Replacing My Car Battery with Capacitors in 2023! 

Glad to see you're still mucking around with tech, nobody else has specifically the interests that you do, so its always a treat when you upload something.

cool to see so much charge was left in the super caps after such a long time. I always wondered about that.

Awesome to see this idea return to the channel and in a prettier guise as well ;). You suggested that drain shouldn't be a problem on this car, but it was with the original pack and IIRC you added an LFP battery to keep it topped off. I look forward to seeing how this holds up if the car goes a long time without starting.

Glad you're back 🎉🎉🎉 can't wait to see all the modifications on your car 👍

Just made mine today including using the STL files. Thank you! Works great!

timing is everything .. a month ago i came across the whole old tech being brought back to life such as electroculture and thought of you... i decided to catch up on what you might be doing only to find out you hadn't posted in a year...showed friend some of your old videos on the sol 1 etc... and BOOM here you are posting a brand new video ... How cool is that!!!!... in these trying exiting times we are living ..its TIME to get back to work on self sustainability if we want to survive what is coming... looking forward to what you got in store .... and WOW nice workshop build YARRR!

Good to see us ;) happy 4:20

Wow! It's good to see you back again! Hope all is well! You've got a lot of great insight into energy saving and research. Keep it up and I'm looking forward to seeing what you discover and innovate.

Wow! This is a great idea. Seems somewhere along the way a house move occurred and hence no shop for quite awhile or any videos, but the new shop looks great! We hope hope this means a return to our "regularly scheduled programming"!

I have been watching your videos for years and it was so nice to see this video after a year or so, welcome back, helpfully you will have the time to continue doing new videos in the near future. Blessings. Frank from Miami Florida.

Oh yeah that video of yours 10 years ago was an inspiration to do it myself. I currently have the same 6x350F now in my 3'rd car (They are expensive in Europe and no second hand ones available). Have a 10W solar panel on the dash to counter self discharge. They are always full even in winter. Mine is just stuffed behind the dash in a taped up box of coroplast. I have saved hundreds of $ in batteries not bought.

i really am glad your back to making videos again... looking forward to them. btw, how about making your own capacitors from scratch to replace a car battery? would that be something you might try?

You’ve been missed. As inspiring as always ;)

I would add the LiFePO4 as well, just for smart backup. They can charge the caps when in failure.

Maxwell made a capacitor start for trucks your two capacitors short to get 14 volts it was a parallel series setup Consistent with Maxwell’s current award-winning ESM product, the ESM ULTRA 31/900 delivers the quick-burst power trucks need to crank their engines in extreme cold, down to -40°F.

AWESOME JOB on the great work brother! I was a fan of the first one. Built one myself 🙂 It's lasted. Yeah they might discharge over long periods of time but it works GREAT Especially for a daily driver. No more constantly buying lead acid batteries for like 200$ for my truck every year. Cool stuff man. Thanks for the vid 🙂

You could add a small solar panel to keep the boost pack topped off when the car sits for a long time, or just add a trickle charger

I've used a motorbike batt in my Gen 3 Prius for 3 years (no need for expensive cranker, cause it doesn't crank!). Have got some 500F supercaps and am thinking about this. Thanks for the prompt to get them wired up 👍

after seeing ur old video years ago i built a lifeo4 hybrid pack with 5s1p 28650 cells and 3 maxwell 58f 16.2vdc modules and it works great and has the amp hours and the cold cranking amps of old battery

Back Again!! So glad to have an update to the original that probably started the whole movement. Excellent to see you around, looking forward to the new things you’re going to teach us!

Looking forward to an update mate

Glad you are back to making videos and kudos for the 3d printed supercap storage unit design. 🎉

Awesome, very inspiring 😄👌🏼, got some new plans for atmos motor? Nice to see more content. Workshop turned out nice 👍🏼

Hey laser, after a long time, I thought they had u, like they did Nikola. Nice to c and hear from u.

I've been watching your older videos for years learning about crystal batteries and atmospheric electricity and am so excited to see you're back! I'm definitely subscribing!

Great job. If I was leaving the car at the airport for 2-3 weeks at a time (like I do a lot) then I would personally have one of those small lithium battery jump starter gadgets in the car to get me going in emergencies. They are also great for when travelling to keep your USB stuff charged too. Well worth the money :)

Last time I found you was when you built the wooden model. Now you're 3D printing lab quality! Awesome! Love the new shop.

I found you while you were gone. Happy to see you making videos again!

Cool to see you're still here! Thanks for this video.

Good to see you back. Looking forward for more videos on joule ringer projects Soln1

Aww, glad too see you. I was really hoping this was a long term fallow up...

Great to see you back on RU-vid. I look forward to watching more of your very interesting and informative videos.

this is legit those caps are years old i remember watching those caps built. it's still works... wow, i even already replaced battery 2 times in that period of time.

Did it start at the end. great working space, nice job.

I am making a negative cable cutoff using a starter relay hooked to the positive side of the boostpack. It will allow for an in cabin battery cutoff.

you have made me look into this solar stuff and now I am an engineer. I have one of your SOLN1 even shipped it to africa and some still work. :)

Glad to see you're back. Would absolutely love to see more about those micropower motors. Similar to the tritium version you built

Fantastic to see you're still at it. Very pragmatic approach you have. Capacitors offer several advantages over batteries. One of which is that you can completely discharge a capacitor bank without hurting it. You CANNOT do that to a battery without badness following! This means that Capacitors have substantially higher usable energy than often given credit for. With the proper engineering - this advantage can be leveraged substantially. Have you done any experiments with BOOST/BUCK converters?

welcome back! we missyou updates on sonl1?

I'm excited to see you are going to start posting again!

Welcome back... really happy to see you are back. Please update us on your atmosphere motor!!!!!

Ich habe dich vermisst, willkommen zurück.

Good to see you back. Respect from Poland :)

Glad to see you back on here!

Glad to see you posting about this again!

Thanks for posting! Glad to see an upload.

You could even think about upgrading it with ultra capacitors from Skeleton Ultra capacitors. Those hold even more energy.

Been 7 years. thx. great idea. still in my tdi jetta. Let me give you something. Polytron mtc.

Can't wait till you sell atmospheric generators, I wanna buy one from you

i know someone who did this and it kept ruining the alternator because it was drawing current too fast when refilling after starting the car.

Wow I was an elementary school kid when you first did this idea, I recall in one of them you had chickens roaming. Now im 22 and have my own car to mess with lol

Welcome back 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

What might work best could be a hybrid approach. Keep the battery, but put the boostpack between it and the starter. You could have all the storage and stability of the battery but the booster could handle the heavy lifting

I remember your old setup

Brilliant! I want to make one and do serious stress-testing on it.

love you bro, so glad your back

Welcome back! I love your innovation with Capacitors! Also, I hope you enjoy your Insight! They are really amazing cars! Gonna do a Super-Cap swap for the hybrid pack?

I don't have the knowledge to build one of these and tried for a couple of years after seeing your earlier videos to get someone (pay for the work) to build one for me but never could. I don't want to learn a bunch of new stuff to do it, I already am overloaded with so much, I just want to take advantage of the technology.

Crazy jelly. I cant afford to do similar but since im on full solar itd be super useful for my project.

Hello. It's great that you continue to have a RU-vid channel. I wanted to ask you if there will be more videos on the topic SJR Looper ?

Great to see you back!

Wow, it’s encouraging to hear about your shop. Our farm is just getting up to speed these days, and I am dearly looking forward to unpacking two cargo containers of tools and supplies…and finally getting a shop underway for the first time in nearly a decade. My Maxwell 6x 2600F boost pack has been serving us well for around 10 years now. Although I’ve been considering making a 2nd pack…the Maxwell caps are still over $50/each these days. However, have you considered other ultra caps now on the market, such as the 2.7V 3000F units? Do you have any thoughts on building a boost pack with those?

Nice to see you making videos again.

Hey I've been watching your videos since the beginning, I've really liked your idea of handcranked flashlight could you please start selling them again ?

Cool car, i like the del sol too.

This is a pleasant surprise

OMG has it been 10 years?!? Wow!

I’m seriously considering this. My 5 year old duralast gold battery went out and is now shorted inside so it has to be replaced. The parts stores want about $220 for a replacement of the same battery.

can't believe the same mic from the last video is still holding up!

He’s back!!!

It’s been a long time since I’ve been on your channel. I’ve been watching channel since 2012/2013. I’m glad to see a lot of progress with your new work facility 30 printers and the cool new 3-D logo, LaserSaber. 👌🏿😎🌴🌙 Wow, that cool. We have the same year Honda, except mine is a 2000 Acura Integra. I wonder, do you get the same amount of horsepower or more? more torque?

Can't wait for the updates on this super capacitor boost pack! Was an LFP battery ever needed in addition?

900th "Like" This is a cool channel. I like all these projects 👍🏻👍🏻

Where is the parts list? All I can find is the case files, nothing on the caps.

I've actually wanted to do this for some time. However I sometimes like to sit and listen to the radio with the car off. I'm not sure there would be enough amp hours to do that.

Welcome Back!

Brazil here!

Great to see new stuff from you! Could a heavy duty switch be in place? Maybe install it under the steering wheel for easy use or for ease of mind, under the hood?

Welcome back man , Shop tour needed

Wouldn't this beat the hell out of the alternator? I mean because of the onboard electronics. Also when repairing the car a mechanic is going to need to use that OBD2 port typically with the engine off. How would this function under those conditions?

What is the cost of the capacitors only?

Starter relay as a battery disconnect? Use either the ignition as the switch or a separate switch? I have used my boostpack as the only battery in my semi tractor for several years with a manual battery cutoff.

But how long does the charge hold in these? How does the system know not to overcharge them? What are the risks of them in a car crash? so many variables to consider. Is it legal per state or federal regulations to be using these in place of what was meant to be used too.

What happened with the original capacitor replacement, how long was it used? Did it work good in the winter when much higher power is needed to start the car? How many seconds of cranking would it give you if the car had a problem starting? Does this one have the same capacity? What was the total cost?

Hi, and thank you for sharing your experiments. So... How does it work over the years?

Would a small trickle charger solar panel keep your boost pack topped off when it’s just sitting? (Also allow it to recharge if you accidentally discharged the pack while on the road?)

Any issues with alternators? Could they burn up from dumping to much power into the capacitors?

Thats the problem. I bought a new die hard battery from advanced auto i believe it was bad. Kilmer say dont buy those sit around batteries from there. Walmart is a better option. I have to agree. Never but them there again.

Very nice, I would add a bms

Maybe you can make a crank option for your car? ( as a emergancy when the car does not start ).

Could a smaller set of super capacitors be used to supplement the amps of a LifePo4 battery to start the car? I’m building an RV and I’m curious about replacing all of the batteries with lithium, the super capacitor would allow me to install some equipment and batteries where the original battery were if I can fit them. I think I wouldn’t need nearly as large of capacitors if I have a 350A peak discharge already on the lithiums.

What is mileage of the Honda insight you purchased fella ???

Another RU-vidr (Robot Cantina) is modifying a Honda Insight by installing a 722cc Kubota Diesel engine. I' ll bet he could use one of your cap banks .

Hi, great video. Can you share the links to the components? In your web there's just the prints and the link to the video. Thanks!

Would be interesting to know the idle voltage draw of the vehicle once it has sat off for 30+ minutes (multimeter in line on the negative, but must be hooked up in line the entire time because as you probably know, once you remove and reconnect a power source to a vehicle a bunch of internal computers wake up and won't be at true idle). And instead of like your video from 10 years ago where you'd key on the car to check the voltage read out from the cig lighter adapter, instead just check at the terminals what the current voltage is, since I think keying on skewed your results from that test (was still good info). I wonder why something like these little capacitor banks aren't used along side a standard battery for extreme cold weather environments. Instead it seems people will use battery heating pads. But these seem like a simpler solution. Putting the capacitor bank between just the starter and the battery.

Man it's been that long and I still haven't done anything with these lol

damn nice !!

Can you give me some insight on a project I’d like to do? I’d like to replace the lead acid battery on my standby generator with a boost pack. The generator has a built in trickle charger so I think this would be a perfect solution.

just use powerbox "Astrea" brand if you need starting battery

Keep it coming😊