TC Projects: Lead-Acid Battery Backup

You can support this channel on Patreon! Link below Sometimes life throws curveballs. But rather than just get hit in the face, why not do something about them? This video is a mishmash of a project, some insight on Lead-Acid Battery technology, inverters, and applications. A bit different you might say from TC’s normal stuff, but what’s life without a little variety? *There are definitely different ways to charge lead-acid batteries, with different strategies optimized for different results. However, for general 12V applications, a large battery and a slow-ish charger for a car battery will be an A-OK combo. Here’s a link to the battery monitor--a really neat thing, I should say: =sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1538883912&sr=8-5&keywords=battery monitor drok As far as batteries and inverters, go with whatever you like. But definitely don’t use a car battery. At a minimum, look for a marine deep cycle, and if you can get your hands on a pair of golf cart batteries or a 12v true deep cycle from brands like Trojan, do that. For inverters, I would recommend a pure sine inverter for most applications, but unless you plan on running some heavy stuff from a large battery bank, what’s shown in the video is way way way way way overkill. You can support this channel on Patreon! With the support of people like you, this channel has grown from a small hobby into a real thing. There are big projects just around the corner, and if you’d like to help make them possible, please consider pledging some support. Thank you! And thank you to the following Patrons!Pavel Soukharev, Forrest Miller, Patrick Quinn-Graham, Max Zelinski, Troy Kelly, Ulti, Jason Brandy, Norman Tatlock, Jesper Jansen, Andrew Johnson, Goolashe, Rémy GRANDIN, ce keen, Jake Shep83, Nick Pollard, Drew Holm, David Grossman, Ben Auch, Jeff Puglisi, Andy S, Robert, Johan Greefkes, Jacob Dixon, Matt Luebbert, Alex Corn, SonOfSofaman, Brent Higgins, Rob Kefford, Roger Baker, Alexander Schrøder, Andreas Skagestad, Eric Butterfield, James Holmes, Tim Skloss, James-Ross Harrison, Sean OCallaghan, Lee Wallbank, Jonas, Colin Cogle, Kyle Matheis, Krzysztof Klimonda, Aaron Rennow, Gantradies, Ted Flores, Yota Ninja, Tee Jay, Jakob, Bee Jay (that’s a fun coincidence, a Tee Jay and a Bee Jay), Francesco Lezi, Countzero, Ray Chang, Kodapan, L0j1k, Chris Connett, Guillaume Tremblay-Beaumont, Eduardo Kaftanski, Winfield Trail, Miles H, Eric Nelson, Sha Nasti, Charles Surett, Ed Green, Stephen B. Hinton, Daniel Bernard, thegeoffreak, annoying and reprehensible idiot, Piotor Kowalski, Bob Slovick, Aleksei Besogonov, Michael Sims, Recycled, Meetupvideo, Jason Burgett, Wayne Marsh, Jib Systems, Lars Kuur, Alan Nise, Matt Dancer, Andrew Rosenwinkel, Fran Rogers, Malcolm Balshaw, Tero Janhunen, Bob B, Mike Noe, Alan Smith, Philip Cosgrove, Joshua Doades, Rob Rymarczyk, Scarfacecapwn, Andreas Lunderhage, Ennex The Fox, LEONARD PEZZANO, Steve Kralik, Νικο Σα, Hank Eskin, Kirill Polstainen, Felix Winkelnkemper, Alon Ververa, Christopher Lawhead, BoostCookie, 98abaile, JustWusky, Philip Kohler, Dan Jones, Exilis, Till Bockemühl, Owen O Byrne, Project A118, Charles, Sebastian Sparrer, timeslapsey, George Stamoulis, Sarmad Gilani, Paul Moffat, Linh Pham, Laria, Michael Greb, Max, Alessandro Robert Nilsen, Ryan Benson, fussel, Brannan Barber, Jonathan Haas, Neil Forker, Vincent Beetle, Warmo, James Pinakis, Bruce Davis, Conor Kileen, Johnni Winther, Marke Hesse, Brian M Knoblock, Henk Kip, Sean Sandercock, Robert Wolfanger, Olaf van der Aart, Cannon Fodder, Andre van Soest, lululombard, Nicholas Boccio, Armando Fox, Nelson, bluegoose, Kajico, Jason Hughes, Eli Krumholz, Angelo van der Sijpt, William Evans, Philip, Martin, X39, Richard Lantz, Dustin Crain, Gideon Rigger, Oliver Lee, AJay Janschewitz, Lennart Sorensen, Mitch Radoll, Viorel, Betsy Ecklund, Reachan Kekeis, Michael Scott, Sha Nasti, Loh Phat Don’t see your name? Don’t worry! To keep this little perk alive, the $5 patron shoutout is now on a rotating basis! If you’re not here, you should be here in one of the next two videos. If you’ve slipped through the cracks, don’t hesitate to send me a message via Patreon and I’ll fix it!