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[@jacksmith3951]

nice video love your tool box cool you could put switch between positive of battery positive of inverter to turn it off put switch out side of tool box

[@intuitiveempath8988]

Hi, regarding your invertor, if you take the red or black invertor cable, that runs to the battery, wire it to a battery breaker switch/ turn Nob, than back to the battery, you would not have to keep opening the case to turn the invertor off and on, you can just turn the battery breaker switch/ turn nob externally witch will make sure no power is running to the invertor once you’ve turned it off.. in the same breaker switch I’ll also wire a little warning light beside the battery breaker turn switch so the light shows when it on and when it’s off.. as you won’t to avoid keep opening the case and exposing the inside to weathering or dusk, it’s Bast to have a system wear everything you need to use is on the external side of the case/ Box.

[@LithiumSolar]

Hey, came across your video while scrolling around today :) Great build and thanks for the shoutout! I really like the use of the Victron controller instead of the 7210A. I don't care for the 7210A myself either, it's loud and rather inefficient. There aren't many choices for a step-up converter though and that was one issue I had with a 48V system - MPPT would have meant carrying around many panels to reach proper Vmp voltage.

[@JohnEFly]

Thanks man! I really appreciate the kind words! Your video helped me connect the final dots on my system, and I greatly appreciate it. And I completely agree on the step-up converter. Going with 24V has a few downsides, but it was 100% the best choice for me and made it reasonable to carry panels that would be compatible with the Victron controller. Thanks for all your great videos!

[@Jojo-tl6io]

Really nice project. can you share your wiring diagram..

[@murrayjr979]

This was a great build and I like that you’re using your own modifications to make a good solar generator!

[@mikejack9796]

he dose good job cool but i would add 2 20Amp breaker for 2 110A/C out let plug

[@MrThat0nekid]

Great build! I would’ve upsized that wire to 8 or even 6. That number 10 is not rated for 50 amps especially for a continuous period of time.

[@eddyfpv652]

What's up I was searching for solar generator and your video came up. Awesome that you built yourself one I'm going to soon.

[@BrightSparkIdeas]

Very nice build, I like that you customized this build to meet you personal requirements. Good comprehensive presentation.

[@Honestandtruth007]

Can a Solar generator Run your Heating Furnace and A/C unit ❓❓❓❓

[@DJimeku]

Nice. Would it be better to run a dedicated battery maintainer in the correct voltage directly to the battery to maintain them? Or do you recommend giving the Solar Charge Controller the duty of maintaining the battery, instead? Why didn't you just go with a 32v trickle charger directly to battery? Just curious.

[@cyberdronefpv]

Victron rocks, reliable, robust. Great choices John, great build!! I've built several based 36 cell at 6S and 40 cell at 10S 18650 packs with recycled cells (@3000mAh each). Battery contactors can handle up to like 500 Amps, can be manual or controlled by relay. I know where you can get Lion chargers that use a barrel connector and are made for 6S, 7S, 10S, etc.and work through the BMS (Vruzend) Tip: look for larger 18650 packs from tools and cordless vacuums, much less effort and cut fingers recycling them. Stay away from laptop batteries if you can help it, way too much effort required.

[@marianorodriguezmelendez4244]

Not just solar you can also add Wind turbine power just incase. during winter we don't get much sun so add the wind turbine with it. Its a GO.

[@আমজনতা-প৪ঙ]

Adding up a battery! That will turn into a monster!!!

[@kkutube1972]

I like the ability to stack on with more battery. Thanks.

[@bushcrafter6416]

Great idea, I fly freestyle drones also!!!!!! Gotta have one of these!!! Feild charging!!

[@dalendru]

Great build. Clean design and well built. Keep it up. I would have managed the AC inverter on/off the same way. Simple solution.

[@JohnEFly]

Thank you! This thing has been a game changer for me. I'm really loving it.

[@irenethompson9058]

I have similar battery monitor on my system, Just set it up correctly the shunt you are using, Let say you are using a 200A shunt go to the settings in current and set it up to 200A. Great system, I currently using a 7s for my home system, it has been working flawlessly

[@JohnEFly]

The battery monitor works. My complaint was that there is no positive vs negative current. Just a total current. So if it's actively charging it shows positive, if it's discharging it shows positive. So if I'm charging and discharging at the same time, and it shows 20W, is it 20W in to the battery or 20W out of the battery? I wish it showed me that.

[@irenethompson9058]

@@JohnEFly okay

[@kingjames1861]

nice, i built something smaller few years back, im planning on a larger build similar to yours, great video

[@ssyoumans]

Excellent video, one of the best I have seen. Great explanation of components.

[@DoubleA_AMAfpv]

Thanks for the in depth, Jay. Looks like a winner for the track, buddy! B)

[@mattdehope7517]

Awesome build! Only thing I would do differently or upgrade would use 8 or 6 Gage wiring for the whole build just so you have that flexibility with current draw and heat

[@DigitalOmni]

This is awesome! Great video and great DIY.

[@staginglightingsensation8505]

You need to see the 6v golf cart batterys. Way more amps

[@winstonsmiths2449]

Frickin' outstanding! You gave me a ton of ideas for my next build! I will not be buying individual cells and wiring them into batteries, but will build the system by myself. Thanks!I have been thinking about hinged panels, but carrying them and setting them up seems like it would be a hassle.

[@hotbusa08]

Great video your setup is superb everything looks good

[@mattraymond2935]

Smashing through the boundaries lunacy has found me cannot stop the Battery

[@pauldreamchaser9783]

Thanks for this, I am in Africa, and it's facing a massive energy crisis, and 72% of citizens can't afford their portable or rather solar systems, let alone EcoFlow, so I am trying to build these things at a mass scale.

[@michaelsims4475]

Hi John, I am just now seeing your build. Thanks for sharing all that info. I heard you say that you did not have access to the full power of the inverter because of your smaller breaker. I think the inverter probably has a built in AC receptacle. So, if you needed the full power, you could just raise the lid and plug your device in directly. Once again, Thanks.

[@JohnEFly]

Hey Michael. I have changed this part of the build since I made the video, but the breaker is actually between the battery and the inverter. So basically if I tried to use 1500W through the inverter I would need to pull about 1650-1700W from the battery. 1700W from the 7S battery would be about 68A (assuming it can pull at 25V). My breaker was 45A, so it would trip. Since then I have added multiple batteries in parallel connected through 40A fuses and then upgraded the breaker to 85A. Now I can pull the full wattage from the inverter no problem. I don't do it often, but I have tested it for things like boiling water and it works great. Thanks

[@Zone9Rock]

Super excellent video. Will be sharing with other like-minded people I know. Hope for the best, prepare for the worst.

[@farmerboyfpv3637]

Do you have a direct dc battery port for your dc lipo chargers. Just like the USB it makes sense to just run the dc chargers off the battery and leave the inverter off.

[@JohnEFly]

Yes, that's exactly what I do. I connect direct DC to the chargers. I only turn on the inverter when I'm using AC devices.

[@HamedAdefuwa]

Brilliant video, shame I'm not into the drone stuff otherwise your delivery and explanations were perfect lol I would have 100% subscribed haha. Maybe a second channel for all things energy/diy?

[@florenlebaron524]

This is an ingenious concept.

[@JohnEFly]

Thanks. I certainly wasn't the first to come up with or build one of these. I just learned from a bunch of others and built one specific to my needs. No I don't sell them.

[@winstonsmiths2449]

Came back for another watch. Ordered two 100ah/1200w SOK LiFePO4 which I will connect in series for 24v. Though I have the dimensions of the batteries, I will order/buy a toolbox/case AFTER I receive the batteries. I am going to with a 2000w Giandel inverter, with a Victron MPPT charge controller. I want a cushion in wattage so I can run a microwave without any worries. I do not plan on powering power tools but it is nice to know I can. Only my BB system can run a chop saw and heat gun. I currently have 3 solar/battery boxes which I bought and am using now on a daily basis to verify time for recharging, how long it will run given devices/appliances. One Bluetti 2400w, one Bluetti 1500w, one DIY battleborn 2x100ah 2400w system. I also built a HAM radio box with a Bioenno 12ah LiFePO4 battery. Solar or wall chargeable and use a separate 300w inverter for ac as needed (low watt devices only, say 150w max?) I like the various systems. I can run my freezer easily off the BB system. During sunny weather, I also run 2 TVs, my PC and a LED lamp all day on the BB system. At night I use powerbanks to run my LED lamps. I do this to test now, so I know what to expect later should they be my only available power sources. I only have 1000w of solar panels and the Bluetti's can take forever to charge and max out on ~300w of solar. The Growatt MPPT all-in-one system can feed the BBs easily with the three 200w panels dedicated to it, but I need to get at least another 200w. I plan on running my inside fridge and garage freezer off the BB system.

[@JohnEFly]

It sounds like you will have quite the setup! After this video I swapped out the main breaker switch for a higher amp one so that I could run some more intense AC appliances like water heaters and such. I don't need them much, but it's nice to know I can use them now.

[@winstonsmiths2449]

@@JohnEFly Third viewing today. I am going to try out the hinged panels for other use.

[@kwboost]

Cool stuff man. I found my self looking into this about 6 months ago. For no particular reason other than I thought it would be a fun project......And I could use it regularly for drone racing or rc fun Flys. Watched a ton of videos. Never got around to building one. I like what you did with your build. Nice job.

[@JohnEFly]

Thank you! I'm really really happy with it. One absolutely amazing part of this thing is using it after a drone race to discharge my batteries. I have a iCharger X8 and I discharge my race batteries at 15A back into my battery pack. So basically I don't waste the energy as heat anymore, and it discharges WAY faster. Super helpful!

[@joepah51]

@@JohnEFly are your drone batteries higher than 26 volts?

[@JohnEFly]

@@joepah51 Not really. My drone racing batteries are all 6S Lithium Polymer batteries. We tend to overcharge them a bit up to 4.35V/cell so 26.1V at a full high voltage charge (25.2V fully charged at normal charge level).

[@camelotrooms]

@@JohnEFly Why do you want to discharge your batteries? I don’t understand. Hopefully you’ll read my question. Thanks

[@JohnEFly]

@@camelotrooms LIPO batteries stored at full charge for an extended period of time causes permanent damage to the battery. Basically it breaks down over time, the IR increases and it will not perform the same. So if I charge a battery to fly it, but am unable to fly that pack at the field, I'll discharge it to a storage voltage from full. Using a regenative discharge allows me to discharge very quickly into my battery bank saving me time compared to the typical method of discharging to heat with a standard charger.

[@mondotv4216]

Nice build. Shame I don’t live in the US and have battery suppliers like Big Battery and Battery Hookup.

[@archer4922]

How did I miss this video 🤣 I'm actually working on one of these boxes right now. Hah.

[@JohnEFly]

awesome dude! This is the single best thing I ever built. I use it every day. We've also ran every drone race from it since I built this as well. As a bonus my car doesn't constantly stink like gas from lugging around a gas generator anymore. You'll love it.

[@djkneecaps91]

Dude, you’re my hero

[@mariaherradi8732]

Perfect for a van conversion .Thanks for the video .

[@Elimn8r64]

I would like to build a unit like this but on a smaller scale. something that can be charged by multiple means and power 12 volt and 120v ac accessories.

[@JohnEFly]

there is no reason you can't build something just like this but smaller which serves those needs. Since I built this I've added more batteries, so it's up to 6kwhr total, but the core is still the same. I use the DC port to charge from an external AC->DC charger if I want to charge from the wall. I also have a way to feed the solar input a 36V DC input from an AC charger which will charge from the wall as well. I then have 12V and 120V outputs. You can also just get a cheap 24V-12V 40A buck converter and a cheap 12V 300W inverter if your power needs are simple. Then you can keep it really small and simple.

[@sonnyblu6299]

How can you recharge a separate small LiPo4 battery from a cars 12 volt cigarette lighter whilst driving? Like a "Jackery/Bluetti type" SoGen does?

[@patriciaribaric3409]

I know almost nothing about electricity. I wish I could watch a step by step build where I could follow along.

[@MyUltimateStuff]

check out "DIY Solar Power with Will" - a young kid genius that has some terific BASIC videos. Check it out!

[@robertstjchal9663]

Can I get a paper diagram for building kit

[@richardlinked8797]

Quick question, what are the dimensions of the VersaStack Wheeled Toolbox L-W-H thanks... Nice work by the way...

[@docwilson5384]

John E Fly amazing, i build the exact same unit...Peace

[@hayzersolar]

the shunt only reads one side incoming or outgoing. there is a way to hook it up to read both sides by using a switch. look up Jasoniod- solar power, batteries and more! he has a great video on this issue

[@joshuamorasco]

Do you have a wiring diagram available? No sure how you incorporated the DC voltage converter.

[@patreaezell2675]

Where can I get instructions on how to test batteries and instructions on building the battery packs.

[@krakenking1597]

David poz, lithium solar, are 2 youtube channels that work with batteryhookup. You can find reviews of batteries and how to test/build there.

[@joepah51]

Nice system.. I just built a smaller 800 Wh system and it cost $400 with 200 W solar.. Yours looks a lot nicer! BTW what fan did you use? thanks

[@farmerboyfpv3637]

I just ordered 340 of those cells. How's everything in your build holding up. Anything you had to replace or wanted to upgrade?

[@JohnEFly]

Yeah dude, I absolutely love this thing, but I have made a few changes. First, I swapped the 45A breaker for an 80A breaker. There should be absolutely no need for me to ever need more than 80A. I also added a 2nd battery pack inside the case (and am now adding a 3rd) as well as an external battery pack that I can connect to a plug I added on the back. All decked out I will be able to store 6.4Kwhr with this versus the 1.3Kwhr when I made the video (with significantly more weight though of course). I've also added some bigger wires to parts since I allow for more amps, and otherwise everything else is exactly the same and working amazingly well. It's a fun project man, and It's been awesome! Enjoy!

[@dashboy007]

Nice build! Where did you get the yellow XT90 connector mount plate that is holding the XT90 connector in place on the back for you solar panel input?

[@JohnEFly]

It's an XT60 not an XT90 and I found it on thingiverse and 3D printed it.

[@JoeEndres-qu5rh]

What type of battery did you use for this build?

[@njtexit8]

Can you explain how you have the inverter sitting on top of the batteries? I can't tell from the video how you did that.

[@JohnEFly]

yeah no problem. In the back there are wheel wells for the wheels to fit on the sides. I measured the height of the top of the wheel well inside the box and then I cut 1/4" MDF panels to fit in the front corners. There are support strips of plastic within the container so I sized the MDF to fit exactly the width from the edge of the box until that first plastic support and then attached the mdf to the wall. Then I cut a 1/4" MDF board to the shape of the opening within the box and it rests on the wheel wells in the back and the MDF boards in the front. I didn't secure the board down as I want easy access to the batteries, and I don't plan on putting the whole container upside down.

[@ChristKrew-Rev1.8]

looking to use a power bank like this with a deep cycle battery.... how can I build something like this to be able to charge in the field with a gas generator to keep the batt at least at 80%. Love this content.

[@JohnEFly]

The easiest solution would be to use an AC->DC power supply plugged into the solar charge controller. It'll then convert that DC input voltage to charge the battery for you and you can control what voltages you want it to float the battery at (such as 80%). You could also have direct DC ports and charge via those if you wanted, but the solar is easy and works great.

[@ChristKrew-Rev1.8]

@@JohnEFly Thank you.

[@pbatts]

Great video!! Can't wait to see it in action! Out of all the components you used, I'm only a little disappointed you went with the NB M940's instead of the 608's

[@JohnEFly]

hahahah! Observant you are! I need to order some new 608s... the sole broke on old trusty

[@mikejack9796]

Greeting to you from Canada Toronto nice build love it🥰🥰🥰🥰😇😇😇i build my own i have 2 20Amp breaker coming from my inverter going to 2 110A/C outlet i have so if anything happenend my inverter is protocted nothing will happened the breaker will flip like breaker in your house

[@vicman579]

Hi, awesome build. Did you take it out to the field yet? Would like to know average charge time and your run time when on the field. Best.

[@JohnEFly]

yeah, I've taken it to the field many times. In fact it's all I use at the field now. I haven't used my generator in nearly a year. I feel like I should do a follow up video to this to talk about how I use it and what has worked well or not for me. But I run all of our races off of this (with the solar panels connected). I have expanded the total battery capacity since I made this video, but I've ran 10+ hour races including charging my batteries and still had over 50% of my capacity left. It's been awesome.

[@vicman579]

@@JohnEFly Wow! Would love to see an update! Thanks for your reply

[@JohnHeath777]

Would be cool to know what your P rating is on your battery? I'm guessing it's about an 8S10P? And also what BMS you're using. Tx

[@JohnEFly]

hey, things have changed a bit since the original build. The battery inside this at the time of filming was 7S20P. Since then I have added 3 more internal batteries (all 7S, one 20P and one 16P but with 21700 cells). All 3 are wired in parallel. I then also have an external 7S24P battery which I can connect to an expansion port I added in case I need the extra capacity. The total battery is about 4.6Kwhr internal now with a 1.8Kwhr external battery I can attach when needed. All of the batteries are using Daly BMSs.

[@JohnHeath777]

@@JohnEFly that's cool John

[@JohnHeath777]

@@JohnEFly what BMS do you use? I am also building up a LiFePO4 battery using a bunch of 32700 6000mAh cells I have. I will use a 4S config but I'm wondering what BMS to use. I see some need to be started manually and I'm trying to get around that. Like you I have a Victron 100/20. Would appreciate your input to this. You're the only guy I've found on YT building his own battery packs for portable solar gennies. Thanks

[@JohnEFly]

@@JohnHeath777 these are all Li-ion and not LiFePO4, but I use DALY BMS for my battery packs. They also make the same BMS for LiFePO4 if you want to try that.

[@JohnHeath777]

@@JohnEFly gr8 tx. I'm looking at Heltec which I think is similar

[@citizengkar7824]

Nice build. Congrads on crediting Lithiumsolar; had just watched his, then saw yours, & thought it very similar, but with enough differences. Am very jealous on how cheap everything Americans buy is: eg. ~$150 per 100w solar panel; & forget getting a box like yours, in my country, for under $100 (if at all!) :-cry

[@JohnEFly]

Thanks man! My solar panels were actually $79 per 100W panel. $158 for 2. We are certainly lucky in a lot of ways, and it's helpful to keep that in mind sometimes. I had purchased a lot of my parts before Lithiumsolar's video, but that video is what really gave me the confidence in what I was doing and helped me find some last few parts that I needed. I'm not sure when I would have completed this project or what exactly it would have looked like without that video. I had also watched a bunch of others, but that one in particular helped me to pull everything together. So I'm a big LithiumSolar fan now :)

[@pauldarbishire7226]

Looks great! Is it possible you could remake it in English or with English subtitles, thanks.

[@shawnlewis389]

Great video. You should try energy drinks....

[@HamedAdefuwa]

Really well done, I love it.

[@arijunal]

is it possible to run a 12v power inverter from a 24v to 12v step down converter ,battery bank being 24v?

[@JohnEFly]

Yes absolutely. I have a 12V 300W inverter I used for my car, and I have a 12V plug on my solar generator, so I can plug it in and use it if I want. But it'll be severely limited by the 12V regulator. It'll be hard to support 2000W through the step down for example.

[@Bubbz2024]

Great build. Nice package with all the essentials. Sorry if I missed it while you were going over everything but what amperage bms are you using? I'm in the middle of building a 7s27p 18650 battery (for a portable box similar to yours and @lithiumsolar ) recycling 189 Panasonic 2900mah 18650 cells for a total of 2.1kWh of storage. (I live near batteryhookup.com so I pick up everything in person)

[@JohnEFly]

Thanks, I'm using a 45A BMS on my packs. Currently in this build I have 3 separate 7S packs, each with their own 45A BMS then connected in parallel through 45A fuses. I then have an 80A fuse on the master power. At the time of the video, my main fuse was a bit lower, and I wanted to be able to run higher amps when needed.

[@Bubbz2024]

@@JohnEFly Thanks for your reply. That sounds well though out and implimanted. More protection with three BMS boards. Im planning on breaking my pack in half and basically doing the same thing. I've done alot of battery building research and also learned a lot from Jehu Garcia's channel over the past several months. A few years ago I built a simple 24v 6s1p pack with a little BMS for a Boom box I built but it's a far cry from this 2kw monster haha.

[@JohnEFly]

@@Bubbz2024 awesome man! Good luck with your build. One of the reasons why I used 3 built packs was that I would be able to do maintenance on the packs if I need to while still being able to use the device. If it was all one pack I would have to go without it entirely if some cells starting having issues. Plus I can always pull one pack out and use it as a standalone pack if I have a need to.

[@flightning5287]

Awesome vid and lovely device, going to be handy to have that at IO!

[@flightning5287]

or not... I just read it is cancelled this year ;( Im going to cry now.

[@JohnEFly]

Yeah, sorry there is no IO :( For what it's worth I had already decided that I would not be attending IO this year. It royally sucks, but I think it was the right decision...

[@flightning5287]

@@JohnEFly Yes i could foresee its cancellation since the beginning of the year and was prepared to finally hear it. I guess I still had an unrealistic hope I was gonna go :(

[@camelotrooms]

What does IO stand for?

[@flightning5287]

@@camelotrooms MultiGP International Open

[@ARLGD]

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[@entityone5040]

What about heat buildup. Is it tried and tested in hot weather or climate.

[@JohnEFly]

So far so good, though I'm still a little concerned if I used it to the extreme in very hot weather. I use it to run my drone races, and we did have some times where it was 95 degrees and it worked just fine. It has 2 fans inside to circulate the air, and it has a temp sensor. The air at the top can get a bit warm, especially if the box itself is in the sun, but the batteries have remained pretty cool at all of my work levels so far.

[@jaymoney9917]

Johnny. Thank u sir.

[@CaptainMavic]

Very impressive and well done!

[@scottgauld5877]

We have used the kzbin.infoUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!

[@florenlebaron524]

I like how you can pull it.

[@jonminnella4157]

Nice job man you missed you calling

[@irenethompson9058]

And when did you shut off, I shut mine at 21V, that is 3V per cell

[@JohnEFly]

That is when my BMS will kick in and shut down the battery for me, but I won't take it below 22V on my own.

[@62hotrodvair]

GREAT VIDEO BUT SHOULD SHOW easy laymen step-by-step video putting it together .

[@ayoaina_fpv]

Brilliant!

[@florenlebaron524]

Do you sell these?

[@kurtzxcvb3481]

Go to the second hand store and buy a laptop battery charger they usually in the higher voltage I can put out some good amps that way you don't need the boost converter

[@JohnEFly]

Thanks! I did look for 2nd hand 32V+ laptop chargers and didn't see any that would work well. Perhaps I didn't look close enough. I decided to just add a direct DC port and use my DC->DC converter directly instead for now. I still haven't had to use it, but it's nice to have.

[@j-sonS]

You should make them and sell them on a website

[@hawaiidogs9277]

Ty

[@weberito]

I missed the generating part of this build

[@JohnEFly]

it's not my term, but it's a general term you'll see throughout retailers of products like this. The "generating" part is typically referred to as the solar controller + solar panels. That "generates" the power. I'm guessing the idea is that most people don't understand what a gas generator is, and these are meant to be alternatives to those generators without gas so they use the same name?

[@TheLottoCaliGirls]

Texas take notes 🙃

[@garylauzon146]

Very smart . Peace ✌️ .

[@abecoulter8550]

its a battery pack, NOT A GENERATOR< IT DOSENT GENERATE SOLAR

[@drewkeeter2312]

How many Ah is the battery

[@JohnEFly]

at the time I built this with a single 7S20P battery it was 1.35Kwhr (52Ah). Since then I've built 3 more batteries within this container for a total of 232Ah and 6Kwhr

[@drewkeeter2312]

@@JohnEFly thanks, so I'm working on learning for my first ever build. I'm trying to build this same set up. I'm looking for 18650 batteries to buy and was wondering how high of a CDR I should be looking for? I see some batteries are rated for 5amp and some for 20amp

[@JohnEFly]

@@drewkeeter2312 I have used a variety of different cells for different packs, and it really depends on the size of the pack you're building and the use case for that pack. In this case the first battery I built and used in this case the cells were rated for 5.2A continuous discharge. When put in 20p configuration that basically means if they were pulling across all cells it could deliver up to 104A. However, the rest of my system isn't actually designed to handle 104A, including the BMS I used, so my expected load was always supposed to be less than 40A, therefore a cell capable of 5.2A was fine for my usage.

[@pierluigicolotto9570]

With Avasva plans doing something like that was easy.

[@detroitfpv4329]

🔋

[@DavidHanniganJr]

Analytics!!!

[@stevemizera3891]

It is NOT a generator.

[@JohnEFly]

you are 100% correct that it's not a generator. But that's the term the marketing world has coined for similar products that you would purchase. I hate the term personally, but it's how people will know what it is.

[@CommonCentsRob]

Not a DIY but a review of his DIY build. Really good build though. Here's a great build: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hofRgmtte9umoZY

[@bethisway]

Breath.

[@rogerdy975]

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[@Tripskull]

Surprised me too, but it's actually pronounced BLUE TEA