As a drone and photography enthusiast, I like to take videos and pictures of just about anything, but find that I'm not sharing much of it; well, now I plan to post as much of it as I can on this channel. I also would like to help those that need advice in setting up their drone platforms the way I have. I'm also in the military and plan to eventually post some military related videos that I take, share some advice or answer questions regarding military topics. I would also like to know what the viewer interests are, so please feel free to ask any questions or make requests for what to post in the future. Please take note, I plan to keep this channel "G" rated as I want it to be a family channel for all ages.
These things are great. I run my ac along with fridge and a freezer + all the lights and tvs in the house and power to spare. Helps to have a gas stove and clothes dryer as electric one puts a lot of stress on the generator if using them along with the ac . Otherwise l would just turn the ac off and use electric stove washer/dryer with no issues. It will run all of it but why push it.
@@JPG23Im getting ready to install a power inverter, do you have to run the ground wire all the way to the battery rather than to a ground like a car amplifier? Planning on running a 1000 watt puere sine wave inverter.
both llama 380's i've had weren't 100% reliable. i have a minimax 2 that so far has been and i will carry occassionally. my cheap bersa thunder is a reliable 380, along with my astra, but the only 380 i carry is my lcp2, which is truly a pocket pistol.
One of the best videos out there of setting this up. I have the same exact generator I bought from Harbor freight open box for $225 in 2019. We were lucky during the 2021 freeze here in Texas; we were on a critical circuit that they did not shut off. We have since moved to out to the country with this same setup where power outages are more common. I am able to power our 1 HP water well with this with room to spare. We shut off the breakers for our 5 ton AC unit and water heater. Everything else stays on. In the summer we have a couple small window units to cool a couple of rooms. In the winter, we have a wood stove. I have 50 gallons of gas on standby plus fuel from the farm trucks should we need it. It is essential that we keep our freezers running during an extended power outage to prevent thousands of dollars in food from spoiling. I may try to make a video one day of our setup. Thanks for taking your time to make this.
You were just like me. This generator saved us during that Texas freeze. My home is all electric. Nothing gas. We used those oil heaters to heat the house, We shut the power to the electric hot water heater off and didn't use the electric stove. The generator powered everywhere else just fine including two deep freezers. It was horrible on fuel economy but we didn't care. We had stocked up on gas when the news told us to. We were comfortable. The only issue I had was my generator was outside of the house in its own little building. The ice was so bad I couldn't stand and walk to the generator to refuel it without busting my ass 😂. When time came to refuel I had to crawl on my knees on the Ice to refuel it 🤣. I fell once on the ice and I'm a big man..It hurt 😂.
Hello, I love the 'unique' upgrade, my word. it's great! I wonder who can do it for me in my beloved country South Africa. It's really nice to remote start like that but how long did it take you to workout? Wow!
Thank you for watching and for your comment. It was a process of examining the schematics for my particular generator and finding the circuits that needed to be intervened by the arduino. It was initially a meticulous process, but quite simple to put into practice. Best of luck
Here's a link to the recommended battery for the Predator 8750 Mighty Max Battery YTX9-BS Battery Replacement for PTX9BS Predator Generator (8750 watt) a.co/d/haby2t7
We have used the ru-vid.comUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
We have used the ru-vid.comUgkxOTeIs0vv4_9B5hsmnLsk9r930uDQLu_Y for probably 30 hours with our camper and it’s been great! The noise level is really only noticeable when running the AC and other appliances like the microwave, hair dryer, or coffee pot. It’s not huge like other ones and it has wheels so even at 90lbs, I can move it!
Thanks for the idea! ru-vid.comrjSl3Qaj9Rw ru-vid.comR-sXN3EoAp8 I used Visuino for the programing , and with my setup i can still use the manual switch for staring if i want to.
I kinda did the same thing, only difference was i put my fan blowing cool air across the motor. The fan is blowing on the pull strings area. The fly wheel is all so a coll I ng fan that blowes the same way
Not a dumb question at all. Since it's bolted directly onto the body it is grounded; however, if you look closely at 4:38 between the battery power posts you can see a small jumper. That jumper is attached to 2 mounting points that were ground down to expose metal, thus making it a grounding point.
Great idea! One thing to be careful of is that there is no sensing of engine condition at all. The use of a single loop that runs through the starter and choke engagement every time it gets power and the the long delay for runtime is functional, but not robust. If the wireless switch blinks, even for a moment while it is running, it is going to run the startup sequence all over again with the engine still running. Also, this depends on the engine being VERY repeatable in the start timing. As it ages, fuel changes, hot or cold, the timing of an engine start could change without the code being able to compensate. A big upgrade would be to put a hall sensor in the flywheel housing that detects engine RPM as the flywheel magnet passes by. Or a wire looped around the spark plug wire to act as an antenna would do the job without having to take the flywheel housing off. Something like this would work, just omit the LEDs for the timing light: www.instructables.com/Timing-Light-and-Tachometer-With-Arduino/ Write an interrupt function for RPM sensing and if (engineRPM > 2000 RPM) { engineRunning=true; }. Set a time flag when the engine run speed condition is reached, disengage the starter, and you're golden. Check for engine running each time through the loop and if not, set engineRunning=false. If you want to go further, you can check to see if a run is commanded but engineRunning==false, initiate a start sequence after waiting 10 secs or so. Instead of putting the start sequence in the loop that runs continuously, build a void coldStart and a void hotStart function with while loops that crank for, say, 10 seconds looking for the RPM to jump before stopping cranking or timing out to let the starter cool. The coldStart would have choke, the hotStart would not use choke unless it failed to start, then try a coldStart once more before timing out and throwing an error LED and/or alarm. A DS18B20 clamped to a lower part of the crankcase could sense if the engine was warm or cold and make a decision on which start sequence to attempt first. If you are running on propane or NG, put an electric prime solenoid in the fuel circuit and have the start sequence engage the prime solenoid until engineRunning==true. Also, the use of an ESP8266 or ESp32 dev board would give wifi monitoring and control. Just a couple ideas. Great start to the project!
So @chrislutes2882 brings up points that I'm reviewing. I want to do something like this to autostart my generator when my inverter/battery keys off a loss of grid power to charge up the batteries. I'd like to know whether the generator is running and any additional safety factors. Thoughts?
I like your methodology, well explained and executed. I think some concerns are over sensitive electronics and possible damage to them. Have you had any issues with your use of them with your generator?
@@JPG23 and the weird thing is it starts doing that when ever i so much as get my finger near the relay pins and pin 2, like their picking up interference from something.
@@JPG23 yeah, im using a pretty long usb cable that's shielded, but that's not it, it seems to be between pins 7 and 2 on the digital pins, but im starting to think i just made the code wrong.
@@cyberstar251 I'm away from my computer right now, but as soon as I can I will send you an updated copy of the code for you to try. I still recommend replacing the shield if the relay issues continue with the new code.
