I would love to have a neighbor like this to learn from, it would be amazing to be hands on and co-build a power wall at least for a back up power source, these guys are amazing.
You're the man.. You are a pioneer, I'm also a DIYer, not in your level but I've heard people calling me a "wanna be" and that's from the sane people who have settled and don't want to try. Like Tesla and others who took the risk of being blown up or failing went on to change the world as we know it today. You and your friend are an inspiration for the immigrants like myself and younger generation. Thanks keep up the great job and never give up... As Winston Churchill said "Success consists of going from failure to failure without loss of enthusiasm"
So awesome that I ran into this channel and this particular episode! I love it. I've been messing with solar generators and power generated via wind. This is the next step! Thank you, thank you! Scott
I like your entrepreneurial spirit. If you want to avoid flux fumes in the future I also use a small fan to blow them in another direction when I'm soldering.
You should buy a fume extractor. They are not much money. $50-100 or so. The extractor moves fumes away from you so you don't breathe them in, but the active carbon actually removes the VOC's from the soldering process.
Great video, awesome work you are doing. I live off-grid myself (2v OPZS not lithium ion). The only problem is that there is apparently not enough lithium to power the current and future world's energy demand. Keep it up!!
I love that the garage is very neat and organized. If places like the islands affected by server weather conditions can start doing this, it would be a great solution.
The name of the channel is just "jehugarcia" :) Been following him for a few years now, and I've learned a good amount of things from him when it comes to batteries and 18650's. He also have some videos with EVWest, which you also see in this video from Motherboard, that I highly recommend.
Great, it Limits toxic fumes. And i know from personal experience dust masks do nothing. I don't even solder small wires without a fan exhausting the fumes away. Sure, inhaling some fumes isn't going do any immediate harm, but he obviously does this often and if he's going to attempt to be safe, might as well actually be safe and get a respiratory.
well . when power companies keep raising the price of power . obviously people will be interested into taking control of their own power. This isn't exclusive to the energy production industry either
Ironically, as people generate more of their own power, utility companies will be forced to raise their prices to maintain a profit. People who cannot generate their own electricity because of location or investment costs will lose out.
Sad but true, however, think in this way. Imagine you are part of the people that will lose out. for how long you going to be 'lose out'? forever? not in logical sense right. Somehow this shifting process will eventually force out people to be aware and take action. But most importantly they learn a bit or two on how to self sustain. That's the ultimate picture.
I've been collecting junk laptop batteries for a while cause I knew they were useful, but these guys are on another level, I wouldn't ever get these many batteries lol
My country has so much sun light that has it's own version of middle east I m brazilian, the northeast region of Brazil is like a copy of desertic countries from middle east Solar Energy would be very usefull on this regions and in almost all the country But is so expensive that is an elite asset
Jehu is an All-American. Self sufficient and independent. Awesome! There is a chart somewhere that shows available sunlight by latitude, It'll help determine how many solar cells you need.
I got to admit I've learned a lot about batteries from you. You're very entertaining and just have a great platform. It makes me want to know what you know and do what you do
I was thinking for a long time to build my own power wall, and the 18650 cells seem a very good choice. I'd love to see some schematics and details just not to start from scratch...
"We're gonna wire these batteries together we're going to do it the way tesla does it." Literally the next sentence. "When I look back at my life everything i do it different than everyone else."
yeah, some of the ones he uses are Lipos. look at his power walls! And even so you should spot weld. its not hard, Less toxic fumes. and less damage to the cells.
I really loved the way the camera it's already inside the garage of the friend and he says "no way yeah buddy what's happening" and the next thing would have been " you forgot your camera the last time you showed up and it's still rolling" 8:11
+jehugarcia Great video.. Very polished, open, honest, and it carries your message well. Dropping by EVWest was a nice touch.. and fun in that EV VW Baja mobile! Your eSamba is iconic. In terms of 'credentials' (in the age of information, where knowledge barriers are mostly imaginary) the term for you is 'autodidact' of course. Many have degrees.. A license to 'begun' learning. You have the drive to accomplish many things Jehu, and you're bringing us all along for the ride.. It was also a pleasure meeting you 2 weeks ago in Fontana for the record setting 999 mile Phoenix EV run.. Your spirit of tenacity and ingenuity is like a 'ghost in [it's] Shell'.. For sure.
Once people gave you strange looks when you said you would like to live off-grid. Come to think of it, perhaps they thought I would give up my internet fiber as well. :D
Only if the voltage gets too low. Nothing lasts forever. But even in such a case, the raw materials can be recycled and used in brand new batteries. Watch Tesla and Redwood Materials in the coming months.
Joop van Roy is Redwood a publicly traded company? (EDIT: Yes, it is, I found it. Sadly I can’t buy any of its stocks using the software I have access to.) Also, am I too late for whatever it is you’re referring to?
I've been telling my family for years that we are in the beginnings of a revolutionary change in what energy we have for everyday use. It is a plus that the D.I.Y. community is part of it and in most cases leading the charge (no pun intended).
The only thing I hate about battery-powered car is that you can’t top up your energy reservoir instantly. Unlike gas-powered which you can fill up at any gas station in just 5 minutes.
Don't tell me you're falling for this crap? This freaking idiot just trying to convince you that he makes electric cars with laptop batteries LOL. Did you go look at those laptop batteries? Those didn't come out of any freaking laptop and they wouldn't power a home unless you're home consists of Two 40 watt light bulbs and a tablet to charge up.
if their power is out? If there was a natural disaster where the station is/was? You only have to partition your electric into primary and secondary. Use the secondary til you wake up in your hotel room and your primary is restored.
Charge at home, fully charge when you wake up. People don't even fully use up the EV batteries energy by the end of the day, sitting inside and using an electric car long enough that it would run out of energy isn't healthy. I don't even go anywhere beyond 1km of my house.
@@thisismyname8627 And stupidity is evidently rampant And that's why the world is full of people like you that believe everything They see on the Internet
I'm planning a new place to build. I have decided that it will not have a grid connection for electricity. I will in fact go solar with a storage arrays. And then use a natural gas fired generator for those days when there's not a lot of sun. Have that float the batteries.
IRL Alan Barrett *Dust masks are actually somewhat effective at guarding against soldering fumes, just not in the way you would think. Instead of a current from the front of your face (fumes) they draw air from the layer by your skin, away from the fumes.*
Loved you excitement about technology! I am installing two wind generators one for house and my well! Also solar for well and solar for house! I have built my own greenhouse to grow food year round!
Vote with your wallet. If you buy their devices they won't, get something with a replaceable battery if you want that, there are plenty of phones with that feature, and an AUX jack!
I want MORE freedom and independence from having prices dictated to me by cartels and monopolist mafias with the extortionist threats of being cut off from the grid. Robustness of a nation has always depended on those that understand why being scientifically literate is the duty of all patriots.
woah Studness. Patriot and Independent are exact opposites. Patriot and Freedom are opposite. I'll leave the idea of nationhood alone, I don't want to cause enmity between you and myself.
im not a "patriot", im a human american. "patriots" as defined by unconfirmed "bone spurs" trumf? What have yall done and are currently doing for America "patriots"? besides say the word patriot? patriot dont mean repeat what your dictator in chief told you your allowed to say/watch/do, etc.
The problem is not good or bad soldering. The problem is the mechanical strength, you operate the solder joint relatively near its melting point which weakens the connection. And you seriously dont want a battery connection becoming loose, which will couse sparks.
It is at this stage no worse then any other product, so if anyone gets angry at the mining and refining that needs to get done then first look around and consider that is part of every useless item people buy and then promptly throw away.
What about the environmental damage to the earth when the batteries become un chargeable. They will get thrown into a landfill and than the world will have a bigger problem.
The production of electric energy is harmful to the environment. No way around that. So called renewable energy production harms the environment in different ways then say coal gas or oil. Experience gained in the last few decades suggests that solar energy is least harmfull, since the lifecycle of cells seems to be way above the 25-30 years stated by manufacturers. When talking about batteries the answer can only be. It depends. Which kind do you mean. I'm assuming Li-Ion, which is one of the most harmful types of batteries. Production plus recycling uses a lot of power and is, when looking at the not so long lifecycle of a battery, not a very efficient use of energy. Cars that use batteries to store energy, which don't use at least 90% renewable energy to recharge and are not being driven a certain mileage every day are actually more harmfull to the environment then using a car that runs on gas. Always remember, car batteries have to be replaced at least every 5 years. Batteries in cars also pose a high security risk. As long as there are only a few percent of those on the street, risks at an accident aren't very high, but when every car uses them and there is an accident involving lots of cars and some catch fire, the situation can turn really ugly really fast. Batteries in cars is just a short term solution, one might even call it a fad. We can only hope that fuel cells become mass market ready soon.
Maybe you would need have an inclement weather plan if your area gets hurricanes, for more than just solar panels. Activate your hurricane action plan and make it storm ready before the damaging winds show up?
Why do people live where there are hurricanes? I don't mean people who are born there and can't afford to move anywhere else, I mean people who move there voluntarily and build cities etc. It kind of doesn't make sense.
Hey bro just get me a house and a nice car and steady good job and ill move in for free, and can you find me a few more homes for the rest of my family, by the way where do you live?
