Kodiak Resetting and Expanding
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Video about the Inergy Kodiak lithium solar generator - how to 'reset' it as well as how to 'expand' it, including some comments on the very best battery to use for expanding the system.
Sorry about so much movement in the video. I will try to improve my camera work.
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I saw this video 5 years ago while researching right before my Kodiak purchase. Had to do the reset thing today. My wife says "Thanks!".
Thank you! I❤U!! I'm a full time RVer and I rely heavily on my Kodiak when I'm camping in the middle of nowhere (like I am right now) Out of the blue, my Kodiak just went dead - and of course it's a Sunday @$#$! But your video saved the day!! I am soooooo grateful 💕
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! My Kodiak was accidentally left ON in the back of the car after a day at the beach. We knew it hadn't been dropped or heat damaged, but it wouldn't turn ON. Thanks for the tip on how to reset it!
Thank you for keeping this video up. I've been using my Kodiak for about a year and a half. I was at about 90% and all of sudden, nothing. Being out of warranty, I figured I would have to open it up and see if there was a breaker or fuse. Saw your video gave it try the next day, started working as quietly as it stopped. I usually charge by solar or cigarette lighter, it's been so long I forgot what the power brick looked like. Thanks
Good video. Thank you. I have had to rest mine, yes very easy.
I was freaking out I thought my Kodiak was fried. THanks for telling me how to reset it! I owe you a beer!
Thank you so much for making this video. We're off grid and the kodiak wouldn't turn on. We lost all our food, but your video will help us from here on. It worked. Thanks!
And the answer is ... "Thank you for contacting Inergy. Great question! One of the reasons that the Kodiak may need to be reset is due to being over-discharged. If that is the case, then plugging the wall charger into the wall will give the Kodiak the power boost that it needs to reset. However, if that is what is needed, but no power outlet are available or you are off grid, we have a reset cable that can be used in combination with a solar panel charge source or any other high current charge source to reset the Kodiak out of safety mode."
Thank you for the excellent advice. It saved me from sending it back to the to Kodak company for repair
I got off the phone with tech support earlier today at Inergy. In the user manual it says to insert the wall plug charger into the base light port for 10 seconds to reset your system if you accidentally ran your batteries too low. If you tried that and then your system "still" won't charge, do the same thing but, leave your charger in the light port (instead of for 10 -seconds) for 10 - 20 minutes. This will actually charge your battery enough to get it working again and willing to take a regular charge as usual. I tried this, charged it for 20 minutes and it's now working great. If for some reason that didn't work for you either, let the folks at Inergy know and they will mail you a special wire that will plug into the base light port AND the solar input port AND your wall charger at the same time, which after charging for a bit, should get you up and running. Hope this helps. I'm writing it down here because I couldn't find this information anywhere in the Internet.
My Kodiak just died. How long did your reset Kodiak last ?
Brian.. keep the videos coming! I had the same thing happened to mine just lastweek..lol.. I almost had a heart attack when it never came on (especially because how costly the Kodiak is). I just got my 400 watts inverter and using it to run my smaller alliances. This reduces the usage instead of using the more powerful inverter that's built in.
My Kodiak stopped working yesterday and I recharged it and still it didnt work. Thank you on how to reset it. Great info.
Thank you for this video, I thought I had a faulty unit. Perhaps it was on “safe mode”, perhaps it was fully charged. It wouldn’t start up. This fixed the problem. You’re a life saver, didn’t have to phone customer service for help.
Please post more videos.. I'm really new in this.. I recently bought a inergy kodiak generator
Thanks man! But I have no idea what I did that caused the lock out. Did I discharge it past its critical point?
Thank you. This is the second time this happened. Long ago in fact, so I had to find it out again. I knew it was simple. I love the battery but this one thing is weird.
How do you do this reset with their newer ac charger that plugs into the side, solar input / not the little silver input.
Resetting is correct. I had to do call Inergy too. It went into safety mode when I was testing the unit with a low energy air conditioner. It didn't last long, but it worked.
Watching your vid (just now), something hit me as; "HUH"??? Here's a real question; what good is plugging my Kodiak into a wall socket if I need to reset it in the middle of a "BLACKOUT" ???? I've owned my Kodiak 2 yrs., (it's for "just in case" so I never use it) - I just sent Inergy an email with that same question, I'll share the answer (here) if they actually have an answer to it.
Hello,
Lead acid is fine freezing conditions, but must be kept fully charged when in storage,have done so for many years here in Montana...
Good vids !
Thanks,10ft.
Thanks for the info, the reset worked great! Saved me lots of time and stress.
It would be nice if the Kodiak could connect to wi fi or bluetooth to your phone so we could get a warning and set the low battery warning and even turn it off remotely.
Note to anyone watching this. When he talks about the options for batteries for expanding the unit, he mentions lithium.
It says right in the manual that you can not use Lithium Batteries to expand the unit, so no, they are NOT an option.
Because NO, it does NOT have the electronics in it to determine what kind of battery it is, which is why you can NOT use Lithium. It has something to do with the batteries will fight or over ride each other....the battery management systems (BMS) won't be compatible etc....you can call Inergy and ask them, I don't know all the details of what will happen, but I DO know you can't use Lithium for expansion.
Thanks buddy! That fixed it. 😊
Thank you for this, I was SO worried!
Wow my Inergy Apex was 1 yr 3 months old when one day it wouldn’t turn on. I called tech support. They said it’s most likely a reset button issue. They mailed me a reset connector cord. After I received it I called tech support and asked how to use it. They said plug 1 end into the Power inlet then the other end into the top barrel port. Then plug the power brick into a wall outlet and the other end into the bottom barrel port. That got it going again but it doesn’t last long. I have to repeat this every time I want to use it. Sometimes it shuts off randomly when I’m using it. Warranty is up so I don’t want to ship it back. I wish someone would make a video on how to fix this problem.
This was so hepful! Thank you so much!
I live up north of the 49th and its gets really cold, all of our car batteries or should say mostly are flooded lead acid batteries. If a lead acid battery is fully charged, they will not freeze. Only if they become discharged will they freeze and usually bust apart. My solar system is subjected to freezing temps 6 months of the year and as long as the battery are somewhat full charged, they have not frozen yet, been 5 years now
Can you expand unit with lithium batteries?
NO only AGM and Lead acid from what I am told
@@MrRandal255 Why is this? I'm getting one for my RV in the spring and I'd like to expand it. Why wouldn't lithium work?
I did mine are fine, I have 3x 1000watt LiFePo4 battery, made up of 12x 85ah cells at 3.2v, so 340ah x3= 1020ah total 3000watts. They output at 300amps max.
@@thesurvivalist. I sent Inergy an email asking about it and they said not to. Didn't really give me an explanation but they said only AGM
I just called them. They told me that they don't recommend it because they can't guarantee everything would be ok on the expanded lithium battery being used. There are a huge range of Lithium batteries and some are low quality. I tried to pry more and ask specifically about trying to add Battleborn (with smart charging) and they would not say yes on any lithium battery. Survivalist, are you still running your Lithium expansion batteries; any issues over the past couple years?
Firefly makes the best AGM battery out there. You can discharge it more than 80%. Much more similar to a lithium, though still and AGM. Uses carbon foam plate instead of lead. Charges faster too. I've got one and Kodiak and going to give it a try expanding.
I can see you have some other solar system. What about the Yety 3000? Anyway I'm buying a Modiac this weekend. I just want your opinion on it.
Does resetting work from a car battery also?
Great video thanks! Question: If money wasn't an issue and you were dealing with cold weather, which battery would you buy? The one you bought or lithium? What about number of charges? Thanks!
I read somewhere that fast charging lowers the lifetime number of charges of this type of battery, is that true? There is a fast charger cable for this.
Used the reset today....thank you
Have you ever left a car outside or in an unheated garage at below freezing temperatures? The freezing temperature of the electrolyte in a fully charged battery is -92º F (-69º C). At a 40% state of charge, electrolyte will freeze if the temperature reaches approximately 16º F (-9º C). Wouldn’t it be simpler to hook up a $20 battery maintainer than to heat the storage area where you’re storing a flooded battery?
Appreciate the information about the Kodak but you lost a lot of credibility with that statement about freezing batteries.
What if your only way of charging it is with the 12 volt charger?
THANK YOU SO MUCH ❤️😊 it worked
Bless you, sir. It worked!
Can it power a 5000 BTU Air Conditioner? I hard it can run one for about 2 hours
I can run my 15000 btu off my kodiak with 4 125 amp hr battery for 7 hrs with a micro air installed
So you can reset it with any old AC wall adapter from any device?
Thanks. Does the Kodiak come with an adapter?
Okay, thank you.
Minor clarification. Your AGM battery has 1200 watts, not 1000. Watts = Volts (12) x Amps (100). Additionally, unlike the Yeti, the Kodiak has very efficiency when using solar input. The Kodiak is a great unit.
Sucker born every day.
Thanks for sharing this video but honestly, inergy kodiak hopes you don't understand what's inside. The battery management system inside that solar generator put the system in low voltage disconnect because you ran the power down to low. The BMS or battery management system not they're engineers is designed to reset when power is applied to the output. This is not to feature unique to the Kodiak. Almost every BMS work this way. I certainly like the packaging of the Kodiak. Nevertheless, it is very much overpriced.
My Kodiak is not displaying anything except Volts. All the other fields have zeros. It is still charging and putting out power. Just the display is not working. Ever had this issue.
I have found if I turn the unit off for about 30 minutes the displays work as designed.
Thank you, you saved our behinds!
the manufacturer of that battery says it only lasts a year with continual use...rechargeable about 300 times. Is that correct?
If you take care of it , keep it charged up, top it off often, and don't run it down past half charge it should last 4 or 5 years, maybe longer, I use a battery minder to keep mine topped off and desulfated, buy a battery minder if you don't have one.
www.amazon.com/Universal-UB121000-45978-100AH-Cycle-Battery/dp/B00S1RT58C/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1518852702&sr=1-1&keywords=ub121000+battery
By dave 1155 on November 10, 2016
Can I run my split ac off this?
If you top off lead acid batteries everday you get 8 years or more out of it. But really depends on the quality also. These 130 dollar batteries won't get 8 years. 3 at most even if you take care of it well. The really good quality ones last 10 to 15 years but expensive. But still less than lithiums. Oh and also the other important factor is temperature. If in the wrong temp range the battery can die in less than a few months. If you want quality lead acid batteries you have to get the industrial grade. These cheap batteries on amazon are usually refurbished and will give you 3 years at most or even less.
Rodney Huang
How much does the expansion battery weigh?
Great tip, thank you!
Do you happen to know why Kodiak says you can only have 600w of solar panels hooked up to this, when they say it has a 1500w inverter inside? I've asked several places, but no one has a decent answer. As to best battery question: I bought a VMAX on Amazon. It seemed to best value. Ah/dollar
That's because while the unit has a 1500 watt inverter (output only), its charge controller (input only) is rated @ 600 watts.
Either the manual is wrong, or the "expansion port" isn't really an expansion port. The manual claims (pg. 8) that it's an input port, and I think you'll find that you can't actually charge any external batteries that are connected to it, but you can charge the internal battery with an external 12 volt connection...
On a different note, could you please check the voltage at those terminals & the 12 volt DC outlets after the unit is fully charged? All the published specs are saying that the internal battery is a LiNiMnCo battery, but they also claim that it is rated as 90 Ah & 12.6 Vdc, but the 12.6 Vdc part doesn't match what a 4-cell LiNiMnCo battery should be producing, because those are nominally @ 3.65 Vdc/cell when charged, vs 3.2 Vdc/cell for a LiFePO4 lithium battery.
Dude...cut back on the coffee... LOL - Great Vids man.
Good to know. Thank you.
Your amazing thanks for your DD!
Thanks for the info. Nice job.
I thought gold zero’s had lithium batteries in them?
some yetis have lithium and some have AGM. I am guessing they will not be AGM for much longer.
Will Prowse said don’t connect batteries to these unless you want to kill the batteries.
Can I really run my split ac off this
If you have a riding lawnmower or a automobile then you have flooded lead acid batteries outside!
Now mentioned in the manual.
Does battery have BMS?
Great info', thanks! That's the one I want.
lithium batteries have 10 times more charge discharge cycles and half the weight of led acid for the same capacity. so long term they are much cheaper than lead acid. by the time u need to replace a lithium batt you would have replaced 10 times a lead acid
I can't watch this, you're making me seasick! For crying out loud, stay in one spot while you're showing us something!!!!!
Drama queen.
Verified, just did it to mine
Good info, buy a tripod.
You making me feel dizzy by watching the camera moving back & forth. Please try to stay still at least 5 seconds in between and zoom out so you can explain on more items instead of just move the camera around.
Stop you moving...SIT DOWN!
That 30 amp receptical seems like a silly joke.
I use to plug in directly to the load center at the cabin. It dies a spectacular job.
nice video... new subscriber here.. can you add more UB121000? like 2 or 3 more? let me check your video listing now...
just check amazon... Trojan T105RE batteries is like 150lb each... sigh... Now i'm thinking should i build a bigger shed.. lol... would love to see your solar panel setup too
Wow, get to the point! You repeat things in different ways like 4 times
Knowing now how this is reset I will never buy one what a bunch of baloney