I have two Newpowa bifacial 100w panels connected to my Delta 2. I am planning to add more. Low voltage and max 5A per panel is actually excellent for Delta 2. I think 2s3p (6panels) is very safe config. Amp goes 15A max and voltage stays well below 60V limit.

Thanks for the vid and explanation! Any input or information on doing this in a Tesla? Model Y specifically. I have not seen a video yet for that car/application surprisingly.

Thanks for putting this video together. I have 2 Delta Pros and a Model S P90. Looking to get the EcoFlow DCDC when its on sale. For now my inverter is working okay for how I utilize it, but this is so much better with double DCDC.

It looks like the manual on EcoFlow's website (dated April 23rd, 2024) differs from the one in your hand :( They removed items number 4 and 11 Which is butts, because I'd love to charge my DPU at 500w from the alternator charger. Hopefully they clarify the discrepancy soon!

You're going to smoke your home's appliances using that Ecoflow high frequency, transformerless inverter. All it's going to take is for one of the MOSFETs in the H-Bridge circuit to short to ground, and because there is no transformer, there's no galvanic isolation between its DC boost stage and its AC output.No thanks.

I'm thinking of buying the new Segway Cube power station which has Solar Input: Maximum Voltage: 60V DC so I think should work with the EcoFlow 500w charger? You mention a custom cable to connect - could you give more information on that please? What connections/cable etc. Thank you

Did you build them jumper cables or did you buy it?

Thanks however I would be careful pulling 800 watts from the down converter they are not made for that type of continuous load.Most draw on EV's in intermittent there is nothing in that car that would come even close to what your drawing. If you smoke the down converter you'll pay 3-4 times what that charger cost you. My self I would limit it to 300-400 watts tops. Regards Mike

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Man, I wish my 12v battery was in the back of my 4runner lol

Don't these have 1500w built in inverters like the highlander hybrids do? Why do this for only 800?

YMMV But this is just pulling from the 12v battery and not from the traction battery. Unless your car will keep the 12v battery charged while it's off, which many don't, this will kill the 12v battery

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Seems cool, but also seems over complicated with the DC to DC conversions? Does the Rav4 Prime not have a dedicated V2L socket? We don't get this model in Australia. In Australia we can just plug the car's V2L port straight into the generator socket of the house, don't need any "middle man" power generator as such. Car has a 15A output socket and house can have 15A Input socket so thatls a max of 3600w for the house. Cars like Kia EV6 etc can output the full 3600 as V2L.

Another great video. After your Bolt video I glanced over the Tesla forums if it can be done on Teslas. Some people say the in-car computer monitors every typical draw from 12V (such as AC, usb-C, infotainment etc). If it detects unusual draw, it has means to prevent such things. It would be shame if it cannot be done on Teslas, but I wouldn’t be surprised. I couldn’t find anyone tried this on a Tesla. Would be nice if somebody does it. Thanks again!

This is an excellent idea. I was in search for a relatively cheap battery powered home backup solution and I also do want to leverage our large EV battery! I actually purchased Delta 2 in Dec2023, just for backup purpose. But the including car charger draws only 8amp from the cigarette socket from my Model Y, But only gets around 113watts input. Alternator charging would be great to implement to Model Y. Do you know if anyone tried it on a Tesla? It would be great to see a video for people like me. Thanks again and I am a new subscriber now!

Does this device .... make the car's 12 volt system look like a 20 volt solar panel to the Ecoflow Power Station? Does it limit the power to 800 watts max for over current protection? Does it have high temp shut down protection? low voltage protection? I think it does. Ecoflow engineers must have thought its not a good idea to connect directly from car to power station without some protection. The 12 volt "system" sees the attached EcoFlow dc to dc converter as "just another load" and sends the electrons down to it the same way it sees the AC/heater/heatpump/lights//stereo system so its not going to discharge the 12 volt battery if the electric car is "on". Right? Knowing the max power delivery of a dc to dc converter in a car seems useful these days. The VW ID4 dc to dc can produce 3000 watts from the traction battery while the car is on. The AC/Heater consumes around 1000 watts. It looks like a useful cheaper way to do Vehicle to Load to run stuff during a power outage or camping. For EV owners, its weird to see the word Alternator in the model name because we don't have one!

Funny enough I was looking at both of these things and never even considered using them together😂

Glad to see the Rav4 also has a larger enough DC to DC converter to keep that 12v battery fully charged while running the 800w. Maybe one day I'll have a hybrid or electric car I can mess around with stuff like this.

Excellent video, what a deal on that bundle! Thanks for breaking down all the details. This is an awesome option if you have an EV!

I'm guessing the Delta 2 cannot output 240v - but still a decent backup solution for almost any car! I'm kind of amazed they built the DC-DC converter with that kind of output...

I'm curious what the car's DC-DC (alternator) converter is rated for? 800W is roughly 57A @ 14v - so a really good connection to the 12v battery is super important!

Weak. Show how to attach an inverter to the main traction battery. I have looked for several years and haven't found one that looks like it would reliably and economically convert the 200VDC to 220VAC.

This is really a cheap way to keep everything at home going in case of an outage. Nice one mate

This is brilliant!

Awesome!!! Mines in the mail!

Why not just a DC-AC converter ? From 200 € for 1500 W. And of course you also save the price of the power station, so several thousand cheaper. Not to mention the weight and the space. And probably with a better efficiency.

I bought a bundle that included the alternator charger and an EcoFlow Delta two. When I got it out of the box, I hooked it up and got an error code right away. I contacted EcoFlow and they asked me to update the firmware. I’m still getting the same error code and up till now they have done nothing to help me

Nice, what kind of cables are you using at the alternator charger end? XT150 doesn't seem to be a standard (or at least what Ecoflow calls XT150 seems to be proprietary).

Did you do anything special to keep the Bolt at 14.0v? Mine drops to 12.6v unless headlamps are on, and i had to manually configure the app to accept 12v

Any idea of the output voltage? Wondering if I can use this with my Anker F3800 battery which will accept 11-32V 10A or 32V-60V 25A through its XT60 ports. Also does this have an XT60 output option?

Fantastic! I like how you navigate your own needs above what is mainstream. Excellent work.

Great idea, but for around $630 you can go to Harbor Freight and buy a Predator 3500w inverter generator. Way more power and you're not hooking up anything to your vehicle.

Thanks for making this vid/Short. So I have the River 2 Pro and prefer to take it on most van trips instead of my heavier “home” station. You said this EF Alternator Charger hack of yours can “charge any power station that can handle 45V +. The Solar port xt60i. Can only tolerate: “220W Max, 11-30V, 13A”, so this won’t work according to your short. Any work arounds? Or could I just make sure the wattage flowing ON THE ECOFLOW 800WATT CHARGER APP is set to no more than 220 watts? On LONG vanlife trips I would perhaps take my Delta 2 max and I know I can max out the Alternator Charger then, ofc I would have to change the output port cable to what comes in the box, which does sound like a pain. Wonder how I could make that an easier swap. Was also curious about what it would take to have that Alt Charger charge my EF R2P and then use that to charge a backup LiFePO 12v 100 or 200ah battery. If you know how I could do all that I’d be happy to pay you $100 for this information written or in video. Thank you for your experimentation and sharing results.

Why wouldn’t it work for overlanding? Are you speaking of just Electric vehicle or gas powered vehicles?

Thank you very much for making this video. Really looking forward to see how this performs on a plug-in hybrid.

awesome video ! I’m interested in that blue adapter that takes 110v and puts it on both lines of the house any way you can post a link or tell us more pls

Thank you so much! I have a Toyota Hybrid and very much look forward to your Rav4 video.

Thank You !!! As a 2 Bolt household that was wondering about maybe getting an Ioniq 5 this really was the video I was looking for. A couple questions: What is that battery monitor you had in your 12v port? The trick I know about is to keep your power going with the car off. Have you tried that? I now gotta rewatch !! At some point I would like to see you set it up "permanently" !!

Great video, thank you very much! Do you mind providing more detail on the surge events that were causing the car to fault? Any idea on their peak load and duration? How large was the Inverter you were using? I'm asking because my plan was to connect a 12V 2-3kW Inverter directly to the lead acid battery in my Bolt. My logic was a starter style battery like we have when paired with a large Inverter would avoid the commonplace Inverter tripping issue during a surge event such as a motor (e.g. a vacuum) starting. Continuous loads would just have to be below approx. 1.2kW. But now I'm rethinking that strategy after what you said about the car faulting.

Pretty sweet idea! Good job boss.

Good stuff. Thanks. I have an Ioniq5 with built in Vehicle to Load capability of 1,900 watts AC which was one of the reasons why I purchased the vehicle. Your solution is a good one for EV's that do not have the V2L capability built in. I like your creative thinking. Keep up the good work.

I was thinking about doing this. Now for sure. Thanks for the video !!

Looking forward to the plug in hybrid video

So are you hooked up directly to the 12v battery or to the DC-DC converter?

This is a great video. Do you know how much is the inverter in your EV? I know my Highlander Hybrid is 1500W capable. Hope that does not overheat the inverter from the EV but if you mentioned has active cooling, it should do its job.

Great video. I posted a limiting your video in the official EcoFlow group on Facebook. We ordered the delta 2 max w/ alternator charger deal on Amazon as well as two extra batteries. Looking forward to the release of the xt60 cable. I already had the HD battery clamps ordered so I can use it in multiple vehicles.

This is a great idea! And the price is pretty reasonable, too. $800 to be able to convert your Bolt into a generator that can power your essentials during an outage is pretty awesome.

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