well this i guess i'll be on my way now
oh so excited about this
when Renogy said they were coming out with a bluetooth
battery i thought i need this i need this in my solar system
so i got one it just arrived today and we're going to unbox review and install this puppy all right
let's see what we got here
directions warranty stickers more directions mounting bolts
ooh caps they didn't actually have this for the 100 amp hour one this will be a
nice little addition just in case any moisture happens to get in there wow this battery is
bigger than i was expecting actually it is definitely bigger than my Canbat one
look at that wow that is slick big fan energy big fan of this design this looks really good
so first impressions are this battery is quite a bit bigger than any battery i have owned uh it's
200 amp hours just like the Canbat one i have this battery is quite a bit larger um i don't
know if that's to do with the bluetooth i believe this is the largest battery that Renogy actually
has come out with previously to this they have the 170 amp hour battery and then the 100 amp
hour battery but i believe this is their first 200 amp hour lithium model and i mean it looks great
it uh has a nice hard protective shell right off the bat hands down favorite feature of
this battery is the fact that it only costs 1200 right now canadian and 9.99 american
a thousand dollars gets you 200 amp hours plus a built-in bluetooth function which is
amazing i mean Renogy is definitely one of the most affordable solar companies out there and
especially when it comes to lithium batteries like this is really good unless you want to go
out and build your own lithium battery i know a lot of people have been doing that it's getting
a lot more popular and it's getting a lot more easy to do like you can buy your lithium cells
and then get your bms and install that you can save a lot of money that way but if you want to
go something that is already built i am definitely going to be adding this into my solar guide so
if you haven't already checked out my solar guide i will link it below in the description and up in
the corner check it out if you're a beginner and want to learn more about solar systems
this guide is perfect for you it comes with a schematic a cost breakdown and it also explains
the role of each component in your solar system so it is perfect for beginners i have in my system
already Renogy's bt2 monitor that i've hooked up to my phone and it works pretty well i usually
have it connected to my dc to dc charger with mppt so i can see how many amps are coming in
through my alternator and the solar panels but being able to hook up to the battery using
Renogy's dc home app will be really nice so i can see exactly how much power i have from anywhere i
don't have to open up this bench seat and look at the battery monitor to see what my percentage is
at or anything like that i'll just be able to pull my phone up and see exactly what's going on this
battery has a maximum charge current of a hundred amps and a maximum discharge current of 200 amps
its operating temps are from -20 degrees celsius to plus 50 degrees celsius and of course the bms
inside will automatically shut it down if it drops below zero degrees celsius to make sure it doesn't
damage the battery i love that Renogy put a bluetooth feature in their battery
but i would also love if they would do their heating feature in the battery so you could get
a 200 amp hour bluetooth battery with its internal heating function that would be perfect i'm sure
it'll come out soon enough after i ordered this battery i went through all the reviews online
and read what you guys are saying about it and people who have already purchased and installed
it in their system and everyone seems to love it the only negative comments are actually about
Renogy's dc home app and after downloading it on the app store it has a two out of five star review
if Renogy's gonna put some work into something i think it would definitely be their app i haven't
had a big issue with their apps they seem to be okay but it does appear that people are losing
connection occasionally to the battery and they have to re-add it into their app i'm sure that's
something that can be fixed down the line with app updates and stuff so hopefully remedy does fix
that soon enough but another difference between this and the 100 amp hour batteries that i have
are there are no ports on top so on the other batteries they had the up port and the link port
for putting your batteries into shelf mode when they're being stored and then bringing them into
active mode Renogy doesn't obviously have that for this battery it automatically does it with the bms
inside and it also auto balances so you don't have to link your batteries with the data cable
they will automatically balance regardless which is honestly a really nice feature it's
just one less connection you have to make the battery does come with an ip65 rating against
water so that gives me a little peace of mind i have all my water and plumbing in the back of that
and i'm sure a lot of people have a fairly similar setup if you have a big leak in your plumbing
system by accident your battery might get splashed on or get a little wet uh so that's just kind of
nice to know and moisture can build up sometimes let's go ahead and get this installed all i got
to do now is turn it on it needs at least one amp to switch from shelf mode into active mode
so hopefully the sun is setting but at least i'll get one amp of solar power that'll turn
this on and then i'll go ahead and show you guys how to connect it to the app and see how it works
moment of truth obviously i got a two ought cable here connecting the positive and the negative
uh basically just took my old battery out and slid this one in pretty nice
i'm gonna go ahead and turn the main switch on there and it looks like the charger is on
and then i can go ahead and turn these solar panels on there
there it goes so yellow obviously means that it's not fully charged and the red light next to the
solar means that it is charging the battery i do actually like these rubber covers they're a
nice little feature there i also like that both connections are on one side that makes it easier
to hook up for me it depends on your install and how your how your layout is obviously but
on my last battery there was a connection on this end and a connection on this end
that's why my negative wire is wrapped around and so long there because it used to be connected
over here so let's download the app pull up my handy-dandy telephone here into the dc app we go
and add your first device searching for device
all right so it brought up oh there we go okay so i brought up both of my devices uh
requests fail i see why people don't like cap already how do you able to connect my devices
that's cool got it working it says 34.6 amp hours which is super accurate two decimal places
impressive energy um okay so i got both uh my 50 amp dc to dc charger with mppt and then i got my
battery connected here so this is awesome let's see what we can do here uh go into the battery
37.9 percent maximum capacity 200 amp hours remaining time 30.44 present current minus
2.5 amps which makes sense because i have the inverter on and we're not getting any solar really
it tells me the temperature firmware version cell status yeah that's awesome and then we can also
go into uh the charger and barely any amps are coming in so that is not all that interesting it
also tells me my starter battery volts which is nice and yeah i might uh definitely start using
this app obviously because i can see both devices on it okay so so far i think it works pretty well
um besides that rough start i will definitely keep you guys posted down the line and i'm sure
if there's issues that Renogy is going to probably hopefully resolve them with app updates that is
my review of the Renogy 200 amp hour bluetooth battery it's awesome i love it i wish it had
the heating function because i kind of need that in a battery but the bluetooth function is
nice it is a perfect addition and the price point you just can't beat it like a thousand dollars
for a 200 amp hour battery with bluetooth is insane uh like not to jump on that so
and it is on sale so if you guys want to go ahead and purchase this battery be sure to use the code
made to travel when you check out and you'll get an additional discount on your purchase
also check out my simple solar guide it is perfect for amateurs i explained at the end
of this video so i won't go into it again if you guys have any questions regarding the battery or
solar system be sure to ask below and i will get back to you as soon as i can thank you guys so
much for watching like this video if you liked it subscribe to the channel and i will see you
in the next one quick little side note super stoked that it is summertime now and
i don't need my heated battery anymore so installing this 200 amp hour non-heated
battery won't be a problem for the next few months hopefully very excited about this very excited