EGON DC-Hub test to destruction. It catches fire! | 4xOverland

[@youtuberAstar]

I really wish other companies would build quality products like this !!!! Well done guys. Top of the class. 10/10.

[@sm5970]

I always love the electrics features. I learn so much and get to see a German explain technical objects, which is always a delight. 🙌😁

[@KarlEller]

I always love Heiner in videos, his very German sense of humour cracks me up, and he is very good at what he does.

[@schottertrotter9146]

Sometimes it just needs to be a little fun. Great fun watching you both enjoying your experiment. 😂👍

[@johnmathisen1167]

Love how the weather in Perth makes people go out of their minds.

[@erikloew451]

you created a smoke machine! Well done! Very interesting! Thank you

[@sm5970]

This gentleman needs his own KZbin channel. He is so interesting.

[@electrosaurus]

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[@12v_obsession92]

You're in luck, have a look at Ready to Drive Anywhere.

[@louisferdinand5776]

Haha it’s called one German, one man bun

[@glennbayley5863]

congratulationswhat an incredible stress test for your customers.brilliant video chaps very entertaining.

[@FinallyMe78]

You broke the first rule of electronics. Keep the smoke in. :) Great job!

[@renedeboer7348]

well done guy's love this test to see how far you can go now you now it can handel way over his max gr8

[@ndafarachaitezvi1139]

Extraordinary content as always.Thanks for sharing

[@CameraNomadic]

On today's episode: England and Germany play with fire, two men smoke a circuit board, and the EGON is ready for space travel.

[@AlphGen]

England?

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

South African, but yeah 🤣👍

[@michaelhermans4753]

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[@CameraNomadic]

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[@mariofelix3399]

That's priceless publicity to that equipment.....it's the kind of reliability I (try) to achieve in my electrics

[@londonjacks8371]

A very impressive bit of kit indeed. 👍

[@Bridgewatercafechips]

Imprssive power handling of the PCB but keep in mind temps will escalate with the board in an enclosed housing. Is there any ventillation in the complete assembly?

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

200 A in a PCB is impressive.. even to engineers who do this for a living. There may be a kilogram of copper just in the PCB itself. Those connectors handling the current are clearly high spec as well.

[@LesSharp]

Job well done guys!

[@srrandall88]

Very informative! this is also telling me that you're hampered by amperage could it operate as well at 24V and then covert to a24V auxillary system rather? with inline buck converters at 12v appliances

[@terryoleary5424]

Pretty cool

[@NeilF4x4Crusading]

Does that mean an inverter cannot run through the hub ?

[@veneratedmortal4369]

I think it's limited to 50amps. At 12v that's 600w. So a 300w inveter would run. Maybe a 1000w 24v inverter if you set up for that.

[@NeilF4x4Crusading]

@@veneratedmortal4369 i have a 2000w inverter to run all my 240v appliances

[@sinistra328]

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[@mfhairstream6812]

How is the trip going?

[@douger1517]

How does this compare to safiery ?

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

Interesting but that background music was hmmmm, how can I put this? awful.

[@mouss198]

It's not how much it cost to build and how much he's making!! I'm building a car and soon will need some electric chargers and secondary batteries and I been seriously looking into it it is bloody costy as you guys saying 750 is too much How about 5 to 7k just for a set up, the only different I can see is the fancy screens and sexy flashing lights while this basic looking hub can comfortably feed a higher amp needed appliances when the more expensive systems will shut down I see it reasonable and might order one. That's my personal opinion and each to his own

[@jasonhowe1697]

what are you basing 12 volt, 24 volt or 48-96 VDC to 240vac

[@steveallen1340]

They had a variable load of up to 4,000 watts connected, meaning they wouldn’t get to 200 amps at 24 volts or above. Must be using 12 volts.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

@@steveallen1340 Without knowing how the AC to DC conversion is done, current draw on the DC side may not be linear with the AC side. Stepper converters will have a different power budget on each side.

[@steveallen1340]

@@user-cx2bk6pm2f I agree, if the inverter is running at less than 80% efficiency it is possible for a 4000 watt 100% resistive AC load to draw 200amps on the DC side at 24volts, but I considered this an unlikely scenario. I believe those enerdrive inverters would be much more efficient than 80%

[@jasonhowe1697]

@@steveallen1340 I was asking what the type of battery seryup they were using vs the dc because to provide a proper AC load you have to either do it in series or parallel at a min of 24 VDC IF NOT HIGHER.. TO OFF LOAD THE MAIN VOLTAGE.. 12 vdc isn't really designed to cater for 200 amps.. the paint stripper most likely had a rating of 2500 watts variable it isn't surprising to see the protection on the inverters kick in at 2000 watts you have a buck performance of 2000 watts with constant load to this day I have yet to see andrew do a complete ac voltage calcs and a dc current draw to see that everything in his setup run perfect vs tripping breakers every 5 minutes with an average of 1500-2500 per 240VAC device I would be concerned that the converter/inverter being used might not be a suitable option to begin with ..

9:05 Heiner Mengele. 🙂No offence guys, you do a great job! 😀

[@craigtomkinson2837]

lovely

[@ShalevJonathan]

Testing over current and letting out smoke sure is fun but kind of pointless. Testing electronics in the automotive industry has a very strict procedure. You need to pass CV, DV and PV. This product will surly not pass the EMC and the vibration tests. The screw terminals are not approved for automotive usage. Automotive grade engineering and testing is expensive and probably cannot be done by 2 people working from a shed, but that is what you should aspect in this price point.

[@ianwatson3315]

Clean that soldering iron!

[@AimeeandGrantPallant]

Can you send me one to try? Thanks in advance

[@notrut]

You don't put Current IN ... Amperage is drawn.

[@RedesCat]

Maybe if it was $4 I'd buy it

[@louisferdinand5776]

He is hiding his man bun lol

[@veneratedmortal4369]

$730!!!! What's the total bom cost, $80? I respect what you have done I don't see the value.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Why is there always a cheap fuq. Build the dam thing yourself if you don't like the cost. Let me tell you, design isn't cheap.. and this thing was clearly DESIGNED, not ad hoc'd by an amateur ordering parts online.

[@J-P88]

I think Alibaba and possible Ebay has something in your price range. Or even better try out the Warranty Lottery that is KINGS branded electrical products But it always surprises me that people complain at the cost of something when it is a Independent that is making/developing/selling it but are more then happy to pay inflated retail prices if it is from a Multinational billion dollar company that just re stickers something from China

[@veneratedmortal4369]

@@user-cx2bk6pm2f I work in electronics manufacturing. I actually will. Reading data sheets is not complicated. I'm not even joking. I can get a pcb printed for about $50 solder a few high current terminals on and done. Otherwise just put a few inline fuses in on a nice panel, like everyone does. Just as easy. Honestly, it was a great idea. But at that cost it's not saving you time or money. There is no ROI here. Don't let me stop you buying one tho. Your money, free world.

[@veneratedmortal4369]

@@J-P88 call it constructive feedback. I would consider it if it was $150 because I see the ROI in that case. At the current price I'll get a sheet of wood or aluminium and drill those nice resettable fuses into it(everyoneuses them, go see any 4x4 build). His does not have resettable fuses so it would actually be better.

[@J-P88]

@@veneratedmortal4369 $150? Constructive feedback haha, more just like being a cheap skate that wants somethig for nothing. Maybe if it was built just for himself $150 is fine. If you want to make it yourself then do so. This is a business for $150 at current prices of things going through the roof he will struggle to make a profit let alone pay for all the R&D. People forget that to develop something good it actually takes Time and dosent just pop out of nowhere the price includes the time and expense to actually develop the product. Like when DVDs first hit the market they where 1k before they dropped to a more affordableprice. If it's so simple to make this then do it.

[@JohnSmith-oh9iv]

Don't get it why you would use screw clamps instead of Wagos....Do you guys love tighten them all the time? It's so 80s.

[@aussiedrifter]

Algorithms & Analytics =.

[@-WondersofCreation]

Reduce the cost of the unit, I will buy.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

Another cheap fuq who'd rather have cheap junk than a quality part

[@SiCrewe]

I really don't like watching video's like this. I understand the reason for it but I just don't like seeing something useful being deliberately damaged.

[@KarlEller]

Destructive testing is standard practice in product design. You have to know how far you can push a product before it breaks in order to make sure it meets whatever standards you are rating it to.

[@discoveringwa2204]

They are testing what they have manufactured to ensure safety on a newer more powerful hub. If you think that is a waste you have some serious problems.

[@user-cx2bk6pm2f]

As stated.. "deliberate damage" doesn't mean it's without purpose. This kind of testing is essential. Selling a product without such tests would be.. Chinese.

[@johnvaneeden1455]

They just don’t want any comebacks, they erode profits !