Can this Bluetti DC Charger charge 5x faster than my cigarette lighter socket?

[@pjgold8018]

Spray silicone lubricant on cables helps when feeding cables through the fire wall gland..

[@MichaelJole-g2e]

Excellent Steve looking forward to your draws rebuild soon. Cheers Mike

[@ashleyhoff7561]

I'm new to this. Will this work with a car that runs a Smart Alternator?

[@BelfastBodger]

It has a setting in the app for smart alternators.

[@11Bretired]

Should it be connected to the starter battery instead of the second battery?

[@milansablic]

Hi, thank you for a great video. I got pretty much the same setup. I haven’t got the Bluetti DCDC charger but I got 1000W inverter to charge BLUETTI AC180 Will that be good instead of installing BLUETTI DCDC charger, thank you.

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

If you already have that setup then it shouldn't need to install a DC charger.

[@milansablic]

@ thank you so much. I’m just about to purchase a new . BLUETTI AC180 but I wasn’t sure if that’s gonna work for me. I really appreciate it. Your advice don’t have to get a charger after all thank you.👍

[@jamessilverman4887]

What did you run and for how long until you were down to 48% of charge?

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

I cooked my breakfast and boiled the kettle a couple of times.

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

but if this is hooked straight on the battery does it draw DC even when the engine/alternator is not working/revving

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

It doesn’t get enough voltage from the battery without the engine and alternator running so it doesn’t start charging.

[@dimitristsagdis7340]

@@ExpeditionAustralia tnx - so no risk of draining the battery by accident , if you leave it plugged in, etc.

[@ExpeditionAustralia]

@@dimitristsagdis7340 exactly. That’s why it was taking a while to start charging when I was testing it, because it took a minute or two for there to be enough volts available after the starter and second battery were topped up by the alternator. Once you turn the engine off the Charger 1 automatically shuts off.

[@BelfastBodger]

I contacted customer service as the Charger 1 still draws power even when a power bank is disconnected. They said use the circuit breaker as an on off switch. This goes against the FAQ and user manual. When disconnected from a charged power bank the green led will flash approximately once every 2 5 seconds. What company tells you to use a circuit breaker as an on off switch. They should have installed a switch on the Charger 1 itself, instead of saying after 30 mins it turns itself off automatically, which it doesn't.

[@BelfastBodger]

​@ExpeditionAustralia it doesn't actually turn off after 30 mins.