the Paxcess solar panel to the ecoflow, now to order this one. Keep up the good ideas, saves me from searching for them!!
Thank you. I'll do my best. 😀
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@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Hello, isn't a fuse needed for this kind of ecoflow charging ?
A fuse is always a good precaution. 👍
Since there is no BMS on source battery, you need to be careful not to deplete it too much. Ecoflow has input 10V-25V, so it will probably deplete source battery at least to 10V, which is too low for lead acid, and you might damage it.
Part of the reason why a deep cycle battery is recommended. It's built to be depleted then charged back up.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Depleting to less than than 50% state of charge (less than 12V) will greatly reduce deep cycle battery life. I think 10.5V is considered as empty, so Ecoflow will easily discharge it to 0% (since it takes any 10V-25V DC input)
Indeed. Just need to keep a watch on it.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlowYou have in your video title and video itself said “ANY BATTERY”. That’s just irresponsible and potentially dangerous.
I work with batteries, hundreds, every day and have seen the aftermath of a battery fire. It’s not pretty.
You should reshoot this and correct your errors.
Thanks. Please see my video "Ecoflow saved me..."
Thanks for the links and info, just got my delta 3 and excited to start storing energy, cheers
YOU ARE THE MAN ........Thanks for the much-needed genius info but I must ask, what is the name of that jazz playing in the background, I'm a jazz fanatic.
My secret....no I'll try to find the name. Cool Jazz right....
Thank you very much. Keep the tips coming.
great tip, I bought the same alligator clips, it works perfectly. thank you from france
Happy you found the video helpful.
good stuff! tysm for sharing!
don't forget to fuse it
Great. I have two eco flow river max. So in the same way (just using a little bit different connector) I can connect one river to the another one.
Yes. But watch the ecoflow reports video on adjustable input first.
Thank you for posting this video. I needed that information. Great video... 👍
Happy to help. Tell your friends, 😊
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Hello, what is the maximum power capacity of the battery that can be used ?
If you mean the backup battery I'd use a 12v deep cycle.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow How many amperes maximum should the battery have so that it can be connected this way ?
One 12-volt 24 group deep cycle battery: You can enjoy about 70 to 85 AH from one battery.
very nice thx for this, im using this to charge my EV with solar panels and it can pass through the solar while pulling from the battery, this backup method is perfect for camping EV, or like a gas can for normal cars but for EV. My car now runs on 100% solar that is portable
Your welcome.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow so just to be clear from the vid, it looked like you only attached the positive clamp? not the negative clamp? does this matter?
No. I did attach both positive & negative clmps
If you don't connect both it won't work
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow gotcha, i see now you pre attached the neg. Thx for the quick response and the free electrons for my tesla
The next level of this would be a huge agm instead of extra proprietary battery from ecoflow. You could charge the agm with a cheapo solar controller and a percentage-actuated switch to turn chraging on for the ecoflow. Example: The agm would only charge the ecoflow when under 40% and up to 90%, prolonging the life of the ecoflow and solar would keep the agm in check when not charging.
Cool idea!
I have 4 deep cycle batteries that I tie in my delta too. I have panels but I can charge the batteries and EF from my car also just by using jumper cables to the deepcycle bank and then run everything from EF delta, makes camping so much easier
Now we're in the swing of things...keep it up!
I FRIED my solar charging input circuit on my Ecoflow Delta doing this. It was NOT because of your video. I did this on my own, right after buying the unit. It was so disappointing. Just FYI, you can get a surge from this type of battery that will allow too much power too quickly.
I'm sorry that happened. What were you doing to cause this?
Thanks for the information!
Your welcome. Thank you for the comment.
The xt60 dc input will accept various input voltages, and will increase the wattage allowed as you raise the voltage, until you reach the max voltage of the particular ecoflow product you have. It doesn’t know the difference between battery dc voltage, or solar dc voltage. For example, the delta 1300 accepts 10a in, so will charge at 120w at 12v, or 360w at 36v, or 400w at 40v. It makes 400w at 40-65v because it is limited to 400w internally. You can use a step up transformer to get the voltage up to the output that you need so your ecoflow chargers at max speed off of any car battery. Just don’t go over the maximum solar voltage input. I would also permanently install the battery leads for a fixed installation. Good luck!
Thank you. Insightful stuff!
I got the adapter cable and have been wondering about that issue myself. So if I have a 12.8 volt lithium iron phosphate (the LiPo4) 100ah battery that I want to use with my River Classic (I have the Delta 1300 also), and those batteries have a BMS or battery management system, then it will only charge the river at 120 w, is that correct? That's what I understand from what you said. Maybe Paul can weigh in also. Because this video shows that we are not limited to buying the proprietary "add-on batteries" but I want to make sure I don't blow up my River by doing this.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Paul, maybe you could take a look at my question to this gentleman. I got the adapter and now I'm looking at utilizing both the River and the Delta to feed off of other batteries for unlimited power, I'm not sure if the BMS on these new LiPo4 batteries might interfere. What are your thoughts?
Always double check your voltage output. But as long as you stay within the voltage limits and the watt limits like 200w dc power input on the river pro you should be fine.
Having a extra mppt in-between couldn't hurt. But just stay under the recommend watt limits when choosing. And it should be fine.
So wow, you can just skip the inverter with the adapter! Thank you! It looks like it max at 100w using the adaptor is that so?
Yes
Yes the ecoflow has it's own mppt.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Thank you!
Great Vid man
Hum well this was interesting, just as I am about to buy the river pro , so if I understand you can just charge your battery in this manner but not use it to double capacity…. Did you notice if your battery was heating when you changed your river with it? Thanks for sharing this video, liked,shared and subscribed
No heating of the backup battery that I could feel. I used a deep cycle marine battery for longest charge possible. Just don't run the charging battery all the way down because it could damage it beyond recharage. Thanks for subscribing & sharing.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Thank You for your quick reply, fantastic I will duplicate what you have done as I have a few new deep cycle big red high capacity that was to be used for another project, so glad I saw this before buying the expensive add on battery
Glad to help
Thank you.
Your welcome. Thanks for watching.
I’ve seen this hack. What would be helpful is to learn how to charge the battery in reverse?
Really. Explain.
Thank you dear brother. We love your pacing. 😌🌎✨
Thank you sir! Great video 👍🏻
Your welcome. Thanks for your time.
Thanks for the video. I have a Delta 2 and think the extra battery is way too expensive. That is why I found your nice video. found the cable on Amazon in Germany. What is a fairly reasonable battery for this? What should I be looking for? I found a Lithium 12v 50AH. That would only give me an additional 0.5kW. So I would have to get two of those to almost get to the 2kW level. Is that correct? Any recommendation on the battery would be great so I can go looking for them locally. Thanks
I use a 12v deep cycle
Thanks. What kind of specs should I look for?
Group 24 or group 31 deep cycle dual terminal. One solid one threaded.
Thank you. What EcoFlow unit are you using? I have the EcoFlow River Pro and do not have an XT60 adaptor on the right side (facing the LED panel). I do have an XT60 on the other side used for car or solar charging. Is that the same one on your unit?
Same. Only one xt60. I have the tivrr pro 720. Great product.
I like the idea of being able to extend the life of my Ecoflow Delta by investing in a LiFePo4 battery -- using it to recharge the unit. But, my question is, how would you recharge that LiFePo4 battery once its charge is depleted? Is there a video available on how that is done using solar panels?
Yes. Please watch our video: Where the power comes from. And Unlimited power 2
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Hello, I have a question about the ecoflow charged from the solar panel , it is now autumn and there is not much of this sun , after measuring with a multimeter the voltage from the panel is 20 v but the ecoflow does not charge even 1 watt any percentage nothing happens. What could be the reason ?
Does the ecoflow charge from ac ? Also does it chg from the car 12v plug?
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow yes ecoflow charge from ac slowly goes to 165 watts, even battery 12v agm solar panel slowly charges and ecoflow does not want on solar panel , any suggestion reset or update ? Is it simply that on cloudy days there is no such power of amperes for ecoflow to charge properly ?
Is ecoflow set to slow or fast chg?
Thank for video I was wondering if I could use another battery.
Thank you. It seemed logical that it would. Great use of any extra batteries.
Use a step up converter and you will get more voltage 👍
That's an idea 💡
How many times can you charge the Ecoflow with the battery. Lacking info.
Depending on your model the Ecoflow can be fully recharged 800 cycles.
Update; I finally had a chance to test this adapter (and another one just like it that came with the lifepo4 battery charger I got) when the power went out for over a day during this winter storm Elliott. Unfortunately, it did not work. The other adapter turned out to be exactly the same as the one you recommend here, and I used both and neither of them was able to charge the eco-flow Delta or River. You may have to do another video using a Lifepo4 battery (mine is a 100ah) because the adapter may work with a lead acid or AGM battery, but it won't work with a lifepo4 battery, sadly. If anyone else is reading this, can you suggest how we can connect and use the battery capacity in a Lifepo4 100ah battery to supplement the Ecoflow's on-board battery?
Is yours 12v? Did the adaptor have a stud to clamp on to? What exactly did you observe?
Does the battery have lead or stainless steel posts?
If they are steel bolts try threading lead battery bolts where the steel bolts mount. Of course the xt60 port is the charging port on the side. :)
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Well the 20amp charger I got to charge up the battery via AC uses that exact cable (alligator clips and XT60 connector), and that works beautifully. So I used that cable at first but it didn't work when connected to the River, so after the power came back I topped off the lifepo4 battery - which worked, there had been minimal loss but enough to show if the cable worked - and tried using the original cable, the one that you suggest and the one I got last summer, but it still doesn't work.
I did find another channel that shows a 72 Watt, 24v "converter" gizmo that uses an XT90 that is drawn down to an XT30 (the number at the end indicates how many amps that connector handles, meaning the XT60 is designed for a maximum of 60 amps) by using an adapter connector dongle in order to use a Lifepo4 to charge up different solar generators, including a River. You may have to make an amended version of this video to indicate that it may not work when using these new Lifepo4 batteries (I got a 100ah, the most popular). I'm still researching this, but I wanted to let you and your viewers know that the lifepo4 battery technology is apparently quite different from the lead acid or AGM batteries that have been prevalent up until now, and require different accessories and handling.
Thanks for your research
Awesome stuff!!
Can I connect the Battleborne battery to the Delta mini? How will that affect the input via the solar connection?
Thanks. 200w of DC power is the same from any source. Enjoy.
How much solar input will the mini handle?
Hi! Thanks for usefull information! Can I charge my Ecoflow Delta Mini with GEL batteries
All depends on the volts amps being put out. Ecoflow has circuit breakers but I'd keep tabs on the current. A 12v deep cycle battery is what was in the video.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow For now I have two options: first is Gel battery LPM-GL 12V - 80 Ah (15267)
and second a bit "heavier" LogicPower LPN-GL 12V 100Ah (13719)
And if it ok - can I connect them both in parallel for recharging my Ecoflow, or they should have same Ah value? Thank you in advance!
Of your using two batteries I'd use a mppt between them and your ecoflow.
yep I have 4 deep cycle batteries and do this exactly when I dont have AC, your car will charge it also like this
Nice experience
Wow thanks for the great idea I'm going try it out .
Your welcome. Thanks for watching.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow thanks .you think it's possible to charge the batteries . while the batteries are connected to the eco flow generator while the eco flow is on and running like charge the batteries with solar panels and control. So The eco flow can have a bigger battery bank while working and charging at the same time ?
As long as the solar panels have a controller between them and the extra battery. Theoretically It could keep the extra charging battery full as long as your getting 100w in the bright sun from the panels. Good logical thinking. 👍
Thanks!
Your welcome.
Lead acid doesnt have any sort of BMS, so does the MPPT Charge controller in the solar generator limit the lead acid output?
Yes. Thank you.
I guess you could put a mppt in between the battery and the ecoflow generator but the generator has its own. It will only allow 200w of DC input. At most the extra battery will put out is about 110 - 120w.
interesting, so by doing this and connecting to a battery, i guess is this the same as connecting another ecoflow?
Not completely. But you do provide more power. Because you can charge while you are putting out energy. Which makes your ecoflow last longer.
Brilliant video. Cant seem to find a buy option for canadians for the battery clip/xt60 adapter, and out of stock on the supplied link.
Really like the idea of having a spare battery to charge when solar can't cut it!
Thnk you
Try ebay or Etsy for the adaptor
Did you ever find the battery adaptor?
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow where did you buy the clip/xt60 adaptor?
Try banggood.com 14AWG 30/200cm U Type/Alligator Clip to T /XT60 Female Plug Cable Wire for ISDT Sale - Banggood USA Mobile-arrival notice
Can you plug directly into the Eco-flow Wave 2 AC heat pump? When I learned about the proprietary system this was a deal breaker for me. If I could bypass it and run off my 600 amp hour 24 volt Lifepo4 system I would consider purchasing the wave 2. I don't want to buy into their proprietary power supplies though when I have such an expensive battery bank already. I still don't know what the input voltage is for the Ecoflow is. I know most of these things are Dual voltage 12/24. Comments?
All depends what voltage needs the heat pump has. What voltage surge is there when it starts? Ecoflow has voltage limiters to guard against over heating and will automatically shut down.
is "C" electrically connected?
Please explain?
thanks for the video sir
Your very welcome
Well I got a new Delta two with the latest software and I bought an X 60i cable to connect an external lithium battery as I've been told many times that it works . But it only does it for a minute before it shuts off. I'm guessing from the way it's behaving that EcoFlow has gotten the logarithm now that Nerf this capability and no longer works now that I've just wasted my money on this tiny. Can anyone else confirm that EcoFlow has work?
Delta 3 or Delta 2 max ?
Also what size panels are you using?
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow hey I just edited my question because it didn't make sense. This is a regular Delta two, but what I'm trying to do is the party external battery with a life Pro battery into the X60. I've seen plenty of people doing it on TH-cam and Facebook in the last year or two, but it cuts off when I try it after about a minute. I think they must've Nerf this ability for people to work around with some algorithms software
If your power is not pure sign-wave it might reject it
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow are you telling me that the solar panels that normally go into that X60 pure sine wave?
can you make a cable that will allow you to charge any battery with the extra battery plug on the side of the eco flow
Sorry not that I know of.
Thank you! I have a marine battery that I got for using with a solar setup, but ended up getting the Ecoflow instead. But I'll still need to have what I need to charge the battery. : ) Darn, that cable is no longer available on Amazon.
Your very welcome. Glad the video helped.
Try searching on google
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow - I didn't have to. Found another set just like them on Amazon and put it on my list. : ) Thanks again.
@@annwithaplan9766 Hi,
Where did you find this set?
Sorry. Search ESTY or Hobby lobby.
Great video, will it charge the spare battery if solar is connected ?
Funny you should ask...that is the subject of our next video! Stay tuned!
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Yes I have the same question. you have proved that the spare battery can charge the ecoflow with the right adapter, but I would love to know if the ecoflow can charge the spare battery, especially with pass through solar. TY... new sub
Yes. The next Ecoflow video will answer that. Great topic!
How can I use a propane generator like Champion to charge batteries for a solar battery system?
Only 200w at a time can be pushed into the Ecoflow 720 pro. The Ecoflow Delta can take more. What exactly do you mean? Are you wanting to charge extra batteries to be used with your solar generator?
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow I want a Solar System to power my house, but I also want a propane generator to act as backup for the Solar System battery.
Generac sells this type of system for 20k installed. Their system is integrated/automated to use the available sources for charging, i.e. no sun, then it switches to the generator. And of course the house is automated, to switch to grid or solar. But want to find a good alternative for less, the automation piece for the generator to charge the battery is not critical, but would be nice.
Go to the Ecoflow website. Look for the Delta Pro Max it will have the ability your looking for but it's pricey.
100v?????? Um you must mean watts😉
Also, the adapter MUST BE an xt60i not xt60. xt60 will limit power only maybe 100w. The xt60i will make the Ecoflow think it’s Solar up to 500w.
Cigarette lighter plug is xt60
Solar cable is xt60i.
Thanks. Camera nervousness. And xt60i was not in use at the time.
Nice video. Thank you for making it. Questions. Will I be able to charge up the EcoFlow Pro AND the external battery using that cabe? Will the EcoFlow Pro see the external battery, and use it's storage energy as a single unit, like it will do with their add-on external battery would. So effectively making the EcoFlow Pro and the external battery ONE? Thank you for your time
Thanks for the comment. The ext. Battery will charge the Ecoflow. The current flows one way. Once the ext. battery is depleted it will need to be recharged from a separate source. But if you have two batteries you can use one on the Ecoflow while charging the other.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Can I do this with a bluetti eb 55?
What port does it plug into the input one.
The adaptor I featured was for a xt60 Anderson port. I don't know what blue eti has for chg ports. If not xt60 then another style adaptor would be needed.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow It has a xp60 for solar charging. So I can charge it with a 12 v battery on that port?
This is awesome! But can you charge a deep cycle battery from the EcoFlow River?
Yes. Thanks for your question.
You just have to use the DC to battery clamp adaptor.
Thanks for the info. I already have alligator clips for my deep cycle marine battery with a cigarette lighter receptacle. Can I plug the car charging/xt60 cord into that receptacle rather than buy a new cord? Thanks
The cigarette lighter is for out put not charging
However why not try. I will.
Thanks
bless you.
Happy I could help.
How much does it draw power? Is it same that you can supply with a panel? I just bought delta mini and after unpacking i figured out that there is No possibility for extra battery at all. I Wonder what happens if i connect extra battery with that same connector to mini or do i need somekind of power regulator to limit it to 300w.
Max you will get from a deep cycle battery through the xt60 port is 100 - 110w at a time.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Thank you for your answer. That 100w limit is from your ecoflow river right? Maby i just buy one AGM battery and try to figure it out without blowing up my delta mini. Greetings from Finland ✌️
If your unit can recieve dc input you should see what the max wattage is in your instructions. Then you will be ok. Thank you.
Darn 100 volts charging off a 12 volt battery I'll bet that's the most special battery ever where does one get a100 volt capable 12 volt battery? 😮😮😮
Watts.
Is the xt60 connection bi direction? Can it discharge to another source or battery or will it only charge from the xt60 port?
One way. Input only.
Just wondering, I've seen other suggestions, about connecting a 1000 watt inverter directly to the car battery, that way the river Pro can be charged in about an hour or so. I just got mine and will be using it for camping to power my 12v portable fridge, so my debate was whether to buy the additional battery that comes with River Pro, ,use the power inverter or perhaps use your idea. Usually my trips are 6 to 7 days long. Sorry for long msg.
Thank you for your comment. Depending on the watts your refrigerator draws it could run a long time. It only draws energy when the compressor is running. Charging the river Pro with the car add. While driving Will help. Do you have solar panels? Great for this!
You’ll need a pure sine wave inverter, and ensure that your car alternator can handle 1000 watts in addition to charging the car battery.
Thank you for your observations.
Will these adaptors and the PAXCESS solar panels(seen in your other videos) also work with the EF4 model the ECOFLOW RIVER 600 EF4 I do not have the PRO or MAX and need a 3rd party Solar panel and adaptor. Ecoflow manual state bcz there is a built in MPPT that other solar panels also have this so its doubled and will/can cause serious malfunction of EF4....any suggestions are greatly appreciated THX!
According to the specs I see your lf4 has the same abilities ( minus some Amp hrs. ) as my river pro. 200w solar input, 600w output etc. The paxcess panels and the adaptor shown have been reliable. You don't really want unfiltered power going into the generator. Unless you know it's safe with no surges, and under the max watts and volts your unit can handle. But have not found any problem with paxcess panels being compatible.
What about connecting a server-rack battery to a Delta Pro?
Shouldn't be a problem. Just depends on having the right adaptor.
100 volts ? you mean 100 watts
Correct. Thnk you.
good idea men
Cool! Does it work from lithium batteries ？
If it's a 12v lithium battery it should.
DC power is DC power as long as the voltage is right. Have to have that pushing force.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow thank you
Will this work with the Ecoflow Delta "PRO" the biggest one they have? their batteries are expensive
Sure just plug into the solar xt60 port.
Are you using the app to force the charging into solar mode? It might charge closer to 200 Watts that way.
I haven't had to use the app as of yet. Thanks.
No. The Ecoflow automatically senses the DC power and starts charging.
So can I hook my solar panel to my battery. Then hook the battery to the River. I was looking purchasing the extra battery fore the river but If I can purchase a Lithium battery and apply this method, I assume this should work.
The solar panel needs to go through a solar controler so you don't fry the battery but technically that should work.
I have the same question for an Ecoflow Delta Pro adding 3 12.8V 100 Redodo lithium batteries. To use my 400 watt solar panel to charge my three batteries while the batteries are charging the Delta Pro. What solar controler would you suggest? Thanks
Depends on your budget. But any quality mppt would do.
Which marine battery would you recommend. I have the Ecoflow delta max
Any dual terminal deep cycle battery should work.
Thank God i purchased the alligator clamp adapter when I did. Its no longer available.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow do you have a recommendation on the a battery that will give the greatest recharging capability? For example a Size 31 AGM, etc.
Depends on your budget. The 31 series LITHIUM IRON PHOSPHATE is probably the best but pricey. The AGM would be next. Then the std. Marine 31 series will do. For as often as I use it the std. 31 Marine series is what I use. I use a trickle charger to keep it fresh.
This is not an extra capacity. You just charge your ecoflow using other source. After you drain your extra battery you need to charge it. Thats the same as i could easily plug into 12v car source and charge it again. Kinda tricky scenario to say that you are running extra battery. After you done with your lifepo4 and drain it you need to charge it using special charging device. So… useless imho
For use in a emergency this tip can extend your battery power.
Instead of buying the expensive extra battery for the Ecoflow Delta 2 can i use any Lipo battery and hook it up as you did instead or does it need to be hooked to the extra battery port on the side?
It should be fine. The adaptor uses the xt60 solar input. Just stay below your rated watt input.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Thanks for the info.... I just ordered the Delta 2 tonight.
Excited 🙂
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Hello , what is the minimum charging current of ecoflow river 600 ?
12v if I understand your question.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Thank you for your reply
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What happens if your spare battery went flat?
Then it would simply stop charging the ecoflow. If I understand the question.
Then do you use an automatic charge to recharge your battery?
I'm sorry. I don't understand. Please explain. 😁
When the old battery is so low , do you use an automatic battery charger to recharge it
I mean an automatic car battery charger
Can a battery controller that has an dc light output charge the eco flow River.
The Ecoflow only has one charging port. The xt60 port. Any energy in put must go through there.
Correct. It is leaving the controller as an SAE connection and converts to the xt60 seems to be working fine.
I have solar panel
To controller
Controller to battery (help with charge and discharge. Then from the light out to the river. Actually I have Cabin. 3 rivers in places to run certain things in cabin. I dropped the dc in on app down to 6amps.
Sounds like a viable option. Nice work.
1:34 Watts
Thank you for the comment.
Comparing your setup to the extra batteries that ecoflow sells is crazy. Your way is super slow at 100 watts is not fast. I don't know where you come up with the fact that 100w is fast charging....wow, just can't believe a smart man would say this. 1200watts is fast. 600 watts is just ok but 100 watts is super slow!
This video was done early on. Before more tech had come out. Plus it was done so all could at a low cost or no cost use what they had to add extra life to their ecoflow. Of course 70 to 100w is slow but for those with limited resources it's something. I've used it in an emergency and it got me through.
I’m thinking of using my 36v 17.5a Ebike battery as a back up - would I need a dc dc converter to drop down to 12v or will the EcoFlow river pro manage this with the internal MPPT?
Ask Ecoflow tech support. I know it can handle up to 200w of dc power from any source. The DC car port is reg. To 13.3 volts. The mppt is designed to regulate the power coming in. It stands to reason you wouldn't want to overload the controler.
Ok thanks. Have emailed them an will let you know. Great vids by the way, been very enlightening!
Thank you
Check the specs of River Pro, I think it takes up to 25V max, so you would need drop down 36V->24V
what limits the current draw
Internal mppt controler
Controls solar inputs as well
Can u use it with the bluetti?
No reason it shouldn't. Blue can be chg by DC power and whether it's solar or battery it's all DC power.
Do you have a recommendation for a battery. What size battery? Any recommendations. I see you said deep cycle at the end. Okay, thanks. I just want to carry more options. If I hooked that up to charge off my alternator (a setup I had already) can I charge my EcoFlow at the same time, or will that be too much draw on my alternator? Sorry I ask so many questions. Thanks for any help.
No the alternator should handle it. Just keep the engine running or the truck battery will deplete very quickly.
Yes deep cycle marine style battery handles repeated charge cycles best.
Thank you so much for your expertise.
Gaye N Robert have a video that specifically talks about using an inverter to charge a Delta.
Buy a Lithium battery that is closest to the MPPT's most efficient voltage. If your unit has a solar input of 10-25V your MPPT would probably love a 5S lithium ion. "24V" lithium ion batteries are 7S and lithium iron phosphate are 8S. Maximum voltage of both of those (4.2V and 3.65V respectively per cell) is going to be well out of the MPPT's voltage range which sucks because a 24V lithium iron phosphate (LiFeP04 or LFP) battery would be most cost effective. a 24V 100Ah (2560wh) starts at $600 and works its way up to $900. Anything past that is silly overpriced/overhyped BS.
The real way to do this is to add your own battery expansion cable to the BMS terminals on the unit and build a battery that is identical in chemistry and voltage. You can only connect your homemade expansion battery when voltages are similar though so you couldn't drain your Delta to 30% and then attach a 14S Lithium Ion that is full at 58V. The current would attempt to rush from your battery to fill the Delta's battery and if you are smart you would have installed a fuse on your main output cable so that current never reaches the BMS post. Jehu Garcia has a couple videos on this, one specifically where he mods the Delta for an expansion port, a few others where he uses reclaimed scooter batteries to plug into the solar input.
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100 volts is wrong 100 watts of power
Yes thank you. I miss spoke. Nerves in front of the camera. Good catch.
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You did great tho 👍🏻
Thanks
I’m trying to figure out how to charge my eco flow pro from the alternator. Anyone?
See our video on dc charging.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow yes, I had already watched that video and about 10 others on your channel. No help. I think that I need an inverter to take the DC power from the alternator to AC input on the Ecoflow.
So you want to charge 'directly' from your alternator? May I ask why?
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow because the amount of time it would take to charge via the alternator DC to DC through the Anderson Port would take 18 hours of driving (so I’ve been told)…
That's true.
watch your audio levels. way too low.
Thank you. They have gotten better.
Any old battery is not as simple as it sounds. Every battery including one labelled ‘deep cycle’ has a minimum level below which it should not be used. Beyond that point it will be damaged.
You need to be sure that the device has a cut off to prevent that. The position you DON’T want to be in is having a damaged battery catch fire when you’re out or asleep.
The fact that the guy says 100V when he should be saying watts shows he hasn’t got a clue or done the research.
Be careful with what you see on TH-cam.
Saying volts was camera nervousness. Using the extra battery is for temporary use not long term. Thanks for the advisory.
9v battery?
I'm sorry i dont understand the question. 😔
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow you said any battery ... so 1.5v AA, A, C, D, or 9V?
Oh no...I'm sorry. Any 12v battery. I wish we could .
I figure about 68 D cells might charge it.
I've toyed with that idea also.
😂😂😂😂
Just ridiculous. You kill one battery to charge another!!!! SMH
Indeed. But now you can use the power that was locked away.
@@HarringtonMediaEcoFlow Poor fella just wants his unlimited power. Hey quit holding out on the unlimited power man! we've seen the youtube videos! it must be true! (Spoiler: its the Sun.)
That's what happens off grid. Only using solar can you recharge without cost.
The beauty of solar is its free power. We just the way to harnesd it store it and then convert it to a form we can use. That's where panels the storage or back up Battery and then your solar generator come in.
In all these videos on solar batteries I’ve found very little useful. It’s all about how fast you can kill it. Nothing worth watching.
Mainly it's about how long you can maintain a level of security for yourself and your family. Or how long you can have a good time.
Thank you.
Glad to help ☺️