EcoFlow River Pro, Teardown and Detailed Look Inside!

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A complete disassembly and teardown of the EcoFlow River Pro. We'll take a look at the inverter, wiring, and most importantly - the battery pack.
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@loki_x 3 года назад

These teardowns are very informative. There are plenty of people reviewing products but getting an inside look and find out the workmanship and what battery cells are actually there does two things that everyone can appreciate: 1. Validates what the manufacturer said it had (or doesn't have), and 2. Gives potential buyer confidence in knowing exactly what they are getting. Great job!

@fdboucher 3 года назад

Magnificent presentation! You have lots of guts for doing such a thorugh teardown job, and it is very much appreciated! Thank you!

@gojeffgordon24 3 года назад

Looks good. Nice to see the inside is put together well.

@kingcopy 2 года назад

Thank you from Germany for Tear Down and Viewing

@tomasthomas7407 3 года назад

I purchased the River Pro and Extra Battery. Thank You !! i feel much better about my setup now. Being able to see inside construction set my mind at ease. i saw Quality manufacturing. And answered my thinking about expanding my system with making my own extra ‘Extra Battery’ 🤣🤣 Thanks Again, Great Video! Straight forward presentation, chock FULL of info ⚡️⚡️⚡️⚡️

@josh4realz211 3 года назад

I have a pro and love mine also, haven't used it much. But seems quality

@jerryhill4670 2 года назад

I love the teardown. Amazing unit

@wonglee7484 2 года назад

Thanks, your presentation is excellent， easy to understand. Great work you did, not regret to have this pro, will buy extra battery in future.

@00SNIVY00 2 года назад

Awesome teardown! I wish EcoFlow would make these batteries more easily replaceable. Not something to slot in and out, but just something that wouldn't require complete disassembly and soldering to replace when the batteries wear out.

@Rattikus Год назад

Checkout Jehugarcia's external diy battery thats added via the solar charger port as backup ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-FhhND-AG1Jw.html

@panospapadimitriou3498 Год назад

in case of lfp the lifespan of the electronics might come out faster than batteries if nothing strange happents ,, but cobalt ones and 800/1000 cycles yup they could give space to seperate cells and replace em easier

@interrogationwatch3781 Год назад

Looks like a very solid build

@doodlebug1015 2 года назад

I feel a little smarter now.. great job!.

@stephanieonlife3657 Год назад

Thanks for showing me how to open my unit . I actually repaired it when I saw what was the matter inside. Gratitude sent from Wiconisco Township Pennsylvania.

@LithiumSolar Год назад

Wiconisco Township? Wow, we're practically neighbors!

@stephanieonlife3657 Год назад

@@LithiumSolar really how cool.

@andrewbeder51 3 года назад

Absolutely love your videos, i have seen other youtubers doing simalar stuff of course but you make it easy to watch and understand a bit better. I would like to let you know im making one of your 3.5kw batteries you made last year, the craftsman toolbox one. I am spending a bit more but it will be a good first build for me and a useful one.

@kennethalmond8922 3 года назад

Thank you for a great tear down :)

@LoveRise 2 года назад

Great job you just earned a new 62 year old female subscriber who is transfixed by your tear downs! I’m on the fence whether to buy this or bluetti’s eb70s power station. Would prefer eb70s yet in many reviews it’s getting accused of having a smaller inverter than advertised yet it’s all just hearsay without a teardown. Please, please, please do a teardown of the eb70s next. Thank you, thank you, thank you!🌻🌺🌻

@philgray1023 2 года назад

I have to complement you on your professionalism and well produced video.

@Skaboo100 2 года назад

As a Debug Tech... Thank you for taking it apart. so I wont be tempted to.

@MemoryCollective 2 года назад

Your presentations are enlightening! I have matched the River Pro with two Renogy 100W panels. Coming from a totally different perspective, I find confidence in your commentary. A decade ago I dreamed of powering the DC needs of my office with a couple of batteries and a box full of pigtails. For reasonable money, this River Pro *is* that box. Nothing is perfect, but I think this power station is great technology for the $$... and leaves me with options should I need more battery or care to avoid a power outage. I think it's better than most would suspect. Wouldn't you agree?

@martyh4777 2 года назад

Many thanks for your video on your tear down and feedback.

@pip5461 Год назад

Great teardown... I'm impressed with the internal design...no space wasted. I was slightly concerned when the capacitor sparked... you didn't even flinch....:) Pity it's not LiFePO.

@RenegadeBastard 3 года назад

Very educational. Thanks, buddy.

@Thor_1872 3 года назад

nice teardown, thank you and have a nice day ;)

@mdharrisuiuc Год назад

Thanks for the video! You answered my question about if this thing uses 18650 cells, something I hadn't been able to find.

@eddiet3026 2 года назад

Just ordered one today!

@gogomac 2 года назад

Gracias muy útil esta información, se ve bien terminado por dentro el dispositivo.

@Astrobr549 Год назад

OUTSTANDING!!!...I received the extra battery for the river pro. Once charged...I turned all units off and disconnected them. . For some reason the extra battery will not shutoff. I contacted Ecoflo and they will be sending me a replacement unit. BUT...I have the "defective" unit. I'm disectting it to see if I can reset it so the continuous blinking light on the extra unit will stop.

@northgategmfleetmanager8137 Год назад

Hi! Did you try this and if so, did it work? I have a flashing on/off light and no display. Wondering if I disconnect the main power lead, if this could reset it? Support from Ecoflow is non-exisitent.

@rosemanu28 Год назад

Thanks, just bought this not long ago and was also curious as to what was inside, you did a great job. Thanks a mill because you saved me form opening my EcoFlow haha, Otherwise I would have ruined it 🤣🤣🤣

@PatJones82 Год назад

Awesome video! THANKS!

@nisagomez4366 Год назад

That was pretty interesting. This is the model I have. Thanks!

@stephenajetumobi6 Год назад

Lovely video, thank you. I tore down my River pro when the overload signal won't go off. While I was coupling it back, connecting the battery to the board damaged the BMS after that spark. Like the type you saw. You are lucky the unit is still fine after coupling it.

@ericklein5097 11 месяцев назад

Strange that the inrush to the inverter caps would “damage” your BMS. Are you sure it didn’t just trip the overcurrent protection?

@redandgoldfan3869 2 года назад

tore it down AND put it back together. ty nice video ty for sharing

@JoeDplummer_ 3 года назад

Looks very well built 👍🤪

@pixitha 3 года назад

Nice modular config, nice to see something somewhat repairable.

@joey86bu1 3 года назад

I love these!

@theprepperfrog167 3 года назад

Thank you, sir.

@aaronletchford 11 месяцев назад

Great video thanks, ❤

@fabienpics 2 года назад

VERY COOL INFO THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. GOOD VIDEO JOB TO 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@joelcibil9185 Год назад

Great review

@wolfmangosan539 2 года назад

I enjoyed your video thanks

@HadyAkiki 2 года назад

great video ! is there a way to have a DC output of 12v because my river 600 is 13.6V which is high for my led lights ?

@JPC326 2 года назад

Really interresting !

@AndyMcBlane 3 года назад

Great video

@RayLacks 3 года назад

very cool video!

@darklyte24 3 года назад

I have the R600 pro from the kickstarter with the li fe batteries. Is there a way to use aftermarket batteries with the expansion port?

@owenoosthuizen7589 Год назад

Hi, very informative. Thanks. My river Pro's USB ports have stopped charging, and the 'Overload' and USB indicator are constantly flashing. I couldn't really see during the teardown, but are there some fuses that could have blown causing my issue?

@tomcora9417 2 года назад

Nice review! Even though I had no clue what you were saying.

@technologyjunkie01 3 года назад

Greatly detailed and well done! It is nice to see the inside and the components, I thought at least they would use name brand cells. No I know. Thanks and great job!

@LithiumSolar 3 года назад

I'm not sure any of the cheaper power stations use brand-name cells. The Jackery I took apart didn't either.

@technologyjunkie01 3 года назад

@@LithiumSolar I am just glad to know that these premium units use off brand cells. Thanks. I have never had the nerve to open them and void my warranty.

@harirao12345 3 года назад

Excellent

@monkey2bize 2 года назад

nice tear down!

@nightstringers 2 года назад

Ordered mine today cant wait to get mine

@nightstringers 2 года назад

Wish i would have held off getting the extra battery

@nightstringers 2 года назад

@@-justnoah-5330 I'd rather have the 1800 watt version and the extra battery is a real pain to deal with mainly the cable and plugging them together.

@leemansell8201 Месяц назад

Really helpful thanks, I don't suppose you happened to make a note of which LCD screen the unit uses did you? Thanks!

@lucienhikingdroneflying2543 Год назад

Really interesting.

@ronaldwhite5670 Год назад

Amazing 🤩

@eternalvitality 2 года назад

Considering the Delta, as I need something for my freezers! Thoughts?

@IndependentNewsMedia 2 года назад

Nice tear down video..

@MattLesak 3 года назад

Tear it down!! Thanks for doing this as it shows a products true colors.

@davebean2886 2 года назад

Any idea why they turned the AC power output connections sideways which would make it difficult for many larger power cords to connect?

@7eis Месяц назад

Mine died completely. This gave me the confidence to open her up and poke around. Two of the four battery groups are very low on voltage (less than 1.5). I'm charging it through the xt60 coming from the bms and voltage does indeed go up. I've had less than 100 cycles on it, 350w max. 2.5 years old and just out of warranty. Sure did hope for more given the price point it would be sad if it was completely disposable and not serviceable at all

@Hobbes1964 2 года назад

is there a way to remove the wireless transmitter?

@dennismyers9879 2 года назад

EcoFlow has come to be one of the top 3 solar gens in the River series. The Delta is also a great machine…

@nightstringers 2 года назад

I didn't go with the Delta because one of the other youtubers that is smarter than most of us had a issues with charging. When it got a bit warm. He had to wait 2 hours before he charge his .

@BeautyOfGaia Год назад

I have a Delta (KS version) and a R600 PRO (also KS version) with expansion battery. All their batteries have one major issue, an extreme high self discharge. If you really want live off-grid and charge via solar, the high self discharge, the fake MPPT and the bad AC conversion rate let you move very quick to someting else. I build first my own battery pack and used Victron charger and AC converter with it. Now is also the battery from Victron. What a difference to Ecoflow, no heat, no fans, no noise!

@ericklein5097 11 месяцев назад

@@BeautyOfGaiahigh self discharge? This would only happen if the BMS has a ridiculous quiescent current draw or there’s some background power sucker that doesn’t turn off when you have the outputs disabled and the screen off. Lithium ion discharges at 1-2% a month max. I have some cells I put into storage a year ago at 3.65-3.70 and I just double checked them since it’s been exactly 12 months. Voltage was almost exactly as I left it. If there was any difference then they only lost 10 or 20 millivolts at most because I remember I had an even spread between 3.65 and 3.70 and it’s still like that with nothing below 3.653 Not too sure exactly what cells they were putting in these first gen units before they switched all their devices to LiFePO4. Probably Chinese cells but I can’t imagine they’d use junk cells. Hopefully EVE, BAK or Lishen.

@BeautyOfGaia 10 месяцев назад

@@ericklein5097 The cells are in packs, impossible to say if there are cells with different quality used. I don't think that the cells are bad. Its their electronic design. All models have only a soft switch. So, a push button to switch it on and off. Means there is all the time a circuit alive, outsite of the BMS. Depending on where the soft switch is located, means what other curcuits there are also alive, is the discharge rate different. For my Delta is it massive. The R600 PRO is better. More worst, is the horrible conversion rate. Delta is more a heater than a power bank. The R600 PRO have still a conversion rate below 80%. Off grid solutions should have a conversion rate of at least 92%, which is possible if quality converter are used. But China companies have to make more profit than others, GOV need to be funded. So, build cheap, sell high. Don't care about customer, they are far away.

@ericklein5097 10 месяцев назад

@@BeautyOfGaia very interesting. Thanks for the insight into the bad electronics design of the earlier EcoFlow units. You should be able to take apart any of the Ecoflow units fairly easily until you get down to the pack and then the cell holders will have some open space in the middle that should show enough info to figure out the cell model

@aerohk 2 года назад

Have you done a charge and discharge test to see its real capacity?

@KEVINWILLIAMS1017 2 года назад

🙏 Great video

@mdmcolt 2 года назад

Enjoyed

@jacssilva2612 2 года назад

obrigado pelo video.

@mussessd6032 2 года назад

Can you do the same video with the Ecoflow Delta Max and Delta Pro?

@USNEM 3 года назад

I have th kickstarter LIFEPO version. Amazing battery! And I paid less than $500 for it.

@pianobar7801 Год назад

Thank you for your videos and reviews, they are great. You said this battery was an 8s 10p . How many batteries would that be in total? What would be the battery Volts. I am guessing it would be 24 volts. Any help would be great.

@robertl5754 Год назад

Is the solar charging input a standard size xt60? I have a solar charging cable that came with my Bluetti AC200P It looks like a xt60 but is too big, so I had to order a new one from Ecoflow.

@andreylysenko9299 Год назад

Hi, thanks for the informative video! Does anybody knows what exactly doing the red 1-2-3 switcher showed on 11:40 ? Is it possible to easey switch a River from 110v to 220v ? Also, have a question related to River Pro Extra Battery: can I somehow update a battery firmware my own ?

@user-fs4fd3gv3r Год назад

Great video, can you do a teardown of a Ctechi 320wh please?

@theoneed2051 11 месяцев назад

Would it be possible to upgrade the UPS switching mechanism from 30ms to something like 10ms?

@practicalguy973 Год назад

Looks okay but the Jackery solder and internal design looks even better to me in tear down videos I've seen. Jackery also has cell level fuses someone pointed out in a video I seen in the past. If buying a Lithium Ion version not sure what brand I'd get out of those two.

@fenixverd7069 2 года назад

Hi How many volts work the battery?

@augustinperraud7701 3 года назад

Excellent, indeed it is very useful. I have an additionnal question: did you (or could you...) perform a similar teardown on the external battery for River 600 Pro? My interest is wether it would be possible to directly access its battery, since it does not seem safe to do it on the main module. I would like to have a 12V high amperage output, which LiFePO batteries are able to deliver.

@nashdashflash Год назад

I'm pretty sure these have a 36v battery configuration internally. Around the 11:15 min mark in this video, it's shown there's a DC-DC part that is stepping down the voltage to 12v.

@ericklein5097 11 месяцев назад

@@nashdashflashit’s an 8S which is one cell above the standard 7S 24V that most of the industry uses. Meaning an expansion battery (DIY) would have to be built from scratch and not cobbled together from scooter packs or something. 8S LiFePO4 is the standard 24V but that’s 3.2V nominal and these are 3.6V.

@ericklein5097 11 месяцев назад

Take the cable going from battery to inverter and turn it into a parallel cable with two outputs. Then run that output into a buck converter that supports a wide range 24V to 12V. This is going to be 28.6V nominal and 33.6V full charge so you might have to find a buck converter that can do 36V/24V to 12V. Obviously you’re going to need a large buck converter if you want a high amperage output. These cells “should” be capable of 20A if they are Samsung 25R clones which I suspect they are just based on the model number. So 10 in parallel gives you 200A at 29V nominal which would be almost 500A at 12V Obviously that would leave nothing for your inverter and you definitely do not want to run the cells that hard. You could steal 5A at 29V nominal and still get about 12A at 12V for 144W

@wernerhausmann3200 2 года назад

How many 18650 akku 2500mah are built in there?

@darncodemonkey 2 месяца назад

could you possibly make a video on how to replace the circuit breaker? I think i blew mine.

@HSage-nd1me Год назад

I am so frustrated by EcoFlow's extra battery for the River Pro. (1) the top port connection is very in-elegant, but more importantly, (2) there is no charging port. I really want to be able to charge it separately! I know it's unlikely ... and would require a different cable ... but do you think it possible to connect 2 River Pros together? Thank you for this video - very cool stuff!

@the_vortex 2 года назад

I assume they using the internal inverter as power supply to charge the battery. that's quite clever!

@fisherus 3 года назад

You do a great job and I enjoy watching your videos. After looking at all of the various battery packs sold under the guise of a solar generator (they don't generate anything) and the high cost, can't charge below freezing, time it takes to recharge and use, I'll stick to using one of my Honda generators that I can get more power to run power tools, lights and equipment on a 5gal can of gas. I'll save the solar to run everything else on my off-grid farm.

@LithiumSolar 3 года назад

I don't disagree at all :) :)

@dennismyers9879 2 года назад

Craig, I have the pro and it hasn’t run out of gas yet. Also a very small 800 watt gen..

@louispoche4312 Год назад

But with these I can run my Honda for only a couple of hours a day to charge them up, sleep in quiet all night and use about 1/3 the amount of gasoline.

@ericklein5097 11 месяцев назад

Don’t generate anything? They take PV and turn it into DC via solar cells. I want what you’re smoking. They also technically “generate” AC from DC

@HansKeesom Год назад

Maybe I missed it, but was there something like a fuse somewhere?

@josiahadesola Год назад

What's the power rating?

@aslramgbo8974 2 года назад

I wonder if River Pro conducts ongoing balancing / equalization of P-groups of cells in series as for every battery it is critical to have cells (P-groups) in serial circuit always in balance - for pack's maximum life span. Any idea how River Pro's BMS performs in this question? Without balancing / equalization device will deliver much shorter life time than its cells can do. For every pack of cells the cells - at certain point of time - for sure run out of balance, it is not possible to produce fully identical cells. Only completely identical cells don't run out of balance - these exist only in theory. @LithiumSolar Thanks for job made!

@tips4tesla407 Год назад

Any idea if this could charge an electric car away from home while camping?

@BenJamin-ou7kd 2 года назад

How many 18650 cells total? 40 or 80???

@Suveroo Год назад

Maybe someone know for What is this DIP red switch ? Thanks !

@Bill-NM Год назад

How many 18650's are inside? 40? Thanks...

@wdsanchez5 Год назад

Is there a way to hard reset the unit .. ?

@twocommastv Год назад

Are all the Ecoflow units Defective?They dont has low voltage cutoff on the usb and my units keep getting bricked when I leave anything on the usb outlets too long and all they want to do is send me a replacement.This unit has a factory defect they are not fixing

@mdmcolt 2 года назад

Wow

@jimmybrad156 2 года назад

Anyone know of a video teardown of a Bluetti EB70S?

@lsdance_r Год назад

Do you think these batteries can be replaced after a couple of years of usage?

@LithiumSolar Год назад

It's not designed to be serviceable or replaceable.

@yauheniph4168 Год назад

Hello, at my ecoflow river pro station, after turning on the sandwich maker, the icons lit up for no more than 30 seconds: protection from the current source from overheating turned the fan a little and I turned it off and turned it on the next morning, but the indicators are still on and the fan is spinning, the battery temperature is 23 degrees. May encounter conflicts? What to do in this situation? Thank you

@sagatar 6 месяцев назад

Krisbow power station still hard to disassemble even all screw has benn detached.

@albertakuamoah3227 2 года назад

I wish I could used 240V to charge this device. I shipped one to Ghana and it looks like I will need a Voltage step down. I am curious about those switches in the inverter if that can be changed for the unit to accept 240V

@LithiumSolar 2 года назад

Yeah sorry, this is a 120V device. I'm not sure if they make a 240V product (in a single device).

@ryoryo8303 Год назад

Maybe with a transformer

@timothysmallaxe Год назад

Hi I can't get my river pro to charge o keep getting an "overload " signal It's at 45 percent right now .. any suggestions?

@budmartin3344 3 года назад

4:20 I see Line (Black wire) and Neutral (White wire) for the AC outlets, but I do not see safety ground wire for the AC outlets even though they have holes for the ground prong for AC plugs. Faked 3 -prong AC outlets? Nice tear down BTW.

@LithiumSolar 3 года назад

You're right - there is no ground. The hole is just there in the receptacle so you can plug in a 3-prong cord without needing an adapter.

@TomorrowTom1337 Год назад

I'm getting more and more convinced this guy is a time traveller and Will Prowse is his younger self.

@LithiumSolar Год назад

Ya know, there's an increasing number of comments comparing me to Will for some reason. I don't understand! Also, pretty sure we're only 1 year apart.

@TomorrowTom1337 Год назад

@@LithiumSolarhaha do a DNA test to see if you are related.

@TomorrowTom1337 Год назад

@@LithiumSolar or do a video together and break tech RU-vid haha

@christine6606 2 года назад

I just bought the ecoflow pro from Costco. I tested the unit. It has open ground. Is it normal?

@LithiumSolar 2 года назад

Yes. There's a hole where the ground pin goes, but it's not actually connected to anything. See 4:16 where I pulled out the receptacle board.

@DSeeKer 2 года назад

@LithiumSolar have you tried to connect a flooded battery to that XT-60 cable connecting to the expansion port? It's unfortunate they are not producing the Pro Link to add extra batteries outside of their own brand

@louispoche4312 Год назад

You can connect any battery you want up to the solar input.. You have to furnish your own way to charge that extra battery though.

@DSeeKer Год назад

@@louispoche4312 I'm talking about the XT60 on the extra battery input. if instead of connecting the extra battery in the proprietary port, just connect another battery directly in the extra port XT60

@louispoche4312 Год назад

@@DSeeKer The extra battery port is not an XT60.. it is some kind of "D" connector with extra large pins.. but you can not connect another battery there. You can connect any battery up to 25 volts up to the solar input though.

@louispoche4312 Год назад

@@DSeeKer Oh.. I see what you are saying ... the xt60 that connects to the BMS board from the EB port..I doubt that it would work... The main CPU would have to tell the BMS board to turn on the input from that port and without communications with the extra battery it probably won't do that.

@JamesWattMusic 2 года назад

When charging it through AC, do you smell anything? I am wondering if mine is frying inside when charging up.... or if its just first charge giving off smells...

@LithiumSolar 2 года назад

No... If it smells while charging, I would immediately unplug and stop using it!

@JamesWattMusic 2 года назад

@@LithiumSolar Thanks. So when it is charging like 400-600W, or if the fan turns on when powering AC devices. You dont smell anything coming out the fan? Im powering it now, I smell a little bit not much. Im gonna run it to 50%, power it up and see if I notice anything. Then may send it back. Not sure if Im just worrying, everything else works ok...

@sofianelmoussaoui2926 2 года назад

@@JamesWattMusic It s also the case for me . It smells a lot when charging fast with 270w input charging but i think it s because it s a new product that i use twice

@ihorbohatyrov6392 Год назад

Hello. Can I charge river 2 USA version (110 v by manual ) via just an adapter in Ukraine where is 220 v ? On the plug plastic input I found the note 250 v. Does it mean ok for 220 v ? In spite of manual says 110 v