800W with NO Solar Panels!? This Changes EVERYTHING! - EcoFlow Alternator Charger

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How does this work on the DELTA Pro 3? Can I use the Alternator charger and still have two additional batteries, or does it use one of the extra battery ports for alternator charging? And does passthrough on the 30amp plug still work while the alternator is charging?

It doesn't keep drawing from the battery when the engine is turned off. If anyone is worried about this set the start up voltage to 13. Also there can be problems with laypersons installing this push as it can cause a fire if connections aren't tight enough etc.

You can also connect the alternator charger to a 12v or 24v external battery, then change the volts in the app to 11V. You'll then be able to charge the EchoFlow without using the car's alternator.

The fact you can do this off a gas engine is not that big of a deal.
What is “game-changing” is that you can hook this charger to an EV’s DC-DC converter and use an EV to charge the EcoFlo bank and power things or your house. There by creating a Tesla PowerShare back-feed off any EV.
It’s a direction all the EV makers are going. House can charge car, car can power house.

1st It’s misleading to say you can use a stand alone 12v battery. Within minutes that battery voltage will sag and the unit will stop charging. 
This unit simply leverages the constant voltage output and high load capability of an automobile alternator…. THATS DRIVEN BY A HUGE GAS ENGINE!
“solar lab” is gas charging ??
You created a gas generator, woohoo.

Will it work on modern cars like a Subaru Outback?

You can buy an extra cable and use it in another vehicle.

Are these compatible with the ecoflow powerkits????

If there is a scenario where Wi-Fi is not available, can you still have a connection to the alternator through Bluetooth on your phone?

Hurricane Helene destroyed everything. The cell phones were damaged by water and wifi wasn't available for over a week ... so could this be used without a phone?

Can this charge a hybrid like a Prius battery so it never falls low to trigger gas to charge the battery up? Can the bulky cords go within the car frame? What happens if the car is hit on the side, would this explode with electricity or something?

What I don't understand, is why did EcoFlow make the 12v side so long, and then the Alternator Charger to EF unit so short? Surely having higher voltage longer would be less voltage drop?

Have you seen the Pecron 500W Smart Charger?

i just installed it in my 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe hybrid - the battery is nice cause its right at the rear compartment so i left the charger box in the next compartment and bam plug it in it detected it in the app, I used my car hotspot to set it up to, i plugged it into the Deta 2 Max and it started charging i took a drive and it did go up to 800 however i manually put it to 650 which is enough. So now i have a power source for my future fridge for the road trips. I can monitor the Delta 2 and see the charger doing its thing. i have my voltage set to 12.7

Being able to set the voltage lower than 12V is great for people like me who want to use it to reverse charge their Ecoflow from a LiFePO4 battery. (You cant get full capacity at 12V. 10-ish would be even better.) That is a bigger use case for me than the alternator charger.

whats the plus of this over say a 12v 800w inverter?

You couldn't even be bothered to look up that its ferrite on the cable, and what it does.... There are a million DC-AC converters (inverters) in that power range, probably for a lot less. What on earth would you even need 800W for, just slow charge while your driving...

Where do you get that converter on the back so the alternator fits into the Delta Pro? I’ve contacted EcoFlow many times since I bought one off Amazon UK 🇬🇧 EcoFlow just answer with stupid questions then just stopped answering me. Now I have a huge paper weight for £369 grrr Thanks hope you answer. Ray K UK YNWA.

Will this cause more wear on your alternator?

The reason the app lets you set a cutoff voltage below 13v is because the other use for this product is to connect it to standalone batteries (like a LiTime 12.8v 230 Ah LifePO4, for example), thus expanding your Delta 2's capacity immensely.

This thing seems silly, you can just buy a 1000w inverter and wire it to your battery and charge any solar generator, plus you'll have a 110 outlet to power something if you don't have your power station with you.

LOL Why would grounding it to the frame be different than grounding it to the battery? The battery is grounded to the frame!

Install a golf cart style plug connector and you will be able to use this on multiple vehicles. Then it is a sure enough plug and play.

Good luck fitting those cables through a modern cars firewall with plugs that big

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One of the best, most informative and straight forward reviews on this I've seen. Good job.... New sub! 👍

Does not work with the DPU 😂😂😂

Thank you for sharing. Does this replace the Victron Energy Orion? Is this one from Ecoflow better?

Just buy a DC to DC charger.

Pecron has a similar product, the 500w Car Charger DC1242-500 for $150! Would love to see you review some of the Pecron products including the some of their power stations. May I suggest the E1500 LFP and the aforementioned car charger as a starting point
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Hello, I have one Delta Pro and no extra batteries. Can I use this charger and the EF Dual Fuel Generator at the same time, using both battery ports and two XT150 adapters?

Its $399 on amazon now.

Where I can buy that adaptor ?Can I have the link for the adaptor please ? I can’t connect it without adapter 😊👍

Hi. Will this work on a hybrid car?

You think I can use the solar panel to a solar charge controller, then onto 2 to 3 batteries in parallel, then to the 800watt alternator and to the ecoflow generator?

Great information. I had several questions about this device and my EcoFlow Dual Delta Pros so I ordered on and a couple of 'Walmart Specials' batteries. This device was every thing you showed and explained here. Easy as pie. But when I wired it up for 24V use I didn't get it to function in all modes. I could get the batteries to charge my DP's but the DP's could not charge them. Have y'all done any work with it on 24V systems yet?

I am going to test whether both this device and the Smart Generator can charge my DP's at the same time. I know my DP's put up the same symbol if I had an expansion battery connected. Waiting on 2 more Smart Generator Plugs so I can connect everything to the DPs. Know anyone wanting to sell some? LOL

Don't install it in the car. You can even make a box for this thing. Take it with you. Charge your battery when you arrive by using quick connects and this device.

$599... ouch. It is in fact just a DC to DC with a low voltage protection. $109 and will universally work with an inverter, so yes you need a 100W inverter... still half the price and more versatile imo. I ground to the frame, in the back of my truck. Ran 1 power wire with a fusible link. I can push 460watts alone, it trips when I put 2 chargers (Bluetti) which pushes it over 900W on a 1000W inverter, it trips the inverter. I'm in maybe $320 and can run anything, fridge, chargers, tools etc... this is way to expensive for being so proprietary. I don't need to have a "solar gen" in my truck, just plug into the inverter.

i see a lot of people deciding to get rid of solar panels in favor of this type of product. Is it one of the reasons for solar is to be self reliant , on your own, not tied to the grid! to do this you need redundant systems so you should keep the solar and or a small genny if your car wont start!

This only works on high output alternators. Regular alternators will not work.

could just use a 12 volt power inverter at 2500w

ok this is cool .

Currently $399 amazon

It’s cheaper to get a regular inverter

Lithionics Battery make a 51 volt alternator. This may be a great pairing.

It's a second generation product, but new to the US/International market, that's why it's so polished.

They released gen1 here in China a year ago, it only had 500w charging and looked much like a traditional 12/24 Dc converter... It wasn't universally well received because it relied on a movement sensor to allow charging - logic being if the car was in motion then the engine was on... Stupid and janky, so they fixed it...

Only idiots charged from the outlet. Da meant u paid for the energy urself not free.