A SINGLE Milwaukee M18 TOP-OFF powered our entire Studio. What else can it do? LET'S BREAK IT!

[@MarleyIzzy]

Mine kicks ass, love it. Got a 100w electric blanket to go for over 2hrs on an XC5.0 battery on the highest heat setting, couldn't believe it. When I get the HD12.0 I'll run the blanket on medium heat and see if I can get most of a night out of it. We'll without a doubt be able to use it for winter camping in the 4Runner.

[@that1jeff325]

Chuckled when he pulled out the DeWalt charging bay. lol. So good! haha

[@ToolShow]

Hey... it WORKED! :)

[@bearlemke]

Was pretty funny, although if he plugged a Milwaukee charger into the dewalt he could probably charge 100+ batteries with it lol

[@the_visionvry6244]

thats the like the weakest charger dewalt makes btw lmao

[@adfadgaqgv]

I can't wait to charge batteries with batteries in a never ending loop

[@sandiegobashbrothers]

Lol😆

[@tighematthew]

Yeah full Nikola Tesla shit there

[@jeffproulx3388]

So funny.

[@jeffproulx3388]

Good for charging watch battery's. I use mine to hold paper from blowing away or filling up empty garbage bags.

[@ethanhenneberry2625]

We’re gonna be getting handys from Elon musk

[@mikeladuca289]

Suggestion; Run your load through a watt meter then into the TopOff and see what the true wattage rating is.

[@dreadswizzard9142]

Most likely the max is either exactly 175W or around 200W

[@kennthbrowne7051]

i said make your own power station with light battery and do much better run time

[@johnargumaniz9179]

Sounds like Milwaukee warned you about a lot of things with this tool. None of which y’all are listening too lol

[@ToolShow]

They only gave us rules for the PIPELINE video we produced for them. This video was just US. We can do what we want! :)

[@btbinnovationsllc6815]

@@ToolShow "You don't know me, I do what I want" 🤣

[@mikengeerockstarkaraokedj8474]

@@ToolShow warnings or not i want to thank you for the video you made. Everyone made videos with the top off, oh let's try this, oh let's try that. Now I know you did this also but you started off 2 steps better in my book, 1. by powering your whole production, 2. By explaining you were in the middle of a power outage. That right there is something in the back of everyone's brains when they saw these come out.

[@mikengeerockstarkaraokedj8474]

i brought mine home put it on a 4.0 battery, that's what i had fully charged and ran a power supply with input of 115 v ac60hz 270w output of 12 amp constant. powering a amateur radio that was receiving and I did some transmitting. It ran for 3 1/2 hours

[@mikengeerockstarkaraokedj8474]

@Tony Stamp the radio in transmit pushes 10 watts and had a low power draw when just recieving. I was on a icom 705. That power supply is 12 amp constant and I think 15 amp peak, I did my best to put it through its paces drawing as much during my test.

[@mikengeerockstarkaraokedj8474]

@Tony Stamp it's a great lil radio. I take my test for general upgrade this coming Thursday, hopefully Friday I'll be using it to it's full potential. K0MYK 73

[@mikengeerockstarkaraokedj8474]

@Tony Stamp i already have the extra book ready and waiting

[@mikengeerockstarkaraokedj8474]

@Tony Stamp i hope so, I've been listening a bunch so far. Hard not to reach out when it's just a mic key away but that week be soon. What's your call sign?

[@tbjornholdt]

Please someone convince Milwaukee make a 230 volt version for us in Europe maybe with 2 batteries 🔋 💪

[@donb8447]

I'm sure it's on the agenda. I wish they offered the black pack out in the USA.

[@karzygijose]

Eh they probably will do 230 but at 175 watts

[@d.sack2727]

It's about time, I was getting tired of asking where this video was.

[@ToolShow]

Lol we appreciated your patience! We had a lot of other videos to make first.

[@d.sack2727]

@@ToolShow So if I understand this correctly, from this video. If I plug in somthing like an older corded sawzall, a red light will flash and It won't run. I don't have to worry about f***ing up the M18 Battery or Top-Off.

[@ToolShow]

@@d.sack2727 In our experience, that is correct. We plugged in a ton of stuff that was WAY over the top, and each time it simply "tried" three times, and then a light went off. Hitting the power button gave us an instant restart and it worked great.

[@d.sack2727]

@@ToolShow thanks

[@Michael-ry8ew]

I love the humor on this channel, and the information is great too. Thanks for this video, now I want a top-off! 😁👍

[@ToolShow]

LOL glad ya dig it Michael. We appreciate the encouragement! We use all 3 of our top-offs daily, if only because they charge our devices faster. I also use one to extend my wifi through the woods to my neighbor whenever his internet goes out. :) The top off keeps my wifi extender going all day.

[@jamespenner1412]

Now if only Milwaukee made a m18 inverter that I could actually power those big tools it would be perfect.

[@PakkerX17]

They will eventually. Just like the cell phone they will slowly upgrade it to maximize profits of course

[@JeffreyAWhittaker]

The do make a mx battery generator is just not out yet

[@Xoars]

Tis here my son

[@aaronclaar8748]

Much appreciated! Be cool if they put ports so they batteries could be connected in series. Just a thought.

[@dantheman9395]

That’s awesome! Definitely would be handy in an emergency

[@loktom4068]

I am a Ryobi team guy. I have one with only 150 watt.from Ryobi and it can power a 12-14 inch regular cheap AC table fan. But it won't power my AC glue gun. Definitely works good for most AC led table lamps due to high energy efficiency of led lights.

[@Gamer_Marcy_God]

Ryobi one is rubbish. I retuned it right away

[@MrHowieZ1973]

They need to make a Milwaukee power Wall like a Tesla wall. :)

[@Tonyrg1988]

with packout plus size

[@johnargumaniz9179]

“Preblended” 😂😂😂😂 who carry’s that kind of stuff around lmao

[@MrYAZZ-hl7pw]

Paul Blart

[@jforero28]

Wow!!! I hope Santa (wife) is good to me this year lol... great video.. keep up the good work you guys!

[@davidderfus3462]

Made coffee in my Rapid brew cold coffee maker. If you don't mind cold coffee, it is possible.

[@patty109109]

I think I'm gonna grab one. $99 right now. I am absolutely fed up with misrepresented junk power bricks on amazon to charge my phone and the high-output USB-C on this is one of the reasons. Plus, I bet I'll find use for the 120V.

[@MarleyIzzy]

So worth it. Love mine.

[@Rottidog68]

9:00 Maybe that split second of no power was the beginning of the '3 attempts-cycle' you noticed? The Top-Off managed the new draw after the 1st attempt perhaps.

[@josueargumedo436]

I don’t want to challenge the laws of physics here...but yeah I do!” 🤣

[@perryhutchlee3743]

Nice set of knipex behind him. Dudes got taste

[@philipdove1705]

They definitely need to make a 4 battery inverter so I can make coffee

[@simonm1447]

You could make your coffee cordless with Makita's LXT coffee machine ;-)

[@christechguy]

@@simonm1447 that’s actually pretty cool I didn’t even know Makita made this.

[@simonm1447]

@@christechguy There are even 2 models, the older DCM 500 with the option of 18 V LXT or AC plug in, and the newer DCM 501 with the option of 12 V MAX or 18 V LXT plug in (it's working with 12 or 18 V).

[@christechguy]

@@simonm1447 Oh nice!

[@patty109109]

They have one now. It's $799 inverter and takes 4*M18 batteries.

[@joecoolanderson1]

With all the Milwaukee stuff I bought this season, why was I hesitant? I’m on it, Great review!

[@PersonaN007Grata]

It should be able to power almost anything with a power brick ie, anything that has a DC electronic circuit such as phone chargers, laptops, gaming consoles, etc. It might come in handy while camping with a Mr. Buddy propane heater, to run a dehumidifier at the same time.

[@trujillo5599]

We need a job site microwave from Milwaukee

[@Tonyrg1988]

with packout

[@atticuscorbitt8199]

Nice! We have a ton of Milwaukee stuff at our place and so far they’ve been working great

[@javiervazquez9472]

Milwaukee, solving world crisis since the 1900s.

[@IRAKLICHIKHLADZE]

Rob, good day. I hope the central power will be restored soon. It is easy to get carried away with this marvel of the electric remembering. P.S. I wonder if Sarah is aware of the "experiments" live alone your wife, please be careful you have two wonderful kids...

[@theonlychewman]

Thank you for doing this! So good. Now that this is out though, they’re just teasing us; I’m waiting for them to make something that will rival the DeWalt Portable Power Station with m18 batteries!

[@Xoars]

Tis here my son

[@theonlychewman]

I just hope this is something that will come out in australia, as I’ve heard this small battery top off pack thing won’t come out here due to voltage differences or something 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Budabaii]

I can run my practice amp with one of these. I can’t wait for camping trips this coming summer… as a bassist, I’ve never been able to play campfire songs with my friends.

[@wim0104]

we so need a pack-out coffee-maker/powerbank/inverter unit, maybe with an MXfuel battery...

[@rightsdontcomewithpermits7073]

They have an inverter in mx line 2000 watts i believe.

[@wim0104]

@@rightsdontcomewithpermits7073 somebody should make pack-out brackets for it...

[@wim0104]

@@rightsdontcomewithpermits7073 Hmmm, it doesn't look like that's gonna happen: announced in 2019, and still "coming soon": www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Equipment/Power-Supply/MXF002

[@BandofBrothersSpike]

The best skit was charging the dewalt batteries. Had me busting up

[@Got2Learn]

Hey man, you need to make a video just like this but with the new 1800w power supply they came out with, would love to see that!

[@ChrisMotorONE]

Awesome review!! Very thorough review. I’m getting 2 soon as it come out. Another Milwaukee collection for me!

[@ccadama]

@Belts And Boxes. Okay Rob. I guess this video answers my question. You forgot to call Miss Utility before digging. Hope your neighbors don't find out. Seriously, thanks for answering the questions on what I can power with a Milwaukee M18 TOP-OFF. Looks like you've enough Milwaukee batteries to ride out the blackout. Enough TOP-OFFs and batteries for the rest of your family? Hope you, Sarah, your crew, and your families stay safe and well.

[@ToolShow]

Thanks! We're all well. And yeah, the power goes out here at least twice a month, and we always have a pile of batteries to keep things running. If it goes more than 4 hours, we plug our fridge into the Dewalt power station, and those 4 huge Flexvolt batteries keep it running for hours!

[@FR11]

MarioCart player spotted.. .SUBBED

[@AB-nu5we]

No surprise that most high output tools won't work. My commercial grade uninterruptible power supplies (UPS's aka battery backups) which have much greater capacity and allowed discharge rates, won't power those kinds of tools. Agreed though, fun to try anyway.

[@TONYSTARK-jh2wu]

It'd be cool if there was some way to plug them into each other to double the wattage

[@praetorianstride5948]

Get into election engineering and make it happen!!

[@praetorianstride5948]

Uhh electrical* haha

[@justgregnow]

This tech is so awesome I might actually buy a m18 battery just so I can buy this thing!

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

I agree the top off charge the fastest if you use a USB c to USB c cable on Samsung note 10 + 5g 2019 model and 2020 Samsung s20 and new Samsung galaxy note 20 + devices it will activate super fast charging 2.0 is amazing charges my note 10+ 5g while it on from 5 percent battery to 100 percent charge in 40 minutes

[@2bittesla]

The issue, is it ups grade so it doesn't destroy electronics over time. Uninterrupted Power Source means it has a true clean sine wave that's safe for electronics.

[@patty109109]

No, this doesn't have the pure sine you're referring to.

[@danhellerjr]

The beginning of this video is cool because it makes sense - electronic devices don’t surge when they “start up”. The rest of the video is laughable because most everyone knows when an electric MOTOR starts it draws a LOT of power. This is why when your air conditioner or central air kicks on the lights dim for a split second. I’m buying one for my modem & router. It’s my understanding that even when the power goes out cable TV & internet feeds are still live, but without power for the modem (and WiFi router) it’s worthless. Maybe I’m wrong about cable being live during a power outage (I never had the means to test it) but if I am, I’m sure I can find another use for this thing.

[@brinkbuilt101]

Try a heated blanket. For like sports events.

[@brianlucas7482]

That thing word be cool to take camping, might be able to eliminate some uses of extention cords 🤔

[@guQYdjfdwkCFQDFqUTTrqyVrhTN]

I only use mine for my lasonik ghetto blaster that would either take 16 D or C battery’s for 11 mins of power or take a wall plug. Hence I get unlimited power to my boom box. I got over 50 batteries from Milwaukee (8 of which are 12.0 Hd.) I mostly just use the 12hd’s IT WORKS GREAT TO POWER BOOM BOX OR BLUETOOTH THUMPERS IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE! I’m Talking loud music for a crew or crowd of 12+ p.s my laconic 915 doubles as a guitar amp and microphone. Jus saying.

[@josephliversidge9580]

Perpetual power 😂😂 that made me laugh man great video

[@wrathtard1428]

I laughed way harder about your infinite loop thing than it deserved.

[@justatruckdriver9809]

Can I power a small ceramic heater?

[@Kirkus02]

Rob: "What did we learn today?" Subscribers: "Where's Sarah?" Lol...jk. You're doing great Rob! But definitely can't wait to see the dynamic duo!

[@saulgoodman2018]

She's visiting her sister, little Debbie.

[@XWOLVE25]

This guy is really funny! I enjoyed the review.

[@dwmfty3111]

So you can make margaritas on site with the blender🍹

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Impression to see all that plugged into a power strip @Belts And Boxes

[@JohnTheMexicanic]

Just found about this channel and I freaking love it!!!!!!!! Subbed and bell notify ON!!

[@rsamano4434]

So milwaukee can't make a coffee machine powered by a 12 H.O battery but makita can make it happen with a tiny 12v battery🤔

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

They can. They haven’t. Which is different lol

[@arojaz]

I think this will be awesome for my CPAP machine when we go camping.

[@MyTubeSVp]

If you’re willing to swap 5Ah batteries every 2 hours, go right ahead.

[@firebird8600]

Check your input voltage on your cpap. My dad loved camping, but his cpap made it difficult. He checked with the manufacturer and they sold a 12v cord, it was literally just a straight cord because the power brick dropped the 115v down to 12v DC. We made the cord with some spare parts we had instead of buying, and on a small (group 27) marine battery, he could go 4 nights without recharging the battery.

[@MyTubeSVp]

@@firebird8600 These batteries store about 1200 Wh of energy (12Vx100Ah). A Milwaukee 5Ah battery has about 81 Wh when using a 90% efficient boost converter (18Vx5Ahx0.9). That is about 7% of what you mention there ... Via the Topoff system you’ll lose MUCH more than that !

[@firebird8600]

@@MyTubeSVp which is why I offered an alternative. The deep cycle battery adds a lot of weight, but so would carrying enough m18s to do the same.

[@jtjtrs8806]

Hey guys this thing powered my printer and was able to make some copies , I'm out on the country job cite the generator had not been delivered yet , so I got this top off and powered my wifi and copier , then unplug that and plugged my lap top

[@tensazero]

The blender and vac does the pulsing because of the internal initial start capacitor, I assume. DeWalt powerstation laughs in 1000W microwave beeps. DeWalt please make a 200W version. Dual pack if you have to. Maybe a TSATK version of the power station 1000W (1500Wpeak).

[@wim0104]

Milwaukee laughs at your DeWalt budget ;-) The MXfuel powerstation can do '40 Meals 1000W Microwave' www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Equipment/Power-Supply/MXF002

[@Xoars]

Milwuakee m18 station is here. Hold this L once again Dewalt fanboy

[@zr2trackerjoe]

Yes. They absolutely need to make a coffee maker. Not a stupid k cup one. Real coffee maker. This video is exactly what I was wondering about this unit

[@rayrayrun]

Makita have a coffee maker machine

[@J-Rezz]

Great video, this show always makes me laugh.

[@AntonioClaudioMichael]

Also another great feature the top off has is the perfreials for super fast charging 2.0 for the 2019 galaxy note 10+ 5g as well as the 2020 Samsung galaxy s20 models and the Samsung galaxy note 20 models have the fast charger for pd port as well as the super fast charging 2.o which uses pd 3.0 in conjuction as well as PPS which is programmable power supply perfreials to alow the super fast charging 2.0 here some info this milwaukee top off is the only charger that has these capabilities other then 1 20000 mah power bank in the world right now here some info below... Samsung's Super Fast Charging 2.0 (SFC 2.0) requires chargers to support two standards: USB Power Delivery 3.0 (USB PD 3.0) and Programmable Power Supply (PPS). ... This allows the charger to ramp up to higher voltages when conditions permit, then slow down when the battery needs to cool off.

[@Maltozombie]

My ideal goal is to use this to power a complete guitar pedalboard setup for busking on the street like a bum with money. lol, will be making a video soon hopefully!

[@aaronrepper7649]

Can't wait to get mine, will be awesome for camping

[@scottmorris4914]

It says in the specs it only provide 175 watts. Which is not bad, and surprised it actually powered all the devices in the video opening.

[@ToolShow]

As I mentioned, it was close. Once we added the TV and Switch to the studio equipment, the fan was pretty loud on the TOP-OFF. We were obviously stressing it. And as we added each thing to the power strip, it would cut power completely momentarily. Still really impressed.

[@scottmorris4914]

@@ToolShow I like the overload protection that it has. It shuts down, but allows you to bring it back easily.

[@ToolShow]

@@scottmorris4914 It really is something. It's not like we're switching a fuse or something. It just peacefully clicks off, you hit the button, and BAM. Instantly back in business. Really well built.

[@FriezaSucks]

Real talk though, if milwaukee and keurig teamed up, they could probably produce some quality machine to get you near instant boiling water on the jobsite, or on a camping trip. I wonder if Milwaukee has considered some sort of solar charger...

[@coreywatson6819]

the jetboil is decently compact if you're looking for a solution

[@Ewl1908]

Dude lol I am buying one of those maybe two

[@princesa.bianca5788]

Forever energy 😂

[@straight_to_finish]

They want you to spend the $$$ on their MX version. At 175 watt output, you would need the equivalent of 10: 12AH batteries to power most power tools briefly. At $200 a battery, were close to the MX version. So at $2k, you can buy a really nice battery powered inverter. There’s always a trade off.

[@Xoars]

You have no idea what you're talking about do you

[@NicklenDimeChicano]

Yea milwuakee should’ve paid you guys for this lol im only 1:14 in and im already sold 😂😂😂

[@PakkerX17]

I just bought 2 top offs. this is amazing! Lol what if you rig 2 or 3 top offs together with male to male wall plugs connectors to 1 power strip or join them to one female connection would that double or triple your watts? Would you be able to power a corded tool? Or maybe refrigerator? Or the the good ol coffee maker?

[@isaeproductions5217]

Nope that’s just give 240v and blow up whatever you try plugging in

[@PakkerX17]

@@isaeproductions5217 I’m far from an electrician lol just a thought tho. What if at the end of of your last connection you add a 240 to 120 connector would that bring it back to 120 but still benefit from both top offs?

[@newjargon1697]

I wonder what the efficiency is concerning the D.C.->A.C. conversion. Especially for a small unit such as this?

[@timhines4622]

Wish they would redesign the worksite fan to get rid of the AC adapter like all competitors?

[@ToolShow]

We lost ours already.

[@LuisVillalobosYT]

Why? It’s great that it has an adaptor

[@timhines4622]

Put a plug for an extension cord. You can always find a cord. Loose your AC adapter and you are sol.

[@SirCornholio]

A coffee maker would be an incredible thing haha

[@ShadyAcacia]

Oh yeah! MarioKart

[@adolfojmz2200]

if I can’t make coffee and toasts in my truck I’m not buying this

[@08_crown_vic]

Will it work the same with a less powerful battery like the M18 XC 5.0?

[@ToolShow]

Yes. The TOP-OFF doesn't take advantage of the High-Output batteries.

[@libertarian1637]

175 Watts is the Milwaukee Top Off output; seems like a basic spec to put on a video like this. It’s almost like they are trying to imply that it was more much more powerful then it was. The DeWalt power station he brought up has 1,800 running watts which would have actually powered the router, coffee maker, and vacuum. I have the DeWalt and can run my table saw with it and a vacuum or router and vacuum. Milwaukee also has a larger version though it doesn’t run on M18

[@patty109109]

They do now. Milwaukee has a 4*M18 inverter for $699. SKU 2845-20

[@SpencerRyllSmith]

Can you plug in an AC fan that does not have a power brick to the top off, then plug it into a wall outlet and compare if the noise of the fan changes?

[@calebv3391]

I wonder how long this would power a wifi router....won't mind having internet during a power outage...

[@ToolShow]

We thought the same thing. We figured we could plug in a tv, our router, and watch Netflix until the power came back on. But each time the power goes out, Cable goes out too. I can only assume whatever switch bring cable into our neighborhood, loses power too.

[@btbinnovationsllc6815]

Use a hotspot. Or use your phone as a hotspot to stream to tv. You already have the solution.

[@ToolShow]

@@btbinnovationsllc6815 that won’t do it for 180 gigs of b-roll for our editor on the other side of town.

[@JonMarshAnderson]

Pretty sure you could calculate that. Say you are using a 12.0 m18 battery, 12x18 gives you 216 watt hours and if your router uses say 6 watts and round up to 10 for inefficiencies for the inverter, 216/10 gives you 21.6 hours of run time, maybe a little longer

[@AndrewBrowner]

@@JonMarshAnderson you ever put youre hand over a modern wifi router.. those things are making some heat when theyre running flat out, im thinking closer to 50watts, still 3+ hours.. i doubt that top off is over 70% efficient

[@bbdetailing9123]

Great video. Exactly what I wanted to know! Thanks

[@CopperLontra]

Take your Top Off

[@KINGSPL]

that router looks like my craftsman like identical so craftsman must have lost the patent lmao

[@AndrewBrowner]

scrolled through all the comments... people really have no clue what 175 watts is or what kind of power devices use.. no bob the top off cant run your 80,000 btu heat pump or your 8cuft stove

[@TheJttv]

Can you try a hot glue gun? While we wait on that m12 hot glue gun.

[@ToolShow]

Will do! I'll add it to the follow up list.

[@stifflersmom1992]

Can you try a heat gun

[@TacoMan-bx4yp]

This was very big brian

[@compallito619]

King T'challa: Milwaukee forever!!!!!

[@Methodical2]

Will be great to power my fish tanks when we loose power. Hopefully they have a memorial dale sale on them.

[@edwardwhite8476]

Makita makes a coffee maker

[@ForFucksSake57591]

Bravo 👏 great video as always

[@stevebrown5603]

Everyone begging their favorite brand to make a coffee maker. Just buy a 12 volt coffee maker and wire it to an adapter for your platform got one for 17$ on clearance and one of my ryobi 9amps will run it three times ( about 6 cups it brews 2 at a time)

[@ToolShow]

BOOOOOOOO! NOT AS FUN! :)

[@SerendipitySue]

the the 175W inverter a pure sine wave or modified sine wave inverter?

[@adfadgaqgv]

When are we gonna get the Milwaukee line of battery backup home appliances?

[@terrywilliam1763]

Brilliant idea

[@TGH1966]

Great video

[@ToolShow]

Thanks!

[@joshuarussell3681]

I use mine and run a 12v inverter to run my cargo trailer lighting and fan

[@rucnok]

I have that dewalt power station and it's nice. It powers lots of things

[@Spartan483]

In Nov of 2020 the kids have iPods?

[@15buckeye15]

Hi Robert, I am a recent subscriber and really enjoying all Belts and Boxes videos. I was wondering if you could recommend a reversible ratcheting wrench set for a DIYer? Not a cheap made one either. What are your thoughts?

[@ToolShow]

I'd be confident recommending anything from GearWrench. Here's an 8 pc set for $117 that currently includes a free Lufkin Tape Measure, which is pretty awesome too. Or, if that "Buckeye" in your name means you're an Ohioan like we are, and you'd like to support local/Made in the USA, I'd suggest you look at Wright Tools. They're made here in Ohio and have a fantastic reputation. You can find their reversible ratcheting box wrenches here: www.ohiopowertool.com/m-2225-wright-offset-ratcheting-box-wrenches-reversible.aspx

[@hawkandroid]

Well done

[@pavichi29]

Hello.I would like to see a small microwave and a drill doctor drill bit sharpener.

[@jeffreyortiz-luis5120]

I hope milwaukee makes a Jackery style power bank