Wow!! Lifepo4 Gives Portable Construction Power In Remote Locations!!!

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  • Опубликовано: 19 июл 2022
  • This short video demonstrates the awesome power and flexibility of the Lifepo4 batteries that we build. I use a powerful chipping hammer to break down big rocks into little ones and all powered by one of my batteries with the side hanging inverter that was previously shown in another video. The hammer uses 800 watts which means this battery can power it for more than two full work days of non-stop use. It's incredible if you think about it. It also doesn't have all the downsides, inefficiencies and standby losses of using gasoline powered generators. For some people this could be a real game changer.

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  • @chuxxsss
    @chuxxsss 2 года назад +1

    Morning Ray, been busy this morning, but cannot miss your worthwhile shows. All the best mate.

  • @karleggers3125
    @karleggers3125 2 года назад +2

    You are on the cutting edge of portable power! “Necessity is the motherhood for invention”, you are living it.

  • @davepartlow6430
    @davepartlow6430 Год назад +1

    Excellent use. Sorry, couldn't hear anything you were saying while using the hammer. Dang noisy things. 🤠 My wife has the same pickup truck as you. Now, she actually has a Ford F150, but she uses her Prius as a pickup, bringing home a bale of hay and bags of grain when she needs a small load. 🤙

  • @Msquared299
    @Msquared299 2 года назад +5

    Yup. With the newer higher wattage yet relatively small high frequency inverters, making portable solar generators is a fantastic option for mobile power solutions. Now if only the batteries could be a little lighter. Lol.

    • @a64738
      @a64738 2 года назад +2

      5KW/h of Life-Po4 is about 54kg.

    • @Msquared299
      @Msquared299 2 года назад

      @@a64738 Obviously it’s a LOT lighter than FLA but still a bit for my tired old back to be lifting around. Definitely need some mechanical lifting device to assist. And Much better than pulling around a petrol generator for sure.

  • @jeremysongs6135
    @jeremysongs6135 Год назад +1

    Another great video Ray

  • @a64738
    @a64738 2 года назад +1

    Add some solar panels to the mix and you can make the battery last even forever if you have enough panels :) I have 1280w of panels on my camper van and 5kw/h of Life-Po4 and the panels help a lot even when it is raining to extend the battery capacity. (I get about 1500w total on a dark rainy day from the panels and normally about 3000w if it is normal rainy day that is not exceptionally dark).

  • @sl0rion
    @sl0rion 2 года назад +1

    I just love the craftsmanship in those battery boxes, Ray. So good!

  • @BenMitro
    @BenMitro 2 года назад +2

    What? What? I can't hear you over the chipping hammer! :)
    I have obviously been watching your videos too much - my battery pack looks almost exactly like yours except I have mine in a steel box (a flimsy, but reinforced unit from big box stores) and set up as 4 banks of four cells (so I can move the packs easier). The detail is uncanny - standard bus bars cut in two for the + and - terminals, the screwed in BMS connections (I actually have two tapped holes on each bus bar - one for an active balancer option).
    Thanks Ray, you have been a great teacher for me.

  • @Michael-AUS
    @Michael-AUS 2 года назад +1

    Your HDR footage looks amazing, Ray. Makes a huge difference. And yes, having that inverter and battery like that certainly opens up options. Imagine going camping with that thing?

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  2 года назад

      Camping? Maybe take it up to your cabin for the weekend. Lol For car camping, the Prius can make all the power I need to grind coffee and charge batteries. That’s already way past what I consider camping. Maybe I need to work on my definition.😂😂

  • @fldutch
    @fldutch 2 года назад

    I like the Bosch Professional Equipment. We used the 11kg version to tear off the walls of the gable roof walls of my brothers house in preparation for a new roof. We also tried a small Makita some days before on some concrete... Should have borrowed the Bosch for that work, could have saved many hours of demoralising work :). So if you have the possibility to rent a bigger Bosch hammer - go for it :).
    Got a 12V 4s system in my minicamper - and i like the possibilities it offers when you need electrical power in the field - even with low capacity of 120Ah it does it's job with a 1.5kw inverter.

  • @forerunnert
    @forerunnert 2 года назад +2

    I see this and wonder what the world looks like when we have batteries 10 times the capacity of this.

  • @Dutch_off_grid_homesteading
    @Dutch_off_grid_homesteading 8 месяцев назад +1

    Heya, nice vlog how you can use these batteries in more than just 1 way

  • @tastiger91
    @tastiger91 2 года назад +1

    Multi purpose makes them more useful.

  • @chuxxsss
    @chuxxsss 2 года назад

    Ray I set my camera on a stand, at first I used a selfy stick on a work light stand for my phone. Now with the hero10 I use a camera stand.

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  2 года назад

      This was totally unplanned. I was just out working and thought y'all might be interested. lol Thanks for checking in.

  • @allan80supra
    @allan80supra 2 года назад +1

    already seen coffee vans getting rid of generators and running off batteries, wont be long until it's the normal everywhere with fuel prices like they are.

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  2 года назад +1

      More strain on the grid but should be charged at night and maybe solar charged during the day.

    • @allan80supra
      @allan80supra 2 года назад

      ​@@RayBuildsCoolStuff sure in the short term there will be infrastructure push back due to the incumbents not wanting to lose control of their money printer, but long term "the grid" is going to be more of a marketplace than a utility. With batteries at substations, neighbourhoods and homes balancing demand will be much easier, I think we will also see a lot more people "off grid" this has been accelerated due to beer flu but was already happening to an extent. exciting times!

  • @rickbattle5706
    @rickbattle5706 2 года назад +1

    Make little rocks out of a big rock with a battery. How cool is that? :-).

  • @fredlox9088
    @fredlox9088 Год назад

    Hi ! Thank you for your instructive videos. Can you explain how do you charge it from the grid ?

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  Год назад +1

      I have power supplies that charge at that voltage. I made a video that shows the testers and power supplies that I use.

    • @fredlox9088
      @fredlox9088 Год назад +1

      @@RayBuildsCoolStuff Ok thank you, I'm on that video right now :) And I check for the Zketech EBC-A40L

  • @richardking6066
    @richardking6066 2 года назад

    I think it would be easier to just use an inverter powered from the 12v secondary battery of the Prius!

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  2 года назад

      I use the Prius for backup power but not at that amperage. 800 watts is more than I would take from the Prius. It simply isn’t designed to provide 75 amps.

    • @richardking6066
      @richardking6066 2 года назад

      @@RayBuildsCoolStuff I understood that the dc to dc converter was capable of 100 amps....

  • @Sylvan_dB
    @Sylvan_dB 2 года назад

    Don't you wish you could just tap into the battery already in the Prius? Let the engine start/stop as needed to keep that battery charged.

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  2 года назад

      I can and in an emergency, I have. It is one of my layers of redundancy. I use a 1,000 watt inverter off the 12v battery. I limit it to 75amps. I consider a car to be a very expensive generator so it is only used in a pinch like when we had our icepocalypse and lost power for five days. The Prius kept my exterior tankless water heater from freezing and maintained communication and security.

  • @patyp.7401
    @patyp.7401 Год назад

    How much did this cost you to make?

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  Год назад +1

      The inverter and the miscellaneous parts were under $400. All the parts and cells for my batteries are around $2800 each.

  • @mohdsharif4209
    @mohdsharif4209 2 года назад

    Hi…can u give me dimension of the batt box?

    • @RayBuildsCoolStuff
      @RayBuildsCoolStuff  2 года назад

      18”x30”x11” Have you seen my videos on how to build the boxes? There is a playlist that includes all of them.

    • @mohdsharif4209
      @mohdsharif4209 Год назад +1

      I see it,but to fast to follow