The Ultimate DIY 12v Lithium Battery Canopy Install Setup | Victron & LiTime Lithium

Time for an upgrade! In this video we upgrade the DIY canonpy 12v setup to a massive 400Ah 5120Wh Lithium 12v battery power setup with Renogy 3000w inverter, Victron MPPT, Lynx Distributor, BMV712 Shunt etc. LiTIME DISCOUNT CODE (Adam6%) WITH THIS LINK - bit.ly/49JmnRg Using some of the gear from STORMOD v1, adding a bunch of upgraded parts we combo the lot into my ultimate 12v canopy setup.
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[@VideoShowMeHow]

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[@Mytee222]

Gotta be the most underrated 4wd channel on KZbin!

[@VideoShowMeHow]

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[@paulhardie9450]

Those Renogy inverters blow air out the front powerplug end and suck from the battery connection end and also blow a proportion of air out underneath the unit up the powerplug end as well , I think your fans to cool the box are going against the flow so to speak 🗣 Worth considering maybe if you haven’t picked that up yet . Bloody nice install there rock solid 👍

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Hmm currently on a trip testing so will have a look, might have to swap the fans in that case 👍 Thanks for the tip!

[@Anglesandacid]

I’ve honestly only skimmed the video so I apologise if you’ve already addressed this question, but is it okay to mount these batteries side-ways? I only ask since I’ve seen Tim Bates 4WD Adventures KZbin video about how he killed two lithium batteries in 11 months because he didn’t mount his batteries the right way up. Really interesting 12v build you’ve done though! Love this channel and it’s inspired me a lot to get the canopy, phone mount, and awning. Do you have a video of your canopy roof rack platform? And the ceiling of your canopy?

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Hey yep they can be but only on this specific side as I have them per manufacturer 👍 No vid of the canopy rack, I basically just cut down the one that came with the canopy so it fits inside the slots to get me under 2.0m (and into carparks)

[@samhadley1922]

Epic setup mate Should really consider adding an AC/DC charger in there (or at least a port you can plug into) I recommend the Victron 15amp You won’t use it all the time but it’s really handy to have if you’re at a place with power and want to charge up those large batteries!

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Yeah top tip, might be able to squeeze one in there a chunk of space under the compressor.. Have been eyeing off one of those fancy cerbo gx screen thingies also 🤔

[@samhadley1922]

@@VideoShowMeHowI haven’t got one permanently mounted in there (I use it for multiple vehicles) But I’ve got a port which is wired through the shunt of course In our work car we actually use a Victron multiplus 12/3000/80 Charging at 80amps over AC is awesome and it’s got a 3000w inverter built in Cerbo screen would be nice, but maybe a little unnecessary considering no permanent mains power Also recommended to add a “smart battery sense” directly to the batteries to monitor their voltage straight off the battery terminals so you’re not getting voltage drop But awesome build, wish I could fit 400ah of lithium in my setup👌

[@shaimoffatt7348]

Man! That's a whole lot of power! Are you planning to go off grid long camping type thing? Or is this for some big power hungry appliances we haven't seen yet?

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Both 😁⚡🔌

[@Mr.XRED1976]

@@VideoShowMeHow The tub of power lol not much room for anything else.

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Eh? Still heaps of room in there

[@ln1921]

Yes please more info on Stormod! I want one

[@VideoShowMeHow]

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[@bluedog12100]

Great Video !! What size Extrusion are you using and where do you Buy it from???

[@VideoShowMeHow]

@@bluedog12100 this is 2020, I have a heap from the stormod project I've got in bulk

[@fauzanahmed48]

Thanks Adam, very informative, I'm pretty interested in what you've done to the alternator? Is there a vid to come about this? Cheers

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Yep sure will be, doing an upgrade prior to the new victron 50amp unit

[@Jesus0027]

Absolutely awesome video as always mate, just wondering where you got the canopy fan/vent from? And do you have an install vid? Cheers.

[@VideoShowMeHow]

hey, cheers, canopy vent was from Rogue Canopies, no vid on that one I'm afraid but is a pretty easy istall

[@Jesus0027]

@@VideoShowMeHow oh thank you, no worries thanks again.

[@geoffthomsett9408]

Epic ... Quick q.... The relay to power the fans.... Is that running through the victron BMV-713 monitor?

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Yep, had to cut that bit explaining that vid was getting waay too long lol. Yes so on the bmv712 it has a little relay built in, so you run power to it and back to a regular relay and fans run off that. It's then activated based on your settings, can be temp controlled or even voltage (so if voltage hit 14.4 for example you could start a water heater to use surplus power etc) 👍

[@geoffthomsett9408]

Righto, that’s what I was after…. And now… the absolute last one….. the earth to chassis from the Lynx, I’m guessing that’s beefy, and is it just going to the same chassis earth point you have the neg from the DCDC input going to, as I assume you haven’t run the neg from the start battery as per your original install. Cheers again for the great content and follow ups……. Helps no end….

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Hey all good, fire away with any Q's. Yep the big chassis earth is 95mm cable, same as the main orange ones in the box. Pass through is 400amp. Prob a little overkill but rather have the head room 👍 Have a 100amp wire coming from the old DCDC which I will use for the new victron buck boost when it arrives and use the lynx neg. Output from the DCDC into the lynx on the last spot

[@geoffthomsett9408]

Or…… does the big earth from the lynx replace the need for one from the non isolated DCDC 12|12 30 ? Ie the DCDC takes positive feedback from alternator, and the gnd and pos out go direct to the lynx which completes all the earths…..

[@jack3d27]

Good job mate. Where can i buy those thermo fans?

[@VideoShowMeHow]

The ones in the box? They're rack fans I already had. The canopy one is a noctua. Just do a search for 'ip67 80mm fan' there's a heap of brands that do them these days 👍

[@bearemyGU]

Do you the video for the water tank install ?

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Yep sure have, will be out video after next

[@kyle782]

My question is did you take into consideration voltage drops across the main leads to the batteries and balance the main battery leads by using +ive from battery 1 and -ive from battery 2 as the main connections. This equalizes the runs and makes sure that the battiers are receiving identical charge and discharge currents and voltages.

[@VideoShowMeHow]

Yep sure have. 95mm cable and +ve off one and -ve off the other 👍

[@garrypointer]

400amps syorm v2 ,will the battery tower fix with L brackets to tub floor 😅

[@VideoShowMeHow]

? Yeah the battery module is connected to the main unit like the original one was as well as 3x additional beefy brackets to the tub, it ain't going nowhere 😊

[@KurtDunbar]

What size cables are the big ones?

[@VideoShowMeHow]

95mm2