Great Video! Something that i never thought that the Ecoflow Alternator charger can charge a Lithium Battery. It would be nice to show in more detail to charge 24v Lithium Battery instead. A 24V Lithium battery can connect directly Ecoflow solar input socket for charging. Thank You
Great video! Have you thought about cutting off your ring terminals on the alternator charger and adding an Anderson connector in it's place? That way everything is quick connect
Yes, exactly, I have the connectors ordered, they should arrive tomorrow. So I didn’t manage to include them in the video, but I will definitely be installing them.
So my alternator charger gets an over current/ short circuit message when charging the battery. It can charge a ecoflow no problem. Have you seen this?
Hi, I have the same setup, but I can’t reverse charge the 24V battery from the EcoFlow. Charging the EcoFlow works fine from the 24V battery. Any ideas? If I hook up a 12V battery, it works fine both ways.
The one thing about using Ecoflow alt charger is 800 watts is above the 'healthy' charge rate of 500 watts. If you lower the EF AC down to 500 watts, now you're in the range of using other products like Victron DC-DC charger.
It might be more demanding for the batteries, but I assume it will be used only a few times a year during longer trips. The batteries should handle that without any issues. Nowadays, the lifespan of batteries (LiFePo4) is at such a level that worrying about this is pointless. They’ll last for many years even with less-than-optimal handling 😉
This is such a fantastic overview! I recently got the ecoflow alternator charger as part of a bundle of Delta 2 max and max battery that i intend to use almost exclusively for home backup/emergencies. Ive seen many reviews now showcasing the ability to reverse charge LiFePo4 batteries so i ended up getting two 24V 100 mah Goldenmate batteries planning to put them in parallel. It reverse charges and behaves exactly as you've shown in your video, but im worried about connecting them in parallel since i cant be sure they are fully charged and balanced. Now others in Facebook groups have highly recommended i get dedicated Victron Smart charger thats designed for LiFePo4 batteries. Obviously i dont want to spend more money if it can already charge but i want to ensure its safe for the batteries. Im getting a Victron Smart Shunt thats on the way so that i have a way to monitor the batteries but would love your thoughts!
Amazing videos! I can´t find anything about it in Portuguese. I appreciate if you explain. When you use the powerstation to charge the powerqueen battery, you just connect the solar panel to ecoflow and connect the powerqueen battery or what? It´s 17:42. Thank you!
Hi, thank you very much. Yes, those were originally there from the factory, so I decided to use them to make things simpler. Running cables all the way to the engine bay would have been more complicated, and for this purpose, with a load of up to 25A, this solution is sufficient.
@VolvoCamperLife thanks for the quick reply i have looked around the carpet like you did i cant see those cables on my 2008 v70 though mine is rhd(the cem module is located on the left). I will check the drivers side and revert
@@TheWabbz Hmm, I’m not sure about other cars in this regard, but I don’t have anything specially modified in my car that would require those cables. It might depend on the trim level; I do have electric and heated seats. But I think it’s more likely a branch that leads to the fuse boxes in the trunk, from which many circuits are powered.
Alternators are rated to provide power up to the amperage specified in their specifications. As long as they are not overloaded for extended periods, I don’t see any reason why they shouldn’t last. After all, it’s a variable system. And even if it doesn’t last, it would be a good opportunity to replace it with a stronger one, which would have a greater power reserve for a load of over 800W.
@@VolvoCamperLife How does one know if the alt is overloaded or not? I recently got the EF alt chgr and I find the car batt will stay at around 13.5v if I limit to 600w (instead of 800w). The set up is just idling, as I haven't routed cables, just attached to batt. I only plan to use it for power outages.
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dude this is great vid. more people should be doing this. good job!
Thank you 🙏🏼
Great Video! Something that i never thought that the Ecoflow Alternator charger can charge a Lithium Battery. It would be nice to show in more detail to charge 24v Lithium Battery instead. A 24V Lithium battery can connect directly Ecoflow solar input socket for charging. Thank You
Hi, thank you very much. Yes, it can be used for that. I did show how to charge a power station from a lithium battery in my previous video ;)
Great video! Have you thought about cutting off your ring terminals on the alternator charger and adding an Anderson connector in it's place? That way everything is quick connect
Yes, exactly, I have the connectors ordered, they should arrive tomorrow. So I didn’t manage to include them in the video, but I will definitely be installing them.
Great content all around! Looking forward to more. Subbed‼️
Welcome aboard! Thank you 🙏🏼
So my alternator charger gets an over current/ short circuit message when charging the battery. It can charge a ecoflow no problem. Have you seen this?
Hi, I have the same setup, but I can’t reverse charge the 24V battery from the EcoFlow. Charging the EcoFlow works fine from the 24V battery. Any ideas?
If I hook up a 12V battery, it works fine both ways.
The one thing about using Ecoflow alt charger is 800 watts is above the 'healthy' charge rate of 500 watts. If you lower the EF AC down to 500 watts, now you're in the range of using other products like Victron DC-DC charger.
It might be more demanding for the batteries, but I assume it will be used only a few times a year during longer trips. The batteries should handle that without any issues. Nowadays, the lifespan of batteries (LiFePo4) is at such a level that worrying about this is pointless. They’ll last for many years even with less-than-optimal handling 😉
This is such a fantastic overview! I recently got the ecoflow alternator charger as part of a bundle of Delta 2 max and max battery that i intend to use almost exclusively for home backup/emergencies. Ive seen many reviews now showcasing the ability to reverse charge LiFePo4 batteries so i ended up getting two 24V 100 mah Goldenmate batteries planning to put them in parallel. It reverse charges and behaves exactly as you've shown in your video, but im worried about connecting them in parallel since i cant be sure they are fully charged and balanced. Now others in Facebook groups have highly recommended i get dedicated Victron Smart charger thats designed for LiFePo4 batteries. Obviously i dont want to spend more money if it can already charge but i want to ensure its safe for the batteries. Im getting a Victron Smart Shunt thats on the way so that i have a way to monitor the batteries but would love your thoughts!
Amazing videos! I can´t find anything about it in Portuguese. I appreciate if you explain. When you use the powerstation to charge the powerqueen battery, you just connect the solar panel to ecoflow and connect the powerqueen battery or what? It´s 17:42. Thank you!
Thank you very much. My pleasure! Yes, solar panel to the Delta and from Delta to PQ battery via AC-DC charger or alternator charger :)
I wish the ecoflow alternator charger was compatible with their river series I would buy it.
Do you have the video for 24v charging?
In this video I used a 24V battery too :)
Good stuff. A question though are those two wires you are tapping into at 3:35 oem from factory?
Hi, thank you very much. Yes, those were originally there from the factory, so I decided to use them to make things simpler. Running cables all the way to the engine bay would have been more complicated, and for this purpose, with a load of up to 25A, this solution is sufficient.
@VolvoCamperLife thanks for the quick reply i have looked around the carpet like you did i cant see those cables on my 2008 v70 though mine is rhd(the cem module is located on the left). I will check the drivers side and revert
@@TheWabbz Hmm, I’m not sure about other cars in this regard, but I don’t have anything specially modified in my car that would require those cables. It might depend on the trim level; I do have electric and heated seats. But I think it’s more likely a branch that leads to the fuse boxes in the trunk, from which many circuits are powered.
@VolvoCamperLife thanks i also do have electric and heated seats but i will check and then give my feedback once iam sure
What POV cam do you use?
DJI Action Cam 4 😉
2awg is 35mm2
13:38 Lead (leed?)-acid. LOL
It's a lead-acid, what's wrong? :)
the only thing i would suggest is to focus on less "premium" lifepo4 brands/companies. ecoflow is overpriced. pecron for example is great value.
I tried, I lost 😅
Your alternator won't live very long. Alternators are not designed to charge. They are only designed to provide maintenance.
Alternators are rated to provide power up to the amperage specified in their specifications. As long as they are not overloaded for extended periods, I don’t see any reason why they shouldn’t last. After all, it’s a variable system. And even if it doesn’t last, it would be a good opportunity to replace it with a stronger one, which would have a greater power reserve for a load of over 800W.
@@VolvoCamperLife How does one know if the alt is overloaded or not? I recently got the EF alt chgr and I find the car batt will stay at around 13.5v if I limit to 600w (instead of 800w). The set up is just idling, as I haven't routed cables, just attached to batt. I only plan to use it for power outages.
@@vashon100what is your alternator’s capacity/amperage?
@@Mark300win Never measured it but stock alt is 110amp.