Adding extra battery to EcoFlo Delta1300 hack - Live

[@morethantheeyesees]

If you make and sell completly assembled plug and play battery kits for the Eco Delta 1300 I will purchase one As I trust your expertise after watching you for awhile

[@WayneTheSeine]

I don't know how this showed up in my recommendations. I am really not into batteries but I watched it all the way through. It was funny, intereting and informative. I must admit, I was wearing headphones and went to take a leak, I pissed on the floor from laughing at the T-shirt comments, nerd etc. "Haven't sold a T-shirt in six months." Excellent video.

[@MrTUBER408]

I have a EcoFlo Delta 1,000. I solved the power boost hack by buying a 200 amp gel sell deep cycle marine battery and connecting it to a 1500 watt 110V A.C. true sine-wave inverter. I plugged the AC charging cable into the inverter. The Delta 1,000 charge port flows power through. The current from the inverter fully charges the EcoFlo battery to 100%, if it is slightly discharged, while powering whatever device you are connected to. I run a 530W air conditioner. The inverter alarms at 10V and shuts down when the battery reaches 9V, at which time the EcoFlo battery takes over. I easily more than double the run time of the EcoFlo.

[@Jonnboy1978]

Wow that's awesome, I would take that into the field with my Army unit and be the hero. Letting everyone keep their phones going to call home would be amazing!

[@98SPRINGERFXSTS]

So glad to hear for the first time say..that it is not about money...you have that TESLA attitude...

[@sarahannsarahann5480]

Thank you. This was very informative. I just got an Eco flow Delta, and this will help expand the battery.

[@blabbersoft]

Starts at 5:05

[@TiToTorres1326]

I watched the the whole 3 hrs of the video. I learned alot of the system and how it works. thanks jay...

[@spartanpatriot3163]

Just buy 2 200ah deep circle batteries and a 1500 watt inverter and plug a power brick too it to keep the delta topped off and adds extra capacity. You would just need a separate charge controller. What sucks is the new delta smart batteries are not compatible with the ecoflow delta.

[@yettobeseen21]

I think this is exactly what I need to do for my van build, the whole solar and electrical components of my build have been super intimidating so I haven't made a whole lot of progress on it... do you know if there are any videos out there of someone doing the setup you're talking about? I have been looking for a while and haven't had too much luck.

[@LaMammaDiElvis]

Hi Jehu, is there an extra battery which I can purchase ready made. I know there are probably lots of women out there who are great at this kind of DIY but, unfortunately, not me. Thanks!

[@samohtsolacad229]

I have one. The manual shows two units can be daisy-chained (through one unit back's AC outlet into another's inlet... I think It was).

[@gauth6673]

So how do you charge the extra battery? How long does it take to charge it?

[@kirkoliver2878]

Maybe I missed it, but don’t forget to warn people not to connect a fully charged battery to a low batter in the Delta unit or really high current may flow >> acceptable charge rate.

[@MichaelBrianHall1977]

I have 2 delta 1300 models. I bought 2 of them off of Amazon just a bit over 2 years ago . They are both out of warranty now by like a month and Ecoflow customer service is total crap. One said that bad battery pack it couldn't be fixed ..The other Customer rep said it could but that With shipping it and replacing the pack would cost $800 ish and they suggested I buy a new unit. Adding that solar input to add a second battery in your video you mentioned bypassing the BMS. I think my issue is I didn't charge and recharge my unit and now the BMS now won't allow the unit to charge . Could I bypass the BMS and try to charge the battery ? The unit does power on when plugged into the wall but doesn't charge but immediately shuts off when removed . Any help would be appreciated

[@EdRossi624]

Thank you for doing this build. I enjoyed it and learned something. I will wait until the kit is available.

[@batterypoweredgardener8181]

You can get ammo boxes at harbor freight. Plastic $5 small $9 large

[@CLRH2O]

I know this video might as well be considered from forever ago now.. but I just wanted to say that we bought a single *extra* Sunpower X22-360 (we already have 10x of the on the roof of the Tour Bus so we were familiar with them and like their performance because of their use of the Gen 4 MAXEON cells) for $135 off eBay. And this single panel charges a Delta 1300 at an average of 330 Watts when even slightly correctly positioned. So, I mean, $135 / single panel / 330 watts - I seriously see ZERO reason to buy expensive 100watt panels needing all the space, and cabling, and combiners etc etc *if* you have the space to stow a single 96 cell Sunpower panel. Anyways, as with all things YMMV, but this is what's working for our two (2) Delta 1300's. Oh, also yes - having two Delta's imho is clutch. The pass through unit to unit feature has made all the difference for us. It's a similar setup to what you're doing here with a battery extender in a sense.

[@briancollins3177]

I appreciate your attention to detail and safety in your build. Thanks so much for posting.

[@larrykioko7092]

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[@FernandoDIY]

how long can you keep the boards on the shelf without being charged?

[@gfmucci]

Are there off the shelf batteries that can do the same thing? If not, why not?

[@carlcecil79]

HELP - How do you repair the EcoFlow 1300 if the solar panel input is not charging? I assume that fuse was blown. May have inadvertently reverse solar panel input into charger...HELP! Thank you....cpc

[@markm1514]

2:16:36 - I would NOT put Li-Ion in anything motorized unless terminals are properly crimped and strain relieved. Spring? No. Solder? No. Bumping down the road will bust your build apart faster than you imagine.

[@dylangreen5412]

How did you test battery amps without the ribbon cable connected? Wouldn't that trip the BMS?

[@frostyfrances4700]

Well, I just woke up, Jehu, and realized I forgot to turn off your last video b4 I went to sleep last night. Sorry if that interferes with your numbers. But I was tired and you have a soothing voice. :p

[@BoysNtoys.]

Will this work on a Delta Max?

[@ambucar1]

Excellent video. Loved it. What is your back ground?

[@TiToTorres1326]

Great ideas for DIY'S from the best source. Very intelligent

[@ChristopherGonzalez-qg1pe]

Thanks I got a lot out of the build today thanks

[@timhall5226]

Interesting. I have the Delta and love its capability. Good to know internal battery is 48 volt and is that easy to connect. Would love to see the kit cost in order to know if it would be a good deal for me to replicate.

[@chrisandrews7518]

Have you consider using an ebike battery to charge these stations? I have a 52v 20ah battery with the xt60 connections.

[@brw3rd]

Have been enjoying your content for a few months. Figured, it was time to pay you for it. Oh, got Power To Puerto Rico shirt as well. Hope to install my own solar and DIY Powerwall this summer.

[@williamh.2982]

When I take over the world you Sir will be my mad scientists... Not to much better than watching a mad scientists at work..!!!!

[@gagrg76]

HOW CAN I PURCHASE ? ALSO HOW MUCH?

[@welshmanwithacampervan5019]

What size cable have you solder on the xt60

[@anonimity1698]

Time to revisit this... Can the added connector be used to provide 48v from the internal battery to power the new Wave air conditioner (direct connects to a Delta Pro or Max via XT connector)?

[@family11m]

How about using the solar input for usage and than the other port for charging?

[@briancollins3177]

Jehu, if we want to build this battery for our Delta 1300, is there a list of everything we would need?

[@ArabDrone]

This technology what you built guys it’s make many poor people around the world happy keep work together thanks

[@TheWinwin4all]

Great work buddy! You are the first one. Finally ))

[@dvrban78]

Hi sorry for late question but, i would like to do the same thing to my ecoflow River 2 pro, can i do it over solar charge port or i have to parellel to the internal battery?

[@welshmanwithacampervan5019]

Do you have to match the extra battery with internal battery as this internal is 46v can you extra battery be lower than 46v

[@liltwitch6]

sir how many years do you have in experiance that your puting in this video and your battery

[@richardbrown5318]

I appreciate the knowledge you show us all

[@masy_youtubecreators]

Hi there, can you also make me a battery extender and if so how much do you charge? I also got the delta. Let me know please. Thanks

[@arminaromin2484]

Nice, Do you know where can i find a BMS or Battery pack with BMS for this model ? EF-3 Delta , Thank you Sir

[@JoshuaThomasGray]

I just got the eco flow delta for a camper van build out and I am already wanting to be able to plug in an auxiliary battery just like this.. How safe or how not safe is this? Can anyone give me some layman's talk through on if i did this. Also could I just buy say something like a battle born lithium battery and plug that in like this? Thanks to anyone who can help!

[@ehsoule]

Me personally I would just use the solar charge port or the cigarette lighter charge port but you would need a step down voltage converter to 12 volts for lighter port but that port only charges at 10 amps so if you use any more than 120 wats the external battery won’t keep up.

[@JoshuaThomasGray]

@@ehsoule yeah that does seem like the easy way to go.. but the slow charging is what is a bummer

[@pnk4444]

seems like no one can answer this question ... A very simple question that I've asked ( and you ) .. smh .. i don't want to build a battery either, just want to know, is there a pre made battery that we can buy and hook up like he did this one in the video SMH ( we're not all electric pros here ) lol

[@JoshuaThomasGray]

@@pnk4444 haha right! I did find some 48V Ebike battery packs that look like you could just plug right into this and it would work.... but.. idk. hahah

[@pnk4444]

@@JoshuaThomasGray i don't know either , maybe if we keep playing ping pong here with our reply ... WE'LL get the answer ... from my understanding battery chemistry and the layout 14s or 7s ... no idea ... but i would like to get an answer so we dont blow up ..lol .. the connection seems easy into the eco flow , i have no problem with that .. just get me a battery i dont have to put together

[@ServusLabskaus]

Wow, that was three hours of live video for something that could have been shown in a 10 minute video - if you like me are after the how to connect only part, which the title implies. I appreciate your videos.and the tons of info that you are sharing, they are top notch, but I hate to say it, i thought this live stream was really bad, except for the ten minutes somewhere before the 3h mark.

[@JayyKilz]

Will this work on the Delta MINI? Or any of them?

[@frankstocker5475]

How about putting a thin Red band on the positive end of the heat shrink battery cover, this would reduce the chance of inserting the batteries into the holders the wrong way round. Let me know what you think. Frank Stocker.

[@Retired_MZ]

Is there anyway to use an aux battery to somehow power through either the Solar charging plug, 12v plug or some other method that does not require you to open the unit?

[@rootcanal7188]

Mike Zimmerman, I asked Ecoflow support that question and got this answer: Please note the output information of the delta 1300 below: AC Charge Input Voltage: 100-120Vac (50Hz/60Hz) ONLY! (International Version 220-240Vac ONLY!); AC Charge Input Power: X-STREAM Charge 1200W max; Solar Charge Input: 400W 10-65V DC 10A max; Car Charger: 12V/24V DC 10A max. "we can see Delta can be charged with DC( Solar panel / Car charge) via the XT60 port. So there is no problem that if you want to charge it with a 12V battery and ensure the output is within the range above. The connector type is XT60 below. "

[@rootcanal7188]

Mike Zimmerman, keep in mind that you can be charging the Delta by solar during the day, while it is powering loads through the inverter, then at night you will hopefully have a full battery to get you through the night.

[@Retired_MZ]

@@rootcanal7188 I was asking as a major portion of this video was about how to tie in the battery he made to the 1300. Was it possibly to make more power immediately available for consumption rather than using the battery to charge up the 1300? I'd rather not invalidate my warranty by opening the 1300.

[@rootcanal7188]

@@Retired_MZ True, you don't want to do anything to void the warranty on the Delta. In theory it should be possible to use an aux 12 volt battery, which is connected to an inverter, to then charge up the Delta through the AC power input. Probably best to have 8 solar panels, so you can charge up the Delta with four panels, and the 12 volt aux battery with another four panels.

[@liltwitch6]

were do you order your parts and boards from and do you buy a lot of whole sale

[@mbrowni3607]

I like your channel.keep up the good work!

[@cronicasdela6taextincionma973]

Hola! Miguel here from Puerto Rico. Trying to prepare for Hurricane season. How much did this mod cost you and would it be possible just to wire directly a pre-made battery to the Delta battery? If so, what specs would the pre-made battery should have (like a 2000 Wh battery)? Thanks so much for education people on this.

[@briancollins3177]

Any chance you will be offering this as a beginner kit,......would prefer not to do board soldering,....every time I try to,...I end up damaging the circuit board.

[@jehugarcia]

Yes they are coming

[@dylangreen5412]

@@jehugarcia I won as the first winner in your 36v giveaway. I sent an email but didn't receive a reply? Still excited for my 25pcbs that are on the way!

[@henriwolbrink]

@@jehugarcia Keep me informed too. By the way, what soldering iron are you using? Probably asked before. But do not see it in your comment section. Thx.

[@briancollins3177]

Or,....is there a kit yet?

[@yanniedelacruz7910]

Great idea on plastic stand.

[@antoniocamilo4748]

Lovin all of these videos

[@NotSoTypicalGamer]

Has anyone tried adding a extended battery to the River Plus, like this? I wonder if I could just use the connection their extended battery uses and just plug in my own? Possibly without even voiding warranty..

[@johndoe-sz4iq]

I'm the king of Looking for Stuff, Great Job! God Bless!!!

[@zfontain1975]

Can you make me a battery for my delta?

[@stevemyers2092]

love to buy some product from you but i am in Canada - would like to have 15 of the DIY scooter battery boxes.

[@moshak9888]

Hi do you sell lager capacity powerbank

[@mromer787]

Hi @jehugarcia. I really like your videos and appreciate how you explain things in layman terms (or atleast with little know how).

[@mromer787]

Before watching your videos, I always wanted to build such Lego like expandable battery box. Glad you already improve the design to much refiner build and keeping it open source.

[@rinaldomirante4947]

Hi, your content is very interesting, have you ever played with the "eco flow powerstream"? In your opinion, would it be possible to create a handmade battery pack to connect to the "battery connector" of the eco flow powerstream that also supports charging? It would be a very... interesting video

[@boze15015]

Can you tell us who won those batteries from that last live stream? The sound cut out when you said the names.

[@jehugarcia]

No one

[@RicardoGodoy666]

@@jehugarcia jajajajjaja

[@boze15015]

@@jehugarcia thanks

[@catch22frubert]

Lifepo4 is the future, and the people brave enough to DIY batteries for home energy storage don't want or need the volatile lithium Ion/NMC chemistry. They would rather have 4x the cycle life and the safety that Lifepo4 has when compared to NMC cells. The rack mount style 48v 100ah batteries are becoming increasingly popular because they are turn key products, and they are somehow even less expensive than buying raw Lifepo4 cells to build your own battery. I would personally still choose raw cells if I could afford to invest $25k into a solar system and solar energy storage system, but I absolutely understand why people want to buy the rack mount turn key system. If I was installing solar and energy storage for someone else, I would probably recommend the rack mount batteries, as long as the rack mount batteries use good strong cells and a solid bms. I know there are a few companies out there that make solid batteries, like SOK

[@theMekanik]

It’s 4eaper (cheaper) to get Kutting Boards & Make a Box 📦 from them 😅

[@kaikudoucb7955]

Cool build J

[@mws73]

@jehugarcia I just ordered this 48v kit, if I order the 480w adjustable charger from China, what is highest voltage and amperage the 48v kit can charge at?

[@jehugarcia]

50v @11A

[@mws73]

@@jehugarcia I successfully finished this build. Thanks. I plugged the BMS stack's ribbon cables in first, any reason why the 2 other stacks sparked with each ribbon cable plug in? All the batteries were charged to 4.2 volts. I tried one stack without the xt60 plugged in and one stack with the xt60, all sparked. I'm getting 58.3 volts at the terminals, what's the amps? I wanted to ask before blowing the fuse on my multimeter.

[@danoneal1824]

I enjoyed it hope u make more stuff like this.im a new watcher.

[@pnk4444]

Do you need to build this battery? or can you buy a different battery or batteries , to do this mod for ecflow ?

[@ServusLabskaus]

You can buy a 14S battery.

[@gfmucci]

Unfortunately, this "hack" deals more with scratch building a battery than it does suggesting the type of battery to buy and how to connect it to the Delta. Are there any available high watt hour batteries (1,300 + watt hours - especially lithium) commercially available, and what is the best way to charge them and draw from them using the Ecoflow Delta? Not many of us want to build a battery. More of us want to use one.

[@billymajor2123]

this so cool from Texas

[@discreetelitez4248]

Do you sell those ammo box kits you built or can I pay you to build one for me? Pls lmk ASAP. Thanks greatly...

[@dylangreen5412]

They are not hard to build. I made one

[@scarygary3569]

I second this question! Forget buying your shirts,how about a battery set up instead?

[@timmunro3679]

This is great. I wonder if your getting the new Ecoflow? Really interested in the modification or chaining possibilities of the external addon LiFePo battery (ef-1500).

[@pnk4444]

great question Tim , can you save steps and just use battle born lifepo4 batteries , or others and chaining and all need to do is make the mod for eco flow wire ?

[@joeblow1942]

@@pnk4444 Did you ever figure this out? I was wondering how to connect a Zooms 100ah lifepo battery ($400 @ Amazon) to a Delta when the Delta is depleted (no solar cloudy day, etc.)?

[@brianterrill9587]

Dude, invest in some desoldering braid. It will help you alot!!!

[@tonyw282]

Do you sell your builds ??

[@jehugarcia]

No I give them away

[@tonyw282]

@@jehugarciaok ,good to know .just started to get into solar....

[@yanniedelacruz7910]

Sounds good here in Philippines

[@drock83]

Can this battery be used with the River 600?

[@yanniedelacruz7910]

Yes your rules and your choice.

[@kendallosenbaugh8858]

kendall is here

[@brianterrill9587]

Also, if those standoff posts are live??? I'd cover them with shrinkwrap or tape or something to prevent an accidental short.

[@ponkuna]

Hi, From Toronto, Canada.

[@brianmurray90]

Any chance you can do a video on the fortune lifepo4 3.2v batteries? They look really interesting and easy

[@drchow2733]

Great Video !! Thank you

[@pnk4444]

can you save steps and just use battle born lifepo4 batteries , or others and chaining and all needed to do is make the mod for eco flow wire ? and can u show us mere mortals lol

[@theMekanik]

Flex Seal Box 🤘🏻😎🤘🏻

[@HEOCTO]

amazing job

[@jamesdubben3687]

Cracking the code. There, I could be your writer.

[@13coost]

love it!

[@TheMossberger1]

What do you call a chopped up version of a long unedited video? (our favorite diy youtuber.) (jehugarcia!) Thanks for the video. SMH haha! send me something! ha!

[@TheMossberger1]

ok ok this is live. I over looked that. Honestly not bad for a live video. At least these diy-ers see what you go through! I love you man! keep up the great work!

[@matwuzzup]

Making a e bice need 48 volt 🖐😜😃

[@panospapadimitriou3498]

i strugle one month to make a multi outlet empty house paint bucket of spare 46160s 8s and a bounh of dc to dc converters and fuses !!!! even its chargers and solars will be in!!!! .,., ITS QUITE A BIT OF WORK TO MAKE A bATTERy

[@eliomadrid3478]

I need some more ammo for my project.

[@DR.DYE.420]

Funny man, nice hack

[@josevp976]

Awesome

[@jamesmancine8350]

Not what you call a user replaceable fuse.

[@potatocat42]

Who one from last live stream

[@AlbertoDPL]

Potato no one knows

[@stevesandra007]

Think he said Larson

[@james10739]

I assume that is won not one but you know words and I say he posted a video for it I thought but when I got around to watching it, it was private or something

[@87fnando]

I want a battery 😅😅

[@toobglued]

400 degrees? shit, just a tap with a 300 watt American Beauty will do the trick lol