If it's heavy, you can try making a trolley mini luggage type version as well

Dean's connectors seem a bit outdated to me, just a personal opinion of course. Have you ever tried out Anderson Power pole connectors? They have multiple current rated versions and the connectors' pins are fully shrouded on both of the mating sides, so it would be extremely difficult to get an accidental short circuit with them. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

That's such a small battery pack but it lasts so long... Are there any consumer products like it?

What did it cost you to build?

Is 1,200 watts the same as 1.2 kWh? Also, if you were to switch the three outputs of 12, 24, and 24 volts, how many volts/amps could this thing safely output? I don’t know much about electricity, but I am trying to learn, and this inspired me!

Ik a lot of these videos exist about al types of stuff and 90% of us will never do it 😂 I use to watch stuff about iphones and now I do that Buttt I never thought I would

Absolutely this guy is a total legend, he can be the host of a kid's show easily like blues clues

I'm interested in electronics so that's my I'm here. I doubt I'll ever build thus tho

@@lil_storyz4230 I love watching Louis Rossman videos but have none of the skills or equipment to do that stuff. I get it.

That's too real man. I choose to stay in the fantasy world where I say I'm going to make this stuff but find mundane reasons that stop me. "Ugh I was totally about to build that DIY 4k projector but I really need to change that 1 single air filter in my house. Dont want to over extend myself.

🤣

You rolled a 20

Imagine that also an Italian hear and follow the beeps and see he cutting the pasta.

nobody should be happy about eating microwaved food.....

@@DIYPerks So no you really need a microwave that can be flat packed and quickly assembled on the spot. ;.)

And the brass industry 🤣

And the correct pronunciation of aluminium as well 🤣

😂😂😂😂😂

also wood

@@kaushalsuvarna5156 In America, we pronounce aluminum properly too. It just doesn't contain the extra "i."

Hear Hear

Hear Hear

@@goldensilence5841 I see what you did there.

This is something that many people cant do

@@chrisrnz haha

Hold my beer...I'm still on the sun blaster.. 😉

Portable theatre for camping, just need a projector and a roll out screen.

I wanted to try the projector as well, it seems like a super fun diy project

@@Ahri-- true.

Hold on! I'm still on the macro lens!

Dangerous things are found outside, such as snakes and things that bite.

@@gorillaau Can confirm. Source: I am outside, and I bite.

@@notahotshot nomnom

Also, outside for the Sound panels build

And he has built a boombox.

underrated comment

Truly

lol thought u were gunna say he was like Bob the Builder at first.

or a miniature nuclear reactor with preying mantis engineers fed on the best insects possible!

Steam punk style with a kick of modern power

Brass looks good and smart 😂

I'm hoping he will build a cold fusion reactor out of recycled corned beef tins

With water cooling 😂

He's a one man engineering team

pretty neat! not bad!

@@gregkrazanski Nice!

that's the reason becouse he have more then 3 million subscribers.

@@Rama-wr9yx dunno

Why would they bring a junk mars rover back to earth?

@@bowdiddly6172 I guess he would go to Mars to salvage it

@@sawc.ma.bals. I guess that makes more...cents...lol

Because everyone thinks fifty years from now we're going to be living on mars

@@russellwalker3830 oh, I know they do. Not a chance. In 50 years, I'm guessing most people will be lucky if they are still alive on Earth...hope I'm wrong.

Can't forget the brass! Or carbon fiber wrap(Amongst other vinyl wrap finishes).

Aluminium.....

every one of his videos have a "AND aluminium is perfect for this" moment

Yeah high quality, atheism pleasing materials is his jam

Mhrmmmm. (Yes.)

Ok

Definitely

Everything he touches turns to brass

The magic of film editing. ~_^

Rich rebuilds is quite messy and the van that's working on has some nice finishes, thing is, you cannot get going and see what happens, you have to plan it really well

holy shit it would be epic

The man doesn't miss!

I burned the midnight oil for those! :D

@@DIYPerks It shows man!

Simple, stylish and effective!

@@DIYPerks that was your mistake right there. Why burn the midnight oil when you have your artificial sun?

@@rossclutterbuck1060 I see what you did there.

mood

when i get some money i might try to build the pc built in to the desk and this as well, and some other stuff that i find usefull at that time

I share the same sentiment. I love to watch the videos, but I’m very sure I won’t end up building any of the projects. I really wish I could buy some of these builds though… the hidden desktop and artificial sun especially…

Same here. I know id probably cause an accident. He seems like an expert.

Just think about handling this amount of lithium battery horrifies me lol. It can be extremely dangerous without proper knowledge and tools

Plot twist. He does it himself

I assume he does it himself but thinks it’s too boring to make videos about.

@@suhealj6997 You could say it's one of his DIY perks.

@@CaveyMoth the reply I've been waiting for 🤣

It's most likely him

That's exactly what I was thinking!!!! I was like this is very reasonable and I could see myself making it. But than he pulled out spot solder.

Went down hill quickly. I'm going to Amazon.

@@jishan6992 spot welder did it for me too !

@@henloitsdiego I don't think less than even 1% person would actually attempt on making what he makes but I still enjoy his content and things he makes but it would be better if he presented it as an experiment rather than DIY, because I mean come on it would be costlier to get all that tools and making something rather than buying the manufactured product

More power!

Do you have an approximate cost for the build?

@@marvinthielk lol are you gonna build this XD

@@GhostSlayerYT what's wrong with it?

@@EagleFPV43 it's gonna be pretty hard and time taking, I think most of the people just watch these videos cause they look cool

What about a wiring diagram

- also powered from this new battery bank.

How do you know?

@@razam6608 supposed to be joke right ?

Nope he is serious

From what I can see in the scenes, it is probably real daylight. If you have the time of the video in which it can be clearly seen that it is the artificial sun, show me pls.

I could definitely use this in my meth-cooking trailer.

As long as you have will to learn... you can build you own... nobody stops you :).

I mean as long as you follow his instructions you can make these projects AND the more of these you do, the more you learn, the better you are at doing your own projects

those are really nice batteries too. My Molicel P28A 18650 batteries have outprformed all the so called "best" batteries on several review sites

I'd make one and sell it to you for the cost of parts and shipping, but it wouldn't be cheap. Just the batteries and management board comes to 484£ ($684 USD)

You absolutely can, they're sold as solar generators, but they are not cheap

two kinds of people, some purchase and some design/build. I would rather prefer to be builder than passive purchaser. agree?

@@tek5358 this project is still expensive as a DIY project. Batteries themselves cost around $550 when you buy in bulk (over 750 dollars when you buy them individually), BMS board cost around $200 dollars. Not to mention spot welder, leather pieces, voltage regulators, lcd voltmeter and bunch of other stuff.

@@hatem0 Some just don't have time nor desire to become builder and just enjoy videos like this. Some are better at tech, some do metal work and wood projects better etc. Not everyone can learn or have time to learn every type for DIY projects. So please don't act all mighty and above others just because you do something and they don't.

​@@erkinoztekin You can easily find items much cheaper than that. I found these exact cells for just over $400, but you could get similar capacities for cheaper. I quality Daly BMS (without bluetooth) is only around $30 for 40 amps, which is all he is needing (that's 2000 watts). If you shop around, you could likely build something similar for under $400. Building supplies like the spot welder, cutting tools, etc would of course be extra, but you only have to buy them once and they can be used for several projects. If you are only going to build a single item this way, then it likely wouldn't be worth it. But if you think that you will build other items, then this is far cheaper than buying outright.

One goof up you got bomb

Same dude

Here's something else that may blow your mind: that "huge" amount of energy can only get a car up to 80 mph or take an electric vehicle 2 miles. Transportation wastes ridiculous amounts of energy.

fridge is not working 100% of the time at full power- it only uses larger amounts of power at time intervals when it is actually working towards lowering the temperature after that is done there is usually a large time gap betwen such cycyles. This means relatively small bank can keep the fridge working for relatively long times.

@@kentaltobelli1840 You say "wastes" and certainly inefficient commuting is a big drain, but you can buy petrol mopeds that are more efficient than a cyclist in CO2 emissions and obviously food cost to petrol. And it obviously won't blow your mind if you have ever tried to PUSH a car for two miles.

You haven't watched jehugarcia builds😂😂😂 he can literally fully charge a Tesla

@@carbon1255 But even if you need a family car, compare its power consumption to the entire family house.

Yes. Bespoke electronics. That's the word.

I really want to learn how to achieve this level of polish in building stuff from scratch.

tony stark built this in a cave! with a box of scraps!

Sorry sir but I'm not Tony Stark

Exactly LOL

@@rolandhazuki8787 lol

Modern Day MacGyver! Loooooovvvvveeee iiittttt!!!!!

As cool as this built is, it is not financially viable IMHO, as the parts as well as the time spent to manufacture the items willl be more than any comparable commercial powerbank. For film and Video production, you should take a look at the comercial available "solart" generators from Jackery, Bluetti, Rocksolar and the likes. Maybe even have a look at manufacturers like Golabs who offer LiFePO4 powerbqanks that are supposed to have a much longer life expectancy (3-8 times) than standard LiIon ones.

@@thistled0wn LiFePO4 Is the way to go imo

@@gataness agree

Good😂😂

I agree

You either pay for labour or you pay for tools. DIY is a hobby, not a cost saving method.

@@Joostuh In his latest video he ionized Nickel to make a magnet bigger. That's lab stuff.

@@zgillet Still, he did that with mostly household items and it worked out perfectly. Most of the time, it's not so much the tools that make the difference, but the creativity and genius of the brain that's operating them that does. You'd be surprised with what you can make relatively simply.

Imagining this and I can already see them charging me a 3 figure sum for just a beer !! 🤣 Lol

It might not be suitable as a car *jumper* as the current required to turn an engine is pretty high and this might not be able to deliver that but you can surely charge a car battery.

I was just considering that! the only problem is that most solar panels are super inefficient and seem unlikely to be able to fully/properly charge this thing, but oh man, if he could do that- the applications are fucking insane! it can charge your devices for weeks with camping, so pair that with solar power and you have the _perfect_ road trip which can sustain you easily and a battery that you can maintain!!!

If this kind of solar power conversion were even remotely possible, we would already be running around in Tesla super cars that charge faster than they drain with a single solar panel on their roof. If these kinds of energy conversion rates were even close to reality the whole world would already be 100% solar and everyone would power their house from a panel the size of a door.

@@Mr539forgotten he didn’t say a portable solar panel charger.

Good Idea.. probably take a whole day to charge. There are panels out there that are plenty capable. Next-level smartphones will no-doubt have this feature, its just a matter of finding the space in such a small and thin device.

I want To make one too

The secret is in the repurposed laptop parts, which will serve as the foundation for the refinery.

Hi Matt! :) Thanks for the comment like! :D Again, I am sending good wishes and greetings from halfway around the world! (I'm currently stuck in the Philippines)

@@drunkpervertedmonk Cheers! :D

Same here :o

Same here

Then you don’t know many youtube channels lol

@@Stellar-Cowboy I’m actually subscribed to few hundred, but his channel to me is the only one worth it for the notifications

@@jamesg7016 I like to think I will eventually make something myself watching his videos.

More like a band name. Edgy electronic death metal.

Completely agreed. He also shouldn't be spot welding a bus bar directly to each cell.

@@shammyh I've got no clue about battery packs, why is that bad?

@@Donnerwamp Generally when building packs you want to have a fuse between every cell and the busbar of the next parallel group. This allows a cell to fail without taking the other cells around it down with it. It also gives a last resort protection if the pack is ever short circuited and the BMS doesn't disconnect. If one cell fails and takes out it's fuse, you still have the capacity of the remaining good cells in parallel in the pack however the BMS will likely need to do a lot more balancing. Because he is using new cells, this is not as big of an issue but when repurposing cells this can be something to consider.

@@kuhrd Sounds reasonable. Can you point us to an example of a DIY battery pack that in your opinion was "done right"? It would be interesting to see how it works out having these fuses.

@@shammyh Why? Know any other method that less stressful for the cell?

Man respects his neighbors. Gotta love it.

" I wish i could MAKE* Everything "

in brass

I dig

Nah, that's too easy. A Nuclear Reactor maybe.

@@MusicMadness0 Out of brass

"Let's see, let's see, insert Tab A into Slot B then pound it with a hammer! Got it."

It's called a massive power bank lol. But seriously, it looked like it was made with my personal favorite lithium ion batteries, Molicel P42A'S which can both output about 30 amps per cell continuous until the pack overheats, or they can do around 20 amps continuous basically forever if you have some airflow. It was in a 12s8p configuration, so a 33.6Ah, 44 volt nominal system, which is equivalent to a 1.47kWh battery. It's got a lot of energy and very good output capabilities since the Molicel P42A cells are robust high output cells. I'm not positive why 12s was used in this application, but maybe it's more common than I thought? In the USA, we are more likely to run true 48v systems which means 13s lithium ion set-ups or 16s LiFePO4 set-ups. It just seems like we have more stuff available to get the most out of 13s systems, and there are more inverters and charge controllers that work with 48v nominal equipment. There are plenty of batteries, power banks and Solar generators that have 1.5kWh of energy capacity, so there are no shortage of options if you look around. There is a very powerful pack at Jag35.com that has this exact setup for $100 per module. It's already in a package, you just have to wire up your own BMS for it. You can run several packs off of one BMS. Just get something quality like the 300a BMS with Bluetooth from Batteryhookup.com or something from a reputable website. No cheap eBay stuff. You can find even cheaper solutions using cheap 44v and 48v battery packs from Batteryhookup.com and Jag35.com. those only require slight modification or integration if you already have a 44v or 48v Victron system or a rack mount system that includes a BMS for every battery pack.

i know its a little late but i found this while looking for diy solar generators

That's called looking happy 😄

@@Extys it is indeed!

If you're actually interested in that, there's a similar video of a dude making a solar powered bicycle that can go forever as long as there's sunlight. I can't link it here, but you can probably find it if you try.

@@Hendlton peters bike?

@@hoveringgoat8061 Yeah, it's him. It's been a while since I watched, so I couldn't remember his name.

Bro i need this thing for camping but i'm scared to burn my house down

Big tech companies just want an easy buck; Not the biggest, world-changing innovation.

@@ommsterlitz1805 better off getting a regulated power bank. Diy shit is never safe cuz u dont test all edge cases

@ Yeah but i don't have a 1000 € for a camping tool lol I guess I'll wait to get a good one

@ nothing worth doing is 100% safe. not saying that people that don't know anything about what they're doing should attempt this but relying on big corporations or government to do everything for you is precisely how we arrive at the story of "1984"

Definitely NOT detailed enough for doing it yourself. Mising schematics at the very least. Unpopular opinion here but diy perks is becoming more of do it myself only showcase.

@@samuelolteanu Especially with nothing in the description besides an advertisement.

"Yes" "Okay.. how many sir ?" "Yes."

"Umm, not that I know of"

no sir just a microwave charger

@@zeroasphyxia all of them

He is so attractive

@@beardsntools ????

We reside where we play...

@@kooldudeno-lastname ?

There is very little money in prototyping, at least in the UK.... Unless by big you mean a sub £50k annual salary...?

I'd like to see the projects that didn't make it to filming stage. One thing is for sure; these take a lot of work and are certainly not as effortless to pull together as Matt make it appear. Hard work does pay off, Matt is proof of this...