DIY Solar Power Pack. With Dual Charging.
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 5 ก.พ. 2022
- Whether you need power for camping or charging batteries away from the power grid, this little power box is a great DIY solar project. This 60AH/300watt solar powered carry case is the perfect little generator to take along with you on your off grid adventures. I use this mostly to charge camera batteries and my laptop while on camping and day trips doing videos...it also supplies the juice for all the lights we need. It's amazing for that. You can plug a cheap battery charger into it to top it off before you go and you're set for the weekend. Its dual charging feature makes it so handy to take along.
I hope you enjoy this video and let me know if you have any questions about this build.
#solar, #solarenergy, #solarpower,
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Links to the parts I used.
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AIMS 300w inverter. amzn.to/45b1DA1
Genasun Charge Controller. amzn.to/3OBZp72
Eco Worthy 12V Lithium Battery amzn.to/43MoCAe
Halo Switch.. amzn.to/3DAMNa4
Square popcorn switch. amzn.to/456hPCx
Round red rocker. amzn.to/44MH5hs
Voltage Current Display. amzn.to/3YaEdIJ
Dual Temperature Display amzn.to/3qpJfo3
Solar input and charging port plugs. amzn.to/3OqsLE7
Rock Lights. amzn.to/44NKmx1
Fuse Block. amzn.to/44MCGem
40 amp relay. amzn.to/3OLVi8S
200 amp relay. amzn.to/3qmVjXq
Light for lid. amzn.to/3OLbyH0
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This is BY FAR the most attractive DIY solar generator I've seen. Well done sir!
Thanks so much. I’m gathering up the bits to do a larger one in a Milwaukee Pack-Out box. Watch for that one.
Very slick! I like that you used the reinforcement braces to your advantage, as the switches are protected from accidentally being turned on. I have two of these exact same boxes, as well as the matching big bottom one with handle and wheels. Planning on using mine for Ham radio go-kits. Thanks for all the details, and you did a fine job!
Well thank you very much. I’m glad you liked and thanks for watching.
Very clean.
clean build
Great video
Another cool build, would be nice for camp to keep cell phone charged. Thanks for the videos….
Power goes out at my place all the time so it’s been very handy. Before I built the Packout version I would use this little guy to run my computer setup. The power goes out but the cable still works so I just sit there next to the fireplace happily oblivious to the power outage surfing the interweb.
Very clean build. Great job.
Thank you. 🙏
Great build! Thanks for making this video.
Thanks, and your very welcome. Thanks for stopping by. 👍
Well done!!
There’s no arguing with a curmudgeon. Thank you sir.
Looks to be a great build , doing it in steps would help a lot of people wanting to build something like this especially on the wiring
I’ll keep that in mind on the next one. I’m gathering the parts for a large one in a Milwaukee Packout box.
Amazing work from Milton
Great Job!!!
Thanks.
It would be awesome if during this build you showed where each wire is connected and how it's run and how all the components are wired up bc so far this and one other build I've seen are the best on TH-cam
Thanks, I hear what you’re saying. When I was building this I never intended it to be a tutorial. And I really didn’t know what I was doing as far as the camera work goes, I was kind of new at the TH-cam thing. I was more concentrating on what I was doing actually building the thing then documenting the work with the camera. If you check out my Milwaukee packout build, I go into a lot more detail with that build. Thanks for watching.
@@i.b.lancer yes sir I will and like I said your videos on explaining what your putting but as far as builds your and maybe 2 more other guys have the best builds I've seen so far
I gave a thumbs-up for the awesome music!
nice build too!!
Thanks so much.
Good Job I really enjoyed the video. 👍
A good little powerbank you have there, I have 24v / 1000w inverter for my powerbank but still used. My diy powerbank is based on an electric bike battery (36v / 15A) I use a small converter from 36v to 12-24v / 500w most cigar usb for cars can handle 24v, I have the option to make 12v, I have put a cigar 12v and a usb with two connectors next to each other in the same box as the converter, which then goes a wire from the bicycle battery to the box.
Great technique, congratulations.
Thank you.
#5 and the stairway to heaven.
You know it my man!
Awesome
Thanks
Neat!
Thanks👍🏻
Don’t throw out the soldering gun! If you leave them on too long it pops the thermal fuse for the unit…it’s an easy fix! When soldering, turn it off after making your connections. Then fire it back up when needed…they heat up fast.
Too late. I bought a new one.
I used the aims 3000 watt inverter. It does exactly what it says it will do.
hell yeah number 5 orange north burn baby. lol
You’re thinking of the NBI. Number five was downtown.
Did you forget to post the parts you used?
This was excellent
Thanks. I’ll start working on a list.
You build much better than those off Amazon brother cool 😎 box thinking 🤔 you build for sell brother
No sorry, I just don’t have the time to build these. They’re very time consuming. Thanks for watching though. 👍
Now that the litime 100ah mini is out, it might fit better than the two you currently have. I plan on fitting mine in the milwaukee ammo can to do similar things.
I checked them out. The Li Time battery is a little bigger then what I used and won't lay down in the case that I used without cutting the lid or taking the lid right out. But it would definitely be the way to go in a different case. Thanks for sharing that.
REALLY cool battery solution you got there!!! Great work man! :) Hats off!! Hats off!!! Don't forget about being able to use a gas powered generator in case the sun does not shine - and you REALLY gotta have that POWA!!! :P Do YOu have the powa?!?! He-man has it.. :P
Alrighty then.
I was thinking about relays also a easy way to use a campare operation device to turn itself off if under voltage to protect batteries.
The inverter has a low voltage shutoff at 10V. You're not going to hurt the batteries.
I built this power pack so I can charge my camera batteries while on the go, let me know what you think.
No5 Orange is a strip club in Vancouver. Says on the Googler.
cool build love it 🥰🥰🥰🥰 am building my own 3000 watts 48 volt 120 AC 60Hz pure sine wave i have water proof tool box same tool box you have but much bigger i have 4 110AC out and 2 15A and 20A breaker for my out let them i used wire that wire house with for my out let and going to my inverter and ihave switch between positive of my batter and to positive of my inverter i going put solar charger and usb and cool fan but water proof so my out let them have breaker for each one so nothing with happend to my inverter
That sounds awesome. 👍🏻
@@i.b.lancer thanks when I finish I will show you but not finish yet I have the same tool box you have but the bigger one I going buy that same tool box here in Toronto keep up good work brother
I wish you did a video that was a little more in-depth on how you wired it and why.
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Great video! I'm working on on one of these myself and you've given me some ideas. For charging the batteries.. Should they be charged by either solar or a plug in charger.. Or could you charge using both at the same time?
While I wouldn't charge them at the same time using both inputs, you could have two charging inputs. One going to the charge controller and the other going directly to the batteries. It depends on your charge controller. In my case my charge controller is only good for 10 amps and the external (plug in) charger I have puts out way more than that. So I opted to have separate inputs. Hope that helps.
Awesome build. Do you have a wiring diagram or is it all in your head? I would love to have a wiring diagram.
I'm glad you like it but sorry, no plans.
I very like this box you made. Would you make one to sell because I have no time and tools to make myself. Thank you.
I’m sorry, I just don’t have the time either. But thanks for watching. 👍🏻
300 watt is plenty for when the power goes out and all you wanna do is power is a fan or 2 because summer time power outages suck because it gets hot in the house lol
Runs my computer, speaker system and router. That’s all that really matters…. Oh., and a fan.
Pretty Awesome!!! How well does it carry with the handle since the batteries are off-center? Nice work. And Yes I've been to #5 Orange 😆
That was something that I didn't think of before building it but it didn't take long to find the sweet spot on the handle I just have to grab it at the end that's over the batteries and it's totally in the centre of gravity and nice and comfortable to hold. Even if you grab the handle in the middle it's really not too bad but feels better if you grab it at the one end. Thanks for watching! #5 all the way.
I've watched your video 5 times and I wish I had half your talent and patience. I'm determined to make a similar solar generator. I'll let you know when I finish it.
Yes, I would be interested in checking it out. I’m working on a larger one now too. It’ll be made in a Milwaukee Pack-Out box with a 2000 watt inverter and 200ah battery. Thanks for watching my video…. 5 times, bwahahaha!!
Orange #5 Vancouver
Nope. Never been. 🤐
😂
Thats a hell of a nice build - i noticed theres a fuse block - is the 12v port fused and what fuse did u end up using ( if you have ) and are the usb ports fused ? ..... my only concern is the mains voltage - it wont be earthed so be carefull there but apart from that - Well done
12v in and out port doesn’t go through the fuse block. It’s on its own 20A blade fuse. I chose 20A based on the external chargers output to this box…20’s lots. It’s also on the main switch circuit so power will only flow when the main switch is closed. Just an added safety feature with the help of a 40A relay. All the usb ports get their power from the fuse block. Probably 5A fuses. Thanks for watching!
Did I miss something? What box did you use? I don't see it mentioned in the video or available on the parts list. Nice video, Thanks.
Talked about it in the first 15 seconds of the video.
Great project! What relays (AMPS) did you use for the master switch and for the inverter switch?
I got them off of Amazon.
The main is… Starter Relay WM686 12VDC 200A. Amperage wise it’s total overkill but it’s a good looking relay
And the inverter relay is a MGI SpeedWare 40 Amp Relay Harness Set SPDT with 5-Pin Socket
@@i.b.lancer Thanks so much for the assist. I just bought a large rolling and small Rigid box-I hope it comes out as good as yours!
Cool project, you just need to slow it down, explain what you're doing and get better lighting.
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Muy buen video estado viendo los enlazes de Amazon per no biene lo que es el recipiente o maleta vacia gracias desde valencia (España
Gracias por tus comentarios. No pude encontrar la caja exacta que usé en Amazon. Le sugiero que encuentre una caja con las dimensiones de 56x34x17 cm localmente. Incluiré un enlace a una caja de Dewalt que también funcionará amzn.to/3Oi3hZy si no puede encontrar una cerca de usted. Gracias de nuevo, y buena suerte con tu construcción. (Canadá)
@@i.b.lancer muchas gracias
You do great 😊 brother I see them on Amazon but not like yours I have 1100 watts looking for batteries 🔋 like yours to buy
I wish you had mentioned what all the components cost. How many hours it took to build would also be interesting.
Noted.
I’m currently building a 100ah 3000w version in a Milwaukee packout box. I’ll include that information in that video. It’s comments like yours that help me get better at making these videos. Thanks for your input. 👍
@@i.b.lancerI'm considering it as well. Thanks for sharing with us. Great video!
Coming down to the wire? You just could not "Resist" saying that, could you? LOL!
Bwhahahaha!!! Nope.
Any diod after the relay to supress inductive backflow?
No, doesn't need it.
Very cool. But how much have you really used it since you built it?
Well, I do have a larger one that I use more then this one but since this one powers the lights out in my back shed, I would say every other day it gets used. For me these are more of an emergency back up. In the winter the power goes out around here quite often. Last winter I used it tons. Now I have the larger one so we’ll see. Thanks for watching.
Kinda like a heater.Yah turn it on when it’s cold.😅
zackly
You build to sell brother I wish I was good 😊 like you I make one just not like your brother hope one ☝️ day I can build one ☝️ like yours good video great job 👏
Just received the Genasun charge controller. Novice question: How did you connect the shunt to the battery side of the charge controller to measure amps?
The shunt runs in line with the negative wire. And where you hook it up will depend on which current you want to read. In my case I wanted to monitor the amperage going into the charge controller so I put my shunt just before the charge controller
@@i.b.lancer Just ran the wires and it all came together! Thanks a bunch!
@@roncolaninno5866Hey, great to hear 👍
new to this why do you need a relay for the switches?
Most switches can’t pass through the amperage that’s needed for certain things. So a relay is used so the switch just turns on the relay, which handles the large current.
Do you have plans for that
No sorry. I usually just sketch it out on a piece of paper and throw the paper away when I’m done I wouldn’t really call it a plan.
why do people want to turn 12V dc power into 120V ac, then back into 12V dc to power things?
why not just go 12V dc "supply' to 12V dc "use"? or another dc power. like 5V dc to charge a phone.
Sometimes it's because of how voltage control works or not.
For example in some of the commercially offered solar generators / potable power systems, the internal battery is NMC and they are actually 10.9 volt batteries. They read 12 volt when 100% state of charge, but then drop into the 11s under load. This often trips off 12 volt refrigerators and diesel heater igniter.
The other time is when used in cold weather, such as 0 F. Li batteries won't function at 0F, so you have to use AGMs or similar. Under cold conditions the battery voltage of these drops as well.
So the choice is to either use a 24 or 48 volt battery pack and dc converter, or turn on the inverter to make 120 vac, then plug in a 120 vac to 13 volt dc converter.
Harry’s explanation is excellent although at no time was DC turned into AC and then back to DC in this build.
Chunk of what? Aluminium...Read that again out loud...
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300w ? .... all that investment for a large tool battery charger ....
Cameras batteries charger. And the 300w inverter runs my computer system for hours. Those two things make this box priceless… to me. And that’s all that matters.