Great video ! I love the licitti battery boxes . Both the pro and this one are great but I personally prefer the pro !
@Brayco864
14 сағат бұрын
Just fitting the EVE M31 330ah Cells into the 1st gen box will let you know how it turns out
@cbinett
16 күн бұрын
At my local Costco, they were liquidating the same box from an other seller for only around 40$USD. Put a couple in my basket. Empty box without cells .
@squaredropadventures
15 күн бұрын
Did it have a sine wave inverter built in?
@cbinett
14 күн бұрын
@@squaredropadventures no... Just 12v connections
@hectorquintanilla5520
Ай бұрын
Great video, considering the generation 1, and battery space is limited, how would you hook up another lithium 100ah to make it a 12.8v 200ah ? Keep videos coming
@squaredropadventures
28 күн бұрын
That is tough...yeah, this battery box is basically setup for 1 batter.
@Apuckaway-le1gz
2 ай бұрын
BTW my lithium batteries both have Bluetooth monitoring so I don't think the shunt would be very helpful.
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
Correct. If you have built in montoring, that shunt is not needed.
@Sylvan_dB
2 ай бұрын
Nice. Looks like a good solution if you need mostly D.C. I'm already in the Victron world, but if you are not then choosing a "smart" battery instead of the victron shunt might save a bit of money and wiring. Just connect to the battery with bluetooth and get info similar to (and often more than - don't know about powerqueen smart battery) the external shunt.
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
The BMS is only for charging. The PowerQueen battery doesn't currently have an app that you can monitor charge in/out from. Some do, but PQ doesn't, so I have a Victron smart shut inside the case to do that. I also have a Victron charger and MPPT controller so I have all the Victron stuff tied together.
@ericjohnson4172
2 ай бұрын
Great video never seen this before
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
I didn't either until I started to do some research about these very expensive power stations that I thought were over priced.
@minceym
Ай бұрын
Nice video, why didn't you show how you hook up the shunt? Does it fit into the box nicely? Or is it a really tough fit. Does it interfere with any of the top mechanisms on this box? Thx!
@squaredropadventures
Ай бұрын
No interference. It's just hooked up with a small jumper off the negative. It gets lodged between the wall of the battery and the wall of the battery box.
@Apuckaway-le1gz
2 ай бұрын
I have successfully added a 40 amp solar charge conntroller via one of the 50 amp connectors as shown in several videos. I am also experimenting with connecting a second 100 ah lithium in parallel via the connectors to increase capacity. I hope to join the batteries via one of the 50 amp connectors, saving the 175 amp Anderson circuit for a 2000 amp inverter.
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
Nice. Did you modify the wires inside the unit?
@Apuckaway-le1gz
2 ай бұрын
No. I have a short 1/0 welding cable outside the 175 Anderson. Internally it goes to to a bus bar. I assumed the interior battery wires are up to the task. BTW I read the 50 Anderson's with 6 agw cable are increased to 120 amp if you use tinned copper metal connectors in the 50 Anderson. I shall be testing the internal wire heat before I finalize.
@retnav92
2 ай бұрын
Is this your sole source of power for your fridge, lights, phn charging, etc, or are you also running an Ecoflow, Bluetti, or Jackery, etc for additional power needs?
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
This single battery is my single source of power. I have the 100W solar panel on the roof that connects to the internal MPPT controller in the Licitti battery box. I also just purchased a larger solar array, but I feed that from a Victron 100/30 MPPT controller that plugs into this battery too. The BMS takes care of balancing any power that is coming into the battery.
@retnav92
2 ай бұрын
@@squaredropadventures👍. Do you take a inverter generator with you as a backup charger, in case you get multiple days of no sun for solar charging? I probably have "power anxiety" and am using an Ecoflow Delta 2 Max to run my 12v fridge, and Keurig coffee maker (on as need basis). On a recent outing, I also had an EF Delta 2 with us, tasked with charging the grandsons ebike batteries. I also recently added a second 100ah battery to the trailer "house" power....just in case. 😊
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
@@retnav92 YEP!!! You're reading my mind. Here is the full story as I'm taking a 2 week vacation out west and your question is something I've thought quite a bit about. I purchased the Renogy 400W suitcase panels (which are huge) so I can charge my battery faster, but again, if there is no sun, it doesn't matter. I will be taking a Honda 2000W inverter with me. Now the question is, if I take the inverter with me I don't need the extra solar!!!
@retnav92
2 ай бұрын
@@squaredropadventuresWon't hurt to have the solar panels with you, as backup, and on sunny days hook 'em up, and save generator fuel. I always take a WEN 56235i (2350w) inverter generator. Where I normally go, there is a lot of overhead tree coverage, so constant, direct sunlight is rare. Been using the WEN since 2022, and starts 1st or 2nd pull ptetty much everytime. I also run non-ethynol gas in it, and have a 2-gallon can with me. $3.99 gallon, but I'm not using it everyday, so the cost is minimal imo .
@kevinriley7834
2 ай бұрын
Thanks for this. Where did you mount the shunt in the battery box? I found it tight to install given the space.
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
1:24 You can see the shut shoved between the battery and the side of the battery box wall on the right hand side in the picture on the left.
@kevinriley7834
2 ай бұрын
@@squaredropadventures Thanks what brand of shunt did you use?
@djksfhakhaks
2 ай бұрын
And I thought the other solar generators where unreasonably priced. This one is 30-40 THOUSAND DOLLARS! With a price tage like that you wont be able to afford evena light bulb to plug into it, so its always charged.
@squaredropadventures
2 ай бұрын
What is 30k?
@zalllon
2 ай бұрын
What the hell are you talking about? 😂
@djksfhakhaks
2 ай бұрын
@@squaredropadventures do you even look up the price points of the stuff people send you? These people are sick in the head. And you endorsed them
@djksfhakhaks
2 ай бұрын
@@zalllon the hell I'm talking about is yesterdays prices. Buying a neutron star would be cheaper.
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