This is not a product available from Milwaukee, but it should be! Specs are: -2400W continuous -4kWh total power -Weight 100lbs Batteries: batteryhookup....
Nice work! I can see why you installed the battery disconnect contactor. Standby power on that inverter is close to 30 watts. You don't want it powered on unless your using it for a purpose. A high current D.C. circuit breaker from the battery to the inverter would also be a means of switching power on and off to the inverter.
Thanks! I was trying to build this with parts I had laying around, but would have used a circuit breaker otherwise. Definitely want to make sure it's completely off when not in use.
I thought about it, but I do use it out in the rain and snow, so would rather have it mostly sealed. I left it closed for a 650' wire pull the other day and the internal temp didn't go up by much. Usually I just leave the lid ajar if it's not raining.
dude ... I'm a techy myself.. sound engineer by trade.. tinkering with all sorts of stuff.. but a glance at your vids lol.. it's overwhelming even for me and I'm a nerd. Like if you were building a system from the ground up. What would you suggest? I want it to be able to run a gas furnace in ohio winter and all my large applicances like refrigerator and of course the lighter stuff like lights and wi-fi routers etc.. but what is the bare minimal to get that stuff going and be totally expandable in the future?
I'll take that as a compliment! 😆 Bare minimum and totally expandable is the issue. Do you start out with 1 small inverter that can be paralleled? Or one larger inverter that will handle everything you need it to, but may be way more than you need right now. I would personally use a larger inverter to start and keep adding battery capacity. I set up my battery combiner so I could more than double my current capacity by just adding breakers. I like using EV packs because they're a lot less work than tiny 18650s and are usually in good shape.
@@benssolarandbattery Absolutely a compliment sir! Your work looks clean and orderly! So on to the business! Okay let's say my end goal is a 100 amp service panel is that too lofty of a goal right away? As mentioned I would like to be able to run my furnace and refrigerator and soon a deep freeze in the dead of Ohio winters. Of course I have a very power hungry computer and all sorta of peripherals with it. It's your typical lighting scene and I only expect 2 lights in the same room as the PC as it's really the actual room we spend most of our time in, as it's the media room. I would like a minimum of a half dozen lights throughout the remainder of the home. So with that "off the cuff" outline.. I'm being lazy and haven't done the math, but it really doesn't seem like it would require that much of a service panel to start with? I'm just thinking ahead and trying to leave a little wiggle room for anything I have not thought of like perhaps needing to make a few cuts with my Dewalt saw and of course being the nice guy that I am if power goes out I try and run an "Edison" box over to my neighbors house(In the past I was the guy with the generator and indeed I supplied my neighbor with enough juice to at least save there food and have a television and a single light. Yep that genny was revved to the max for hours on end jugging gasoline lol! So anyway I'm thinking that 100amp service as I started with so knowing that....What would you do if you had no solar gear at all yet? I look forward to your answer that would actually make for a great video just food for thought! Thanks in advance!
4kwh! Nice! I love it. And I love your intro/ending. Thanks for sharing.
Very nice portable setup! I love those inverters, nothing bad to say about them at all. That wire puller is interesting...!
Nice brother. Did a grid tie one time the pull was over 1200 feet. Was so much fun LOL !! Not it was so slow. The wire lube was frezing up on ua.
Nice work! I can see why you installed the battery disconnect contactor. Standby power on that inverter is close to 30 watts. You don't want it powered on unless your using it for a purpose. A high current D.C. circuit breaker from the battery to the inverter would also be a means of switching power on and off to the inverter.
Thanks! I was trying to build this with parts I had laying around, but would have used a circuit breaker otherwise. Definitely want to make sure it's completely off when not in use.
Rad! I want one! how much did it cost? Can you make an itemized list so we can build one!
A small vent fan may be nice to have as well! Good video
I thought about it, but I do use it out in the rain and snow, so would rather have it mostly sealed. I left it closed for a 650' wire pull the other day and the internal temp didn't go up by much. Usually I just leave the lid ajar if it's not raining.
I WANT TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THOSE BATTERIES!
A123! havent seen them around for a long time.. 4 kWh is awesome for a porta power
Keep it simple, nice job!
yooo this is sick!
dude ... I'm a techy myself.. sound engineer by trade.. tinkering with all sorts of stuff.. but a glance at your vids lol.. it's overwhelming even for me and I'm a nerd. Like if you were building a system from the ground up. What would you suggest? I want it to be able to run a gas furnace in ohio winter and all my large applicances like refrigerator and of course the lighter stuff like lights and wi-fi routers etc.. but what is the bare minimal to get that stuff going and be totally expandable in the future?
I'll take that as a compliment! 😆
Bare minimum and totally expandable is the issue. Do you start out with 1 small inverter that can be paralleled? Or one larger inverter that will handle everything you need it to, but may be way more than you need right now. I would personally use a larger inverter to start and keep adding battery capacity. I set up my battery combiner so I could more than double my current capacity by just adding breakers. I like using EV packs because they're a lot less work than tiny 18650s and are usually in good shape.
@@benssolarandbattery Absolutely a compliment sir! Your work looks clean and orderly! So on to the business! Okay let's say my end goal is a 100 amp service panel is that too lofty of a goal right away? As mentioned I would like to be able to run my furnace and refrigerator and soon a deep freeze in the dead of Ohio winters. Of course I have a very power hungry computer and all sorta of peripherals with it. It's your typical lighting scene and I only expect 2 lights in the same room as the PC as it's really the actual room we spend most of our time in, as it's the media room. I would like a minimum of a half dozen lights throughout the remainder of the home. So with that "off the cuff" outline.. I'm being lazy and haven't done the math, but it really doesn't seem like it would require that much of a service panel to start with? I'm just thinking ahead and trying to leave a little wiggle room for anything I have not thought of like perhaps needing to make a few cuts with my Dewalt saw and of course being the nice guy that I am if power goes out I try and run an "Edison" box over to my neighbors house(In the past I was the guy with the generator and indeed I supplied my neighbor with enough juice to at least save there food and have a television and a single light. Yep that genny was revved to the max for hours on end jugging gasoline lol! So anyway I'm thinking that 100amp service as I started with so knowing that....What would you do if you had no solar gear at all yet? I look forward to your answer that would actually make for a great video just food for thought! Thanks in advance!
@@martybowling948 I'm going to give different advice. Start small and experiment with it, and grow as you learn.
This is so awesome
I want to build one exactly like yours. Can you put links on where to purchase the A123 batteries and inverter?
I don't have a link for the batteries as they're unfortunately not available right now. Here's a link to the inverter.
www.ebay.com/itm/272998194866
Would like to build something like this any recommendations. I would appreciate any advice
nice video love your video 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂am going make power box with 12 volt deep cycle 100 amp 1200 watts 4 battery
fantastic
I wish I had one.
Who do you use for 2" pipes on your ground mounts?
They're galvanized schedule 40.
@@benssolarandbattery do you just source them from a plumbing supplier or did you have them manufactured by someone?
@@TravisKepler they come from Sunmodo, but we have sourced them from the local Ironworks in a pinch and they're exactly the same.
What does the contactor do ? Ok I am a mobile boat mechanic and I really want to make one of these but have no clue where to begin.
It shuts off power from the battery to the inverter to prevent any idle losses when it's not being used.