Appreciate you sharing this one! You did a great job showing folks the upgrades and uses for the updated EG4 Chargeverter. Very useful info, great job!
Great video! I just installed one to be able to charge my two pecron e3600lfp's because they don't allow AC input while being used in parallel. I can't say enough good things about the chargeverter. I like that you can change it from 240 to 120 by changing the pin wiring in the input plug. I wired the outputs to a 3/8" buss bar and am able to have some flexibility in what I am able to charge. Currently I have two leads off the buss bar going to female xt60 plugs that I plug into the pecrons.
The SOC start/stop is used ONLY IF you have communication between the CV & the battery. The Batt start/stop is used when NO comms. NONE of the start/stop numbers matter UNLESS YOU'RE USING THE DRY CONTACT connector to start & stop a generator remotely. If you're NOT controlling a generator remotely, the ONLY SETTINGS THAT MATTER ARE THE CHARGE VOLTAGE & CHARGE CURRENT.
i have the older yellow eg4 .....it failed rite out of the box !i slid the bricks back in and it worked for about 10 or 15 times then failed again. the same fix didnt work the second time. hope i get better service from the newer eg4 that should be here tomorrow ....
Also, if you have more than 1 All-In-One, which most do, you cannot use a normal sized generator because you must hook ONLY ONE Generator to all the All-In-One's or you will have phase mismatch hooking up more than one generator meaning you must have a HUGE Inverter Generator. They need to have a built in dedicated Charger like the chargeverter inside the All-In-Ones.
@TGBATG You say this can be used at 120V, but you did not explain or show how, and in the unboxing I saw no typical 120V three-pronged plug/cord. So it appears you can not just plug this into a standard 120v receptacle or 120v outlet from a smaller generator, which I presume would be limited to 15 amps or 1800w.
In the manual there is a diagram on how to wire it up to a standard 120v plug. Which you have to supply your self from your local hardware store. on page 6: eg4electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EG4%C2%AE-Chargeverter-GC-Manual.pdf
If you need higher DC voltage, can you put two chargeverters in series. I'm using one to charge a power station batteries at 57VDC and my power station drawing a little over 20 amps which is the max for the PS solar input. If I can increase the VDC to over a 100VDC, the solar controller will reduce its amp draw since its capable to 1200 watts to around 12 amps. my PS has four solar inputs each with 1200W capability for a total of 4800 watts capability.
The lowest I can set my Batt start voltage to is 52 volts?! I wanted to try this out before I head out the country for to weeks so that my house sitter has a back up plan for our off grid house. Since I'm at 53V right now I can't make sure it works. I was just going to ask him to fire up generator manually and let it charge for a few hours if we have some cloudy days .
Hi I am 100 % off gird, so I was wondering what the idle watts are for this unit as that is something that is important for me. Is that something you could test for all us off gird people? Thanks in advance.
The charging voltage that this unit appears to be capable of is far too low to fully charge a 48 Volt LFP battery. The manual for this cheap charger states that this unit is only capable of a 57 Volt maximum output. The output should be capable of reaching at least 58.4 Volts to fully charge a 48 Volt LFP battery. This unit appears to be poorly designed.
It may be true that it can't produce the full58.4 Volts DC but you should not charge all 16 cells to 3.65 volts. At least it's not recommended to maintain the longevity of the cells. I do agree with you that they should've allowed 58.4 though.
@@offgridgarageUSA Charging an LFP cell to its full rated capacity which is reached at 3.65 Volts has absolutely no impact on the cell's longevity. LFP cells are designed to be fully charged at 3.65 to a maximum of 3.8 Volts. I have cycle tested many different brands of LFP cells over the past 15 years using lab grade Chroma charge/discharge cyclers, and have found no difference in cycle life when charging within these Voltage ranges.
Appreciate you sharing this one! You did a great job showing folks the upgrades and uses for the updated EG4 Chargeverter. Very useful info, great job!
Great video! I just installed one to be able to charge my two pecron e3600lfp's because they don't allow AC input while being used in parallel. I can't say enough good things about the chargeverter. I like that you can change it from 240 to 120 by changing the pin wiring in the input plug. I wired the outputs to a 3/8" buss bar and am able to have some flexibility in what I am able to charge. Currently I have two leads off the buss bar going to female xt60 plugs that I plug into the pecrons.
Thank you for taking your time explaining this chargeverter...can u do a video on how to wire the auto start? Thank you
Good stuff. I like that it takes 120 or 240V.
Nice work on this one, sir!
Would love a video showing how you set this up with your two power pro batteries and 6000xp!
I guess you could use the dry contacts on the inverter if you have the yellow one. Just a thought.
Good job. Thanks
Please test and let us know how many idle watts it uses. This is very important!
The SOC start/stop is used ONLY IF you have communication between the CV & the battery. The Batt start/stop is used when NO comms. NONE of the start/stop numbers matter UNLESS YOU'RE USING THE DRY CONTACT connector to start & stop a generator remotely. If you're NOT controlling a generator remotely, the ONLY SETTINGS THAT MATTER ARE THE CHARGE VOLTAGE & CHARGE CURRENT.
i have the older yellow eg4 .....it failed rite out of the box !i slid the bricks back in and it worked for about 10 or 15 times then failed again. the same fix didnt work the second time. hope i get better service from the newer eg4 that should be here tomorrow ....
What is the best 120v inverter generator with auto start to work with gc model?
Also, if you have more than 1 All-In-One, which most do, you cannot use a normal sized generator because you must hook ONLY ONE Generator to all the All-In-One's or you will have phase mismatch hooking up more than one generator meaning you must have a HUGE Inverter Generator. They need to have a built in dedicated Charger like the chargeverter inside the All-In-Ones.
True. Another plus 1 for the chargeverter
So i maybe i missed this simple question. do i need to disconnect the inverters before i connect the chargeverter?
No. You leave the inverter connected to the battery, and ALSO connect the supplied cables to the battery (in parallel).
If you have to EG4 indoor powerwall Batteries in parallel still you have free port to connect to the comunication to chargeverter. Correct?
Can you connect, run the inverter, and charge 6 server rack batteries wired in parallel
Yes.
@TGBATG You say this can be used at 120V, but you did not explain or show how, and in the unboxing I saw no typical 120V three-pronged plug/cord. So it appears you can not just plug this into a standard 120v receptacle or 120v outlet from a smaller generator, which I presume would be limited to 15 amps or 1800w.
In the manual there is a diagram on how to wire it up to a standard 120v plug. Which you have to supply your self from your local hardware store.
on page 6: eg4electronics.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EG4%C2%AE-Chargeverter-GC-Manual.pdf
If you need higher DC voltage, can you put two chargeverters in series. I'm using one to charge a power station batteries at 57VDC and my power station drawing a little over 20 amps which is the max for the PS solar input. If I can increase the VDC to over a 100VDC, the solar controller will reduce its amp draw since its capable to 1200 watts to around 12 amps. my PS has four solar inputs each with 1200W capability for a total of 4800 watts capability.
The lowest I can set my Batt start voltage to is 52 volts?! I wanted to try this out before I head out the country for to weeks so that my house sitter has a back up plan for our off grid house. Since I'm at 53V right now I can't make sure it works. I was just going to ask him to fire up generator manually and let it charge for a few hours if we have some cloudy days .
Hi I am 100 % off gird, so I was wondering what the idle watts are for this unit as that is something that is important for me. Is that something you could test for all us off gird people? Thanks in advance.
You got a lot of knowledge. Do you live in Cali ??
nope
The charging voltage that this unit appears to be capable of is far too low to fully charge a 48 Volt LFP battery. The manual for this cheap charger states that this unit is only capable of a 57 Volt maximum output. The output should be capable of reaching at least 58.4 Volts to fully charge a 48 Volt LFP battery. This unit appears to be poorly designed.
It may be true that it can't produce the full58.4 Volts DC but you should not charge all 16 cells to 3.65 volts. At least it's not recommended to maintain the longevity of the cells. I do agree with you that they should've allowed 58.4 though.
@@offgridgarageUSA Charging an LFP cell to its full rated capacity which is reached at 3.65 Volts has absolutely no impact on the cell's longevity. LFP cells are designed to be fully charged at 3.65 to a maximum of 3.8 Volts. I have cycle tested many different brands of LFP cells over the past 15 years using lab grade Chroma charge/discharge cyclers, and have found no difference in cycle life when charging within these Voltage ranges.