Hey guys, figured I’d introduce myself. Names Austin, live in Indiana and have experienced enough power outages in my 31 years on this earth that I found my way here.
I’m very experienced with 12v dc, not afraid of 24 or 48. Have much less knowledge on ac systems. I’ve replaced an outdoor security light fixture, few receptacles, added a second switch to just power 2 lights in my garage so I don’t have to turn on all 20 when I’m just running out to grab something I forgot in my car. Huge gear head, daily driver is a 2019 mustang gt that makes 680hp to the tires. I keep a very nice gooloo gp4000 jump pack, 12v heated blanket, and a 750w modified sine wave inverter in the trunk. That was my only means of electricity during outages for years, better than nothing but a 5 day outage this year opened my eyes.
I asked for a pure sine wave inverter for Christmas, I got a 2000w Jupiter from harbor freight which really ignited my desire to get into this, be better prepared, and maybe lower my power bill a few dollars. I don’t plan to tie into the house or live completely off grid anytime soon. I’d like to set up a couple smaller inverters/battery banks near heavily used outlets with a few solar panels just outside the house near those banks. My property is heavily wooded with lots of shade but I don’t expect a 3$ power bill with a 1000$ investment either. Just want to make some difference if possible while keeping the lithium batteries cycling and not sitting at max voltage unused for months maybe years.
I’d say my biggest question right now is, is there a way to use vehicles as a backup to charge the lifepo4 batteries? My other vehicle is an old ford f350 with the 6.9 diesel that can run off oils and transmission fluid, thinking long term here. My mustang has a very high output alternator, lots of guys switch to antigravity lithium batteries for weight savings in those cars with no modifications. Simple as hooking up jumper cables or is some sort of controller needed?
Thanks guys, look forward to getting to know everyone
I’m very experienced with 12v dc, not afraid of 24 or 48. Have much less knowledge on ac systems. I’ve replaced an outdoor security light fixture, few receptacles, added a second switch to just power 2 lights in my garage so I don’t have to turn on all 20 when I’m just running out to grab something I forgot in my car. Huge gear head, daily driver is a 2019 mustang gt that makes 680hp to the tires. I keep a very nice gooloo gp4000 jump pack, 12v heated blanket, and a 750w modified sine wave inverter in the trunk. That was my only means of electricity during outages for years, better than nothing but a 5 day outage this year opened my eyes.
I asked for a pure sine wave inverter for Christmas, I got a 2000w Jupiter from harbor freight which really ignited my desire to get into this, be better prepared, and maybe lower my power bill a few dollars. I don’t plan to tie into the house or live completely off grid anytime soon. I’d like to set up a couple smaller inverters/battery banks near heavily used outlets with a few solar panels just outside the house near those banks. My property is heavily wooded with lots of shade but I don’t expect a 3$ power bill with a 1000$ investment either. Just want to make some difference if possible while keeping the lithium batteries cycling and not sitting at max voltage unused for months maybe years.
I’d say my biggest question right now is, is there a way to use vehicles as a backup to charge the lifepo4 batteries? My other vehicle is an old ford f350 with the 6.9 diesel that can run off oils and transmission fluid, thinking long term here. My mustang has a very high output alternator, lots of guys switch to antigravity lithium batteries for weight savings in those cars with no modifications. Simple as hooking up jumper cables or is some sort of controller needed?
Thanks guys, look forward to getting to know everyone
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