Oscal PowerMax 3600 Power Station Review - 3,600 WATT HOURS!
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- Опубликовано: 5 июл 2024
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00:00 First Impressions
05:13 Charging
07:10 Brews Coffee
08:10 Fridge
11:28 Run the shop
20:01 Can it saw?
23:44 Steady Load Test
31:24 DC Output
33:03 DC Charging
34:30 What's Inside?
38:29 Final Thoughts
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I watched it twice to get the full flavor of your demonstrations. Thank you.
I just saw your post 3 minutes in and great review You sir are an amazing communicator! - what a nice toy! I mean that in the best way possible-Well as always I enjoy your content!🙂
Thank you! 🙏
Great video. I bought a similar power station but I haven't put it to the test yet. After seeing yours could adjust the re-charging rate, I discovered I could do the same with my app! I really appreciate your videos and am thoroughly impressed by your skills.
I’m glad this thing has a limiter! That way my neighbor doesn’t notice me charging it on his outlet. Lol 😂 kidding. I appreciate you watching and commenting. Thanks for the compliment. 🙂
Wow.. ingenious design on the teardown. I'm super happy you DIDN'T destroy it and just pulled the top off.. Awesome, and those batteries are going to last 10 years minimum if you take care of it - and I know you will as an EE, but yeah those batteries are identical to an 18650 but bigger, and if this thing was designed properly, as it seems to have been, it'll last. Super nice battery pack. I'm a little jealous, I want one!
WOW.!! I definitely needed to get me one. ( Thanks for this video.)
I wanted this thing pretty bad. It’s why I accepted the review! 🙂 thank you for commenting.
Thanks for the info.
Hi, I'm a recent subscriber and enjoy your videos. When you mentioned hurricanes and particularly Ian, you got my attention. I'm a hurricane/typhoon/tropical cyclone forecaster (since 1980). Currently, I live in Houston, TX. After Ike hit in 2008, we were without power for exactly two weeks. At the time I had a very small gas-powered generator that lasted about 1.5 hrs on a small tank of gas. Half-way through the Ike outage, I purchased a 5500W gas generator that runs 11-12 hours on a 7-gal tank. I also had an electrician install a transfer switch next to my electrical panel, so that I can plug the generator directly into the panel. There is a safety feature that requires you to turn off the main breaker so that you don't send power down the line to anyone working on restoring power (among other reasons). Today, the high here in "warm" Houston reached only 30 degrees behind this Arctic front. Such fronts often produce periods of a day or so without power, and without warning.
That large 120v outlet LOOKS like the same plug that my generator has to go to my transfer switch. I'm not going outside to check now, though. Something like this would be great during an unexpected power outage (unlike a hurricane when you know it's coming). Do you have a transfer switch installed next to your main panel? Something to think about so you won't have to run all those extensions to your Oscal. Just plug it into the transfer switch and use whatever you need to in the whole house (not the AC, of course). it could run a window unit at night, I suppose.
Looks like they're asking about $1800 for the battery. Not too bad.
Hello, thanks for your comment! I have a double-ended cable for connecting our old generator to the house but the house never had the transfer switch installed. I haven’t checked yet but I think it’s the right cable to plug into the thing. Hurricane Ian was the first cyclone since we moved here 5 years ago that made a right turn just after entering the gulf. It hit south of here but it still reshaped this whole area! We usually go to the coast to watch the big storms go by but with Ian it was just too dangerous so we stayed home! This machine should run everything we have except for the big ac and kitchen stove. It might run our hot water heater if we used a big step-up transformer! I haven’t checked the wattage in that heater though. As for the price, it looks like this Oscal is priced at $1700 at half off. I think they’re going to try to sell them for $3400.
@@ststele I thought the value of $16,688 was the cost, but it's not. That's how much money they've raised. Whew! Yeah, $1798 is more reasonable. That's the price I was thinking. As for the transfer switch, they cost about $200-300 + installation. You can probably do it yourself, since you seem handy. Sure was nice just starting up the generator during the 2021 ice storm power outage and plugging it directly into the house. We could run anything, including the heater, since we have gas heat and the only power needed is for the fan. With a family of 5, though, you have to tell the kids to ONLY turn on something if they really need it, to conserve battery/generator power. That's easy with just my wife and me.
@@chrishebert56721339euro ora più 1200eur espansione 3.6kw più 3.6kw 6.4 solo pv 1600watt is good fossibot 3600watt con 3.840kw di accumulo lifepo4 e 2000watt di entrata pannelli fotovoltaici pv
Greetings from Romania. Welcome to the off-grid community. I have been off-grid for 2 years with a 15Kw battery and 9Kw photovoltaic panels with two 6Kw inverters. Only in winter do I still need to get electricity from the network. The Home Assistant server maintains the connection with over 100 devices in the network, and the service devices even if I don't have internet. The residence of Mistocei.
That is awesome! I’m going to be adding some solar now. With this unit being portable, as long as the solar isn’t physically attached to the house, it avoids red tape/regulations that we have here.
@@ststele Make sure you're getting lithium batteries for power storage
@@ststele WTF? Has that got something to do with the _slight breezes_ you sometimes get?
Do some research Jason and find out how much solar you receive during a cloudy day so you will always be able to charge the battery for use at night during those power outage times.
During summer in Melbourne (Oz, not Florida) with 6.6kWh of panels and a 9.8kWh (actually 9kWh because it never discharges below 11%) we are 86% self sufficient and over the year with very cloudy winter days we average 57% self sufficient. Knowing what I know now I would have at least doubled the amount of panels and added a second battery, preferably Tesla two Powerwalls instead of the single LG we have.
Mi creda non serve spendere tanto per tesla o altro tipo con 1600euro si ha 15kwatt prendono 16celle da 300amper lifepo4 da reptor o eve many good good con box e bms seplos 200amper a 51.2v le tesla 13.5kw a 11000euro is stupid no good redodo pylontec easun good aesy e @@braveworld2707
@@braveworld2707 in italia con 3200euro 10pv 500watt total 5kw pv 1200euro inverter ibrido easun 6.2kw con 428euro box Carmine energia gratis 15kw 16celle da 300amper lifepo4 1400euro 200euro cavi e rame scatole in fai da te facile
nice shelving Jason, looks like floor registor filters would fit in the fan area
Thank you! I’m a little worried about restricting airflow with a filter but the thing really doesn’t get hot so it would likely be ok.
One more comment, but I just wanted to say it's GREAT they designed it to BE SERVICED by the consumer who has the will to pop the top off to clean the fans. That's a great thing, trust.. and also it's wonderful they though of making life a little easier on us with that design. Very well thought out.. I'd give them my money if (or when) I have that kind of cash to put out.. That thing is GREAT for Florida residents.. seriously. I lived in Ft. Myers for a few years and we actually never really had a big storm while I was there but I did own a small generator.. that, that's great for emergencies or just being off grid camping but still having power with you.. I'm a ham so it would be nice to see I could run the full 100w of HF power and have no problems with time.. Very nice!
I think it's really neat to have it all in one package. It's about the same size as our generator but a lot less quiet! My son & I are both hams too. He's been anxious for me to get this video done so we can take it out and setup a remote station! Thank you :-)
thanks for the review video.
if the power is out you will definitely want to keep the fridge and freezer going.
as you mentioned, you can also charge it via the gas generator so you dont have to keep the gas gennie going constantly, like at night.
of course if you invest in solar panels then you can also charge it with that, possibly also run your workstation completely off the sun.
glad that you are able to make good use out of this power station. please do update us if you decide to retire it or if it is retired due to it stops working.
it does look interesting, but my experience with indiegogo leaves me with not being interested in investing in this unit.
imo anything on indiegogo is an investment, as you are not guaranteed to get your product.
I’m gonna add some solar now that everything but the panels are on hand. I will update if I run into any issues or device failure! I’m not too familiar with Indiegogo and didn’t realize that.. scary! It looks like they’ve put a lot into producing it tho.
Jason Mandelbaum. You think you’re stronger than me??? You can take him Pop!!! Awesome bit of kit there Jason.
Lol!!! Thanks - I’m pretty excited to have it! I’ve been reviewing and making video for the last 2 weeks but now having posted this video, it’s finally mine. 🙂 Watch we will probably not have a power outage for years now. 🤣
What cable is used to link two or more power stations together?
Oh one more.. When travelling with it, say, in the woods.. you could always make a wifi hotspot on your phone and at least when you're kinda near the device, even at night when sleeping, you'd still at least be able to keep an eye on it without being next to it. It's not a perfect solution, but we all have the hotspot option on our phones today. Just a thought!
The company emailed me to let me know that it works with just Bluetooth if WiFi isn't available. I think they watched my video.
Hi Jason, was the AC output a pure sine wave or what is called a 'modified' sine wave?
You should only run sensitive electronics on a pure sine wave power source.
They advertise pure sine wave but I didn't check it!
Hi Jason. What if you piggyback that to a natural gas powered generator ? Reason being to produce clean power for dirty power sensitive equipment ? Can run infinitely ? Some of new fridges have computer chip and might be sensitive to dirty power.
Hello, it will work as an uninterruptible power supply if left on AC power. I don't know if it would run on the inverter continuesly to clean up noisy power though. I didn't test it that way yet!
Heya, that looks very nice and a good review with some load test's. now only a solar panel (depending what is the max power in). still I like to know what kind of batterie cell's are in it, it looks like 18650 if this is so they could catch fire. oke I know there is a bms inside protecting the (if they are ->)18650 cells for over/under voltische and you showed temp sensor so with normal us it must be save.don't get me wrong I myself have 6K 18650 used cell's witch I'm testing for the good ones and make a 100 parrallel and 12 serie to make a 48 volt batterie pack. and still it's good to have some battery back up for wen the grid is down
What an excellent power station, i think you gave it a dam good test :-D
Ive watched a few people that had a similar box of tricks, they all work well.
I imagine the logic in that device would be a pain to design.
Lots of configurations and getting the best out of the batteries.
if i lose power then the candles and matches are under the sink lol, if i can find the sink in the darkness. ill shut up,
Thanks! I have a generator from the 1970s (or something) but it almost always runs with a little work. It takess a long outage to get me to dig that thing out though because it weights a million pounds and barely puts out 100v with the right amount of cardboard shims behind the adjuster (util the cardboard vibrates out and it goes back to 80v) lol. I'm pretty glad to have this battery powered unit.
Nice work Jason, great review and really well made product. That things is a beast!! - at 33:25 or so, I'm going to create a scenario that I am POSITIVE will 1000% happen to these people.. someone, a genius, is going to take that power cable that has the input end and the 12v plug end on it and look at that battery pack and think.. huh.. why can't I plug this input end into the side of the battery DC in and plug the 12v plug into the 12v power socket on the front of the battery and make it charge itself? I worked a miserable year in customer service while I was in school many moons ago and those are the kinds of calls I would get.. Like.. yeah sure, of course you can charge the battery with the battery, if it's not working maybe you should return it and try it with a different one, and if that doesn't work, maybe products like this really aren't designed for you! : )
I do wonder quite a lot, what would happen if I plugged the 120v output to the 120v input. I actually didn’t think about trying the DC output->input tho. Lol. Thanks 😀
What app is that to control the device? I can't find it anywhere
quite decent device
you should do a standby consumption test of the ac and dc side of the inverter. It would be nice to know how much the inverter takes watts per hour because this thing seems a bit too optimistic on its maximum run time. Also with and without all the wifi and Bluetooth on . I expect that to consume at least a steady 3 watts as it does on my ecoflow.
Con inverter acceso consuma sicuramente 4o 5 watt o piu
Almost as powerful as the Ecoflow Delta pro!
How did your braker not trip with 1800W of charging? 30A braker?
It’s pretty close - our service is just over 120v and that’s a 15 amp breaker (I think). It’s right at 1800 watts!
Seems crazy how you guys still use 120v 😮 240v 3kw is standard here
Where did you get the app? I can't find it in the app store for iPhone
The Smart Life app is what I'm using in this video. I've also discovered that the Tuya app works and is what I use now. Now have all of our smart plugs, switches, lights and the Oscal in one app. Hopefully both of those apps are still on the app store! Tuya can be a bit tricky to get setup tho.
@@ststeleThank you! Both connected.
@@ststeleI got Tuya to find them both. Labeling is funky and I can't find where to adjust charge settings. It looks like the images are not scaling. I know you're not tech, but appreciate the assist.
this is nice tool just put one good solar panel and you can save some energy
Now that the charge controller, batteries and inverter are on hand - I’m gonna buy a couple of panels. Hopefully before summer. :-)
That look 30:35
Let's do a teardown video of this product shall we?
Did you notice when it tripped off and you disconnected the second heater that the temperature for the State dropped by 1°F so I think you owe the people of Florida an apology for their temperature plummeting so much. 😁
I think your temp gauge may have been affected by the heater outputs. 🤦♂
Remember, with great *_power_* comes great responsibility. 🤭 Nice unit, wouldn't mind a couple or three to add to my system.
Lol! I didn't notice that. The heat was definitely working it's way up to the thermometer. 😁
Hell you live in Florida. Get the solar panel and durning the day just charge from that and you should have no power loss at all
I'm gonna wind up being a couple of used cheap panels. 240 watt panels used down here are around $50 because regulations prevent them from being used on houses. This being a mobile unit, I can totally get away with using the used panels.
@@ststelepuoi mettere anche 4pannelli da 240watt in serie l'importante stare daun 160volt di voc o six pannelli 3in serie poi unite in parallelo con altri 3in serie 30v x3 90v 11amper per 2 90v 22amper o 4pv in serie 120v11ah dipende
Wow a company smart enough to use Anderson Powerpoles for the 12v. Wait nvm, if they are using XT's for the 11-150Vdc they can't be that smart. They should of stuck with Anderson Powerpoles for the 12v and the 11-150Vdc or used some EC5's. At least they are using LiFePo4 batteries. I use the same type of battery in my motorcycle, huge weight reduction.
As far as battery life. There site says 3500 cycles and 25 years. And seeing as they are LiFePo4, you can go 100% DoD without hurting them and keep them at 90-100% charge.
Those are 20 amp 120 volt plug
25ah o 30amper 120v 3600watt o 3000watt
Website shows 16,000 US dollars for it.
I’m seeing $1799 on this end. They have collected $16k from their cloud funding campaign on indiegogo though.
In Europa 1339euro ora ma problem regolatore mppt non charge se use every day stop al mattino bisogna spegnere la power station e start charge pv is un problema
very, very pricie
Agreed. I’ve never shopped other models to compare but the price is hefty.
Is that a fire hazard?
So far is seems really solid. I’ve been running it for 2-3 weeks and I’m getting to where I trust it. I reduce the charging current for this old house’s wiring though. There is a lot of daisy chaining from outlet to outlet and I don’t trust that!
@@ststeleThanks for the reply, but I was kind of making a joke about Tesla power stations.
Oh... Lol 🤣
@@ststele I would not put more than 1500W on a single thin 110 outlet. It may be possible to fan out 2?
I do not want to sell that power bank
No way! We're keeping it for sure. You are in this video at the end. You recorded me putting on the giant shower cap!
@@ststele😂 SHOWER CAP hahaha 😆
😂 he won’t!
Hey butthead you said load a lot hehehe
lol uh o, I didn't even think of that. I'm starting to get old.. oh no! I just realized recently there were tons of new episodes I hadn't seen yet with them being all old. I have a lot of watching to do.
@@ststele don’t feel bad I have yet to watch the new ones, you think your old I’m the first millennial
Stick to repairing electronics.
Part 2 of my last repair video is next. :-)
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I watch your videos for the micro soldering and the techniques you are so skilled at and all of the tools you use. I don't get the other guy who had to resort to using swear words to my comment about sticking to repair videos.