Hi Prof! The inverter was a good idea. I think the issue with using an old battery is that the electrodes inside the older batteries (probably zinc and copper) have been doing their thing for a while now and the whole process of electrons moving between the electrode plates in a gel or a sulfur bath eventually wear away the electrodes to where they are pitted and oxidized. So you never get the full current even if it measures 12 V. Eventually, it won't take a full charge. I think the battery chargers won't help because they aren't really power sources like your bench supply. They ramp up the charge so as not to explode the batteries from charging too fast.
@coreyokst4913
9 ай бұрын
I can’t believe I just came across this. I’ve been trying to figure mine out for about a week now and went through those same exact steps! Old 12v battery, then a car battery wired in series, then a 3amp trickle charge. I’m going to have to get one of those inverters 😅
@joshbertrand5929
9 ай бұрын
Review : 9/10. Did not levitate when temperature and pressure were increased. 😂
@mikebar42
9 ай бұрын
Cover it in aerogel 😅
@joshbertrand5929
9 ай бұрын
@@mikebar42 You sir, get a cookie. 🍪
@mikebar42
9 ай бұрын
@@joshbertrand5929 Accepted Cookie 🍪
@Billy420-69
9 ай бұрын
The school bus I rode in the 1980s-90s had one of these and it was awesome.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
yes high heat low cost hot air
@JamesTheAxeThrower
9 ай бұрын
I prefer my buddy heater. Only needs propane to run and I use stove fans with it to circulate heat in room without any electricity being used at all. Could use it in my garage or in the middle of the woods.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
sounds good
@doronron7323
9 ай бұрын
What's a 'stove fan'?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
@@doronron7323 i have one..its a heat driven fan...a therocouple makes power from heat and turns an electric fan....no torque but kinda works
@curtwuollet2912
8 ай бұрын
I've got a big buddy heater and it heats my metal shed. The only problem is it starts to rain in there when the moisture condenses on the steel roof. The diesel heater solves that problem.
@Stainless316L
9 ай бұрын
More likely a bad connection to the battery. Any good working batery cable of over 10a will run it. It only needs 10a to start up for a few mins while running it's glow plug.
@devilliers123
9 ай бұрын
But where is the exhaust pipe for the heater? It must be connected to an outdoor pipe otherwise Prof go asphyxiated.....😢
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i didnt show on the film....the heater is next to a door and the pipe runs outside
@daveyjones1139
9 ай бұрын
Are you not supposed to connect a Flexi pipe to an outlet for the exhaust fumes!!?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
all hooked up...and it runs outside
@nedloh17
8 ай бұрын
What about the exhaust fumes ?
@christophvonknobelsdorff1936
9 ай бұрын
it works with a computer supply with 450w .. the overheating protection : 1. start - overheating shot down then set off . after secound start in should working ..
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
thanks
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
There are more powerful computer power supplies out there. Most PC gamers probably have an old 750w leftover from their upgrade last year. They're almost common now, so perhaps a cheap option?
@John-mf6ky
7 ай бұрын
I was wondering about that myself
@mikerepairsstuff
9 ай бұрын
Reminds me of the kerosene salamander heaters we used in aviation FBO’s 😮
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
yes...i know those...
@joetaylor486
9 ай бұрын
I have a 3 tonne Vevor lever winch / "come along" and it is great.
@biomechanique6874
9 ай бұрын
I had to watch it twice but i am not convinced you have installed it to run reliably. The time frame for failure of the first unit fits with coking up due to the exhaust pointing up outside and not being able to drain condensate. If the replacement unit has a similar exhaust installation then that will fail in the same way too.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
thank you i will check the exhaust is draining condensate by pointing down.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
looks ok, i put a weight on the exhaust outlet to make sure it was pointing down...cheers.
@biomechanique6874
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland If it has no roller coaster peaks and troughs where condensate can collect then that should do it 👍
@noelsouthcott7320
9 ай бұрын
I got a cheap Chinese one years ago and had the same error fault so I bought a 12volt l.e.d. driver/ transformer just like you did, it's never missed a beat since. Did you unplug your first heater from the power supply to turn it off as they need to go through the cooling down cycle or they'll overheat the mother board and they won't work again.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
ah...no i didnt
@noelsouthcott7320
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland I may have worded last message wrong. You need to hold power button on unit to turn off and it'll take a few minutes while it cools. Don't turn off at mains or the fan stops and it overheats
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
got it tanks Noel. @@noelsouthcott7320
@dslawson2793
9 ай бұрын
Love your videos ! I wish you had spent more time on the actual heater instead of just the power supply. Also I hope that is a fake battery you have your metal power supply on? Something metal that Close to your battery terminals is scary .
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
its now in a wooden box and sitting on the heater ....all working well. i might tear down the broken one to see how they work.
@dslawson2793
9 ай бұрын
I was kind of worried it would short out. When I was 10 my brother showed me how big sparks get from a battery and a paint roller handle. Stupid big brother. I would really like to see you break it down and show how good they are. I also purchased one and it didn’t even turn on. Have a great day. @@ProfSimonHolland
@petroflorence7962
9 ай бұрын
Use drill bat lithium ion 14v
@luminousfractal420
9 ай бұрын
😂 next time they include the charger. 😂😂😂 Its not really cat safe is it 😬
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i'll ask the cat..i've seen her using the heater yet.
@petroflorence7962
9 ай бұрын
Or drill charger for lithium ion 14v
@U812-k7j
9 ай бұрын
Professor, have you seen this (F-35s Refueling and UAPs near LAX) video KZitem won't let me post a link.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i did....strange they are over LA....its a dangerous manoeuvre
@RuneRelic
9 ай бұрын
Surely upside down flower pots and candles would work better Prof ?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
they work too.
@ohms497
9 ай бұрын
Very cool heater experiment.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
cool way to keep warm
@stevegreenwood7837
8 ай бұрын
l must point-out the fuel smell does not last more than a few minutes its just while its starting up... and gets going.
@ProfSimonHolland
8 ай бұрын
yes...there is very little smell as the burner and hot air are separate
@RuneRelic
9 ай бұрын
Wait a minute. Dont Vevor make flux capacitors ?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i think so.
@dammitdan106
9 ай бұрын
Heat good.
@stevensmeagol6066
9 ай бұрын
Do love these, I use similar one in canal boat
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@brucefrye8799
9 ай бұрын
I'm going to try one of those
@apsdev
9 ай бұрын
How do they know what went wrong if you dont send it back ? .. so do a teardown video and fix it :) Cold batteries have less capacity... The 80Ah isn't the amount of current it can deliver, its the capacity ... so it can deliver 40 amps during 2 hours or 8 amps during 10 hours etc. But it says nothing about how many amps it can deliver at a certain time, however a car battery is supposed to be able to turn a starter motor over so you expect it can deliver a large current. The batterie probably can deliver enough current, but the voltage will probably drop a lot which the heater doesnt like. A switched power supply will keep the voltage at 12v. Maybe you are better off putting the car batteries in series .. so then you probably have a voltage drop where the voltage stays over 12volts heh
@petroflorence7962
9 ай бұрын
Wate min desel or oil are u running fernic oil
@1FishinAddict
9 ай бұрын
Where's the exhaust ?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
out the door its sitting against
@stevegreenwood7837
8 ай бұрын
Hi simon , is 10 amp going to the job of starting up my diesel heater or is it 15 amp only... or would 30 amp work / thanks .
@ProfSimonHolland
8 ай бұрын
a car battery or a 10amp power supply will work....enjoy your heater.
@stevegreenwood7837
8 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland thank you .
@DaCraz-eSciTeacher
9 ай бұрын
Also, Prof. Simon is the real life version of Gandalf/Merlin.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
hmmm merlin. must trim my beard
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
We've gotta get you a gnarly staff, grand pipe, and a big pointy hat.
@larsAnder
9 ай бұрын
How many BTU?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
see if i can find out...5kw is power but no btu are mentioned by vevor
@larsAnder
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland One kilowatt is approximately equal to 3412.142 BTU. So, a diesel heater with an output of 5 kW would be approximately equal to 17,060.71 BTU. I hope this helps! Is there anything else you would like to know?😇😁
@lexloose2112
9 ай бұрын
and where's your exhaust?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
out the door ...its sitting against an outside door
@bridgwaterguy45
9 ай бұрын
Connecting batteries of different capacities in parallel is a recipe for disaster, basic electrical engineering professor.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i had no idea...but i guess i should have wired small one into the larger one...hmmm
@lexloose2112
9 ай бұрын
definitely something wrong with your heater, I've had mine running at home just on 12v car battery and trickle charger for a couple of years now. yours needs investigating
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
its all ok now....but the first one refused to be powered up.
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
Maybe a combination of two problems. If the first heater was sensitive to
@thelonewrangler1008
9 ай бұрын
What? No aerogel?🤓
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
hold that thought
@sacp2273
9 ай бұрын
Simon, you know full well that Amps is not Cranking Amps, you silly noodle.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i didnt
@sacp2273
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland Yes, operating Amperage, and Cranking or Starting Amps are separate measurements. Think of it like this. The operational or working Amps of a battery is its horse power and cranking Amps are the Nm of force it can exert in electrons all at once. Like engines, batteries loose their grunt force over time even whilst still being able to run. This becomes especially important in replacing your car battery. I will always opt for a larger cranking Amp rating over OEM specs. Say the mfg. recommends 750 cold crank Amps, I'm going to instal a 1000A cold crank battery instead. This much better combats degerdation over time and the effects of winter cold.
@barrychamberlain2730
9 ай бұрын
the heater is faulty mine runs on a car battery ok
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
i agree.
@t.h.o.r.
9 ай бұрын
Vevor is just a name- They just import chinese rubbish and give it a brand name to make you feel better. I test this budget rubbish all the time. jacks, wind turbines, pumps, hedge trimmers, Its all chinese budget rubbish
@t.h.o.r.
9 ай бұрын
You can use a playstation power supply to run these - They are quite capable
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
whats a playstation?
@t.h.o.r.
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland ha ha - I wish that I diddnt know! Its a gaming console power supply.
@speedfreak8200
6 ай бұрын
When camping 🏕 in the forest, simply plug into a Currant Bush 😂 plenty of juice
@Qualcity007
9 ай бұрын
I’m not convinced that this Gentleman is not somehow related to Adam Savage…. Love the enthusiasm!
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
a long lost relative maybe
@ShinyHelmet
9 ай бұрын
I thought Lockheed Martin would have sent you a nice Aerogel heater by now.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
an aerogel workshop heater....thanks lockheed martin
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
I cannot confirm or deny that such an event ever happened. However, if a certain large US government aerospace contractor were to send an aeroloy workshop heater to Prof. Simon, he would know better than to tell anyone about it. 🤫🤐🥸🙈🙉🙊
@norton750cc
9 ай бұрын
Be very careful with these, you only get what you pay for, I bought one but it is not as great as claimed, very poor indeed, it works, but fuel cosumption is high at about 60-70% efficiency. The exhaust temperature is very high. Buyer beware.
@t.h.o.r.
9 ай бұрын
Vevor is just a name they use- Its all just Chinese sourced budget rubbish sold by one company with a name on the box. No better or worse than any of the chinese rubbish. How do I know? I buy this shit and test it on my channel too.
@DaCraz-eSciTeacher
9 ай бұрын
When you find out heating oil is basically just red dyed "off-road" diesel... just taxed differently (US).
@devilliers123
9 ай бұрын
Fishermen get the ultimate deal on gasoil
@iandavidson99
9 ай бұрын
A mains 12V 20A PSU is £20 off Amazon
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
yep...thats what i paid and got
@williamkopanchuk
9 ай бұрын
Are you using a CO2 detector just in case?
@dammitdan106
9 ай бұрын
And a CO, carbon monoxide detector.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
CO detector... i hope there is co2 in my room. ...ha
@proveritate9312
9 ай бұрын
I envy you the workshop that you have Prof ! But if you struggle to get the heater going, what about the dumb 'trying-to-be-a-diy' guy ! And then there's the outlet gasses that might put someone into 'kingdom-come' . 😂lol
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
only the nice creators outside....hmmmmmmmm
@iandavidson99
9 ай бұрын
Does it get hot enough to create PLASMA ?! 🙂
@HellNoKamala
9 ай бұрын
Don't live where you feel like turning into plasma either. Pronounced with an e, as we say it when hot.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
makes toast
@sbukosky
9 ай бұрын
What is the cost of the fuel per gallon, the BTU content, and the efficiency of the burner? Use that result versus just using an electric heater, providing that your electrical supply is adequate. Plus, electric heat will make you feel fuzzy good about no CO2, other than the out of sight, out of mind, coal or oil fueled generator plant. Kudos if the source is nuclear, maybe.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
its not great but i have 300l of free diesel so im using it up.
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
My place is "all electric", which means fuzzy good out of sight hydroelectric. So in a way, my heaters are powered by endangered Chinook salmon.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
our electricity is nuclear or hydro
@Dan_Soundgar
7 ай бұрын
Maybe professor Simon can show us a diy nuclear power plant hopefully.
@BohumirZamecnik
9 ай бұрын
That looks like a copy of Heatport, a portable diesel heater system engineered by my brother in New Zealand.
@Jack_Move
8 ай бұрын
Also its pretty easy to run one of these with NO Computer controller. If do not want to use the Drip IV method for fuel delivery u can just make a 555 timer circuit with a Mosfet or Transistor at the output to drive the fuel metering pump . Could even add a 4017 Counter chip if wanted to control even more & slow the pulses down.
@Jack_Move
8 ай бұрын
Low Cost? It's well over $5 per gallon in many places across the US , So not so cheap for over here lol...
@evilbeetlekustomscreations4965
9 ай бұрын
Works great in my vw bus I use a mixture of kerosene and vegetable oil
@t.h.o.r.
9 ай бұрын
Kerosene in New Zealand is $8.00 per litre!!! thats about 4 Euro per litre
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
Great tip!
@yinglyca1
9 ай бұрын
So get yourself a solar panel, charge controller and your off to the races.
@DukeCannon
9 ай бұрын
If I had that workshop, I would build a gyroscopic guidance module for a V2 rocket.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
working on lots of secret projects ....mainly for DARPA.....ha. Dogs All Require Proper Assistance
@devilliers123
9 ай бұрын
I have one of those in my cave... .... it keeps me on track.. 🤔
@user-uy8iy5nh1j
9 ай бұрын
@@devilliers123 you too? 😮
@devilliers123
9 ай бұрын
I think that the greatest technological advances in Heating and Lighting would come from a new hitherto unknown source. The costs of operating and the compactness in multi purpose appliances are to revolutionise how we live and work. .....bottled Sunshine.
@rogerhargreaves2272
9 ай бұрын
Some of these Chinese diesel heaters come with a dedicated power supply for indoor use. Probably the pump fail in the first one, that’s the bit that does the annoying clicking. Once primed and running these machines use very little electrical power to keep running. I noticed your diesel didn’t look too clean, so that might be an issue. Great share, thanks Professor.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
thanks roger.... i might tear down the broken one to find the point if failure.
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland I hope you do. I rely on one of those while out on the road. Even some diesel mechanics treat these things as magical black boxes, and complain about how tricky they are just to install. This one from Vevor certainly simplifies installation! Anyway, it sure would be helpful to know what goes wrong, and how to recover. So far, all I know is they need to run at operating temperature for a minimum time in order to clean up the soot filter. If the heater cycles on and off too frequently, the soot filter builds up until it's clogged and can't run.
@Electrowave
9 ай бұрын
Don't Vevor make mains powered diesel heaters? Would have made it a lot easier 🙂
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
maybe....they didnt have a sample machine to send me.
@spacetrucker2196
9 ай бұрын
that's a pretty interesting power system. you might be tapping zero point energy.
@DistracticusPrime
9 ай бұрын
These new fantastic plastic trucks feature a ZPM. It worked great for the first six months, but now only works if Col. Jack O'Neil is nearby.
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
Could be
@kengrint9372
9 ай бұрын
Worth a watch Simon - typical UK knee jerk reaction but worth looking at the series.
@nathanaelsmith3553
9 ай бұрын
Can it run on different fuel types or just diesel / heating oil? Maybe cleaning the broken unit might fix it if it somehow got clogged?
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
good plan...i will try and get it to run...i think there is a control electric issue
@DàvidNewton-u7q
9 ай бұрын
i think if you run it till it runs out of fuel it cant go through its shut down cycle so it may have coked up @@ProfSimonHolland
@Xionmass
9 ай бұрын
I do really really need this !! My house is no main heat
@ProfSimonHolland
9 ай бұрын
give one a try...discount in the description
@Xionmass
9 ай бұрын
@@ProfSimonHolland i actually will. These are more affordable than I expected thank you ❤️
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