Power a Diesel Heater with an AC Power Supply
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- čas přidán 20. 08. 2024
- This video covers how I used an 110V/220V to DC 12V 30A 360W Power Supply to power a diesel heater.
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Please note: What is presented here covers what I did to purchase, install and use this item. You should check your own local codes and consult a professional prior to using any item demonstrated in this video.
WHY oversize so much?
Wouldnt a 200 watt, 16.5 a transformer work fine?
I have a Maxpeedingross 5kw that says 10 amp when starting up.
@hunkenpunken - fair question. The heater draws quite a bit more when it starts up as opposed to when it's running. In this video I follow the dc current as the heater starts up: czcams.com/video/7DKXOwaBeBg/video.html - You'll see the heater draws just over 10a of dc on startup. Over specing the power supply is never a bad thing as the work is going to draw what it's going to draw and having excess room on the power supply isn't going to hurt anything. Cost wise, the power supply is just about $24, so no big deal.
Do you know if there would be a noticeable increase in battery usage (other than 3-5w for the inverter) using an AC to dc converter like for a laptop and running it on the ac side of a jackery? For some reason the cigarette lighter plug on my jackery 300 runs my 5kw heater fine but it trips the breaker on my jackery 1000 during startup. Obviously the amps are higher on startup but the 1000 always trips
There is a loss. I did that in another video using a bluetti powerbank and ac->dc converter. It consumes about twice the power. I’m able to run from the dc side of the bluetti using a 55-21 plug.
@@TheGergeDIY What’s a 55-21 plug? Not too big on electrical other than what I’ve had to learn to run my van
@@thebugonjoshschair no worries! 5.5mm x 2.1mm plug. It's used to plug into the DC side of a powerbank (assuming there is one there, the bluetti has 2x of them). They are more secure than a cigarette lighter plug. Here is a link to the one I use: amzn.to/3vs1OdE (amazon affiliate link). Here is a video that discuss the plug/cable: czcams.com/video/tWAMsNlwRVU/video.html
@@TheGergeDIY I’ll have to check out the video, the jackery 1000 has one of those connections but it’s for solar input unfortunately but thanks for the help!
@@TheGergeDIY So the jackery 1000 has an Anderson connection but it’s for solar input so I ended up running my heater off a 200w 20a ac to dc converter since I already had one on the way from Amazon and it seems to be running fine so far and hopefully it stays that way. The converter itself seems to only draw about 34% more power when I tested it with household stuff. Just wanted to give an update and thank you for your help!
Hello… Do you have a battery backup connected just in case you lose power. From my understanding, the heater needs to go through a cool down period or it could overheat. If so, how did you connect the backup battery so it automatically kicks in when power is lost? Thanks!
When running on ac (as in this video), I do not have a battery backup. In other videos on the channel, I use a bluetti eb3a to power the heater. In this configuration, the power bank could be plugged in the wall and function as an UPS.
As far as losing power while running, it’s not good, and I’ve had it happen. In my case no damage occurred to the heater. I wouldn’t do it on purpose, but I’m not overly concerned about it either. I did see some exhaust come out the air intake.
Thank you… I appreciate the information.
Is it possible to fire up the heater using the 12v 10a cigarette output, even if it uses around 12a to start up? How can one wire up this to use on heater?
No it's not possible. 10a is the peak spec on that plug, and I err on the side of caution and oversize things when it comes to current. If it says 10a, I'd max it out 7a peak, and not for very long at that. When I tried running it off the cigarette lighter plug on bluetti eb3a that's on the bench, it tripped the breaker in the bluetti quickly.
How can I hook up the power supply to my ecoflow station to run the heater?
I don't know - I'm not familiar with the ecoflow station. Does it have a 110v outlet? If it does, and it can furnish enough amperage to run the power supply, that would be something to look into. I have a video on running a diesel heater via the power supply in the video from a bluetti eb3a: czcams.com/video/7DKXOwaBeBg/video.html - that might help?
@@TheGergeDIY it has a 110
@@jazzsounds8159 the bluetti can do 600w in the 120v adapter. You should find out what the amperage rating for your 120v plug is.
@@TheGergeDIY 8amps, I think the power up is 10 amps.
@@jazzsounds8159I’m pretty sure each outlet on the bluetti is 5amps so yours is rated higher.