@@marcowens3522 I used 4 of the 9 amp hour flexvolt batteries and it can power my big freezer fridge for 8 hours. I have sets of batteries so I can switch out and charge 4 and run 4 at a time. I charge them in an emergency with a small Honda gas powered generator. But so far both power outages were fixed before I had to worry about changing batteries or charging. Its super easy and convenient to just run my freezer fridge on batteries and no fumes or gas to worry about. But I got the gas gen as stand by as needed to charge batteries. Its quick with a fast charger too.
This review is phenomenal it was exactly what I was looking for. I was doing the math to decide if it would be more worth it to get the inverter alone and then purchase 2 sets of 2 pack flexvolts and it appears thats the case! Thank you for such a well put together review.
It would be 1/3 better than the 60volt 2 ah/ 20 volt 6 ah batteries. Dewalt now has 20volt 12 ah/ 60volt 4 ah sothoae would be 2 × as good as the ones shown in the vid
Phuong Of course a gas generator will be more powerful. And probably run longer. But you cannot use that indoors… It’s a little bit different animal. And then you have the maintenance of a gas generator to deal with
@@zachhenry1170 Just an FYI Ah (Amp-hours) doesn't change based on the use case - the Wh (Watt-hours) would drop the way you converted, but Ah is fixed. It's like the amount of gas you have in your vehicle - its the same but you will use it quicker if you drive at different speeds.
Just bought this and just wanted to clear something up. The flex volt 60v/20v 6.0ah is the equivalent to the 20v XR 6.0ah battery in 20v use. Meaning you would save some weight on the dcb1800 use weight and not sacrifice any performance by switch. Also they're half the price. GREAT SHOW GUYS.... PLEASE DO A PART 2 WITH THE NEW 12.AH BATTERIES. Would love to get the run times from that test.
Thanks for showing some real world practical uses which can be done. What I want to know is if you lift it will the batteries fall out and do you need all four batteries to use it
The batteries are locked in and will stay in unless dropped. You do need 4 batteries to run this and all must have a charge. As soon as one battery is dead, it will no longer create power.
Thanks for the video, I picked up the kreg acs system saw over festool without considering that I couldn't break down sheet goods with it without a power outlet and my CRV can't fit full sheet goods, ordered one of these so I can do it in the parking lot instead of buying something like the accucut and losing the track saw quality.
I took my DCB1800 on a three day fishing trip thinking it would charge/run a bunch of stuff for me. I was running 4 fully charged 6.0 amp hour flex volts and it plugged a crock pot in it on high. I can't say I know exactly how long it ran because we left the ice house to scout around with our pullover shacks, but we came back like three hours later and it was dead. If it ran a fridge in this video for 14 hours, I wouldn't think that running a crock pot for 6 hours would be out of the question. I guess I never knew how much electricity a crock pot drew. I just figured it would handle the job no problem. I was kind of dissapointed in the unit because this is what I brought the power station on the fishing trip for...I just didnt know one crock pot could drain it so fast. Seems like it does very well on everything else.
Nobody saw this coming from Dewalt, pretty impressive . I hope Milwaukee make something like this too so I don't have to buy into another tool line haha
As Richard said, this one is probably a good candidate for the adaptors. I believe the dewalt batteries are very simple, so using another brand in this as a power source is likely very safe. I wouldn't recommend charging those batteries with the power source though... LOL.
I would really really love to see the run time with the 12 amp hour flex volt batteries. Because typically it is more than merely double. The reason for that is you were then working the batteries less hard and they are not getting as hot so you tend to get better then just a double run time battery
Yes, the only downside would be if there is very little power draw for about 10 mins, the unit will turn off. So as long as there is not thermostat that shuts the unit down, it will work awesome.
I'm thinking to add a timer like an hour before my arrival at truck to the DeWalt power station hopefully that will keep the heating element hot on engine block?
The timer has a battery, after watching your video about the DeWalt power station I will buy one this Friday to use it to plug in my truck engine block, a few other if my friends are also looking into it, thanks.
I was wondering of this thing will turn itself off after a while of not being used ? Probably isn't that smart I guess ,but somehow I was thinking it would since last time I think I forgot to push that power button off and when I went back to my storage locker where I have it the batteries were almost drained even though they were almost fully charged before that. However if there is nothing draining power it makes me wonder why it would drain the batteries even if it is on. Also its possible they werent as charged as I thought ,since I know I used it for a couple hours that day with a stereo at very loud volume
@@WorkshopAddict so if I draw no power from the unit it turns off and if I run power from it for an event it will stay on ? planing on buying more batteries trying to stay away from loud generators
So the biggest question I have if I bought 2 n used one as a power source to supply power to the other that is charging would battery bank A die before battery bank 2 is fully charged....🤔
Do all 4 batteries need to be plug in to use it or can I just use 1. Do they need to be all the same ah battery. Will this power a 1500watt space heater
On one video I saw that you can run a LED TV for more than 6 hours using this device AND Dewalt told me today they dont recommend it for sensitive electronics... So, what CAN be powered with this power station except for power tools?
Yes, it is only going to last as long as the smallest battery you run. As soon as one battery dies, the system shuts down. So it pulls the same power from each battery. If one is a compact battery, it wont last long.
I ran a space heater with one I had 1 20v max 6 AH battery, 2 flexvolt 6 AH batteries, and 1 9 AH flexvolt battery it only ran for 18 minutes straight before my non flexvolt battery gave out I let sit for awhile and my 9 AH battery said it still had 2 and a half bars left and my 2 6 AH flexvolt batteries said they had 2 bars left so I think if I had all 9 AH batteries it would run for much longer I wasn't that impressed with it but in all fareness it was a pretty big space heater and was kind of asking a lot of the power station.
Be careful with medical equipment. The modified sine wave from this inverter can damage it or it may not work correctly. www.altestore.com/blog/2015/10/pure-sine-wave-vs-modified-sine-wave-whats-the-difference/
I need some answers to compare to. I just recently got mine and yeah it runs tools but in you experience does it fully power the tool the same way a wall outlet would. in my experience it under powers my 4gallon 5hp shopvac. it also struggled to power my stationary bandsaw.
Great! Thanks for the information. Sump pump and refrigerator time were a couple things I wondered about in addition to power tools. So you really covered it.
kind of off topic when I was at homedepot this morning picking up some supplies for a solar powered device the tool guy showed me this and was telling me a lot of guys love this charger and power station for off grid camping trips im on the fence about getting this. It looks very well made and easy to use. any suggestions?
What is the power input requirement on this? I would like to be able to use this in conjunction with an inverter mounted in my vehicle and then on a solar power system. I am putting together components for a new modular power system like the one I did on the trailer a few years ago but trying to make it more modular portable. I ned to figure what size inverter these require and whether or not the charger will be okay with modified sine wave instead of pure sine wave. One of these units would mean in theory, that I don't need to run as many lead acid batteries in the power system in order to make it useful to run high amperage power tools.
WorkshopAddict charging power. My idea is to use this with the 9AH flexvolt batteries as the take-out power system in my service truck and then also recharge it off the off grid power system. So I just need to know if this can run its recharge capability off modified sine wave type power without overheating. That's one of the problems you can run into while charging devices like laptop power converters off a modified sine wave inverter. If I fry the Dewalt power station or the batteries it is recharging, that would suck, but I will likely try and get the extended warranty with it.
WorkshopAddict Eh, nobody seems to really know, I am probably just going to have to buy one and test it all out. I have one of the older 18v battery charger worklight combos that I did this with on a smaller scale but it was a much lower investment for testing and I never used it long term. The idea of plug and play solar generator components is pretty attractive, like plugging one of these straight into a Goal zero style setup. A lot of power gets lost on the DC/AC/DC/AC conversion process, but the give back is that it offers scaleable plug and play power systems that don't take an engineering degree to design and implement.
So I have auto detailing business and I need a power source but I don’t want a generator, I mostly run a shop vacuum, extractor and polishers so this unit is not going to work aah, ?.
Fantastic review! I was disappointed it only ran the workshop vac for 17minutes when a new dyson v11 with go 60minutes on torque drive. However running a fridge freezer for that long is impressive and i would probably use one to run a Festool mitre saw which still sadly aren’t cordless yet 🙄 so i guess that would be similar to your 66+ cuts. 👌🏼
Really would like to know what the run time is using a 1/2 horsepower compressor like senco. If you have a cordless miter saw, table saw then all is needed would be a compressor.
Rick Knowlin Rick, that would be very comparable to our sump pump test. Our sump pump was 5 amps. This tool loves the on and off type tool. My estimate is that you would get a full day of jobs it's use with this.
You could kick the compressor out too depending on what you're doing. I use DeWalt's 20V Framing and Finish guns for work and they do really well. I can go all day with the finish gun on a single 2amp battery, or almost two days on a 4amp. The only reason I pull out my compressor is for my Hardie nailer or palm nailer. I definitely see the huge potential for this tool and am keeping it in mind, though personally.
Hi great review. Here's one for you. Would it trickle charge a 24kw Nissan Leaf electric car using what they call the granny lead. Using the granny lead normally takes about 10 hours to charge the car compared to the standard fast charge point which is 4 hours charge time. Thanks
You need to have 4 batteries total and it only lasts as long as the smallest battery. So you could have 3 large Flexvolt and one small compact 20 volt and it will drain all 4 at the same rate. As soon as the first one discharges, it shuts down.
Very good video, You answered all questions . I would like to know if you have found a battery powered generator that will power a window unit AC say 5000 BTU's ?
This unit should run a 5000btu ac fine. For how long I can't say though. 5000btu AC's take about 515 watts. This inverter unit can do 1800 watts continuous. You would be fine. If ya do the test, I would love to hear your results!
Like a Suron X? Yes, it will, but remember you lose about 20% of the batteries watt hours used in the conversion to AC. So you will need to use larger batteries. 8.0 Ah 20 volts or 9Ah Flexvolts
Lets say you have 3 fully charged batteries in the unit and you insert a dead battery in the 4th socket. Will it charge the dead battery and keep the others from trying to charge?
Hello can someone please tell me if the batteries 20v max 15amps exist? Happens sell only the power station without batteries and the batteries sold separately are not 20v- 15 amps, so l do not know if it works with other DeWalt batteries with fewer amps. l appreciate if you can help me
Hey love and really appreciate your videos! Would I be able to run the Dewalt DWPW2100 electric pressure washer on this without damaging the unit's electric motor? I ask because someone made this comment to me about it not having a true sin wave. PS. Nice ride that SS must be!
Can you retest the vacuum cleaner with the 4 60 volt 6ah batteries? Please! Also now they have the 60 volt 9.0 ah batteries but they are $200 each ouch...
I ended up and bought one with 4 6ah batteries. We got 2hrs 15 min out of a 5 hp 9 amp Ridgid Wet/Dry Vac running non stop till the inverter shut down.
I use mine with the new 15 amps and I can run a small 8o amp welder with 1/16 electrodes. Also I can run 2 fridges one freezer , ceiling fans and some lights for about 5 to 6 hours.
Thankyou for posting. Would there be any advantage to using Dewalt's *6ah FLEXVOLT* vs the *6ah-20v max?* I'm going to get 4 matching batteries but I'm not sure the Flexvolts are worth the extra $$$ vs the regular ones of the same ah
Stringfellow Hawke The Flexvolt batteries are 3p and the 6.0 Ah 20 volt are 2p, so you get more cells with the Flexvolt and it would give longer runtime with the extra cells.
You need to think about your logic there. If you have wall power, why would you need to run the inverter and charge batteries at the same time? Just plug straight into the wall what you would try to run through the inverter. If you don't have wall power, you can plug a powerbar into the inverter and then plug a charger into that plus whatever other item you wanted to run off the inverter. Just make sure to not exceed the 1800W constant load. Asking for direct charging ports in addition to the four dual purpose top battery ports just so you can charge batteries while running the inverter is going to make the unit larger, heavier and more expensive for a rare group of users.
@@WorkshopAddict there are installations like the micro air easy start that stops your ac compressor from that initial power surge that allows those types of ac to run off of a 2200w honda generator. I'm not sure how much continuous watts they would need but it can't be over 1800 watts. And in this scenario, I'm only referring to the lowest btu ac cooling off something like a cargo van
Could you do a review on this product for me, I sell lamps at a flea market, (indoor) that I dont have an accessible outlet. I currently have about 30 lamps, that I would like to power simultaneously, I am wondering what my run time would be if I used this as a power source. I each lamp would have a 60w led buld which uses 8w.
finally a good review on the dcb1800, i appreciate the effort you guys put in, you didn't just read the specs on the box
cuate rivera thanks bud.
cuate rivera . Agreed. These guys always do a superb job with their reviews!
I need one Europe use
ben ten how much??
My power went out and this dewalt power station powered my full size freezer/fridge for 6 hours until my power was restored it was impressive.
Was that with the 4amph batteries?
Yeah that’s not long must be low amp bat 🦇
Tell us what size damn batterys you used!??
@@marcowens3522 I used 4 of the 9 amp hour flexvolt batteries and it can power my big freezer fridge for 8 hours. I have sets of batteries so I can switch out and charge 4 and run 4 at a time. I charge them in an emergency with a small Honda gas powered generator. But so far both power outages were fixed before I had to worry about changing batteries or charging. Its super easy and convenient to just run my freezer fridge on batteries and no fumes or gas to worry about. But I got the gas gen as stand by as needed to charge batteries. Its quick with a fast charger too.
@@dustinbrandon5310 I was told it's 15amps but don't charge then at 15amps? Does it charge all the batteries at the sametime?
This review is phenomenal it was exactly what I was looking for. I was doing the math to decide if it would be more worth it to get the inverter alone and then purchase 2 sets of 2 pack flexvolts and it appears thats the case! Thank you for such a well put together review.
This was the best review! You have actual run times.
Glad for the fridge test. That was my question/concern. Thank you
wouldn't use modified sine on fridge. It may run it, but your doing harm and degrading the life of it.
Be very interested in a follow-up using 4 of the new 12 amp/hour flexvolts
Now they've got a 15 Ah FlexVolt coming out
@@GeoffCostanza that would make a great review
Wow everything thing is going cordless ! Sweet !
this is a good idea for tiny home power sources
This would be great for aquarium owners during a scheduled power outage.
Curious to see what this thing would do with the 9 amp hour batteries. I am sold. I am upgrading to this, the cordless miter and the whole 9 yards.
A gentleman down in FL told me he ran his whole house after the hurricane for almost 10 hrs with 4 of the 20/60v 9ah batteries
It would be 1/3 better than the 60volt 2 ah/ 20 volt 6 ah batteries. Dewalt now has 20volt 12 ah/ 60volt 4 ah sothoae would be 2 × as good as the ones shown in the vid
I ran a table saw and cut for 2.5 hrs pretty consistently with 24 inch strips of walnut, cherry, and maple. Probably did well over 150 cuts.
Phuong Of course a gas generator will be more powerful. And probably run longer. But you cannot use that indoors… It’s a little bit different animal. And then you have the maintenance of a gas generator to deal with
@@zachhenry1170 Just an FYI Ah (Amp-hours) doesn't change based on the use case - the Wh (Watt-hours) would drop the way you converted, but Ah is fixed. It's like the amount of gas you have in your vehicle - its the same but you will use it quicker if you drive at different speeds.
It should have a pure sine wave output for the cost. Great review though, thanks for going through the specs clearly.
Just bought this and just wanted to clear something up. The flex volt 60v/20v 6.0ah is the equivalent to the 20v XR 6.0ah battery in 20v use. Meaning you would save some weight on the dcb1800 use weight and not sacrifice any performance by switch. Also they're half the price. GREAT SHOW GUYS.... PLEASE DO A PART 2 WITH THE NEW 12.AH BATTERIES. Would love to get the run times from that test.
And now dewalt has a 15ah battery😂
Great video lots of good information really appreciate the time and effort you put into it
Thanks Al!
its a pity theses aren't avaliable in Australia
Thanks for showing some real world practical uses which can be done.
What I want to know is if you lift it will the batteries fall out and do you need all four batteries to use it
The batteries are locked in and will stay in unless dropped. You do need 4 batteries to run this and all must have a charge. As soon as one battery is dead, it will no longer create power.
What's the amps on that mig welder?
Ego just came out the Ego Nexus 2000w. Can you do a comparison video between the Dewalt and Ego converter.
Gladly will. We have been using the Nexus in testing. The Dewalt will be half the price...
WorkshopAddict does the output power 220-240 v also ? I understand it needs 110v to power the charging.
Thanks for the video, I picked up the kreg acs system saw over festool without considering that I couldn't break down sheet goods with it without a power outlet and my CRV can't fit full sheet goods, ordered one of these so I can do it in the parking lot instead of buying something like the accucut and losing the track saw quality.
Will it freak out if I plug in a plug bar and power mutable tools/appliances?
Great tool. Milwaukee really needs this for their 12 ampers maybe a 6 battery place
I took my DCB1800 on a three day fishing trip thinking it would charge/run a bunch of stuff for me. I was running 4 fully charged 6.0 amp hour flex volts and it plugged a crock pot in it on high. I can't say I know exactly how long it ran because we left the ice house to scout around with our pullover shacks, but we came back like three hours later and it was dead. If it ran a fridge in this video for 14 hours, I wouldn't think that running a crock pot for 6 hours would be out of the question. I guess I never knew how much electricity a crock pot drew. I just figured it would handle the job no problem. I was kind of dissapointed in the unit because this is what I brought the power station on the fishing trip for...I just didnt know one crock pot could drain it so fast. Seems like it does very well on everything else.
Justin Burns I would think it would have no problem with a crock pot but I guess I don't know the amount of Watts it would take
Nobody saw this coming from Dewalt, pretty impressive . I hope Milwaukee make something like this too so I don't have to buy into another tool line haha
same here
Same. I've talked to ryobi aka tti aka Milwaukee and told them to make one. We'll see what they do
I think you can buy adapters so you can plug your milwaukee batteries into day a ryobi or Dewalt. Check Amazon or eBay
As Richard said, this one is probably a good candidate for the adaptors. I believe the dewalt batteries are very simple, so using another brand in this as a power source is likely very safe. I wouldn't recommend charging those batteries with the power source though... LOL.
I would really really love to see the run time with the 12 amp hour flex volt batteries. Because typically it is more than merely double. The reason for that is you were then working the batteries less hard and they are not getting as hot so you tend to get better then just a double run time battery
We do not have 4 12 Ah batteries. That's a lot of $$
Would still-like to see that , we have power outages here in Houston often
Go any i can borrow?
Will this power a 1500w. Engine block heater plug? It's the one semi trucks have, thanks
Yes, the only downside would be if there is very little power draw for about 10 mins, the unit will turn off. So as long as there is not thermostat that shuts the unit down, it will work awesome.
I'm thinking to add a timer like an hour before my arrival at truck to the DeWalt power station hopefully that will keep the heating element hot on engine block?
@@justatruckdriver9809 You have to push and hold a button to turn on the power station. Not sure how you could time it to turn on.
The timer has a battery, after watching your video about the DeWalt power station I will buy one this Friday to use it to plug in my truck engine block, a few other if my friends are also looking into it, thanks.
Any chance we could get another look at this with 12ah batteries
I was wondering of this thing will turn itself off after a while of not being used ? Probably isn't that smart I guess ,but somehow I was thinking it would since last time I think I forgot to push that power button off and when I went back to my storage locker where I have it the batteries were almost drained even though they were almost fully charged before that. However if there is nothing draining power it makes me wonder why it would drain the batteries even if it is on. Also its possible they werent as charged as I thought ,since I know I used it for a couple hours that day with a stereo at very loud volume
Will four 8ah power a 70amp welder stick welder, or 140amp fluxcore welder?
Any issues with it being modified sine wave?
Question: can u this system with Car Hauler that needs power to it ?
I can power a car hauler, but will turn off after 20 minutes if it has no draw.
@@WorkshopAddict so if I draw no power from the unit it turns off and if I run power from it for an event it will stay on ? planing on buying more batteries trying to stay away from loud generators
@@NelioJViana Yes, if you draw power often, it will stay running. If it sits for 20 minutes without use, it will turn off.
So the biggest question I have if I bought 2 n used one as a power source to supply power to the other that is charging would battery bank A die before battery bank 2 is fully charged....🤔
now that XR has 6ah batteries will there be a difference?
The XR 6Ah will last no longer than the FV 6Ah. We have tested that on vacuums.
Also would to power work even if four batteries were not connected to it?
I really wish the plugs still worked while it was plugged in... would make it a great trailer power source..
Man thanks alot. Good video. I have been wondering how this power station operates and how long it can be used.
Do all 4 batteries need to be plug in to use it or can I just use 1. Do they need to be all the same ah battery. Will this power a 1500watt space heater
Thanks for the review, very informative and interesting. Thank you for sharing and your time
Nice bit of kit, too bad its a modified sine wave though. Does anyone know if dewalt makes a pure sine wave version?
On one video I saw that you can run a LED TV for more than 6 hours using this device AND Dewalt told me today they dont recommend it for sensitive electronics... So, what CAN be powered with this power station except for power tools?
Can I use a regular 20v dewalt batteries? Not the flex
Yes, it is only going to last as long as the smallest battery you run. As soon as one battery dies, the system shuts down. So it pulls the same power from each battery. If one is a compact battery, it wont last long.
Tank you helped us to make a decision you are the best out there subscribing right away
Can we charge the station with the batteries 🔋 with solar panels? If so what do I need
Will this run the dewalt 6gal pancake air compressor all I can find is 10amps watts unknown
What is the biggest battery that will fit on it?
So it wont charge while the unit is turned on?
Sadly no.
I wonder how long it will runs a space heater?
I ran a space heater with one I had 1 20v max 6 AH battery, 2 flexvolt 6 AH batteries, and 1 9 AH flexvolt battery it only ran for 18 minutes straight before my non flexvolt battery gave out I let sit for awhile and my 9 AH battery said it still had 2 and a half bars left and my 2 6 AH flexvolt batteries said they had 2 bars left so I think if I had all 9 AH batteries it would run for much longer I wasn't that impressed with it but in all fareness it was a pretty big space heater and was kind of asking a lot of the power station.
Always great videos
I use mine for backup power I’m on oxygen in cases of power outages I plug the simply go resposonic and I’m good for 11 hrs with 4 12 amp battery
Be careful with medical equipment. The modified sine wave from this inverter can damage it or it may not work correctly.
www.altestore.com/blog/2015/10/pure-sine-wave-vs-modified-sine-wave-whats-the-difference/
Go with a solar generator, less money, more versatile. Look at Bluetti or Jackery
I have the same power station but in the charger mode can I charge just three batteries
That sucks
@@WorkshopAddict my question is if I can charge one or two batteries
@@JRSRwilfredo it will charge all the batteries plugged in that need it. Just plug in one and it will charge one
I need some answers to compare to. I just recently got mine and yeah it runs tools but in you experience does it fully power the tool the same way a wall outlet would. in my experience it under powers my 4gallon 5hp shopvac. it also struggled to power my stationary bandsaw.
Damn you dewalt!! This is an awesome inventions ...for once i wish Milwaukee would copy
Milwaukee has a better one, theirs is pure sine.
What happens if you're not at your home in the power goes off
Great! Thanks for the information. Sump pump and refrigerator time were a couple things I wondered about in addition to power tools. So you really covered it.
Has somebody tested it with like a fan to sleep, like how much time could you get using a fan if the power went out..?
That's interesting I sleep with a fan too I have the power station I'll do a test and see for you.
Can you passthrough power???
Looks like a good product, I may be getting one for my carpentry projects.
What about a portable AC unit? To run in my pop up trailer. How long would it run a 10,000 btu
kind of off topic when I was at homedepot this morning picking up some supplies for a solar powered device the tool guy showed me this and was telling me a lot of guys love this charger and power station for off grid camping trips im on the fence about getting this. It looks very well made and easy to use. any suggestions?
What is the power input requirement on this? I would like to be able to use this in conjunction with an inverter mounted in my vehicle and then on a solar power system. I am putting together components for a new modular power system like the one I did on the trailer a few years ago but trying to make it more modular portable. I ned to figure what size inverter these require and whether or not the charger will be okay with modified sine wave instead of pure sine wave. One of these units would mean in theory, that I don't need to run as many lead acid batteries in the power system in order to make it useful to run high amperage power tools.
Power input as in charging power or Dewalt battery power?
WorkshopAddict charging power. My idea is to use this with the 9AH flexvolt batteries as the take-out power system in my service truck and then also recharge it off the off grid power system. So I just need to know if this can run its recharge capability off modified sine wave type power without overheating. That's one of the problems you can run into while charging devices like laptop power converters off a modified sine wave inverter. If I fry the Dewalt power station or the batteries it is recharging, that would suck, but I will likely try and get the extended warranty with it.
Great question. I focused so much on what it can do, I never did any research on how you could charge it.
WorkshopAddict Eh, nobody seems to really know, I am probably just going to have to buy one and test it all out. I have one of the older 18v battery charger worklight combos that I did this with on a smaller scale but it was a much lower investment for testing and I never used it long term. The idea of plug and play solar generator components is pretty attractive, like plugging one of these straight into a Goal zero style setup. A lot of power gets lost on the DC/AC/DC/AC conversion process, but the give back is that it offers scaleable plug and play power systems that don't take an engineering degree to design and implement.
So I have auto detailing business and I need a power source but I don’t want a generator, I mostly run a shop vacuum, extractor and polishers so this unit is not going to work aah, ?.
So no flow through charging and no solar charging? I guess if you want something fancy to charge your batteries. Thanks for sharing. Great overview.
Anyone know if this would work with Milwaukee batteries with a battery adapter?
how about running a graco paint sprayer?
Dan Resendez send it to me and I will test it. lol. I would assume you can compare that to the shop vac?
Fantastic review! I was disappointed it only ran the workshop vac for 17minutes when a new dyson v11 with go 60minutes on torque drive. However running a fridge freezer for that long is impressive and i would probably use one to run a Festool mitre saw which still sadly aren’t cordless yet 🙄 so i guess that would be similar to your 66+ cuts. 👌🏼
Gotta remember they used the smaller capacity batteries for the vac
Is it true that Milwaukee baterys are interchangable with dewalt?
Very impressive review being able to weld with it impressive
How long will it last now with 4 12amp flex volt batteries
I wish I could answer that but I only have it set up with for 9 amp hour batteries right now.
@@WorkshopAddict how long does it last
@@danieldepot4090 I can run my full camper, less AC, for 2 days.
Really would like to know what the run time is using a 1/2 horsepower compressor like senco. If you have a cordless miter saw, table saw then all is needed would be a compressor.
Rick Knowlin How many amps and watts is it? Every tool will have a different run time. So we can compare it to some of the items we tested.
4 amps @115V 128 seconds pump up time (0-125psi) 35 seconds (90-125psi)
Rick Knowlin Rick, that would be very comparable to our sump pump test. Our sump pump was 5 amps. This tool loves the on and off type tool. My estimate is that you would get a full day of jobs it's use with this.
WorkshopAddict
That's exactly what I wanted to here. Thanks
You could kick the compressor out too depending on what you're doing. I use DeWalt's 20V Framing and Finish guns for work and they do really well. I can go all day with the finish gun on a single 2amp battery, or almost two days on a 4amp. The only reason I pull out my compressor is for my Hardie nailer or palm nailer.
I definitely see the huge potential for this tool and am keeping it in mind, though personally.
Hi great review. Here's one for you. Would it trickle charge a 24kw Nissan Leaf electric car using what they call the granny lead. Using the granny lead normally takes about 10 hours to charge the car compared to the standard fast charge point which is 4 hours charge time. Thanks
burgerman3 Need more info on the power consumption over 10 hours.
Can you use the inverter with only 2 flexvolt batteries? Or do you need all 4 plugged in
You need to have 4 batteries total and it only lasts as long as the smallest battery. So you could have 3 large Flexvolt and one small compact 20 volt and it will drain all 4 at the same rate. As soon as the first one discharges, it shuts down.
WorkshopAddict ok, thanks for the quick reply, it’s much appreciated
Very good video, You answered all questions . I would like to know if you have found a battery powered generator that will power a window unit AC say 5000 BTU's ?
This unit should run a 5000btu ac fine. For how long I can't say though. 5000btu AC's take about 515 watts. This inverter unit can do 1800 watts continuous. You would be fine. If ya do the test, I would love to hear your results!
can it charge a 60v electric bike
Like a Suron X? Yes, it will, but remember you lose about 20% of the batteries watt hours used in the conversion to AC. So you will need to use larger batteries. 8.0 Ah 20 volts or 9Ah Flexvolts
Hope the next iteration would have passtrough charging. Would be nice to use this unit also as a UPS.
If that's what you're using it for, I don't see why you wouldn't just buy a UPS for about 1/4 the price per Wh...
Lets say you have 3 fully charged batteries in the unit and you insert a dead battery in the 4th socket. Will it charge the dead battery and keep the others from trying to charge?
hed420 like any other charger, it will assess each battery then start charging. If 3 are charged, it will only charge the dead one.
Hello can someone please tell me if the batteries 20v max 15amps exist? Happens sell only the power station without batteries and the batteries sold separately are not 20v- 15 amps, so l do not know if it works with other DeWalt batteries with fewer amps. l appreciate if you can help me
Can you charge this on solar? If so, this thing is going overlanding and boating with me and back up power on standby at home!
Not at this point.
Can this run household appliances safely?
It is modified sine wave, but should be able to without issue.
Hey love and really appreciate your videos!
Would I be able to run the Dewalt DWPW2100 electric pressure washer on this without damaging the unit's electric motor? I ask because someone made this comment to me about it not having a true sin wave.
PS. Nice ride that SS must be!
Yes, that PW would be fine on a modified sine wave
@@WorkshopAddict Thank You!
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Can you run 4 12AH batteries in this without damaging it?
Yes, and it does really well with them.
Will they make thie with an eu plug?
I want one in Australia.. messaged dewalt to see if they will release it here but they never bothered to email me back.
Can you retest the vacuum cleaner with the 4 60 volt 6ah batteries? Please! Also now they have the 60 volt 9.0 ah batteries but they are $200 each ouch...
My comment as well, the vacuum is continuous run time. That will give us a better idea of it true run time.
I ended up and bought one with 4 6ah batteries. We got 2hrs 15 min out of a 5 hp 9 amp Ridgid Wet/Dry Vac running non stop till the inverter shut down.
Will it work with only 2 or 3 batteries ?
I thought it had a gas powered optionas well, guess not...
Needs all 4
I use mine with the new 15 amps and I can run a small 8o amp welder with 1/16 electrodes. Also I can run 2 fridges one freezer , ceiling fans and some lights for about 5 to 6 hours.
That is pretty impressive.
Thankyou for posting. Would there be any advantage to using Dewalt's *6ah FLEXVOLT* vs the *6ah-20v max?* I'm going to get 4 matching batteries but I'm not sure the Flexvolts are worth the extra $$$ vs the regular ones of the same ah
Stringfellow Hawke The Flexvolt batteries are 3p and the 6.0 Ah 20 volt are 2p, so you get more cells with the Flexvolt and it would give longer runtime with the extra cells.
I bought this unit with 4 6ah batteries. We got 2hrs 15 min out of a 5 hp 9 amp Ridgid Wet/Dry Vac running non stop till the inverter shut down.
The silent running is a big plus in my opinion. Hope they work out a way to charge the batteries and still run something at the same time.
You need to think about your logic there. If you have wall power, why would you need to run the inverter and charge batteries at the same time? Just plug straight into the wall what you would try to run through the inverter. If you don't have wall power, you can plug a powerbar into the inverter and then plug a charger into that plus whatever other item you wanted to run off the inverter. Just make sure to not exceed the 1800W constant load. Asking for direct charging ports in addition to the four dual purpose top battery ports just so you can charge batteries while running the inverter is going to make the unit larger, heavier and more expensive for a rare group of users.
anyone use M18 batteries with an adapter on this system?
I'm wondering about this same thing as well at the moment, you ever get an answer back by chance? Or did you end up trying it out on your own?
do they still make these things?
Yes they do. Hard to find currently with the current situation.
Does this run festool ts55 plunge saw?
Yes, it will without issue.
@@WorkshopAddict that's what I thought but my ts55 doesnt work while plugged into power station ..
It should
So I'm assuming this will run a DeWalt 20gal compressor with 4 9AH batteries?
It should, no issue, as long as it is 15 amp.
I have used it with a Jackhammer. I am a plumber it's very handy..and it charge all 4 at the same time
Would this safely run a dometic ac? Or even a 5000 btu ac?
I do not think that any AC unit will run on 1800 watts.
@@WorkshopAddict there are installations like the micro air easy start that stops your ac compressor from that initial power surge that allows those types of ac to run off of a 2200w honda generator. I'm not sure how much continuous watts they would need but it can't be over 1800 watts. And in this scenario, I'm only referring to the lowest btu ac cooling off something like a cargo van
@@vtran1082 Then Maybe. I am not aware of any that will work.
@@WorkshopAddict I'm just worried that not using a pure sine wave would damage the portable ac
@@vtran1082 I would be more worried about voltage and wattage of this unit as I think it is a bit small.
Good overall review!! Thanks 👍👍
i got sold when they used with welder...am getting one
Could you do a review on this product for me, I sell lamps at a flea market, (indoor) that I dont have an accessible outlet. I currently have about 30 lamps, that I would like to power simultaneously, I am wondering what my run time would be if I used this as a power source. I each lamp would have a 60w led buld which uses 8w.
Is it support 220 volt?
Why does these types of battery charge half way.??
Great video Brian.
can you run a 30gal husky compresor gear lubed one....its rated 15amp....and if so how long.. I like how you applied real condition use test....
john w the question I have is how many watts does it take while running?
I wonder you can power up an 8amp 900w portable AC.
Yes
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