Essentially this issue comes down to the voltage of the battery getting too low when we are drawing the high current from it. As a lithium battery has a BMS (battery Management System) that is designed to keep all the cells happy and healthy as soon as the voltage drops below 11.3 power is cut. you would almost have a better shot using AGM or Lead Acid or Gel for this battery size as they do not have BMS and allow you to draw as much as the battery can handle! (this is not healthy for the lifespan of the battery and of course those batteries have many disadvantages compared to lithium). And as i mention this could also come down to the quality of the cells in the kings battery, or even the quality of the BMS but i think if you are buying lithium with the intention to cook using electricity i would be buying no less the 200Ah.

@thegolfhack9417

Жыл бұрын

You shouldn't get a huge voltage drop with lifepo4 even with a .5c discharge 60amp should be fine id assume the bms is limited to about that with this quality of battery anyway id be measuring voltage directly at the battery and also at the inverter to see if your voltage drop isn't coming from there but thinking now its the bms cutting of not the inverter reaching a low voltage disconnect id say the bms wire size cant handle 60amps and thats where the voltage drop is coming from or a faulty cell the wire size on all bms's is usually undersized

@brentmcd12

Жыл бұрын

im still in the ads but I thought the lithium had a built in voltage regulator also. even if high current draw ?

@thegolfhack9417

Жыл бұрын

@@brentmcd12 no they have a bms battery management system to protect individual cells most bms's now have balancers too to keep cells in balance but if you look at a discharge curve even with a high discharge its a very stable curve untill you reach ethier end of the scale thats why its basically impossible to use voltage as a state of charge at 15%-90% voltages are near identical

@hughbart

Жыл бұрын

May have already thought of it but is the gauge of cable enough for 50A plus? May find a bit of resistance is causing the drop. Is there some kind of voltage regulator that could fix this? I appreciated this video 👍

@paulholyoak

Жыл бұрын

Pat this is what i think your issue is here. Your Kings 120ah lithium battery is only rated at 100A continuous discharge. 100A x 12v = 1200W. So if you have the cooktop running at 1200W that already maxes out the battery's discharge rate. There is simply nothing left for anything else (including the inverter itself). The simple fix for this is to add another 120ah battery and run them in parallel so that you essentially have 2400W of continous discharge. You also get the added bonus of the extra 120ah capacity.

Hi mate, i work at a battery manufacturer in Brisbane, and i can tell you something is up with either the wiring or the battery or the charger. A full lithium sits at about 13.8 volts, 13.1 is very low, just run over your charging system. The BMS cuts are usually because one of the cell banks has dropped too low, so yea, really check over your charging setup.

@aaron.courtney

Жыл бұрын

Agreed, I would have a guess there is some sub-par wiring either between the charging system and the battery, or the battery and the inverter. The voltage seems quite low. Running the travel buddy at the same time is probably a big ask, but there is no good reason to why that 120ah (100A continuous, 160A peak) battery and the 1,500w inverter can't power that induction cooktop on the 800w setting (they use 850w at the wall on that setting)

@lexicase8805

Жыл бұрын

Probably a good chance the wire included with the kings inverter is too small, and not sure if the inverter is running through one of those lever type breakers, but if so the voltage drop across that would be a huge contributor. Between the safety in the bms, and the internal fuses inside the inverter, a direct connection between battery and inverter with short cables and no breakers should be ok. If you do run a fuse, it should be a 200-250a class T. A good investment when doing elaborate setups like this is a thermal camera, even a really cheap one, will help find faults or high resistance connections very quickly. Guarantee those lever type breakers will be lighting up like a Christmas tree. Also worth noting the kmart induction cooker on the temperature control setting pulses power, as do the wattage settings below 800w. The 1000w setting draws around 1050w from the inverter, and with conversion losses that equates to around 130a from the battery.

@colinsmith6340

Жыл бұрын

@@lexicase8805 If that was the case, the amp meter would also indicate 130 amps from the battery. It just seems like the internal wiring, the internal resistance, or the bms of the kings battery just isn't up to scratch. I make batteries for a living, and i was pulling 160 amps out of a 100ah battery yesterday and getting 12.8 volts.

@lexicase8805

Жыл бұрын

@@colinsmith6340 i think you're absolutely correct, i commented while watching the video and made an assumption, but yes for the bms to be cutting off like that it has to be internal. Looks like the free battery that was given to cover damage caused by a faulty product is now also faulty! Not looking good for kings 😅

@adamtolley5739

Жыл бұрын

Go buy a cast iron pan with a full cast iron handle wrap the cast iron pan in alfoil and mount it near or on your exhaust manifold while your driving then it's hot for when you want to start cooking remove the alfoil and it should be clean and ready to go

For anyone interested in induction cooking - BCF sell 3 piece induction pot set, and 3 piece frying pan set, with removable handles. They're pretty affordable and pack down a lot better than pots/pans with fixed handles. Plus they're non-stick so you use a lot less water when washing up. I think i paid about $40 per set (but don't quote me on this).

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Removable handles sounds awesome! thanks for the tip!!

@grahameroberts8109

Жыл бұрын

Not listed at BCF. Got a link?

@doggit5362

Жыл бұрын

@@grahameroberts8109 it’s the wanderer non stick set

@mattbehan218

Жыл бұрын

I have the same Andrew and they’re fantastic. I also have the non stick roaster. I tend to use the lid more than the base as it can be used as a griddle for salmon, haloumi, steak etc.

@LVNITUPM8

Жыл бұрын

Yep we have this set aswel and it's Awesome

Interesting video, some great ideas here. I would have to disagree about the cause of your problem. I have a 200AH lithium setup myself and was looking for a coffee maker to plug in to my inverter. The small Nespresso machines are 1300 watts so my 1,000 watt inverter won't do that. The problem with going to a 1500w inverter is that my Lithium battery is rated at 100amp maximum draw, as is the Kings 120AH lithium you are running. This means that you can get a theoretical maximum of 1200w (W=VxA). When running through an inverter you will get losses due to the cabling and the inverter itself so it will realistically be closer to 1100w. This, I believe, is the cause of your power cutting out. Your battery can hold a 160A draw for 10sec but it will not provide more than 100A for sustained periods. Amps draw and Amp hours are two different issues. The solution, if you have the space and the bucks, is to run two batteries in parallel thus doubling the available current. Lithium batteries are available with higher current ratings but obviously cost more.

@mathewsimonelli1332

Жыл бұрын

. doubling the battery won't allow 200a draw as each battery has an independent bms only allowing 100a constant draw. although it might stop the voltage drop his getting at 60a draw. I would have thought the lithium wouldn't see that much voltage drop under that load. maybe the difference between high end cells and cheap cells.

@Jack-is8xz

Жыл бұрын

@@mathewsimonelli1332 sorry mate but 100 +100 =200.

@Max46423

Жыл бұрын

@@mathewsimonelli1332 spot on

@mathewsimonelli1332

Жыл бұрын

@@Jack-is8xz will equal 200 amp hours not 200 amp of discharg current available

@Jack-is8xz

Жыл бұрын

@@mathewsimonelli1332 it will work if wired in parallel. It won't if wired in series. The bms on one battery will not limit the other for current draw.

The induction cooker does not run continuously at the set wattage. The set wattage is to indicate how much power will be used in a hour. The induction stove pulses, using max power. The slower the pulsing the less power is used in 1 hour. The higher the setting the faster the pulsing and the more strain on the inverter and battery. The inverter needs to be oversized as well as the battery.

Sounds like the kings 120A lithium battery is 50A max continuous Amp draw and not 100A like on the website. With your travel buddy at 4A and fridge at 2-3A when you go to 800w with the induction cook top to sits at the 45-48A mark, any higher it trips the BMS of the lithium battery. The only way to fix it is to buy a proper lithium battery brand with real world tested specs or get another battery and run it in parallel so you have twice the amp draw capability. Dude keep up this content it is awesome.

@krump743

Жыл бұрын

The travel buddy draws more than 4 amps or what ever he stated in the video. He had it pre heat for 45 minutes, cooking for 45, and extra cooking for 45, thats like 2+hours. Thats least 20 amps (10 amps an hour) and old mate said it only used 4 amp hours of battery. His battery monitor is wrong.

I'm running 2 x 120amp lithiums (Itechworld) with a 2000 watt inverter and ran a 1800 watt air fryer for 20 minutes pulling 185amps while the heating element was on as a test and still had 80 odd percent of the batteries left. Have since got a smaller 1300 watt air fryer and its perfect. Also use 2 x 200 watt folding solar blankets which put back around 22amps per hour

That kings battery has a maximum sustained discharge of 100 amps. At around 12 volts it works out to be roughly 1200 watts. At those discharge rates the internal resistance in the battery will begin to show and will begin to drop the pack voltage + heat the battery cells causing everything to be inefficient. What you need is another battery in parallel (double the capacity + larger discharge) OR a bigger lithium battery rated to a higher constant discharge.

@jarred3424

Жыл бұрын

Exactly

@PeterPaoliello

Жыл бұрын

This is my exact problem, and I'm finding a lot of variable induction cooktops cycle on and off at full tilt, rather than using less power on a consists basis

This old man enjoys watching yours and your cohorts videos - y'all really got it going on. It's great that you try this while home or local so you have familiarity with the process if needed when off remote. We run drills twice a year to see how fast we can load-out and then check inventory and re-stock anything needed. IMHO, electric cooking when remote isn't a good idea (should be reserved for emergencies due to being a power hog) - we keep at least 2 beefed-up heavy-duty home-made Copenhagen Solar Cookers behind the seats to use when there are no fire conditions. We also love our Stove-Tec Rocket Stoves and our Deadwood Rocket Stove when at the farm and remote.

Another great one mate. Looking forward to the Big trip.

Congratulations on 60 thousand subscribers 🎉

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Robert! :)

Simply because of the black DayZ T-shirt, I've subbed. Very stylish. I enjoy my shirt, and I've also got a tumbler with the same dayz (and also opposite) included my first initial and last name graphed onto the tumbler 😊 It was a gift from a sweet heart, and I really appreciated the reminiscing along the great video tempo. Cheers for the great video as well as being just my style, mate.. "on par!"

Great show guys looking forward 👍

I must say, I am subscribed to many channels, but this channel is definitely up there with my favourites. Well produced, very professional. Just great seeing some young guys and girls, getting out there and sharing great information. Thank you, well done, looking forward to more great vids. Cheers Tony

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony! that really means alot! :)

great vid guys!! keep the awesome content coming!!

Another great vid mate keep em coming.Always fun trying out new mods and working out the best way to set yourself up for going bush or beach. Good idea to test your new mods before going away. One of the better mods i did was to change the ladder on the earlier foldout roof top tents from the not so great sliding ladder that came with the tent to a newer fully extendable ladder like the one on your rooftop tent. Very easy to change over and very affordable and seeing that the missus nearly fell off the old ladder(almost folded in half) because i didn,t set it up right first night we used it ,the new ladder made a huge difference and saved me a lot of suffering.

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much mate! I really appreciate it! Great idea!

I love your videos, always informative and yeah I’ve got an old school dual battery set up in my 100 series but I will be upgrading to two slim line lithium batteries in the future so I can can run induction as it just seems to be the way to go.

I mean... Electric cooking is great and all but by the time you spend 5 grand on the all the tip gear to run it.. i bought a 175ah lithium slimline, run everything including the diesel heater all night in the winter.. and still only drop my battery to 80% which means it will last year's.. So this cost me around $1600 and compared to $5000 I still don't reckon I could spend $3400 bucks on gas.. for camping.. ever.. lol Each to there own but I use a little all for adventure glass top butane fry pan and man you can cook anything in that little sucker, from meals for 4 people to just bacon and eggs.. and the pest thing about it is no more carting around a heap of pots and pans with me.. and there's 1 pan to wash up and that's it.. more time for drinkin beers 🍺🤙

good stuff Pat. We tried induction in our camper without success so now we use the solar for lights and refrig and pumps etc and do our cooking on a twin burner gas cooker with a single burner on standby. No stressing about our fridges not having enough voltage and no megabucks spent on system upgrades. We are a couple of old bushies as well so there isn't many fossicking spots we end up at that we cant have a campfire. I cant wait to see how all this fangled stuff goes on the big trip mate.

Get a piece of 4mm mason board from Bunnings. They come in 2400 x 1200mm and you just need to trim it a bit to make it fit under the mattress. Then you don't need the double mattress. Last time I went camping with friends I brought some ply sheets and laid them on the gravel under the tent and swags.

Great video, really enjoyed it and the information 👏👏

Another top video. Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. I would be cutting off the cig plug and putting on an anderson plug on the 12v oven.

Great video, mate. I've been running inverter cooking on a budget system for a couple of years now. Hell, I even started with a Kings 100AH AGM and the inverter/induction cooking. Killed the AGM after some time, but it worked well. The great thing about going electric is the maths. If you work out what you need with the math it will work. I don't know what your system consists of behind the battery to the inverter but if I was to take a guess, there is a large loss occurring between the battery and the inverter. Cabling size is crucial plus the distance of cabling has an effect on resistance. Resistance means heat, heat means loss. Your volt drop is because the inverter wants the amps/watts, it will try and take what it needs in amps/watts from the battery to service the inverter demand but because there is resistance, something has to give and that's volts. As the heat increases the resistance increases which makes the problem exponentially worse over time. I now have a quality 200AH lithium but evolved from the 100AH AGM to a 100AH budget lithium. The cabling is AWG 0000 (12mm dia) with the longest length of about 500mm. Pulling 120amp continuous, the cables are just slightly above ambient temp to touch. Enerdrive have a very helpful cabling table on their website to help with cable selection.

Thanks for doing this experiment for us!

Thanks for doing this, it's great to see what happens when you have a 100AH lithium battery set-up (which is normal) as opposed to some other youtubers who have 200-400AH set-ups and go on about how good it works. It confirms that I should just stick to my gas set-up (for now) and use the battery for basic appliances like my toaster and when I eventually get a second lithium battery, then think about using induction.

Your setup is excellent and it will work fine with the inductive cook top, but a few small details you need to take care of that are letting you down. First, check the voltage at the battery terminals with a multimeter. Turn on the load and see if it actually drops to 11V. If it does, the BMS is faulty or badly wired to the terminals. Kings need to replace the battery. If that checks out ok, the voltage drop will be occurring between the battery terminals and the inverter. Check connections and upgrade them, check fuses and any kills switches from the battery to the inverter by measuring the voltage drop across each components terminals and finally check each cable, positive and negative from the battery terminal to the inverter. The cables that Kings provides are way under size for 2kW as you need to allow for something like 200A when the battery capacity depletes and its voltage goes down to 11V when the maximum current will be drawn from the battery by the Inverter. I suggest you run 95mm2 cable (for 3m return battery to inverter and back).

@jerrymyahzcat

11 ай бұрын

Nicely said. I run 95m㎡ cables directly from my 300Ah Lithium (200A max continuous) to my 3kW Inverter. It happily powers my 2400W Ninja Foodi Flip Air Fryer or my 2200W Induction Cooktop. [Obviously being limited to 200A continuous I can’t run the inverter at max. I chose to buy one 300Ah battery instead of say a pair of 175Ah/200Ah or whatever].

awesome stuff and very very informative and interesting Patrick cheers ... big thumbs up

Loved this one boys!

Great great great episode! Cheers guys.

Good one to test your system.👍 There's no greater peace of mind knowing what you're taking on a trip works its intended design. FYI... I don't preheat when cooking with a Travel Buddy. It just seems like a waste of power. I just chuck in the food and turn it on. I simply add about 20%-30% cooking time. And it works each time. I too am looking into induction cooking. but would need to upgrade my 1500W inverter to a 2000W version, for greater flexibility and peace of mind. Might look into a voltage step-up converter. Thanks for sharing. 👌

Good to see. I've been following your adventures and thought of similar things (just was deciding on battery and inverter). I have the old kmart butane stove and also got the kmart fry pans which I see you finally got - they work great on the campmaster. I'm a bit iffy on inverters and induction but I have bought a small breville espresso maker which I hoped to use eventually (was a fan of their dual boiler BES900) but bought a non boiler thermojet/instantaneous espresso machine similar to how all the smaller machines are. For cooking backup as well as the kmart campmaster butane I also bought a Dometic Lpg baby grill as back up - CBP101. E: Also looking into an evakool DC40 drawer fridge/freezer to mainly use as a freezer. Because of your video I'm now looking into the travel buddy pie warmer too! I guess I'll need more battery capacity after watching this.

Woo they’re back!

You are very lucky to have such a cool missus too mate for the journey, one thing you can never buy is a good person, Keep on shining Cob

Don't know if anyone else has mentioned it but you should get a cheap air fryer and give that a spin. I'm thinking of getting one for the ute as we use one at home all the time and it is great. I think the smaller 3.5L ones run about 1500w

A bit late with my comment but for what it's worth. I have lived with off grid power for over 20 years and Lithium batteries are a game changer. Since I went over to Lithium, I have been able to run soooo much more from my system.

Great video very informative 😀😀😀😀really appreciate the budget aspect, considering my lack of $$$$ thanks 🙏

this has to be one of the best drawer systems in a "budget" vehicle haha. love it mate

I have a king's 1500w inverter and I have a 140ah agm set up. I only really use it for makita battery charging and I've used it for a sandwich toaster, I kept the car running while using it. I also upgraded the cables to a 2bs cable so It can handle around 200amps, should be less voltage drop too. Awesome video bro, you have climbed to my fav 4x4 channel!

Love the vid and the shirt!

That view is very nice. I like induction cooking .

hahaha love it, back from the shops with more gear. Classic

Glad I found this episode, Thanks again boys.

@jesskaranne2646

23 сағат бұрын

And thanking his gf as well!

The dayz shirt made me happy

dig the day Z shirt, first thing my son and I played after unpacking from a 3 day trip over memorial day weekend.

Informative episode.👍 Great tip on the step up voltage converter for the Travel Buddy. Lithium is definitely the way forward. I'm looking at a 200Ah Lithium setup, as I'm looking into induction cooking too. I'm just waiting for my existing AGM battery setup to kick the bucket before making the changes. Though not sure once I've made the switch to lithium, that I'll be bringing a coffee maker. 😁

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! means alot!

I run two induction cook plates with cast-iron and steel fry pans with a 300w solar panel that usually outputs about 200-230 watts into my 2000w battery generator. I never loose power cooking. I also have USB tent lights and heated blankets.

Great video mate! Love the way you present/talk to us through your videos, very approachable! I'm most interested in the part where you talked about the coffee machine. I saw the power spec from that coffee machine's manual, and it says 1.4-1.6kW. I was wondering how did you get 60A draw from your battery at that power range? Or am I missing something?

I’ve got air frier, microwave, induction cook top. But I’ve just got a simple generator from kings and it’s all been working well

Gday mate i really enjoy your video's . Just one question those panels you have there for showing what amps is being pulled from your battery and voltage where did you get them and are they expensive cheers

Should also get on Somerville metal works and get the insulated and latched door. Helps a heap with heat loss through the travel buddy

well done for trying this out! personally we're cooking off grid with lithium and induction. Its awesome. The biggest issue is definitely the battery in your scenario. I'm surprised the kings lithium is sagging so much with the load not even hitting its BMS max output. Bit of a stitch up on their part. Get a good reputable lithium battery 200AH minimum. Ensure max output of the BMS is greater than 100A induction cooker should be able to boil and sear on about 1000w so not much need to go higher than that. (Breville -$50 goodguys) Inverter will need large cables and to be mounted as close as possible to battery to minimise volt drop.

Great video mate! Multiple batteries seems like the solution. Dash off road had a video a year or so back running into similar issues. Keep up the good vids

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Joel! really appreciate the support! cheers :)

Love that you're testing budget friendly options! Here's my two cents... 100-120ah lithium battery is sweet for a typical set-up (fridge/ lights/ charging devices), could probably add travel buddy at a stretch, but you need to double the battery capacity (and solar in) to go 100% induction cooking. The whole point camping is to not have to worry or be stressed so I'll stick with gas/ fire cooking for now I reckon. Will keep the battery healthy for longer too, lithium is getting cheaper but not so cheap that I can afford to burn through them unnecessarily... PS. you can always add a basic windbreak to make your butane cooker more efficient, or cook downwind from your vehicle

@FarqueKnowsWhere

Жыл бұрын

Top advice, more batteries, more panels, especially with induction plates, kettles toasters, toasty makers, coffeemakers, foot spa’s coming on…

Love seeing these king batteries tested but if you read the battery's BMS max discharge it's 50A max continuous, that's why it was having fits

Ha mate l agree with one of the other comments, you need to up the earth cable on the kings inverter as its way to small. I did that and l run a coffee machine at 1600w plus my travel buddy with no problem and l have a voltex lithium battery 100amp. It was a game changer for my set up.

Congratulations, you are the only camping/4wd channel I've seen use a proper espresso machine. No pod machines or plug in milk frothers. Well done.

Something i quickly discovered making two coffees while camping, the standalone milk frothers from kmart froth twice the milk in half the time, and also draw 550w so less strain on the battery. Make your coffee with a mini espresso maker and the milk with the standalone frother and thank me later. They're only around $15, and make a really great fast way to make a hot choc as well

love the dayz shirt

my sticker arrived the other day and is now on my gen 2 Pajero 👍 thanks guys

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for supporting the channel mate!! Really appreciate it!

The solution is perhaps to use a Remoska whilst you are driving powered by the alternator. The Standard Remoska is 470w and the Grand 580w confirmed with a plug in watt monitor. Brilliant bit of kit and FB has a superb group covering how to use them.

Firstly, your food looks absolutely awesome and so very tasty! (except the wedges, didn't have me 100% convinced with those, especially with how long they took haha! I'm sure they were awesome though!) I currently run everything through a 1300 watt 100 ah portable power station. All 240v (but my lights and a few other things are USB chargable). I initially looked at those portable ovens like you have, but ended up instead with a $79 oven (it's about the size of a microwave sort of) which I can cook pretty much anything in, no preheating required either. Takes pretty much the time of a "normal" oven to cook things too. Uses 1200 watts. I also got some cheap appliances from Kmart (microwave $52 uses about 1200 ish watts) and the best buy ever, their $22 sandwich press (1000 watts) which I can cook anything from toasted sandwiches, to steak etc. You might even be able to cook your wedges in there! To give you an idea, to cook a toasted sandwich, it uses less than 10% of my total amp hours. I got an induction cooktop from eBay which is good also for cooking - put a lid on top, will cook faster ;) I can do roast veggies also in the oven, which generally takes an hour, that uses 40% of my 100 amp hours. I've also made cake, boiled water etc in this tiny little 300 watt nostalgia brand pan (Kmart have them too, different name though they look the same - 15 bucks I think?). It's all 100% possible. I use no gas, no diesel - just the power of the sun. I haven't done a setup with the separate components like you have here, but am looking into doing that when I can in the instance I want to run a heater or aircon ever (currently have neither). Happy travels, and thanks for the videos :)

My mrs bought one of those from Aldi

Hey guys love your vids. would love a video on how you guys setup a wagon 80/105 series for touring as a couple.

I went camping with a women who took a vacuum and hairdryer I thought that was over the top but you are getting there. Cheers Steve.

Awesome Tee Shirt , got one myself.

Does idling the engine put enough power into the battery to keep the voltage up ? You'd probably want to idle it in the morning to cook breaky before travelling anyway or at night if you haven't travelled? without a DCDC on a agm it works fine for me with the alternator helping

Get cybertruck, plug in the induction cooktop to the outlet in the bed and it's that easy.

Im curious about that wiring job you did - splicing the new USB plug into the LED strip. Does the existing wiring and fusing work with the extra load of the USB ports? Also, what connectors did you use? Looked like mebbe electrical tape? I assume so. Just thought I’d ask. P.S. yer vids are awesome. I really appreciate and am able to learn from your speaking/teaching style. Works for me. Very approachable and inviting. Thanks for that. Keep it coming.

Well done fellas. 👍❤️🇦🇺🍺

A brilliant review mate and also keep an eye on your missus as she might have a go at taking over, keep at it kids.

That dayz shirt 👌

You are doing a great job on testing cheap items, please keep it going from me.

Amp hours is the measure of battery capacity. Amps is the actual current and watts (current x voltage) is the power. Regardless of the amp hours capacity of the battery, it will have a max current and power draw rating. The reason your power cuts out is because the current draw is higher than the battery can sustain. Rig up more batteries in parallel to increase the max current draw and you’ll be golden.

The old cook tops take ages to heat up. You need a good/flat frypan for better contact with the hot plate. You got it at breakfast.

Love your vids i’m Aussie and i own a 80 series land cruiser

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate!!

The DAYZ shirt!! you legend

Hey, Patrick. Time for an update? I'm keen to see how the system is running long term.

My underpants are Anko, too.

got a very similar setup, custom 150ah lithium (200amp discharge) 2000w invertor and the kmart induction, i also struggle cooking with my battery, i have semi figured it out by putting a better DCDC charger to charge the battery while driving. helped hugely! current solar panel is 200w thats also not enough and will be putting on a 250w panel soon.. to help with when i base camp.. but i seriously think to have a sustainable setup cooking with elec is to have 200Ah lithium as a min!

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info !! agreed!!

I have the exact same induction stove and it keeps on tripping just like yours. It’s good to know what’s causing the problem. BTW I have 2 x 120 lithium batteries and it does the same thing!!

You should look at buying something for the awning to block the wind

Turn the fridge off when cooking. As when the fridge motor kicks on the current draw spikes then settles down. Ie if an appliance says 1000w with a peak of 1500w. When you turn it on it draws 1500w then settles to the 1000w. Happy glamping.

Always good to see a DayZ fan 😍

@ethan799

Жыл бұрын

Legit the first thing I noticed haha such a good game haha

@AussieArvos

Жыл бұрын

😂 thanks, Its very close to my heart 💓

I have a 1500w inverter in my 80 aswell but I use a 140 amp AGM BATTERY I can't even boil my kettle is a 1250w very frustrating so I use low wattage appliances like 850w toaster 1000w kettle 1100w coffee pod maker works for me keep the Vids up Pat and have a great holiday with your beautiful Wife to be cheers legends

Hi Pat is it ok to run a step up on the oven thax mate🤔

Heya, I've bought an "Aussie Battery" brand lithium 330 amp/hr triple BMS. The amp draw is insane, from memory around 250 amps set up in 12 v system. Only paid $1800. Couldn't be happier with it. May be an option having a chat with these guys, doing an honest review for a free battery!! Never know, enjoy ya vids😁

I have an old Yamaha generator that I got for $50usd. I get induction for the most part but a small/quiet generator isn’t a bad idea. This thing is small enough to haul around so you don’t have to worry about all the problems mentioned. Great video though. Good content as always.

@FarqueKnowsWhere

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Be like camping in the city if everyone had generators and ran them 24hrs a day, they could be good if you’re way out bush by yourself…

Someone has probably already commented this but I think you are in lower state of charge than you think. Doesnt the battery have bluetooth app? Bluetooth BMS or a really good ah-counter ( like victron bmv-712, not cheap..). Thats the only thing that can give you correct state of charge. Voltage is not applicable with lithium. At least charge the battery fully with lithium charger ( like you have been driving all day. I use microwave oven and kettle. Some frying with induction ( breakfast pancakes, bacon n eggs). And i use mainly my still going 190A agm ( cheap start-stop battery). But its charged fully almost every day since 2018 since its my workcar too. So, state of charge is the most inportant whatever batterytype..

I love my butane cooker, I make Korean BBQ off it it's so good.

I had similar experiences running on Jura super automatic coffee machine. The power consumption is 1450W but Kings 1500W inverter beeps like yours although my AGM battery were charged and displayed at least 12V.

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Hey the dubble butane one from Kmart! It’s the best, yes it dubble the size but it’s dubble the cooker and has a full size hot plate bbq that can cook a 24 pack of snags all it once

Took me 6 minutes to realize that you were wearing a dayz shirt, my favourite pc game!

How was the first night throwing yogurt in the rooftop tent?

This things got more kings gear in it that I've had hot dinners. No wonder it keeps bugging out whilst trying to pull any sort of load out of it.

You’re a natural, a funny and educational video mate, you’re giving it a crack and working it out too. Get rid of some of the crap out of the 80 for more panels, more batteries and a bigger inverter if you want to run the travel buddy, coffee machine and hot plate and god knows what else all at once, solar electricity is a numbers game and then hope for some sun… Even Elon can’t defy the laws of electricity… I’m like you, never thought I’d see induction, lithium, inverters in my rig, but binge watching videos like these, it’s happening, I’m excited and gas will become the back up.. I’m also colourblind so I don’t play around with electricity much, mix up wires and you can start popping electronics, but I do want to understand basic fundamentals of a good solar setup. Going against judgement and wisdom I’m going to give Kings lithium batteries and electronic gear a good go. Not shitting on their products but Kings gear can be 10 times cheaper than other brands, plus buying a Kings camper outright, I get a $2000 voucher, yeah, might need two trolleys.. Are you guys planning more travels and more product testing?

Can’t wait for the K’gari Island video

Wouldn't be a bad idea to make up a wind break for the butane cooker. Can be made out of cardboard but for durability can make it out of 2mm steel and some piano hinge. Inexpensive and effective.

All I want to know is if you can run induction cooker of the main car battery and alternator - so you can use it occasionally with engine on..

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