Brad Cagle

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@plants4thewin 33 минут бұрын

This was a good video...but tht dog in the pool was the best part. They live their best life...LOL

@truecrimeterritory4453 Сағат бұрын

I check your channel every so often for crypto solar content. Keep up the good work.

@BradCagle Сағат бұрын

Thanks! Will do 🙂👍

@user--PM 6 сағат бұрын

it may have been prudent to hold the review until they have them available.

@stedyone1090 13 сағат бұрын

Very nice 👌 👍

@Roll2Videos 13 сағат бұрын

There is a classic company

@goodcitizen4587 13 сағат бұрын

Very cool. Although I'm focusing more on 48V stuff going forward. Thanks!

@BradCagle 12 сағат бұрын

Yeah, same with the 48v. I'm getting some 48v, but companies keep coming out with new 12v. Lol

@stuartstuart866 14 сағат бұрын

This would be perfect for those like me, with a built in group size 31 RV battery cave, that I can’t make larger without destroying the fiberglass.

@steveking8548 14 сағат бұрын

Redodo should have a battery out during the first part of July/24 with a bluetooth option. I've been pushing for a long time for this option. I hope it's offered on the mini!

@thatonebeone 15 сағат бұрын

wish they made one with no bluetooth/heating for my needs to get the cost down

@SuperWhizy 15 сағат бұрын

Thanks for feeding my LiFePO4 battery addiction, Brad. Keep at it! PS: What happens to all of the batteries that you've de-husk and torn down?

@BradCagle 15 сағат бұрын

You're welcome. I put them back together, and I trade some for things I can use on the channel, like wire, breakers, solar panels etc.. I spend extra time/care taking them apart so they don't get damaged. Would bother me trashing these perfectly good batteries just for a video. To date I dont think I've destroyed a single one 😅 Thanks

@ShadrachOchiel 16 сағат бұрын

Looks amazing

@BradCagle 15 сағат бұрын

Yes pretty cool features! Thanks 😃

@matttelz6014 18 сағат бұрын

What type of bolts are they using to connect the battery leads to the terminals inside the case? Looks like M8 (5/16) bolts but I can't tell for sure...

@BradCagle 15 сағат бұрын

It's probably M8. That's usually the size on the bottom, and top. Thanks

@Justin-C 23 сағат бұрын

22:30 - This is baloney from the MFR, if a plugging in a USB-C PD device is what actually fried the hub's USB/12V, they made it wrong, period. A device that is able to charge off of USB-C PD 60W should NEVER 'burn out' a USB-C PD supply only capable of 30W.

@DanielMV720 Күн бұрын

Looks exactly like the Relion 48v 30ah but just not blue.

@s.mendez7160 Күн бұрын

Temperature cutoff?

@David-bs6bv Күн бұрын

Any updates, improvements?

@tomgorden3762 Күн бұрын

Are the batteries made in China?

@BradCagle Күн бұрын

They are headquartered in Shenzhen China so probably are made in China I would think. Thanks

@squirrelmasters 2 күн бұрын

how long does that battery last at night without the AC i am looking to do something similar but not using one of those solar generators

@BradCagle 2 күн бұрын

probably 3-4 hours. The calculation is pretty simple, if you need to run 450w for 12 hours then you need a battery that is 450w x 12 = 5.4Kwh. You probably would want to add a fudge factor of maybe +25% for overhead.

@squirrelmasters Күн бұрын

@@BradCagle 1.2kwh is 100ah so i would need 12 100ah batteries to run for 12 hrs or 6 200ah

@BradCagle Күн бұрын

@@squirrelmasters Pretty much, 12.8v 100ah = 1280wh. Keep in mind the voltage matters, for example a 24v 100ah battery = 2560wh. Now if you had 12x 100ah 12.8v batteries like you said, this would give you a total capacity of 15,360wh. You also might want to consider a higher voltage system. Wire size, and charge controllers get expensive with large 12v systems.

@squirrelmasters Күн бұрын

@@BradCagle my rig uses about 1000w and i do know that about the charge controllers i am just doing research at the moment and basing power usuage for runnin kawpow with polaris cards for a good buffer

@BradCagle Күн бұрын

@@squirrelmasters Right on. Sounds like a fun project!

@JamesSmith-bj9vk 2 күн бұрын

I'm kinda new to this but shouldn't something shut down when my battery is fully charged instead of just making the annoying warning?

@javiercoronel1169 2 күн бұрын

So this 12000 btu only half the wattage its uses?

@RakeshShah-cx7ep 3 күн бұрын

❤

@gregoryerickson8233 3 күн бұрын

I've been doing this with my AC200L and my personal PC for a few months. The only issue I've seen is if the AC output is close to the 12A max grid input, it freaks out and turns off the grid. If I don't notice it will then run the battery dead. If I do notice, I have to do a full power cycle to get it to work right but with a load of about 500 watts mining with my 4090 and 7800X3D I usually have no issues. I only run a load that high if I'm mining and running the Midea air conditioner at the same time. Dallas summers are brutal. I might try a firmware update and maybe that fixes my issue.

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Nice, thanks for sharing your experience. Yes it's brutal here in north TX.

@4115steve 3 күн бұрын

great video and system. I'm a big fan of the systems you design and the videos you make

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Thanks! glad you like :)

@markcrew3696 3 күн бұрын

I've had this unit for about 3 months and for the money you can't beat it. And inexpensive unit under $500 that accepts 650 watts of solar. I have a couple of inexpensive units and this is always my go-to one.

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Yeah, I like this one, and the r2500 is really sweet. Thanks

@jimh5210 3 күн бұрын

Ran a test on our upright freezer. Test lasted 15 hours, stopped it short because I went to bed. When the freezer cycled on it was using approx. 115 watts. Since I didn't have a shunt or a smart battery I used a Govee Smart Plug Pro to track accumulated KWH. This model freezer used 861 watts total in the 15 hour period when I stopped the test. It could have lasted longer. I am only using this Licitti power station when the grid is down, and at night so I don't need to run the gas generator. Charged it with a 30 amp charger and its slow. I have the first model, and the newer box. With the Govee Smart Plug I was able to see the status of the unit while traveling that afternoon. Works for me.

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Nice! Thanks for sharing the experience :)

@jimh5210 Күн бұрын

@@BradCagle Thanks for the reply. I will admit to not fully reading the description for both power stations on their website. Do you know what the VSR function is and how would I make this work to charge the units. I have both versions of this power station. Both should have a built in VSR. Thanks.

@259Den3 3 күн бұрын

Can I put 12V DC from my car power (cigarette lighter) into that Victron controller? If not, could someone recommend a similar product that has an app like the Victron? Thanks.

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

No you cannot use it that way. Maybe you want a power station like a Bluetti or something? They can charge from your cig lighter, and they have an app. Thanks

@jeffstrains4014 3 күн бұрын

I would gamble it not charging on 6w like drone batteries have to have the 100w to get them up. Do any of these products have pass through charging?

@piercew3765 3 күн бұрын

I’m looking for that same blueprint, but want four panels with an actuator that slides two of them out. Only have room to store two panels but need four.

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Man, that would be awesome! I have thought about doing slide outs. Maybe I can figure out how to do it on a budget?

@Income-Easy-Work 3 күн бұрын

This video is undeniably motivating! __ "Progress results from persistent effort."

@stevedutcher3875 3 күн бұрын

Brad, would mine doing a video on building a mining rig for someone that knows absolutely nothing about it? I have a lot of extra solar generation that I’m not using, would like to know how much does it cost to build a rig?

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Pretty good idea. Let me see if I can come up with something. Thanks

@fueledbytacos218 3 күн бұрын

How much money does the Mining rig make ?????????

@jamespeters920 3 күн бұрын

A little late to the party here but the remote battery is a 21/23 battery. If'n you don't want to wait for Amazon, you can get them at CVS. Remote works very well even without the antenna extended.

@BradCagle 3 күн бұрын

Awesome thanks!

@stevedutcher3875 4 күн бұрын

I did purchase 12 batteries, but all had charging issues, 4 were like the 48 volt 30 amp you tested, all had one battery that was 0 volts and swelled up. The bad cell seemed to be by either the positive or negative posts. All of the BMS’s were removed. Out of the other 8 - 12 volt batteries, I was surprised to see 4 of the Chin batteries all had BMS failures. Actually all 12 had BMS failures, I wouldn’t recommend buying these type of batteries!

@matttelz6014 4 күн бұрын

What tool are you using to remove the top? Any tips?

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

I show how I open these up here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6HCkIeJiLZom7csi=-vlbp_Gs6miTE7OF&t=416

@MW-cs8zd 4 күн бұрын

What kinda gpus you running? They kinda look like EVGA GTX 1070 minis

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

Basically yes, they are like 1070's. These are P104's mining specific cards. They were originally locked down to 4GB, but a bios floating around unlocks them to full 8GB. I picked them up dirt cheap, like $30 a piece. Thanks

@NerdThingsAndMore 4 күн бұрын

That's cool

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

Thanks!

@Moes_Prep_and_Tech 4 күн бұрын

Put your 4 panels in a 2s2p Configuration. (2 in series, 2 in Parallel) when that shade hits later on in the day half of your (non shadded) array will still get full power. whats the model number of the solar panels? What is the VOC and amps on the back of it?

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

It may not do well in 2s2p. The IMP of the panels is 11.38A, and the max PV amps the power station input can handle is 15A. So in 2s2p it will need to allow over 22A to get the most out of it. This the pain with power stations, you have to run the voltage up as high as possible (while not going over) to fight the input current limits. The other worry is the PV adapter wire supplied by Bluetti looks a bit on the thin side (just checked 14awg, ok for 15amp) , so In the event something shorts internally, and those panels do pump out 22+ amps into that wire because of a short on the other side (short in the power station) might melt something. Thanks

@Moes_Prep_and_Tech 4 күн бұрын

@@BradCagle I had a situation like you when I was using my AC200p, I could hook up the last panel to the charge enhancer and that would send AC power to the Unit, but these new Bluetti units don't use power bricks anymore. I upgraded to the AC300 and still had that same issue but then I discovered the Bluetti PV step down Module. It allows you to put up to 450volts (i believe, i have to check) into the AC300 and other compatible power stations. It steps down the voltage so you don't have to worry about over paneling. The AC300 combo is dirt these days compared to what I payed for mine

@Moes_Prep_and_Tech 4 күн бұрын

The only other advice I could give you is to get 2 more of those same panels and put it in a 3s 3p string. have one facing south and the other west or east (whatever is better for you in your location) that way you'll get more coverage throught the day or if you face them all south you'll get those max 15 amps that the power station can accept.

@rafalklepinski7372 4 күн бұрын

Got all excited and tried the link. AC200L is $2,499 here in Canada 🤣Someone at the mathemagics department got confused and used 1.92x as the exchange rate instead of actual 1.37x. Maybe Canadian edition comes with a 4090 GPU to get you started 🤣

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

😬Oh man, that's over the top a bit haha!

@rafalklepinski7372 4 күн бұрын

@@BradCagle Looked around and that's only the Amazon scalping price mercifully, everywhere else it's a bit more reasonable 🤣 Can you set it so it switches to AC when battery reaches 60 or 70% SOC and not just 19%? I wouldn't want to cycle the battery every day. Is there a mode where it just outright shuts down the load at a certain SOC? Could use the whole thing just as a cloud buffer and only run the miner when the sun generates enough juice to run the miner otherwise shuts to miner off. Mining profitability is so low it's barely worth it at any hydro rate so sun-only is a good option.

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

@@rafalklepinski7372 Ahh, ok good haha. Yes you can set it to whatever % you want. As for it completely shutting down, I'm not sure. I need to test that. I think once the AC output shuts off it requires someone to turn it back on. I'll play around with it.

@ModernMiningHub 4 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video man this is the exact plug and play solution I would consider!

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

You're welcome! And thanks for your video, it was what opened my eyes to the need for a plug-n-play solution. I'll keep searching for a way to do this for less.

@ModernMiningHub 4 күн бұрын

@@BradCaglesounds good man appreciate it!!

@4evermetalhead79 Күн бұрын

@@BradCagle “do the same for less”, say no more, my interest is on redline. 😜 In all seriousness, yeah this is an expensive wayto do this. Hopefully it can be built cheaper and added bonus, be easily serviceable.

@4evermetalhead79 4 күн бұрын

I’d run my monero CPU miners all day long on this. Really have to get me solar game complete to get something going.

@MillyRose539 4 күн бұрын

So I hooked a string inverter (LV-6048) into my main panel. It's a split-phase. This inverter is able to power the whole panel with no problem. I've ran all sorts of equipment such as lights, a TV, video game console, EV Charger, etc. Everything works perfectly. With the panel up and running, I connected my Enphase IQ7 microinverter into the panel hoping it sees LV-6048 power as grid power. Well, surprisingly, it worked! The IQ7 moved from red blinking light to orange. However -- when I put a load on the panel, the IQ7 does NOT contribute in terms of power output. Only LV-6048 power is used. I'm able to confirm this via my clamp meter on the IQ7 cable. LV-6048 is connected into the panel via a 50-AMP double pole breaker. My IQ7 is connected via a 30-AMP double pole breaker. Not sure if that matters?

@rogerlikes 4 күн бұрын

great info, I hope my Anker supports a version of this someday

@jebadaiah1228 4 күн бұрын

how much you make off that small miner?

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

At the moment it produces around $0.80 per day. That's if electricity costs are 0. Since it's on solar for about half the day, maybe it's producing $0.40 in actuality. Now that can change pretty rapidly, it could go up, or down dramatically. Thanks

@4evermetalhead79 4 күн бұрын

@@BradCaglewhat coin are you mining now mate?

@adriftatlas 4 күн бұрын

I wonder if you could find a more useful use of that rig. Like rendering cool AI stuff or something?

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

@@4evermetalhead79 Dynex, and sometimes cortex

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

@@adriftatlas Yes, you could run AI models on it. Interestingly the cryptos I mine right now are AI on blockchain, so compute jobs can be run on these blockchains, and it can use my GPU to power that job.

@fullyelectric 4 күн бұрын

That’s very cool, do you know if the AC200MAX can do the same its like for $1k before discount 2kWh battery

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

I don't know if the AC200MAX does the PV Priority. I think the MAX is the older version, and I think the PV Priority feature is pretty recent.

@kenastl 4 күн бұрын

That might work great for an extended battery for an e-bike.

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

That is very true, it would definitely work provided you can find a place to strap it on :) Thanks

@FJRyder 4 күн бұрын

Nice solar setup. I'm interested in getting into crypto mining. But know very little about it. Any suggestions?

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

Thanks. As for getting into crypto mining, man It takes a lot of research, and it's risky. Also the profitability is very low to non-existent right now for most hardware that is in consumer reach. If you really want to play around, and learn you can grab a fairly recent GPU like a NVidia RTX3070 (there are newer ones available) and use something like nicehash.com. Nicehash has a profitability calculator so you can check if a GPU is any good for mining before you commit. Hope that helps! Oh, and be worry of scams, there are a lot of crypto scams.

@stevedutcher3875 4 күн бұрын

Brad, I brought 4 similar used batteries from Battery Hook Up, all had one cell bad and BMS failures. Actually I like that the cells that have bolts rather than being spot welded as the ones that I have, you can replace a bad cell more easily. Out of the four batteries I have, I can save three of them with some work and better BMS’s.

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

Interesting. Yes, I agree being serviceable is really nice! So the cells that were bad, were they sitting at zero volts or something? Thanks

@DanielMV720 Күн бұрын

Did you buy the ones listed as having a bad cell? Or the ones that they listed as "fully working"? Just curious.

@BradCagle 4 күн бұрын

Affiliate Links: Bluetti AC200L: amzn.to/3REhhj5 I used three of these solar panels in series: beenebrothers.com/product/tri... Looks like he's out of stock, but you can substitute with panels that have similar specs. ================ AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE: This channel may earn an affiliate commission if you purchase products through links I provide. ================ CONTACT: [email protected] Business/Collaboration only. Please do not contact me for for personal project help, or advice. ================ DISCLAIMER: These videos are documenting my own personal projects, and experiences. These projects, and activities can be dangerous. I am not a professional. You should always consult with a professional. This content is for entertainment purposes only. DO NOT try any of this at home, doing so will be at your own risk.

@otukucocker365 4 күн бұрын

Compressing and top balancing the forst before you do anything is a must must must!

@jamesmason7124 4 күн бұрын

Hey Brad hows it been going? I have this same balancer and I was wondering how to connect it to a switch to turn it off

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