Watch these inverter experiments before you make your own DIY portable power station

[@jduran111]

Wow, you said exactly what I was questioning myself. Should I build my own power station or buy it ? I’m not an electrician, I’m just a quick learner. But I think you’re right, buying a brand name power station would save me some headaches. Now the question is which one and how powerful? I just need it to charge computers, tables, phones, cable box and a tv. Thank you, great video.

[@SlackersIndustry]

Great video made me understand the importance of the control charger

[@HelamanGile]

Replace the fuse on your inverter

[@mbrad2669]

Good info, I just built my own generator, intimidating at first but once you get into the build and understand the basics I think it'll be better in the long run because you have the ability to upgrade and swap out parts as your system grows. Thanks for the vid 👍👍

[@philipng6598]

You can always scale up your build. Things like higher capacity, higher output inverter. That’s where manufacturers screw you by designing everything as a one size fits most solution so for some consumers they will end up needing to buy a second unit, expansion battery, or pay a premium price for a bigger product

[@Andrew.Chalov]

Thanks a lot. Very helpful indeed.

[@LastExile1989]

For me the biggest issues with prebuilt power stations is the battery size. I built a 3.8KWH portable system for a fairly reasonable price. and have 5.1KWH of stationary expandable storage at the house.

[@SlackersIndustry]

Just noticed you left the solar panel cost out, needs to be factor in or factor in another way to charge the battery even like them cheap car battery chargers

[@HUMBLE_JAY]

Can that manage to push a pc with just the battery n inverter

[@gonzocrunch8356]

hey about your inverter that lost it's magic smoke, it blew because the voltage of the solar panels was too high and the capacitor wasn't rated for such high voltages. this would have been prevented if the inverter had overvoltage protection but most don't because they only expect you to hook up a 12v output rather than something like you did. and additional circuit would be needed wich would increase the cost.

[@jimmysgr]

Its the battery Bms shut off ... The battery Management system (BMS) have ampere limit... i think your battery have 20 ampere limit.. And the charge controller you have its cant charge your battery properly. You need a mppt charge controller and change the settings to max charge voltage to 14.2- 14.4.. P.S Btw its not your fault.... Its the battery internal safety (BMS) ... If your battery have 20 Continuous Discharge Current limit that's mean 12.8*20 = 256 watt Max.. Hope i Help you.. If you need any advice how to built your own portable solar generator i can help you..

[@Sylvan_dB]

Fried not because of "too much power going into the inverter" but simply the input voltage was too high. Power is voltage multipled by amperage. Your battery can supply way more power than a couple of solar panels, but it does it with a maximum voltage of about 14.6 volts. Most 12v inverters are okay up to 16 volts. Above that and they may be damaged because the components are simply not able to withstand higher input voltage.

[@ericklein5097]

Yep likely a 25V capacitor so no surprise 2 100W panels putting 44V would pop that cap.

[@ericklein5097]

Go with individual cells, not a premade battery. 280Ah cells are $120 shipped. That’s 3X the capacity for a slight price hike over an Ampere Time.

[@PWoods-cd6tk]

I have rolling collapsible crates at home and at work, and battery boxes with charge controllers and inverters velcroed to them. They are cheaper, but if you need portability, it makes more sense to just buy a ready-made solar generator. If you need more than 1 kWh, it's not that portable anyway.

[@SlackersIndustry]

Well companies got to make profit 😆.

[@garyburns1033]

Way way to big of a inverter for such a small battery

[@bobt471]

Good info.... terrible Videoing?.. too close can’t follow , 😵dizzy

[@tsti1es]

again, don't do this.