Maxing out the Ryobi 300 Watt Power Source

[@andyprairiedog]

That "A Christmas Story" outlet set up...hilarious. Thank you for demonstrating this power load on the Ryobi inverter. Unsafe but helpful. Thanks again, sir.

[@zacksintheshop]

Unsafe, but helpful is my code name

[@robertsneed3]

Seems like a pretty nice inverter from Ryobi thanks for sharing

[@PostalTony]

I get that it will several items but no idea for how long. Will it run that fan for 5 minutes, or 5 hours?

[@matthewash2471]

Pulling 1 amp on a 4 amp hour battery you should be able to run the fan for approximately 4 hours

[@matongax]

finally i can find a good test on this device !! great video

[@cameranmanner4701]

I would have like to see how long the inverter would run at 300w and what wattage the actual cut off is. Thanks for your testing.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

It wont run at 300W ... Maybe 250W and then it shuts down

[@zacksintheshop]

I will see if I can set up a test for it.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

@@zacksintheshop i used (2) 150W bulbs. One direct plug in for 150W and the 2nd one i put on a dimmer switch to control its brightness. As i got between 250 and 260W it would cut out. Had it swapped out 2 times, same issue on all 3.

[@alohamark3025]

​@@zacksintheshop When Ryobi quotes a 300W capacity, they probably mean that the device has a conversion inefficiency, using up to 50W for losses, and 250W for actual power delivered. A controlled test would test the converter with a 250 W load, and time how long it exhausted a 4AH, 6AH and 7AH battery. As you noted, it may kick out in under a minute when it gets near 250 W, so it would be interesting to try a 225 W load.

[@dissy5563]

I have two, around 280-285 watts.

[@mandatedgames4174]

Got a question. Not sure if you can answer it for me or not. So just got my 300 watt power inverter I have two 4ah, 40v Ryobi battwries to power it. But I’m just curious when I stand it up it seems to be fine and charges my phone fine. When I try sitting it on its bottom. The side that has the rubber made for sitting it on that side the fan will come on after a few mins. Is this normal? Should the fan be coming on standing up as well or is it just not getting as hot in that position?

[@zacksintheshop]

It must be heat related. I have noticed the fan running in both positions.

[@DanielGomez-cf6vk]

It’s a okay charger paid $44 and got 3 from direct tools years ago it was a great price back then

[@michaelbuddy]

how many watts can the USB-C port handle?

[@adabrittain8183]

How do you charge up the charger or battery?

[@JaxTellerRC]

How many 5amp plus 1 batteries can it charge?

[@dogishappy0]

Multiply volts by Amp hours to get Watt hours. You can use this to get a consistent unit of measurement for comparisons. Figure 80% energy transfer due to internal inefficiencies in the inverter and you will be close enough. A 4 Amp hour 40v battery (actually 36v, 40v is the peak) can charge roughly 1.6, 4 Amp hour 18 voltage batteries. 36x4×.8=115, 18x4=75. 115/75=1.597.

[@qua7771]

I'm wondering if I can parallel two of these for more watts.

[@adamkershaw2314]

Did you figure that out?

[@qua7771]

@@adamkershaw2314 I haven't gotten around to trying it yet. I'm sure there is a way.

[@chupacabracrusher8294]

Wondering which is better ? Ryobi 300 watt inverter or Jackery 300 ??? For a camping fridge or a heating pad/ small coffee maker etc

[@dogishappy0]

I'd suggest something like the Jackery or River from Ecoflow. These solar generators can charge up much faster and have much greater energy density than these inverters. The Ryobi inverters also produce a Modified Sine Wave instead of Pure Sine Wave, making them unsuitable for sensitive electronics.

[@jules6499]

@@dogishappy0 this model is actually pure sine wave. It's one reason I bought it. I also have Bluettis and a gas genny. The Ryobi and Bluettis are for my electronics

[@dogishappy0]

@jules6499 all I know is the smaller Ryobi inverter for the 18V batteries almost burned my house down when I used it for an electric blanket during a power outage. Now if I need to use a Ryobi inverter for anything sensitive or heating related I'm plugging into a UPS powered by a Ryobi Inverter.

[@quickfiring]

Kind of late was thinking about buying one how long would it last with a 16” fan ? Approximate time would be nice.

[@zacksintheshop]

It would vary based on the fan type and how may have power it used. If you have an example, I could tell you.

[@dnavy2000]

box freezer?

[@kimlink8371]

Nice! We use it during power outages to power the coffee maker, garage door opener, a fan... etc. 👍❤️🙏

[@qua7771]

I would think that a coffee maker would draw over 300w. I'm impressed.

[@virgiljohnson4260]

I POWERED MY FRIDGE ON THIS UNIT

[@JohnDoe12515]

What about small space heater?

[@zacksintheshop]

It would have to be real small, most of the ones I know of would be too high of a wattage.

[@JohnDoe12515]

@@zacksintheshop thanks! Cheers

[@kolchak357]

Would this run an average sump pump? Would be so much nicer than dragging out my generator when a storm knocks out my power. I’m guessing no.

[@zacksintheshop]

I doubt it. Might run a smaller pump, though.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

🤦🏽‍♂️ a sump pump uses 600 Watts for a 1/4 hp motor. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@kolchak357]

@@ACommenterOnKZbin Thanks, I figured it was too much.

[@andrewavellino6427]

Neat test, puts into perspective what you can do with this thing. Maybe try some corded oscillating tools or larger rotary tools, but try them under load. The amp draw is less just letting the tool run as opposed to actually using the tools where they might overdraw if used too hard. Also are the tools less powerful using the inverter as opposed to a main 20 amp outlet? Thanks😊

[@zacksintheshop]

Thanks Andrew. I was looking for some tools tonight that would work. Put it together soon.

[@luvit579]

i just got one of these today and i already had a fully charges 40v so i tried my corded dewault drill and the drill will start briefly (no load) but the red indicator light came on and it stopped working. hit the button and tried running the drill really slow and it ran for about 5 seconds and the overload came on. i'm aware the drill is probably not the intended type of tool for this device but i do have an issue with it the inverter, that being that the internal cooling fan did not come on while doing some other tests that were more in line with what it's supposed to operate. it's an issue because the battery and inverter are heating up and it smells like overheated electronics. i had the device lying flat so the fan vents were exposed so that's not the issue.

[@steve15h]

I just want to camp with this for a couple days charge phones use the light.. am i going to have problems, like how many times could i charge a dead i phone? Anyone?

[@zacksintheshop]

You should be able to charge a cell phone several times I would think

[@fjts666]

Can it run a projector for a couple of hours?

[@zacksintheshop]

Do you have a voltage and amp rating for a particular projector?

[@fjts666]

@@zacksintheshop Is 12 v 3.5A

[@zacksintheshop]

@@fjts666 if you mean 120 volt, then no. If you mean 12 DC then I would use a battery.

[@OcRefrig]

Milwaukee battery charger ?

[@zacksintheshop]

I see there is an M12 power source that can charge their batteries as well. That would be cool to test. I don’t think it has a lot of output, though.

[@OcRefrig]

@@zacksintheshop funny would be seeing Ryobi charge a Milwaukee & Dewalt at one time. 😂

[@zacksintheshop]

@@OcRefrig That would be funny. I should get the Hart inverter and charge M12 batteries

[@SirTragain]

Can it run a garage door?

[@zacksintheshop]

It depends on the wattage. My gut says no, but I am not sure.

[@ronaldprovencher7570]

try it on a 700 watt microwave ???

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

I went thru 3 of these. NONE would push past 225W before they went into overload shut down.

[@zacksintheshop]

This one seems to do better than the ones you tested.

[@ACommenterOnYouTube]

@@zacksintheshop how much power did you get thru it ?

[@michaelnelson7240]

It runs my ryobi 40v mower smoothly 😅

[@dissy5563]

Need a killawatt meter, nobody wants to do math lol.

[@warzonefitness8937]

Why would anyone care if a Ryobi inverter can power a tool, I want to know if it can power a space heater, if so we're getting somewhere. Also they need to outlets, most folks would love this for camping to plug a small TV and game system in at the same time, assuming it could handle both

[@zacksintheshop]

It will not power a space heater. I just put a multi plug in it