Solar Pass-through Charging Tesla Using Jackery 1500 and 400W Panels

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Jackery E1500 amzn.to/3tQtowO Jackery 100W Solar Panel amzn.to/3qZloHU The Kit amzn.to/3wxM2sn Ground Bonding Plug amzn.to/2UBfEYD Gears I use: www.amazon.com/shop/toolselectrodiy As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

[@kodywillnauer9422]

Looking forward to the Jackery 2000

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Jackery 2000 has the same design with a larger capacity.

[@peteschwarz9893]

I have been looking at solving this as well. Enjoyed the video and information. One thing I would mention (I believe), the Jackery 1500 has lithium-ion batteries. They have recommended recharging parameters that might not make this an effective long term solution. Though a roof top solar array would be more cost effective, a similar solution I would suggest is the BLUETTI Portable Power Station AC200MAX and 2 B230 External Battery Modules. This has a NEMA TT-30 (which would require and adapter for the Tesla), 900 watts of solar panels and few other odds and ends. It also has the advantage of LiFePO4 Batteries, which can be charged consistently to 100%, with little long term battery degradation.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks for the info!

[@gorgeplo]

how much can we expect from this BLUETTI Portable Power Station AC200MAX ? I have a road trip that might require a portion of the road without a charger so i would need around 15 miles or so I have a ioniq 28kwh if i go slow i should be ok but i don't have a back up plan

[@AsadKhan-yz9be]

@@gorgeplo same solution i am looking buddy , as i am thinking to buy kia niro and dont want to be stuck on motorway if battery get finished quickly. So looking a backup so girlfrend do some job of bringing it to me 😂

[@willcal2738]

0:00 technically though... 1:40 storing long term, you should charge to 50-60% and recharge when it drops below 20ish% to maintain long life. 2:30 cold panels in full sun produce as much as 50% more power than when hot in full sun. (25% more cold 25% less heated or more) a 'overclocked' panel coud use reflected light to boost output, then use a cooling solution to cool them, netting even more power.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Right on

[@shamicentertainment1262]

sorry if this sounds dumb, but you could use a small sprinker system to put cold water onto the panels to keep them cold?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@shamicentertainment1262 Yes it is an option.

[@S1Carter7]

The efficiency loss of solar panels is not as high as 50% in hot conditions. Typical losses because of heat are 5 to 15 % which is very rare.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@S1Carter7 that’s for sharing

[@Mae-nr7wr]

thats so cool, if u go on a long trip far away u can slowly charge the car back for free. perfect if u need to recharge in the middle of nowhere kinda wish i had a tesla, i would get the same solar thing lol

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I'm glad you like it!

[@timelessventure2090]

yes you will get just 4 miles after fully charging the Jacka in around 4 hours (roughly) with 4 panels. Not worth carrying that extra weight and the price of $2300 for the system

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@timelessventure2090 Yeah it’s not really practical

[@xeridea]

"for free", ignoring the $3000 price tag on the system. You can't charge while driving, and the extra weight of the system would reduce your range anyway, so you wouldn't actually be gaining much, if anything unless stranded for several sunny days.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@xeridea Just a fun video to illustrate it can be done :D

[@OpenMind3000]

But does it still charge when the battery is empty? Since the solar only puts in 300 to 400 watts it won´t be enough for charging the tesla, but does it turn on again automatically if it is charged enough?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

No it won't charge when the battery is empty. The power station will turn off if battery is dead.

[@OpenMind3000]

@@ToolsElectroDIY ah ok thanks for the info 😘

[@08yannch]

ground plug is just linking earth and neutral (men), problem is the men is supposed to be tied to earth as well as be located behind any rcd protection. if you have a fault in the "high" voltage side you're going to have a bad day. actually just looking at the jackery it has no protection other than the limited output of the inverter which is at least 16A at 110v, dont know if it will kill 100% of the time but it would at the very least give you a decent boot.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

that's right

[@anjelshannon]

Where did guy acquire the ground plug from?

[@coolich]

How long do you think it would take to charge pass through on solar? It's a great concept for a prepper. It may take over a week to charge but at least you can drive if the grid ever fails.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

On a good day the battery bank gets 1 to 1.5 full charge, so I think this setup can provide 4~6 mile range a day max. Therefore to fully charge a car with 300 miles range would take 50 days.

[@coolich]

@@ToolsElectroDIY But could it not still charge with the sun on a pass through? My Jackery takes about 5 hours in good sunlight to charge. I am getting in the summer roughly 10-12 hours of good light. That's what I like about the Jackery. Even if the battery drains you can still charge with the sun. Thanks for the video.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@coolich Yes it charges and discharges at the same time.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

​@@coolich If it has more input watts than output, yes, it will still charge at a slower rate.

[@thomasmoss1066]

I live on acreage. What size/brand/setup could I purchase to recreate a charging station at the house and how many solar panels to properly support station? Can you give me some key words or links to point me in the right direction?

[@FuyangLiu]

Tesla should really provide a direct DC input to their cars to allow PV input!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

DC may not be able to do super fast charging.

[@FuyangLiu]

@@ToolsElectroDIY No it can, just as how you fast charging your power station, you can charge your car equally fast if the input is provided by Tesla. DC vs AC has no power difference, what matters it how much current the devices/cables can handle. The way you are doing is DC -> battery -> inverter -> AC -> inverter -> DC -> car battery. Each inversion wastes energy, which is pretty sad as Tesla is not providing a DC input.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

​@@FuyangLiu You are right about the conversion loss. If Tesla supports DC input, what would the voltage be? Must be really high, then the power bank must do DC step up to that voltage just to match the Tesla DC input. What about other car manufactures? Therefore AC charging at 120v or 240v is a more universal solution.

[@FuyangLiu]

@@ToolsElectroDIY The car manufacturers can simply either provide a MPPT charging device in the car or give you the option to buy one. Like I said, it will be exact the same as chancing your battery in your power station as charging your battery in your car. Your power station can take in a variety range of voltage so can a standalone MPPT solar charging device. It can match a range of output voltage and output a certain voltage and it can be simply set in the MPPT to match a voltage that Tesla can handle. It's just not many people knows or would like to buy a large set of solar panels otherwise one can easily buy a few 100w solar panels and chain them together so to simply charge the car battery at 300W to 1000+W depends on how many solar panels they lay around the car. If 1000w panel is used the a single day one chan change 5 to 10% of the whole car battery.

[@FuyangLiu]

@@ToolsElectroDIY 1000W charging can be reached by 20V 50A, or you rearrange the solar panels to have 40V 25A. It all depends on the MPPT's recommended best arrangements and also depends on the output I guess. But what I mean is for DC it can be quite flexible and not that difficult for car makers to provide an solution to allow DC charging. It's just not enough customers are asking for it then they don't bother adding such feature, I suppose.

[@Mark.Richter]

Unfortunately, I work overnights, but my co-worker just got a model 3 and he works from 7AM to 7PM. Wondering how many miles this could replenish on a sunny California day. Probably could replenish his commute.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

3 to 5 miles I guess :) If you get 4 more panels as an 8-panel array, it would be better.

[@xeridea]

Charging in this way other than emergency is highly impractical, and insanely expensive. Would be paying nearly $3000, and during battery lifetime of the Jackery, generate perhaps $100 of power for the car, with a huge labor overhead. You would be much, much better installing solar on your roof.

[@MichaelrennieG]

why did your tesla battery go from 80 % to 50 % while your trying to charge through Jackery,, video confusing

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It's charging the car too.

[@mrnobody.4069]

Best thing ever for multiple day camping trip yeesss and a portable power station too

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It takes a long time to charge though.

[@Ninety9924]

Keep in mind the usually camp sites are in the shade.

[@musashi-san____1409]

Why does the battery make so much noise when charging the Tesla?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Cooling fan

[@musashi-san____1409]

@@ToolsElectroDIY Thought so. Seems like that type of charging in that type of battery will shorten it's lifespan.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@musashi-san____1409 not sure. Why? Heat?

[@musashi-san____1409]

@@ToolsElectroDIY Yeah. I don't think that power station was really designed for charging demanding items like EV's, and lacks the components for it like an Anker SOLIX F3800. I get using it in an emergency though.

[@matthewprather7386]

When on 110V power does the Tesla allow you to limit charging current - I think it does when on 220V? Enough to match the input from the solar panels? If so you can charge the Tesla with this setup and also preserve the battery capacity.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Exactly, you got the point! It allows current limit on both 110v and 220v. Please watch my test with Anker PowerHouse 767 here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLIkH-hqduHfK8 where the current is limited.

[@Robert_Prather]

just found your video.. very cool. I might have missed it.. but from this Jackery..what percent can you really charge the Tesla if you drain the Jackery.. like if you're on a road trip? I might have missed it. I have a 2022 long range and love it and love this idea.. as I work from home and park in a very sunny parking lot... I thought of charging the jackery during the day through solar to keep my Tesla topped off at 90%.. getting back the 3-5% loss in a week...

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It adds about 4~5 miles range. I will soon publish another video using Anker PowerHouse 757

[@DailyDoseOfJoy]

If you include the heave use of the puffer battery, chargin solar is probably much more expensive then charging from grid.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I did point out this is for emergency use at the very beginning of the video.

[@MrMannyhw]

I want to know is. Can you hook it up to a Tesla and how long it take to charger it? Since it’s only charinging at 120w. It’s going to take forever. Is it also possible to charge and panel collecting at the same time?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Did you finish watching the whole video? It is charging the Tesla Model 3 at 1300W. And it is possible to charge both at the same time with solar panel.

[@timogronroos4642]

Go with LFP battery instead of NMC like in Jackery. They last 3-5 times longer and are safer

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I did. See kzbin.infovNqnzfCWH9w?feature=share and Anker ones kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5vKlWOtpdd9irc kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLIkH-hqduHfK8

[@midnight121190]

What does the ground plug do trick the system into thinking it's grounded?? If so, that seems very risky

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

see link in description

[@Tore_Lund]

Easy now. Nothing prevents you from adding a ground wire to the grounding pin in the grounding plug with a grounding rod you push into the ground. However not having a proper ground is no different than pushing a corded lawn mover with the usual two wire extension cord. Secondly EVs have their own grounding current detection circuit, so it shuts off charging if the chassis ever becomes energized or voltage is present on the ground pin in the charging port! This means this is perfectly safe. #3 the Jackery is floating with respect to ground in the first place when using the grounding cheat plug, standing on a mat in the trunk, which means that a highly unlikely shock from it through you to the ground can't hurt you. This is even safer than providing a proper ground to the Jackery. #4 You don't solar charge when it rains either, so you have absolutely no reason to be concerned about this. In my EV I have disabled the earth fault detection circuit completely on the AC side because it was finicky, if there was noise or a slight potential on the ground wire it wouldn't charge, which was a problem when charging on camp grounds and other places with sub standard wiring.

[@DaunteScott]

Have you looked into this since the release of the “supercharger”? Since the vehicles will allow DC input? Also, have you looked into to the GOAL ZERO generators? They have some beefy generators. Lastly, have you experimented/what are your thoughts with bypassing the charger plug and tying a generator straight to the battery?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Tesla doesn't allow DC input. I know Goal Zero, but I don't have their products. Bypassing charger plug to access battery directly is not a simple DIY project. It is way beyond my capabilities.

[@davidthompson9359]

The issue is theft. You can't sit there and babysit it while it's charging. I get a good charge after I get home from work so the next day I can drive there with no issue. I would like to be able to attach this kind of setup to the roof of my car while I'm at work so the car will be charged by the end of the day. I drive home and plug it into my house solar grid before the sun goes down and repeat the process. How do you keep someone from walking off with the solar panels?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

This is a demo of the capability of the power station. Perhaps for emergency use? Also you can enable Tesla Sentry mode.

[@davidthompson9359]

@@ToolsElectroDIY Seems that all car charging videos are about Tesla's. I've got a non-Tesla hybrid and was thinking of doing the same thing, but to get a charge at work. You would think in this day and age we could get a faster solution, but how to keep it safe while charging at work is the biggest issue.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@davidthompson9359 I agree.

[@ahavrilla9577]

Sentry would use more power than the Jackery is delivering, wouldn't it? @@ToolsElectroDIY

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@ahavrilla9577 I don't think Sentry mode uses that much power. Perhaps 50W max.

[@bsmooth5487]

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!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

which one?

[@jgetscensored7837]

I plan on buying the new f-150 lighting next year. I want to buy a bed cover and bolt one or two rv panels to it, and leave a controller similar to the one you have in the truck bed at all times. Mobile power, and mobile charging when I’m parked. Even better than in the tesla, it will take up virtually NO room in the vehicle besides a small footprint in the truck bed

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes sounds like a good plan! Make sure you get the glass panels for longevity and durability.

[@S.T33L]

My only gripe is that is buy new or not at all

[@JackMott]

Those ideas are always fun but it would net you about 5 or 6 miles of range a day, if you park it in the sun. Usually makes more sense to spend that money adding panels to your house, or more battery to the car.

[@jgetscensored7837]

@@JackMott either way, ford dropped the ball and I got my deposit back. They more than doubled the price including for those who paid a deposit set on predetermined terms. I backed out on the last day you could get a full refund. Mid February.

[@JackMott]

@@jgetscensored7837 looks like dealers are making huge markups. With Tesla, the markups come direct from Tesla :D supply and demand always finds a way!

[@carlosguzman-md2mt]

You can use a bonding plug with a on off timer to facilitate

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I don't have the on off timer, but thanks for the idea.

[@LindsayWassell]

Thanks for all the info! In this video you mention you’ve published another one where you review the grounding plug. Where can I find that one?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I didn't create a review for the grounding plug yet. Do you have any questions?

[@LindsayWassell]

@@ToolsElectroDIY I’ve ordered the one you link from Amazon. I intend to use it similarly to the way you have, to power up my Model Y from a Jackery 2000 Pro. My core questions are about the requirements of the power bar (if any) and to be aware of any safety issues or potential damage to the car or solar inverter by bypassing the ground. Can you help?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

​@@LindsayWassell I also have Jackery 2000 Pro, I will test it with my M3 and potentially post a video for the test. I don't think there's safety issue for using it like this. Just keep the power station well ventilated and keep the power strip away from water. We probably don't need to use the power strip, perhaps simply plugin the ground bonding plug into the other ports on Jackery will make the car charging process work.

[@LindsayWassell]

@@ToolsElectroDIY I saw in another video this morning that plugging the ground bonding plug directly into the Jackery doesn't work because each plug on the unit is individual and not chained together. On a power strip (or at least the one you were using!), each plug is somehow related to the others. That seems to be how the ground bonding plugged in one socket affects the behavior in the others.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@LindsayWassell That's right. You do need a power strip for car charging to work :)

[@DavidVAmendola]

Why do you need that ground plug? Why not just plug the mobile charger in the Jack battery?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It will not work without the ground bonding plug. See Link in description.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

I thought this battery bank you didn’t need the neutral-grdound bonding adapter

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

You always need it! I fully tested all big power banks with Tesla. They all need it. Watch my review on the Anker 757 PowerHouse too.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Anker 757 PowerHouse Powers Tesla Model 3 and DeWALT Tools kzbin.info/www/bejne/e5vKlWOtpdd9irc

[@lapamful]

Kind of a shame the guys at TFL didn't know about this possibility when they took their F-150 lightening to Alaska and back a couple of years ago. Because it was an unmittigated disaster, the guys were so dispondent that they just couldn't hide their disappointment. But the back of a pickup is a perfect place for these solar panels. But one thing I've always wanted to know about EVs, can you charge and drive at the same time? I know there's an impractically/safety issue having the charger handle sticking out the side of the vehicle. But what I mean is, is it possible for the batteries to charge and discharge at the same time?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

good to know

[@TCPUDPATM]

You could drop the charging speed to 5A. That way you can charge all day with 250-400W out of 550W coming from Solar!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Good idea. I will try that next time with the Anker one

[@OpenMind3000]

@@ToolsElectroDIY yeah that is a great Idea. Do this in a video

[@shamicentertainment1262]

this got me thinking, maybe setup 8 or 12 solar panels in my backyard to charge a battery and then charge an EV. Got enough space that gets heaps of sun. my commute is 16km a day (technically only 8km, but I drive back from work on my lunch break) Now I just need an EV

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Nissan Leaf is an affordable option. This Jackery 1500 can probably take 800W solar input.

[@Killernochance]

@@ToolsElectroDIY cheapest Nissan leaf near me is still way out of my budget :(

[@fotovoltaicelabloc]

Is it possible to charge it more efficient using just a DC converter directlly from solar panels to car DC input ? I mean why we produce AC from solar panels DC and then car reconverts AC to DC to charge the battery (we have 2 times energy loss...)

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Not possible. Tesla doesn't support DC charging.

[@woodelfdragon8603]

I'm hoping to use this setup for aptera to add extra miles

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Sounds like a plan

[@Itsjrob_]

Great stuff man ! Do u have any videos reviewing the jackery explorer 1000 ?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I don't have Jackery E1000 yet.

[@chrisrussell6499]

@@ToolsElectroDIY I saw a video on here and the explorer 1000 would not charge the model 3 as the model 3 wants to use 1300

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@chrisrussell6499 That's expected.

[@vvsbzone9058]

Hats off to your work man, you're a Genius

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

That powerbank you don’t need the surge protector strip! Their is a metal in the ground hole!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks for letting me know.

[@JohnBrinkman]

So it would take 225hrs to charge 90kw/hr @ 400w!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

You got mad math skill! Smash the LIKE and sub

[@demac209]

Only 9.375 days of sunlight not just hours in the day so it's guess 3 weeks

[@00SingleSeven]

Useable model 3 battery pack size is 75kw, and output from jackery was around 1300w so that's 57hours, 8 hour sunlight you are looking at 7 days to charge tesla in a perfect world but because jackery pack can only hold up to 1.5kw, 4hrs to charge @400w solar input, so we can comfortably sat 14 days to fully charge model 3. If you don't drive everyday or drive very little, the whole process would take less time and can enjoy camp mode with peace. Nice back up in case power goes out. Evs are technically giant battery pack. Some of them can power a house. Like ioniq 5. I like my model y performance tho. Looking forward to own model x.

[@elenachavez9938]

What is the gadget in the sur charge cord

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

which cord?

[@Mr5150guy]

Do you have any concerns about Jackery FAQs on their website saying that they don’t recommend pass through charging even though it’s possible? I guess ok for absolute emergencies which is when you’d need this setup. I get frustrated when a company says they support something but don’t recommend it. Confusing…

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Pass through charging is fine if you keep the power station ventilated and cool. Heat is usually the main concern.

[@Mr5150guy]

@@ToolsElectroDIY Thanks for the quick response.

[@Killernochance]

@@Mr5150guy it also degrades the lifespan of the battery

[@mohammedshahedhossain9627]

To change 80% change from jackery.how time tesla need? Is it possible to change tesla 70-80% with fully change of jackery?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Not possible. only adds 4~5 miles tops.

[@tylerg6241]

It took you a long time to complete this project? You plugged in some cables...

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

You’re right only a few hours to set it up shoot the video record all the numbers edit the video so you can watch it for free

[@slacayo]

Do you happen to know if this would work using the Bluetti AC300 + B300 system ? These also come with solar panels. Looks like the ground unit 🔌 is what is important. ?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I don't have the Bluetti ones yet.

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

This jackry power bank uses 20amp 110 outlets

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

ok

[@VOLTRONDEFENDER4440]

@@ToolsElectroDIY plugs that have a extra horizontal pin slot is 20amp regular 15amp plugs do not have this

[@tips4tesla407]

im glad i found this im halfway thru doing it myself and need some info or guidance, is the jackery 15000 the smallest station that works for this project? i have a smaller jackery it wont power the car charger even unplugged from the car

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

You will have to reduce the amps going to the car in the car setting.

[@tips4tesla407]

@@ToolsElectroDIY yes thank you the reduced amps and the dummy plug for ground and the 2 things i think ppl miss

[@davidsaavedravazquez5890]

How long does it take to fully charge a Tesla 3 using jackery1500 and these panels?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

A long time. See my Anker 767 charging Tesla review kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLIkH-hqduHfK8

[@phr3dmcc0y]

people are going to whine because it is time consuming. But the thing pays for itself if you are patient.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

LOL! thanks

Did you think that buying 6 more Jackery and add to the system?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Not worth it. With that budget, you are better off with Tesla Powerwall

[@jerrymarin9435]

Why not try this on a 24kw nissan leaf? I see some benefits of the smaller battery & still debating on battery replacement for my leaf.wall outlets are more common than gas stations 😅 But i would like to thank my state for over charging me for license plates,since they don't get my money in gas taxes..

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Because I don't have the Nissan Leaf.

[@OriginalThisAndThat]

You can walk same distance (around 10km) easily , maybe 4 times more, even slowly that you charge your car by using maybe lets say 4h to recharge your Jackery and unloading it 1h to car. So 5h to move around 10km in optimum conditions. :P

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Sounds great

[@don.timeless4993]

this is amazing. it's a game changer for off road camping with ev suv/trucks. i just wonder if such jackery hardware built in to the ev so the owners plug in solar panels as much as they can

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks! You can watch another Anker power station test here kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLIkH-hqduHfK8

[@DELL0015]

Have you tested this with a solar generator yet?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes

[@coniferousbug2395]

I wish they can sell those solar parallel connector individually.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

You can probably find one on amazon.

[@coniferousbug2395]

@@ToolsElectroDIY No. But I was able to fine one at Lowe's. But that one is Anderson at the end and not the 8mm one :(

[@mohammadal-kamsha4020]

How many mile per hour ?!?!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Not much. This battery pack can provide up to 4 miles range. I think I mentioned it in the video.

[@mohammadal-kamsha4020]

@@ToolsElectroDIY 😆😆 i usually skip alot BUTi was thinking What if we get like 12 or 10 really big solar panels And an inverter And then fast charge it like station do Cant we do that ?

[@georgeguo851]

i guess the MAX you can charge Tesla by this method is less than 8 miles per day with the best weather, so this is for emergency use only base on the thousand dollar investment.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Right on.

[@MethosFilms]

I wanna try this with my bluetti 200 max. It can handle more wattage going in and out.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Go for it. Please let me know how it goes!

[@MethosFilms]

@@ToolsElectroDIY I will let u know for sure. My friend has a Chevy Volt. I'll try it on his.

[@bryanperalta3885]

was the fan really for the jackery? was it really that hot?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Fan not needed. It's just a quick demo.

[@evilphuk]

What happens if you connect the TESLA mobile connector directly to the JACKERY?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It won't charge. See my mistake here kzbin.info/www/bejne/il6pmquurKZqhKM

[@kennyfit9877]

Is this setup still working for you? I'm thinking of purchasing the jackery 1500 to charge in my building and transfer to my Toyota hybrid for a little bit of charge

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes, this setup still works.

[@whitechocolate4986]

where do u get the ground plug to put in the outlet strip?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

On Amazon. The ground plug is in the video description.

[@aftonline]

I don't get why you need to spend $3000 or so on additional batteries when your car already has a full battery pack. Surely there is a lower cost solution that allows your car to tap the solar energy directly from the panels as long as you have enough wattage to trickle charge the vehicle battery?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

1. I didn't buy it. Jackery sent this set to me for review. 2. I made it clear in the video that this is just a demo that it can be done. 3. As a portable solution, the battery is required to make this work. The car cannot be charged directly from the panel as AC power is required.

[@aftonline]

@@ToolsElectroDIY That's fine, I get that this is a solutuon that works but that battery is a DC power source so clearly it's the inverter built into the Jackery, not the lithium ion batteries, that makes this workaround possible. I'm sure there is a standalone inverter out there that would work if the car would accept the charge and the solar panels were putting out enough amps. It would be slow for sure but I'm sure it must possible.

[@aandyyyyy1]

Can you charge your car while your power bank charging from a solar panel?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes. In the title "Pass-through" charging

[@AddTomatoes]

So this would take a week to 2 weeks to charge the car ?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

More than 2 weeks. Maybe 4 ~ 5 weeks.

[@5jjt]

The fact that the hood, roof, and trunk lid are not solar panels communicates to me that electric cars are not being forced on us for their "pure" reasons.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

ok

[@greggg4011]

I'm very confused as to how you managed this. I haven't bought the items yet, I've beengathering the information, and I have a cheap solar panel 5x17 that deliverse 12 VDC at .2 Amps I want something I won't have to worry about someone stealing. I was going to get me a Sangsung but it doesn't have the 880 Amp input to match the 660 A output from there or the Jackery. The Jackeri shouldn't work, it should be depleting. In order to plug into your PHEV cable to charge the car, you need to put on more than 6A consistent current, otherwise the contactors separate and the contactors are not designed to sepaarate more tha a few times a day, not everytime the sun crosses the clouds. You're output HAS to be greater than 660 Amps. Honda won't permit you to hook the power cord to a splitter. You keep saying impractical, but if you have 2 of them and you have them hooked up one at a time, and you can turn it on from the house, it's not always on. I have found one bit it's 60 lbs:Anker SOLIX F2000 767 So the way I see it, you are still charging the battery and discharging it, right? My plan is to be able to feed it without charging or discharging.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I also reviewed the anker / ecoflow ones, pls see other reviews too.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

update here kzbin.info/www/bejne/baWZcmmohtlmpbs

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Anker one kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLIkH-hqduHfK8

[@sttarch5150]

4 miles per hour? That means my Etron, from 0-225 miles will take 55 hours. Need a system that will give me 7 kwh like I get out of my current Outlet. That takes about 6 hours.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

For emergency only. Also see kzbin.info/www/bejne/rpLIkH-hqduHfK8

[@roundgarage]

Good inspirational video. You show the Tesla battery at 51% will take 15hrs 5 mins to charge fully . Will it charge twice as quick if you used 1000 watts of pv panels ?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks for watching. No, the Tesla charger can only work at that output with the 120 volts outlet.

[@Albertkallal]

So we see that plugging into a standard wall outlet, or pulling 1,300 watts gives you 4 miles of range per hour of charging. Based on solar panels output of 400 watts? Then for every one hour of charging from just Solar panels? You get 1.2 miles of range. So say you charge for 3 hours on solar, then you can drive 3.6 miles distance. Kind of cool. But then again you not get 400 watts output much during the day. This explains why for example Ev's don't come with Solar panels. Even on plugging into standard wall outlet, 5 hours of charge will get you about 18 or 20 miles of range. Charging for 8 hours from a wall outlet gets you about 30 miles of range. I would love to see a setup in which you have 8 portable panels. That would be 800 watts, and give you 2.4 miles of driving range for every hour of solar charge. On the other hand, fold down rear seat. And go with a stack of 10 higher end panels. The panels are quite large, but a stack of 10 or even 12 could fit in back stacked up. 12 such panels would output 4800 watts. And at a higher voltage, you would now get about 16, or even closer to 18 miles per hour of charge. 3 hours now gets you 54 miles. 5 hours get's you 80 miles!! Still not cross country range, but you probably could stack 20 panels in back? Yes a KZbin video of cross country by Solar panels would be interesting.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

that's right

[@LordofStormsEnd]

New Jackery 2000 gives even more range capability

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I have it too. Stay tuned.

[@kevinerickson2595]

Perfect Cheap Reliable Lightweight Golden ✨️

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

all points checked!

[@pinzgauernorcal]

you would need 10X your setup to charge the car and a perfect sunny day and a way to daisychain all the wires

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes

[@oroville12345]

I love doing stuff like this I think you and I would be good friends I tinker with stuff just like you.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks for your support! Smash the like and sub!

[@jedi_mapperp4073]

Love your excitement. Impressive power station. I'd like to build a wall rechargeable 4KWh battery pack to extend the range of my Volt

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Sounds great! Go for it! Smash the LIKE!

[@lukelee3]

Now do this again while driving, that would be cool. If you can drive and charge at the same time, lol.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Interesting. I thought about it.

[@relaxingbehavior252]

We need to see from 0 to fully charge

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Power stations or Tesla?

[@relaxingbehavior252]

@@ToolsElectroDIY Tesla

[@Sirrichz28]

Good idea but I think you'll be better off. Building something with lots more power that won't take forever to charge it. It may pay for itself..

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

ok

[@ummerfarooq5383]

Why isn't tesla making a solar panel covered car?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Impractical and expensive.

[@ummerfarooq5383]

@@ToolsElectroDIY what about the Sono Sion?

[@tri0xin]

Very cool to see!

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks, smash the like and sub!

[@Roman77EA7]

Thank you for this video and similar. Its very interesting

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Glad you liked it!

[@TheMttown]

This is so cool, I have jackery 500, I wonder will that work. Thank you

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thanks! I'm afraid 500 will not work in this case due to its limited 500W output. As you can see, the car draws at least 1300 watts.

[@xeridea]

@@ToolsElectroDIY You can manually lower the charge speed to 4A, I have seen it done. Of course this method is extremely impractical, and serves merely as entertainment.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@xeridea Yes, lowering the input amperage works with smaller power banks. But it's extremely impractical, as it may add maybe less than 1 mile rage from that little power station.

[@ShotgunAFlyboy]

1 or 2 more rounds of portable battery improvements, and my Model S will actually be reasonably charged

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Maybe in 5 to 10 years.

[@rotorblade9508]

Normally you only need a charger that directly charges the tesla battery but that’s good for other purposes. Anyway very impressive both the charger and the panels Also the charger battery should be used as little as needed since any use would reduce its lifetime

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Solar panels alone won't be able to charge Tesla.

[@ahavrilla9577]

How about if you're camping for a week or so? @@ToolsElectroDIY

[@ПавелКардаш-м2щ]

5 miles per 1 hour chargering

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Right

[@natashakay7312]

Wow.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

cool!

[@IGI-MAN]

Not to mention that Jackery 1500 is around $3000

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

No, it's less. See amzn.to/3KF8RSf

[@TheRainbowgary]

A solar roof on electric cars would be great .

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes, but very expensive.

[@David6801]

Great video! Why not use a power bank that provides 220V AC, they are making them in china, wouldn’t you charge your car a lot faster?? Thanks

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Good idea but I don't see any battery bank that can do it. And NEMA 14-50 connection is required. Not that simple.

[@mrnobody.4069]

Not just refill your car at home but take 15 hr off your time to charge any where

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

haha

[@austinpowers1999]

What’s the m

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

?

[@SlackersIndustry]

If that's the case get a has generator 😆

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Can u create gas at home?

[@SlackersIndustry]

@@ToolsElectroDIY yes can't you?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@SlackersIndustry I can't. pls post a video like what I did.

[@SlackersIndustry]

@@ToolsElectroDIY no I'm not into making videos , visit you local library you can find the info there

[@Madsci-zy8wm]

You should never charge an EV with one of these high frequency, transformerless inverters, because they provide absolutely no galvanic isolation between its DC boost stage and its AC output. Without galvanic isolation, all it would take would be for a single MOSFET or IGBT to short to ground and this inverter can pass high, high amperage DC current straight though your EVSE and on to your EV's onboard charger, and that can not only damage your EV's onboard charger, but can even set your EV on fire. If you want to safely charge your EV with solar, you should be using a low frequency, transformer based inverter instead.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

really

[@charles2411-i8f]

So you had to park in the sunlight just put them on the roof of the car..

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It has a pretty long cord, so you can Parkette in the shade and still get the charge from the solar panels in the driveway

[@mollyfilms]

It really isn’t worth the outlay. Like the idea though.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yep. Just a demo that it works.

[@S.T33L]

You would need 100 panels for 100 miles in 1hr

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

I wish

[@mariovalgamidadez9934]

Just get bigger panels and charge it at 1500W

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Who pays?

[@mariovalgamidadez9934]

@@ToolsElectroDIY just get the panels. Theyre cheap

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@mariovalgamidadez9934 will do when I have enough money please like and subscribe thanks

[@321southtube]

12 to 24 hours to "fuel" your car....yeah!?

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Yes.

[@niceboy60]

Although I find this video to be an interest proof of concept it the real World seems extremely unpractical your theoretical 3 to 4 miles range in cold weather could mean less 5 miles range after charging for 1 hour at 1.5kw Tesla heater uses 3kwh if batteries need to be heated also thats a negative 7kwh being sucked on hot day tesla uses around 400w from 1 kwh charge you would get 500w in the batteries factoring losses 2 miles range for a 2000 bucks investment 😢

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

It’s all Technical proof of concept. You can’t produce gas at home but at least you can generate electricity.

[@LiquidTurbo]

This is just a hobby right? Because when it comes to cost, it doesn’t make sense to do this.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Right.This battery pack can provide up to 4 miles range. I think I mentioned it in the video.

[@gunlover1955]

So that's your gas can, lol.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Not always.

[@martinrascon1350]

15 hours to charge no thank you most insurance companies wont insure a tesla for the rich elite

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

My insurance company has no problem insure this car.

[@publicservice9683]

This is not pass through charging

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Why not?

[@publicservice9683]

@@ToolsElectroDIY I didn't see you charge and discharge at the same time using the jackery. For a true pass through charging the inverter device in this case jackery should be able to charge and discharge at the same time

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

@@publicservice9683 It's around 9:20

[@homeskillet1630]

For what's it's worth, it would help if you got to the point sooner. I know in the world of trying to rack up "watch time", your strategy may be to make longer videos. But keep in mind, rambling can be a turn off for some that just want the answer and perhaps the science behind the result. Deviate from that, people can grow impatient and leave without the useful info they were seeking. And if they see your channel as annoying, they'll stay away from any other videos you post... resulting lower watchtime overall. Just my 2 cents.

[@ToolsElectroDIY]

Thank you very much for your feedback! You may enjoy my other video better which is more fast paced or to the point as you suggested: Is It Safe to Use 65W Charger for Small Devices? kzbin.info/www/bejne/imemfqh-r7-qeLs or Soundcore Life Q30 vs Bose QC35 In-depth review (Part 1) kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4uuaap-actqatE Although for this solar charging video I was only documenting the whole process. There was no point. I only wanted to show that it can be done. Additionally I believe I made it clear at the very beginning of the video: "I can't produce gas at home, but I can generate electricity using Solar panels." I assume you only wanted to watch to "good" part, which is the car charging using the power station + solar panel. Anyway I'm still working on my editing after 1 year later. It's a constant learning process. If I remember correctly, this video took more than 5 hours to shoot and edit. I don't do this full time nor professionally to produce video content but I will take constructive criticism to make better ones in the future.