Thanks for watching! Links and further info in video description. 11/29 update that I did buy the Watt Cycle 100Ah LifePO4 battery, and will look to get a power station in the future. As cheaper near-term option, looking to get a battery charger and 1500 or 2000 watt Pure Sine Inverter from Giandel next...
I opted for the Pecron power stations. I picked up a 588wh for $220 with coupons And also a e3600 w/ep3000 battery for $2300 The small unit will run our internet and wifi The large unit will run both refrigerators for over two days before having to pull out our little 2000w gas generator to recharge for 5-6 hours
That is awesome and sounds like great setup! I know "ReeWay Outdoors" did a recent "Best Deal" and "Best Overall" 2024 power stations and Pecron's were a few of his pics. That has to feel great to have this setup, and then be able to charge with generator in a few hours! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and thanks for watching and sharing about your setup!
I love all my olight flashlights. Great products and great customer service. Another option would be the Anker Solix 300. Its $139 right now but its 288wh and has a lantern built in.
Glad to hear you love Olight flashlights as well, and I also love and have quite a few of them...and have given quite a few as gifts. (-: The Anker Solix 300 DC with light built in for $139 is an awesome deal, and one I recommended someone in our ham club to buy. He just purchased...and it's my next small ~300 power station purchase. (-:
I just got my jackery 1000 plus. Not happy w it. Am sending back and gettimg pecron 1500. More powerful cheaper. Addon batteries are like half price. Fyi i got 4 redodo 100ah and put the litime24v charger inverter at the head of them. Very cool. I have seperate redodo 2x50ah homemade powerstation for ham. 73s. KD9IRA
Good to know about Jackery feedback and Pecron 1500 as option. Awesome on getting 4 Redodo 100ah with litime 24v charger inverter...and also separate 2x50ah powerstations for ham...Very cool, and thanks for comments! 73, James
I've built a few smaller battery power generators to supply tv , power antenna, cpap, etc Harbor freight and Amazon know me well lol as for storage at 50% how many times have you had time to charge your battery up for a storm think about it , is it a good idea during winter or anytime.
Thanks for comment and awesome you've built a few smaller battery power generators! For storing batteries, even though 50% might be ideal for LifePo long term...I generally always keep full and ready...especially going into Fall time. Happy New Year and thanks again for watching and comment!
Did you consider modifying your streamlight to use rechargeable lithium? Obviously the AA cells with an internal lithium cell and buck converter (btw, buck is voltage down, boost is up) to 1.5v would be quick and easy. I'd prefer soldering in a good cell and charging circuit. Your streamlight that uses 3xAA batteries could likely be reworked to use any single-cell lithium ion (NCM, ICR or similar) with a nominal voltage of 3.7v. The 3xAA is starts at 4.5v (3x1.5v) when new under load and is dead at 2.7v (3x0.9v). Use a protected cell or add a single-cell BMS. It will be dead at about the same voltage as dead alkaline and with lower internal resistance should perform comparably. There are little single-cell USB charging boards that could be added to provide USB charging. Some people try to fit in an 18650 cell holder so they can easily swap 18650 cells. The 3xAA holder could maybe have internal plastic and connections removed and a lipo sourced that would fit in the cavity. Other people try to use 14500 cells which are physically the same size as AA but with the higher 3v-4.2v operating voltage. One of those and a jumper wire would fit in your 3xAA holder, but would likely not provide sufficient runtime. Using 3 of them and rewiring the holder to put them in parallel would triple the runtime, but the cost of those cells is pretty high compared to an 18650 or lipo. If there is internal space then removing most of the AA holder and fitting a cell or parallel cells inside the light would likely provide the most cost effective runtime.
Firstly, thank you for sharing the information and something I had not fully thought through. I have been looking at rechargeable lithium AA batteries, but haven't purchased yet...and still mostly use NiMH rechargeables for lanterns or flashlight, or non-rechargeable lithium in certain instances. I do have various a few old 18650 that I've put together for "fun" to power a 12v ham radio...and obviously early in learning about buck vs. boost converters. Based on your sharing, I updated my video description regarding buck vs. boost. Thanks for all the info and something to think about... I know my wife, mom, and I love the Streamlight lanterns and have a few of them. (-: Thanks again for thoughtful comment!
my new jackery 1000 plus was too flakey. did not thermo regulate well. kept dropping from 1300w ac input charge to 350w and wouldnt go back up. bluetooth app would lag many minutes. stuff like that.
Hi, I found your video very interesting. I live in Havana Cuba and in the last 2 years we are spending more time in blackouts than with mains power, For this reason. my son who lives in Canada. bought me a Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 and also 2 Redodo 12v 100ah batteries, as you know the 2000 v2 does not have the option to use batteries to expand. I am wondering if I could use the Redodo batteries to expand the battery of the 2000 v2 and what cables or converter should I use, also if I can use the solar panel power input or the DC plug. Any help will be appreciated, thanks
Thank you for sharing your story, and that’s awesome that your son got you a great power station along with 2 Redodo 12 100ah batteries. You definitely can use the Redodo batteries to charge or extend battery capacity of the Jackery 2000 v2. What I did for quick test was have cable attached to battery with 12V DC socket input, and then plugged the Jackery 12v DC charger into the socket. Another simple way is to use ring terminal on one end of a cable to attach to a Redodo battery...and then have a Jackery 8mm dc connector on the other end. This will charge the Jackery at ~80-90 watts. You could probably do this same simple cable for each redodo since there is 2 DC 8mm inputs and you may get approx 160 - 180 watts charging in. I don't see any simple cables like this on Amazon, but you could by a simple cable with Jackery 8mm DC input on one end... and attach ring terminals on the other end of cable to attach to Redodo battery. There are quite a few videos that might be more helpful in extending your power station more cheaply and this is one video example. In this one he uses a convertor to change 12 to 24v which will charge faster...but it's important to check what voltage range (and amps) the battery station can accept. Again, awesome you have the Jackery and these 2 batteries! Hope this helps a bit with some ideas. ruclips.net/video/Xv8KC2MfjGQ/видео.htmlsi=Uv38wjW5Vq_C7IDf
Wanted to quickly follow-up with a few options for using the DC 12 car style socket that came with your Jackery... With a 12 DC car style plug , you should get about 90 watts of power input to charge the Jackery 2000v2. This was the simple cable setup I used in the video... (having a ring terminal or clamp on one end, and Jackery 8mm plug for your model (varies for other brands/models) would allow you to plug directly to solar input and get same approx. 90 watts input) This is an example of a 12v DC socket cable with ring terminal on the other end to attach to your battery. amzn.to/41MUsiN This is another highly rated Amazon option that has DC socket with battery clamps. amzn.to/4gNOhQ0
No, that's not true. The freezer can go without power for 36 hours if it's crammed full. 1/2 day it's partially empty. The refrigerator can only go for 6 hours Max before the food spoil. The refrigerator needs to be powered at least for an hour every 4 hours. If it's hot day. Run 24/7
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Thanks for watching! Links and further info in video description. 11/29 update that I did buy the Watt Cycle 100Ah LifePO4 battery, and will look to get a power station in the future. As cheaper near-term option, looking to get a battery charger and 1500 or 2000 watt Pure Sine Inverter from Giandel next...
I opted for the Pecron power stations. I picked up a 588wh for $220 with coupons
And also a e3600 w/ep3000 battery for $2300
The small unit will run our internet and wifi
The large unit will run both refrigerators for over two days before having to pull out our little 2000w gas generator to recharge for 5-6 hours
That is awesome and sounds like great setup! I know "ReeWay Outdoors" did a recent "Best Deal" and "Best Overall" 2024 power stations and Pecron's were a few of his pics. That has to feel great to have this setup, and then be able to charge with generator in a few hours! Hope you had a great Thanksgiving, and thanks for watching and sharing about your setup!
I love all my olight flashlights. Great products and great customer service.
Another option would be the Anker Solix 300. Its $139 right now but its 288wh and has a lantern built in.
Glad to hear you love Olight flashlights as well, and I also love and have quite a few of them...and have given quite a few as gifts. (-: The Anker Solix 300 DC with light built in for $139 is an awesome deal, and one I recommended someone in our ham club to buy. He just purchased...and it's my next small ~300 power station purchase. (-:
Fyi, get your battery to 24v going into the jackery and will double charge rate. Put two batteries in series or get buckup comverter
Agree on getting to 24v to double charging rate...definitely makes sense for faster charge.
I just got my jackery 1000 plus. Not happy w it. Am sending back and gettimg pecron 1500. More powerful cheaper. Addon batteries are like half price. Fyi i got 4 redodo 100ah and put the litime24v charger inverter at the head of them. Very cool. I have seperate redodo 2x50ah homemade powerstation for ham. 73s. KD9IRA
Good to know about Jackery feedback and Pecron 1500 as option. Awesome on getting 4 Redodo 100ah with litime 24v charger inverter...and also separate 2x50ah powerstations for ham...Very cool, and thanks for comments! 73, James
I've built a few smaller battery power generators to supply tv , power antenna, cpap, etc Harbor freight and Amazon know me well lol as for storage at 50% how many times have you had time to charge your battery up for a storm think about it , is it a good idea during winter or anytime.
Thanks for comment and awesome you've built a few smaller battery power generators! For storing batteries, even though 50% might be ideal for LifePo long term...I generally always keep full and ready...especially going into Fall time. Happy New Year and thanks again for watching and comment!
Did you consider modifying your streamlight to use rechargeable lithium? Obviously the AA cells with an internal lithium cell and buck converter (btw, buck is voltage down, boost is up) to 1.5v would be quick and easy. I'd prefer soldering in a good cell and charging circuit.
Your streamlight that uses 3xAA batteries could likely be reworked to use any single-cell lithium ion (NCM, ICR or similar) with a nominal voltage of 3.7v. The 3xAA is starts at 4.5v (3x1.5v) when new under load and is dead at 2.7v (3x0.9v). Use a protected cell or add a single-cell BMS. It will be dead at about the same voltage as dead alkaline and with lower internal resistance should perform comparably. There are little single-cell USB charging boards that could be added to provide USB charging. Some people try to fit in an 18650 cell holder so they can easily swap 18650 cells. The 3xAA holder could maybe have internal plastic and connections removed and a lipo sourced that would fit in the cavity. Other people try to use 14500 cells which are physically the same size as AA but with the higher 3v-4.2v operating voltage. One of those and a jumper wire would fit in your 3xAA holder, but would likely not provide sufficient runtime. Using 3 of them and rewiring the holder to put them in parallel would triple the runtime, but the cost of those cells is pretty high compared to an 18650 or lipo. If there is internal space then removing most of the AA holder and fitting a cell or parallel cells inside the light would likely provide the most cost effective runtime.
Firstly, thank you for sharing the information and something I had not fully thought through. I have been looking at rechargeable lithium AA batteries, but haven't purchased yet...and still mostly use NiMH rechargeables for lanterns or flashlight, or non-rechargeable lithium in certain instances. I do have various a few old 18650 that I've put together for "fun" to power a 12v ham radio...and obviously early in learning about buck vs. boost converters. Based on your sharing, I updated my video description regarding buck vs. boost. Thanks for all the info and something to think about... I know my wife, mom, and I love the Streamlight lanterns and have a few of them. (-: Thanks again for thoughtful comment!
my new jackery 1000 plus was too flakey. did not thermo regulate well. kept dropping from 1300w ac input charge to 350w and wouldnt go back up. bluetooth app would lag many minutes. stuff like that.
Hi, I found your video very interesting. I live in Havana Cuba and in the last 2 years we are spending more time in blackouts than with mains power, For this reason. my son who lives in Canada. bought me a Jackery Explorer 2000 v2 and also 2 Redodo 12v 100ah batteries, as you know the 2000 v2 does not have the option to use batteries to expand. I am wondering if I could use the Redodo batteries to expand the battery of the 2000 v2 and what cables or converter should I use, also if I can use the solar panel power input or the DC plug. Any help will be appreciated, thanks
Thank you for sharing your story, and that’s awesome that your son got you a great power station along with 2 Redodo 12 100ah batteries.
You definitely can use the Redodo batteries to charge or extend battery capacity of the Jackery 2000 v2. What I did for quick test was have cable attached to battery with 12V DC socket input, and then plugged the Jackery 12v DC charger into the socket. Another simple way is to use ring terminal on one end of a cable to attach to a Redodo battery...and then have a Jackery 8mm dc connector on the other end. This will charge the Jackery at ~80-90 watts. You could probably do this same simple cable for each redodo since there is 2 DC 8mm inputs and you may get approx 160 - 180 watts charging in. I don't see any simple cables like this on Amazon, but you could by a simple cable with Jackery 8mm DC input on one end... and attach ring terminals on the other end of cable to attach to Redodo battery.
There are quite a few videos that might be more helpful in extending your power station more cheaply and this is one video example. In this one he uses a convertor to change 12 to 24v which will charge faster...but it's important to check what voltage range (and amps) the battery station can accept. Again, awesome you have the Jackery and these 2 batteries! Hope this helps a bit with some ideas.
ruclips.net/video/Xv8KC2MfjGQ/видео.htmlsi=Uv38wjW5Vq_C7IDf
Wanted to quickly follow-up with a few options for using the DC 12 car style socket that came with your Jackery... With a 12 DC car style plug , you should get about 90 watts of power input to charge the Jackery 2000v2. This was the simple cable setup I used in the video... (having a ring terminal or clamp on one end, and Jackery 8mm plug for your model (varies for other brands/models) would allow you to plug directly to solar input and get same approx. 90 watts input)
This is an example of a 12v DC socket cable with ring terminal on the other end to attach to your battery. amzn.to/41MUsiN This is another highly rated Amazon option that has DC socket with battery clamps. amzn.to/4gNOhQ0
@@wa7jnjradioHello, thank you very much for the quick response, it has been very helpful, I look forward to your next videos with great interest.
20amp not enough. I got the 40amp
Agree with you... put the 20amp on my Xmas list and probably good for 1 50ah battery, but would be nice to have 40 for sure!
You only need to run you refrigerator for about an hour a day to keep your food safe
No, that's not true. The freezer can go without power for 36 hours if it's crammed full. 1/2 day it's partially empty.
The refrigerator can only go for 6 hours Max before the food spoil.
The refrigerator needs to be powered at least for an hour every 4 hours.
If it's hot day. Run 24/7
@@wt9653absolute solid facts here. I dont why I see this “1 hour a day” comment so much… its simply not true