@@sleddy01 There was a flash sale on the EF site and it listed for $199, I thought it was a hack. Several people reported this on the EF FB site, the sale is over.
@@sleddy01 I think EcoFlow made a pricing error for a few hours during Amazon Prime Days last week. There were some lucky people that got the deal before they realized their mistake.
Thanks francis. been following your stuff since the MTBR days in the late 90s, and the crawler RCs too! I know a guy who travels the continent in a van and has given up on solar for his batteries - just uses alternator. So when I get a camper on my truck I might just get this unit for my Ecoflow Pro batterysolarcharger and not bother with solar. Very helpful review once again!
At the Ecoflow eBay Store now for 399.00 - The question I have is the 6 awg cable, everything I look up says its only good for 55 amps with copper. Yet ecoflow says up to 76 amps with a 125 amp fuse. ? - I will probably buy one and set it to 500 watts max.
Would love to see an install video on your Tacoma. I have yet to see one and haven’t decided where to put the box. Tips on where to feed the cable through the engine compartment?
Hey man, great video. Really appreciate your time and efforts on sharing this info. I look forward to this install soon. {that's a cool tree you are under}. I think EcoFlow is hitting it out of the park with their ingenuity. Have safe and fun travels. Keep on keepin on
Im glad that is working for you. It did not work for me. I have a semi truck, and I connected to it and it did not work. I have try 3 alternator, the 2 first ones, givme the same problems, which are, "charger inductor OV, or Device error (16384)" the light goes red and does not comeback, i have to turn it off, and turn it back on to go to the same problems, and the 3rd one, does not even stays on.
I like the idea of the daisy chain feature. What cables are needed to do that? With all of the proprietary crap going on, is there an Eco flow cable needed to do the daisy chain, or is it something off the shelf? Thanks for the video.
I recently installed one in my RV with a 24V system specifically so I could use it as an expandable auxiliary power source only to find out the reverse charge function doesn't work on 24V! It gives a few overcurrent error messages and shuts down!
Are you using a Tacoma to provide 800w power from its alternator? Have you tried to drive longer hrs and charging it while driving. Can the Tacoma alternator provide continuous charging in 800w?
It’s lots of other issues also: It can’t handle 24V. If you try to charge a battery from EcoFlow to car/battery/camper it will go in error mode and turn off. The setup for the 3 different modes is wrong. You have from car/battery/camper to the EcoFlow unit, 800w battery charge from EcoFlow to car…. And the last one maintenance charge @ 100w from EcoFlow to car……. Problem is that if you use maintenance mode it’s say @ website and documentation that the alternator charger with a EcoFlow unit will keep the car battery charged and ready. But the problem is when the car battery is charged is just turn off the maintenance mode and then the car battery can run to zero. Also the 800w car charging holds the 14V and never stops like it do in maintenance mode. It’s should be a choice on both modes but then we also have a dangerous situation. If you use the 800w car battery charging it will hold 14V forever and never go down to a safer state at approximately 13,6V that many chargers do. The problem is when a battery is hold @ 14V for a long time it can start to boil and explode. Also a battery charger should go to 14,4V before it goes down to maintenance voltage at 13,6V.
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. I have a Victron DC to DC charger, inverter and AGM batteries in my Tundra and now I want put the Ecoflow DC to DC charger in my wife's Tacoma. I love the plug and play capabilities of the Ecoflow products. Ive been watching all of the videos like this one. I'm sold on them now I think. Thank you sir from Texas!
I just bought and installed mine. It delivers 800 watts to my Delta 2. My big problem is the app connection. I hit the + button on the app for it to be found but It simply does not recognize my charger. It sees my other EcoFlow units but no charger control 🥵
Yes you can. You can even do it with the car off if you change the voltage in the app. Won't recommend it because you will kill your car battery. Also if you gonna use it will idling i would recommend to turn the wattage down. The fist rule is to only use 33% of your alternators max output. Especially while idling. Because of the heat generation inside the alternator. While driving you can set it higher. A other option is to rev your engine a bit. Between 1500 and 2000 rpm to cool the alternator. For example with a stick Between your dash and throttle.
Stock alternator for a typical Tacoma is 130 amps, x 14 volts = 1820 watts, Upgraded ones can give you up to 4000 watts. Looks like a stock one would be ok.
I have mine installed for a couple of weeks and I don’t get the Maintenance mode. I turn it on, it charges my car’s battery and then it deactivates the “start working” toggle. My logic is that when the car’s battery will discharge again (it is a car that is parked a lot of time but has electronics, connected services etc that drain the battery even when parked) the charger would start topping up the battery again. Like a trickle charger. Having the battery charged only one time at a low wattage (100W in Maintenance mode) doesn’t make a lot of sense. How does yours work?
Hey, does anyone know if it works along wirh solar panels? I've heard Delta Pro only has one inlet for the charger or regular solar panels and I would need to unplug/plug everytime I want to switch the power source. Is this true?
I don't believe so. It works off the excess inventory of the alternator. There is no change in the alternator noise or engine rpm with the Ecoflow charging at 800 watts. If one has a small car and a small alternator, I could imagine it will make the alternator work harder.
Most alternators can probably handle it. If you are concerned you might want to minimize the use of other high draw accessories like headlights, seat heaters, high blower settings, etc.
I bought and installed it and CANNOT BELIEVE I have to go to the back of my van to physically push the power button (with the engine running!) for the charger to work. The app on-off switch WILL NOT WORK if the charger is off, because when the unit is off, it disconnects from the app. This is the stupidest design flaw I've ever seen and I can't believe EcoFlow hasn't released a fix for this yet. For this system to make sense, the unit HAS to stay on (with minimal voltage draw) in some sort of stand-by mode and auto-detect the engine turning on, then automatically turn itself on and start charging. Or at the very least offer a remote start from the app without disconnecting from it when it shuts down.
Comments from super constructive people who obviously don't get that it's installed in the back of a camper van with a driver's seat partition, and that if I turn off the engine along the way for whatever reason, this thing won't turn back on and it's downright idiotic. Same goes for anyone with a truck and a bed camper.
Most vehicles 2010 and up have 100 amp alternators or more depending on vehicle, 100 amp is pretty much standard on anything today. So if you utilize 70 amps of that 100, 70amps x 13volts=910 watts. It's as simple as doing the math, so easy a caveman, or a calculator could do it
Your alternator can make more than 800w, but if you use this you can't get more than it's max of 800. 12v inverter you can get more watts, and way cheaper
Why should I continue to watch any video that just outright lies about solar panels, within the first minute of so, just to try to make this product look better
