Cool beans man. My house has been running off solar/18650 for 5 months straight now. With 3.1kw of solar

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

NICE!!!!! what inverter are you using?

@dylanc9275

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe signeer 6kw . Has ran flawlessly other than the charge board stopped working but they shipped out the part for free just had to pay shipping. Awesome customer service

i watch LOADS of these diy solar channels and I like YOURS the BEST!!!!!!!! always thumbs UP on you vids.

@AveRage_Joe

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! Appreciate that!💥🤘

@glennsepelak5113

3 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe i will become a patron when i can afford it

@glennsepelak5113

3 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe i just became a Patron. only 5 a month... worth it my friend. did not know it was so cheap to do. i think it was 2 3 0r 5 i did the 5.

Good to see your still power walling mate, keep it up.. that resistor bank looks nice man good job on that one.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! YES still powerwalling for sure!!! The resistor backs seems to work pretty good. I may add another in P to see if I can get a solid 30amps the hole time!🤘

I built and sold a powerwall based on your design in zimbabwe however for the inverter I used a meccer 2424 hybrid mpp and it's performing well. Thank you so much

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thats AWESOME!!! Glad it was of some help!

Joe we need a video on how you do those calculations. BOOOOOOOOM!!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Especially at 4am!😂💥💥💥💥

@dylanc9275

4 жыл бұрын

626 x (3.6×14) =31.5 kwh

@stephendunn8782

4 жыл бұрын

@@dylanc9275 what does the 626 represent?

@ahaveland

4 жыл бұрын

@@stephendunn8782 626 Ah, derived from 260 x 2407 mAh for average cell capacity. Perhaps easier to convert single cells to Wh first (2.407Ah x 3.6V = 8.67 Wh) and then multiply by 260 x 14 to get the total capacity of 31.5 kWh. Amp hours are pretty meaningless without knowing the voltage and batteries have wildly different voltages from 1V to 800+V, so we should always use kWh as the unit of capacity as this is independent of how the cells are arranged: so: 1S3640P would be 8,765 Ah @ 3.6V and 3640S1P is 2.4 Ah @ 13.1 kV ! but both are 31.5 kWh.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Tomato toemato🤣

Best part of my week.....coming home from work getting on youtube and BOOM!!! a new average joe video.....thanks mate love the videos

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man!!! Appreciate that!!!💥🤘

And then the resistor bank goes BOOM!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

LOL Lets hope not!

Thank you, sir.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

You bet!

Yo Mr Joe, what is up. Great video sir, thank you. Its lovely to see you cracking at 18650 04h00 in the morning...what happend to the fence repair video sir? Still waiting to see your master skilles!!! Anycase, peace ✌ out sir. 🇿🇦

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate! Yeah still here messing around till 4am lol! Oh the fence video....Ill have to check on that!😬😆🤘

@MrJacquesvheerden

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe Thank you Sir. A reply from a celebrity makes my day!!!

Wow! You are getting up there on the power. 30 kwh is serious. Be safe!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Weeeeellll, its not built.....YET!!!😬😆🤘

Looking good. I don't have solar(condo) but I want to build a similar sized backup for cpap and power outages. Love watching your progress. Minds change by the microsecond :)

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks man! YES Ive gone back and forth on building the ups style battery or regular style. When I finally counted the cells I had, my mind was made up for me lol. Yeah you could easily do one for a cpap for sure!

@castello544

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe Thanks for the reply. I bought a zopec 5500 which is pretty good for 2 or 3 nights maybe. I should have gone for the larger 8000 model but I think I have enough gear to diy the additional 2 nights or so. I'm stuck on my cpap that has 3 wire input for dc and can't figure out what to do with the 3rd wire. Do you have a place you can send me for answers to this kind of question? Thanks again! edit: www.zopec.com/collections/zopec-explore-universal-cpap-batteries/products/zopec-explore-5500

nice to see your UPS working as inverter only and not burn yet. as far as I know they are supposed to charge from the grid more than discharge from the battery. and do it without the care with the battery wasting energy. losses maybe at 30% or more is not a problem. I hope you someday improve your nice system using one dedicated inverter and need less batteries. have a plan and thinking is like a war. the start is defined but the end no one know 😀 nice video! keep working !

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! Yeah its running almost 24/7 as an inverter without any issues. Yeah it will charge around 1.5a if I remember right from grid if its plugged in. Someday Ill for sure get a real inverter! Ill need a split phase for our funky power!🤘

I recently bought 18+ kwh of batteries, to add to my 7s system, that is already 500-600 ah, can't wait to get the pv to properly charge it in decent time, enough to atleast charge the bank in a couple days!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Hell Ya Man! Thats a HUGE upgrade!!! I still have 12 panels to go up on the roof!

I been waiting for the boom 💥 💥 💥💥

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

BOOOOOOOM💥💥💥💥💥💥🤣

Your original ring cell-holder configuration works very well. 'If ain't broke...' The only improvement that comes to my mind is that they need to be collectively configured for routine thermal camera inspection. Pete's configuration goes a bit further down that road.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

I do really like the OG PVC cell holder! I may get some cable management thingys for right behind the drawers so I can slide them out while everything is still hooked up. My recycler doesnt get many racks but Im always on the look out for free/cheap ones!

You're a busy beaver! Good job!

@Lauren-ci6uv

4 жыл бұрын

btw, your maffs is real good.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

BUSY BEAVS!!!😆

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Dont tell anyone I used a calculator!

Hi Joe, go on, and just do it. Get Going With the 14 s 160 p

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Im Doin it!!!!🤘👊

Thanks for the update. Great expansion plans. No cats?

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Man! Should make a great upgrade for sure! I think Horus must of been upstairs sleeping on the job again lol

2 parallel strings or just replacing with the bigger packs? Either way... 💥

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Well meow Im glad you axed! Im actually thinking of paralleling each pack to keep it all in balance since the 160p is so much bigger. So in the end it will be 260p packs!💥🤘

how good is the anderson connectors at moment i use lugs but the andersons look better???

@AveRage_Joe

3 жыл бұрын

They are working great!!! Will use them on next pack build as well which will start here shortly!

What are you using for cell monitoring thermally? and cooling..after seeing HBPowerwall cell degredation lately from used/free/old cells, having that much power in your basement...seems like each rack should have some method of putting itself out, if it does go into thermal run-away

@AveRage_Joe

3 жыл бұрын

At this current time is the batrium longmons with the temp sensors on them which is connected to shunt trip. Yeah having all the cells in the basement is NOT ideal. I may be moving them. Also if your are not aware those are not his battery packs. They were anothers. Another thing I do is use glass fuses that pop at 2a. In the future after my next pack build I plan to start using LiFePO4 which is much safer.

Really cool. I sure would like you to come and visit us in Chile and help me set up the same type of 18650 system! Come see us. Jim in Chile

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Would be an AWESOME trip for sure! You need earthquake proofing right?

@ChileExpatFamily

4 жыл бұрын

AveRage Joe yes we have them here but Chile is much more prepared than the USA. So large ones are almost non eventful. Maybe it is time to turn off the engine that powers the world. Chile is a long way away from a lot of people and problems. We have been here 7 years now and love it! Jim

@ChileExpatFamily

4 жыл бұрын

AveRage Joe we have had over 60 visitors here from YT in the past 2 years.

Amazing powerwall. Very nice. Do you have a stl. File for the battery holder? Thank you

@AveRage_Joe

Жыл бұрын

I cut them out of 3/4" sch 80 pvc pipe!😄

@pa.woderso5717

Жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe ohh ok, thank you for the tip

What's the cell voltage you keep after self discharge?

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

I keep anything that stays above 4volts!😆🤘

Let's get those packs together buddy

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

AGREE!!!

Hi Joe, nice update, still a shit load of work. How is the difference in bank size going to affect things? 100p vs 160p , a lot of capacity difference, does the Batrium have the ability to release a pack from the bank when its charge state gets too low ? During a power outage, the 100p will go first. What happens when the first 100p gets to pack cutoff voltage. Fine work, 🤔💭💣💥

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks and Yeah lol shit load of work🤣 Weeeelllllll I have 2 options to hook the next 14s up. 1st option is to parallel the 48v ends. 2nd option would be to parallel the packs themselves which is what I think I will end up doing for the reasons you mention. So the packs will end up being 260p once all said and done. I dont think batrium has the option to disconnect a string however you could make it do that through relays on the expansion board and another shunt trip/relay or contactor.

@LeslieIsgrigg

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe so you would place a 160 pack on the shelf beside its 100 unit and tie them there. Your 14s260p system would still be in the one rack, can the rack wheels support that much ? 14S260P damn, what will it take to bring the bank up to full charge ? 🤔💭💣💥

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah thats what Im kinda thinking at this current time However plans can change all the time lol. I think those slider racks will be ok and the wheels on the rack....HELL YEAH they can hold the weight. The weight of a ups is easily much heavier then a few packs of cells and servers....well im not sure how much those weigh😄

@MrKarlPrince

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe Please keep in mind that you want to keep the maximum short circuit current for a string well within the capability of your Siemens fuses. Stay Safe.

@squidlings

4 жыл бұрын

260p - what dreams are made of 🤤

Love your work Joe, what is your return on investment period? It would appear that you are not aiming to avhieve ROI...

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I still havent sat down to figure out how much Ive spent on everything lol. Ive tried to spend as little as possible except where needed! As far as ROI...This is more of a project/journey for me as I like to tinker. I will achieve ROI but maybe at a slower pace at this current time as I only have the powerwall powering my fridge and basement 24/7. Once I can get more connected to the powerwall ROI will go quicker. Ill probly need a split phase inverter to do that as there seems to be many circuits in my main panel that are "connected" somewhere else in the walls or ceiling so I cant separate them...as of yet. Still looking into that to see what I can do.

@martinly1050

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe run extension cords

Good to see you again. But.... No cats??¿

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mate! Yeah this vid was a 3:30am spur of the moment and Horus must have been upstairs sleeping!😆

"Can you believe that? That's probably a short video." - Joe, you get a lot more done when you don't have to manage your sweet co-star kitty! Horace is such a prima donna! LOL!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

LOL I know RIGHT!!! I was wondering why I got it done so quick!😆

Joe, bring back more content. I miss you!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Moar Content on the way!😆💥🤘

@squidlings

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe good lad! My fork lift electric car is almost finished. Any way I can send u a few pics? I wanna see a KZread avg Joe production 😜

Safty First !

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

TROOF!!!!!!🤘

Cell Holders ? SO your the one who cleaned Keith out ? LOL I'm on the list for the next batch. I'm looking for like 80 of the 5 x 4 type.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

😆 I dont think I have enough either lol😏

Joe, I see an address to send stuff to you? Is there a size limit to the package you can receive? I have some untested 18650 batteries that I would like to send you (if shipping isnt a babys arm and leg) LOL.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Its a PO box so I dont think there is a size limit as they would keep it in the back. Sendem on over!🤘💥

Do it

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

😆💥🤘👊

You should offer to sell items for you recycler hook up?

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

You looking for something?

Heyyy 😃

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

YOOOOOO💥

@DIYwithBatteries

4 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe 💣💥🔥what an update 🤟, did you watch my video 😉

Hey bro,,you got a box of battery stuff laying around youd like to send to a good home..I need a bms or something i can use on my 7s battery

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

What all are you looking for? I have some 10s bms's from hover boards. I hear they can still balance but havent verified that. Probly not big enough for your needs tho.

@hunter.on.channel.19

4 жыл бұрын

I have a 7s 64p and trying to build another. The one I have now works great as power storage and use it for power outages, but I need to get a bms for it, than charge controller and panels one of these days

@hunter.on.channel.19

4 жыл бұрын

And not trying to be a bum, just never know what someone else has laying around

Where you get them all from lol

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

The cells? I get them from the AWESOMIST recycler Andy down the road from my house! I also get some sent to me from Terry at Power2spare! 🤘

find a wrecked Leaf 40 kWh battery pack

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that make for a quick upgrade for sure!

I'm not first, just best! Ha!!

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

💥💥💥💥💥😆

how do you get free 18650 cells? the only wasy I get mine is home depot recycle bin.

@AveRage_Joe

3 жыл бұрын

I use to get mine there. I stopped by all the e-recycle places. Some I paid and some not.

@glennsepelak5113

3 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe thank you, I am in a small city I will check for E recycle. thanks so much. Also to fuse or not to fuse each cell or just nickle strip them all together?

@AveRage_Joe

3 жыл бұрын

Used cells you fuse all cells.

@glennsepelak5113

3 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe As I thought. Thank you. most of my cells are 1200 to 2300 is 2 amp a good size?

@glennsepelak5113

3 жыл бұрын

@@AveRage_Joe you R my Hero

Put a fuse in series with with that resistor bank. The casing on those resistors is only aluminium, the failure mode involves lots of pieces of metal flying around.

@AveRage_Joe

4 жыл бұрын

😳 Hmmmm....Good to know......as Im almost done testing the winter packs lol. Ill have to add one for later use after that video!