what's going on guys welcome back to the vlog today i have another review for you i'm going
to be pulling out the Renogy inverter charger 2000 watt model super stoked go over it with
you guys a bit of an unboxing not actually because i've already taken out of the box but
i'm gonna go over everything that was included in the box and then
i'm gonna go over the details of it what it looks like how to install it yeah let's get to it
she's gonna go grab it because it's a beast
yep don't break the table okay so this is the inverter charger it is a pure sine
inverter 2000 watts and it's about 60 pounds so it is not light and it is not small but most of these
inverter chargers aren't no matter what model or brand you purchase this guy is used two main
purposes one is going to be charging the batteries off of shore power the other is going to be
inverting from 12 volts to 120. We'll use this to power two outlets we have one in the kitchen
and one right down here we'll also be able to hook into shore power which will be really nice when we
pull into campgrounds i have a 30 amp outlet that i'm gonna be installing on the outside of the van
the reason i went with the 2000 watt is because i think that'll be plenty for us we only have the
two outlets if you wanted to go with the 3000 watt that would be for a lot larger power sources um
one of the big ones is a conventional stove which we didn't go with we went with propane stove so
that'll save us and quite a bit of power that was one of my goals throughout this build is
i wanted to limit the amount of power that we would be using just so you don't have to spend
thousands and thousands and thousands of dollars on lithium batteries because that's something
that i didn't want to do Renogy didn't supply this so this is 100 percent my perspective and
overview of this product i'm really excited to install it i've heard good things about it so
i don't know how i'm going to install or mount it but leave that to future me um we'll figure
it out but yeah let's go over all the connection points and what you get in the box okay so i know
this has already been brought out of the box but this is also what you get inside owner's manual
Renogy stickers of course right here you have a battery temperature sensor and then here
is just a remote on off switch which you can plug in to this guy run it somewhere else so you don't
have to go back to turn it on and off what do you want to do that which i'll probably be installing
somewhere under the seat i'm going to go ahead and take off some of the screws that hold on
this front cover so i can get to the connections here so after you move all like 1000 screws
i'm just kidding but actually there's like 10 screws that you have to unscrew
to get these covers off um this top piece just slides out like that
and then this whole front piece slides out turn this around give you guys point of view
all right so what we have here is negative battery positive battery temperature sensor
and then you have uh some data ports and then over here is where you have your in and
out for your ac power it's super simple and easy and then up here you have your lcd screen most of
Renogy's products have been really straightforward great for diy-ers like me and if you're watching
this video i'm sure you're looking at doing this yourself too solar systems aren't uh exactly
self-explanatory they can be pretty complex so it's nice to be able to have support which is one
thing i've had trouble with Renogy with actually i did want to order one of their batteries and
if you're in the United States i've heard good things about contacting customer service but
internationally like me in Canada, it's hard to get a hold of them their number doesn't work
it's always busy they don't put you on hold it just rings once and then
goes busy i've emailed them multiple times the odd email i get like a response back
so i to be honest it was really frustrating for me um i did go with like a lot of their products but
i'm a little worried in the future if i have trouble with them not gonna be able to get the
support i want uh that's why i ended up sending i never even got the battery they just canceled
the order after two months of me not receiving it i went to Canbat which is actually a local
company out of Vancouver they specialize in lithium batteries and they actually have a
cold temperature model which is awesome especially if you're going to be skiing in your van doing
winter activities like we're going to be or you live in Canada and want to use it in the winter
let me know in the comments if you want me to do an install video on this i plan on doing
an install video on everything which is what i'm going to get to right away here and i am
super excited to see how it all works and let you guys know how it all works if i have any problems
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i've done i'm going to be reviewing the Canbat lithium battery 200 amp hours i also already
reviewed uh the 50 amp dc to dc charger with mppt check that one out see you in the next one