Clean DIY Offgrid install with an Orient Power 5.5kw Hybrid Inverter & 25KWH DIY Battery

[@Shmade0304]

Wow Pete miss these videos sad to say it’s been so long since you commissioned the farm battery alll those years ago …you were one of the few KZbinrs to get me to start building powerwalls thank you so much for all your contributions to the community 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽

[@HBPowerwall]

Thanks for sticking around for all these years mate..

[@Shmade0304]

@@HBPowerwall 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽😁🔋🔋⚡️

[@DenfordBerriman]

Based on your videos I processed over 3000 18650s from mainly laptop batteries to build a power wall. Then I suddenly had to move back to Australia and had to offload my three years of processing. I was gutted. Seeing your mega unit finally installed makes it ok though. Nice job!

[@HBPowerwall]

hope they went to a good home not a recycler *sorry for your loss :P I'm SO happy its done, It seems simple to some making stuff neat and well layed out but for me it's a proper process.

[@DenfordBerriman]

They went to another enthusiast that hoped to build a wall so I was happy to find a home for them. I bet you're happy! When you take a long time to make something it is always great to see it live. Congrats! 🎉

[@HBPowerwall]

kinda made me sad just having it in the corner, it's time to shine is now! Hoping to do a load test with my car charging see how it holds up under a long constant highish load..

[@der_bruehl]

He's back :-) - You kind of started it all for us - now I have 50kWh LFP in the basement and 17kWp on the roof - and there is more to come. Keep on going!

[@HBPowerwall]

Nice work! thanks buddy!

[@chrisrummy]

I am so happy you got to use that big battery finally!!!

[@HBPowerwall]

I'm so happy at the result, can't wait to release the ad-ons i have planned!

[@darinmbicknell]

You've come a long way baby!

[@HBPowerwall]

sure feels like it :P

[@AdamDeLayDIY]

I've followed along for quite some time on your builds. It's fun for us as well to see that battery pack being put to good use. Congratulations!

[@HBPowerwall]

Thanks for watching!

[@HBPowerwall]

This battery started life in early 2019 when I got a van full of laptop batteries from a local school. You can check out the first video in the series here. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hpbRgYytlpVjeaM

[@HellTriX]

Ya need to ventilate that room, or add some insulation and a solar powered ac to keep your electronics and batteries at a more reasonable temp and maybe humidity down.

[@HBPowerwall]

this has all been considered, so far I don't think insulation is the direction, maybe just a simple solar vent in the roof and a vent in the floor to draw colder air from under the building is the way to go

[@HellTriX]

@@HBPowerwall Sounds better than nothing :)

[@HBPowerwall]

for sure

[@richardriehle4159]

it was interesting to watch your powerwall build all those years ago . do you have any regrets with all the time it took ? or was it a good hobby?

[@HBPowerwall]

Its funny, regrets would be the sheer time it took, but that was usually quickly washed away by the joy i got from all the comments and interactions, just wish youtube would show me some love so I could afford to keep making cool projects. Hate making videos for videos sake, always preferred to make something useful.

[@magicmavis]

Love to see you moving that incredibly heavy battery cabinet in your safety flip flops there Pete!

[@HBPowerwall]

it's how I roll, none of the thinking first crap :P Out there you have to be much more aware of the King Brown snakes, Red Belly snakes, drop bears etc :P

[@nelle834]

Appreciation for the effort and dedication you put into creating such a valuable resource Pete.

[@HBPowerwall]

Thanks buddy!!!

[@tecnotips1614]

Great video Pete! Always wondered how those orient units go. Still have my PIP24 still pumping away

[@HBPowerwall]

You and me both! This will be a proper test for sure, can't wait to add much more solar, generator and maybe some cool air to the setup!

[@HBPowerwall]

Might pull the old system back to my workshop, retest the capacity after a few years of full time use. Then it'll go back into service else where on the property ( HOPING a tiny house or cabin)

[@tecnotips1614]

@@HBPowerwall Sounds great! Mine batteries finally let out after many years so I'm on the hunt for some new ones in the next few months. Still have the hybrid 48v inverter mpp solar inverter that I never got around to installing..... Too many projects!

[@HBPowerwall]

I'm happy my Cars are working well, two less projects :P

[@bjconway2474]

Great job Pete Mate. better late than never. Thanks for all the Education.

[@HBPowerwall]

Thanks 👍

[@yankey4]

Happy for you brother! That's cool you got it working. Looks really good. Sorry for the drone. God Bless brother.

[@HBPowerwall]

was right at the end of the day, was planning to send the drone out for repair but might be a video fixing it :P

[@russellgilchrist3951]

Well done mate, glad you have a use for your setup. See all that hard work pays off in the end 👍🇬🇧

[@HBPowerwall]

Thanks 👍

[@georgef7754]

Top job mate. Now keep the videos coming like you used to do.

[@HBPowerwall]

I'd love to if I could make it work $$$$ wise, it's a lot of time and money lost from the day job.

[@QsTechService1]

Pretty nice set up

[@HBPowerwall]

I think so too!

[@MrDenisJoshua]

How do you fill with that inverter please ?

[@HBPowerwall]

about 3kw of solar panels at the moment

[@MrDenisJoshua]

@@HBPowerwall Great... and it's work ok in your opinion ? Thanks again

[@HBPowerwall]

Yeh so far, this was installed 2-3 weeks ago and has evolved a bit since then already but that's for future videos

[@MrDenisJoshua]

@@HBPowerwall thanks a lot

[@janosvarga962]

This should power easy a AC in that shed, moisture and a little temp regulation.

[@HBPowerwall]

I'm kinda starting to think for the cost it would take care of the batteries well & ROI on that alone would be worth it. Thinking I'll try something more passive for the short term.

[@offgridwanabe]

Pure joy thanks for sharing you are the DIY pioneer.

[@HBPowerwall]

Wow, thank you!

[@WaynesWorld999]

How many cells Pete, and average capacity? By my calculation, about 2,744 @ 2.5Ah. Where can I get a copy of the latest AU Standards for DIY battery systems?

[@HBPowerwall]

there are 2,674 connected cells, 3 cells removed from each battery for top mounting hole, then another three cells top and bottom where the mount contacts the battery are disconnected to prevent earth leaks to ground. The tested completed batteries with 191 connected cells mathed out to be an average of 2600mah

[@WaynesWorld999]

@@HBPowerwall awww. So close. I forgot about the extras for insulation

[@HBPowerwall]

lol

[@mangjay80]

Moneter batre ❤❤❤❤

[@budmartin3344]

Great video. Can you please provide the info on that monitor software? name and version?

[@HBPowerwall]

For the BMS it's a Batrium Watchmon 5 - to display on the pc it's Batrium Watchmon Tool Kit, for the inverter it's SolarPower I believe - i'll go to the office and post some links for you

[@HBPowerwall]

Batrium BMS software (requires their hardware naturally) wiki.batrium.com/en/toolkit Software for the inverter - www.mppsolar.com/manual/SolarPower%20%28hybrid%29/SolarPowerV1.18SP6/installSolarPower_Windows.exe

[@abdulhameedkhan1804]

Dear sir nickel strip is best or fuse wire for 240 18650 cells

[@WaynesWorld999]

Pure Nickel doesn't rust. Must have been Nickel plated.

[@HBPowerwall]

Or pure nickel actually rusts lol

[@forked-lightning]

the coating was pure Nickel!

[@HBPowerwall]

I don't even think that was lol@@forked-lightning

[@davidsharp9166]

Fabulous, work

[@HBPowerwall]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@jamess1787]

Your tesla installer must have been blown away wheb you showed him that battery cabinet 😂

[@HBPowerwall]

lol

[@samuelaqimaqima100]

Thanks

[@HBPowerwall]

No problem

[@odoohub5010]

Did you use pure nickel strip or nickel plated strip, for those rusted strips

[@HBPowerwall]

Old ones were advertised as pure nickel strip. Turns out they were not.

[@shawnd567]

How many cycles can you expect doing 3.2-4v? Over 1000?

[@HBPowerwall]

I really have no idea but 1000s would be NICE!

[@metamuhamudnoah2856]

Men this really awesome when i know this well grand ma wont run out power again.

[@liskl]

Which shunt trip model you use in this video? @HBPowerwall

[@HBPowerwall]

Will have to find a model number been so long since I put it together lol

[@dennisyoung4631]

Rusted “nickel” strips? Just Plated???

[@HBPowerwall]

100% shit seller...

[@dennisyoung4631]

@@HBPowerwall thanks. Have heard about “nickel-plated” strip - either sold cheaper than the 75+ US$ per kilo I’ve seen it cost, or - I’ll bet - being sold as pure nickel, at the full nickel price! Have wondered about using nickel wire as a “sorta-fuse” that is then soldered to tin-plated copper (plated onto PCB material to ~ 8-9 oz. thickness, .3mm thick or so) “bus bar”???

[@Janusspeaks]

Great job. you just need your logo (hp powerwall ) on the front of your cabinet job done!!!¡

[@HBPowerwall]

That would be cool!

[@johnjamce1146]

pete what size wire you used for the busbar

[@HBPowerwall]

it's fused nickel, I think i linked in in the video description?

[@HBPowerwall]

batteryhookup.com/products/nickel-fuse-2p-wide-continuous-roll-by-the-foot-18650-cell-level-fusing

[@rossco4002]

Cool video 😅

[@HBPowerwall]

Thank-You

[@impulsesystems]

I confess I’m not thinking of Cortana. I’m thinking of Clippy. I really don’t want AI in my documents.

[@HBPowerwall]

What the hell are you smoking and can I have some?

[@impulsesystems]

@@HBPowerwall sorry, I commented on the wrong video, in my watch later list!

[@HBPowerwall]

@impulsesystems admit was hoping for some of the good gear 😂 at any rate thanks for the interaction

[@rjung_ch]

The bots are the only ones here? I am a real person!

[@HBPowerwall]

hehe

[@rjung_ch]

​@@HBPowerwallPete, saw the blue Mini on the road, what is its faith in the coming years? Also how far away from other villages is that farm? 70km or so is a distance. Living in Switzerland, it's baffling the distances out there 😂. Good to see you back.

[@HBPowerwall]

Blue Mini is a thorn in my side but more because I drive it into the ground hehe so much fun, 'the 'farm' isn't too far away from the world bit more than an hour away from my home.

[@rjung_ch]

@@HBPowerwall cheers!

[@MiniLuv-1984]

I'm surprised you are still using Li Ion cells rather than the safer LFP. I guess that is why its all in a standalone shed. It'd be nice to know your thinking on this. I wouldn't mind a ZS EV. Pretty good reviews.

[@HBPowerwall]

This battery was built almost 4 years ago lol

[@korishan]

@@HBPowerwall And still going strong BAYBEEEE!!!!!!! 😎😎 Pretty amazing considering they sat for so long without use. Just goes to show with proper set up and storage and cells, they can last a long time

[@HBPowerwall]

I maintained them the same I do with all my cells, regular checks and had a panel trickle charging it 99% of the time.

[@typxxilps]

great progress and the crappy laptop batteries served 5 more years - I bet by average twice the life time than usual if those cells had been working 4 years before in those laptops. And you spent a lot I guess for the 3 or 4 HAGER circuit breakers - usually made in germany. The MG should work fine with all the power you can provide all year long - it is a partially VW cause MG's mother company is partially owned by VW producing all the VW in China for chinese market which most people tend to forget. They should be able to deliver the VW quality but have not achieved it yet at least the MG4 that has arrived here in 2022 was good but not at the level of VW, even though it was using VW parts if you look closely. I hope the car will pay off soon with the gas savings you no longer have to spend. Great job, big success in my opinion if you look back from where you had started: crap 18650 cells which you put together to a battery, than an even bigger one and far bigger one. I still wonder if the 5 kW inverter is not too small for your demand and battery but you are in an offgrid situation which is quite the opposite one we usually have in our grid tied situation. Your battery is simply bigger to be better prepared and therefore the inverter now looks so small.

[@HBPowerwall]

Average load is only 200-300 watts so I don't think the idol load usage would be worth having a second.. wasn't that much for the breakers and stuff, I bought the energy meter from ebay, trying to save some money.

[@SotirisPiloridis]

When I was 20years old I had a mini like yours....it was 37years back.....and I lost it from the burglars of Greece Greek THIEVES fraudulent civil servants of the Greek Ministry of Transport

[@HBPowerwall]

I love that car, can't imagin having it stolen :(

[@OffGridAussiePrepper]

well done pete, when u moving out to the farm??? better then that rat race u live in now.

[@HBPowerwall]

ooh you have no idea how much I need to move, but got to stay where the money is made unfortunately. I could video every day out there, so much that needs doing and can be done.. Wishlist - DIY stone cabin, find a freshwater sorce (very hard, if not impossible out there.) A honey shack where I can process honey! hehe But it's my buddies place so all pipe dreams

[@OffGridAussiePrepper]

@@HBPowerwall i had pipe dreams too till i got ill..... all gone out the window..... do not f' wait till ur nearly dead, u will regret it.