EcoFlow Alternator Charger

[Gypsy]

Will a EcoFlow Alternator Charger be compatible with a 2023 Badlands SAS? We have a EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus Battery Pack for camping.

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[HighVelocity]

Vehicle is irrelevant.

As long as it has a 12v charging system, it is 'compatible', which is every consumer automobile available in the US.

 

[RC Bronco]

I installed the Bluetti equivalent recently. Made a huge difference and I finally stopped frying 12-volt sockets trying to charge my power station

 

[TheShark]

I have a EcoFlow Alternator Charger in my '24 HLE and love it. I also fried a 12-volt socket.

 

[Enginerd]

Will work just fine!

Now you just need to decide how you want to run the cable / or hard mount the charger.

I did a lot of research and read a lot of install threads.

My personal use case is I go camping frequently but also daily the Bronco half the time. My general setup is “modular” modular in nature and I pack things when I need them (fridge, recovery gear, EcoFlow, camp stuff etc.) as I don’t like to roll around daily with all the “overland stuff attached” taking up space and adding unnecessary weight (my personal preference).

Anyways, for now, I ended up deciding to not perminantly mount the alternator charger in a specific spot since the location of my EcoFlow Delta 3 Plus will vary depending on my packing situation, number of people going, how much stuff I’m bringing, and therefore where I will pack the unit.

I ran the cable to the back of my 4dr, found a really nice way to store cable end behind rear seat hinge (do be mindful of pinch points).

The way I did it, here is enough slack for me to strap the alternator charger to top of the EcoFlow and reach to different locations in the truck I may need to pack the unit depending on factors mentioned above.

Many ways to do this, figured I would try this for now for my “modular / trip dependent” approach. We will see how it works out.


It tucks away so nicely when not in use, then I can reach the cable to multiple locations.

 

[jaghoon]

one of my favorite additions...do it!
should be no issue even with additional alternator loads as stock one puts out plenty.
my main use is camping with delta2 and some peace of mind for emergency jump/trickle charging in lieu of a more permanent and involved dual battery setup. I dont believe others like bluetti have that reverse charge feature which is pretty neat. It's more modular, cheaper, can swap in different ecoflow batteries, etc..

easy to route the cable along driver side through firewall grommet. hardest part was figuring out where to mount it cleanly as i found the bracket didn't work well with my molle mount pts which is relatively easy to solve. Ended up mounting under my m2m cargo shelf. No battery drain that I can tell as its configured to stop charging once source falls under 13v.

these also end up on sale a lot. i was periodically seeing this on homedepot go on sale for over 50%. would imagine BF sales to be a great time to get one.

 

[TheShark]

Just got an email from EcoFlow, the Alternator Charger is on sale for 10% off.

 

[dejones64]

I installed the Bluetti equivalent recently. Made a huge difference and I finally stopped frying 12-volt sockets trying to charge my power station

How long have you had this unit? I haven't pulled the trigger on this yet as I have concerns about it killing my battery or alternator. I'm waiting to hear about it long term. I would only use it on camping trips for my Bluetti AC180, which is about a half dozen times a year, one of those trips would be a 2-3 week adventure which would get daily use. Thanks.

 

[RC Bronco]

How long have you had this unit? I haven't pulled the trigger on this yet as I have concerns about it killing my battery or alternator. I'm waiting to hear about it long term. I would only use it on camping trips for my Bluetti AC180, which is about a half dozen times a year, one of those trips would be a 2-3 week adventure which would get daily use. Thanks.

I’ve had it installed for 3 months now. The breaker has a switch to turn it on/off. Since I don’t leave my power station (AC70) in there full time, I just flip the breaker off when I don’t need it.

(4 door, so part of this might not apply to you) all of my wiring is hidden behind trim panels, until it comes out right next to driverside rollbar and plugs into the power station. To flip the breaker, I pop out the middle trim panel from the driver-side cargo area, flip the switch, pop the panel back in, and then plug in the power station.

it stops charging the power station when the starter battery gets to ~13v, then kicks back on once it has enough juice. I’ve had 0 issues with it - I actually had to install it in the middle of a major 3 week roadtrip, in a Target parking lot (I blew out the cargo 12-volt socket, then blew out my two replacements I brought just in case)

it has worked flawlessly for me when left on for 4 weeks straight, even though that last week was without it plugged into a power station (I forgot to turn it off)

on my last trip, a friend blew out their 12-volt socket charging their power station. I offered to charge their power station (one of the bigger Jackery’s, much bigger than my AC70). I was charging both mine and his without issues, all day long

 

[TheShark]

My experience is similar to RC Bronco. No issues and I've had mine for about 4 months now. I love the fact that I can fully charge my Delta 2 EcoFlow battery from 0 to 100% in about an hour.

 

[dejones64]

I’ve had it installed for 3 months now. The breaker has a switch to turn it on/off. Since I don’t leave my power station (AC70) in there full time, I just flip the breaker off when I don’t need it.

(4 door, so part of this might not apply to you) all of my wiring is hidden behind trim panels, until it comes out right next to driverside rollbar and plugs into the power station. To flip the breaker, I pop out the middle trim panel from the driver-side cargo area, flip the switch, pop the panel back in, and then plug in the power station.

it stops charging the power station when the starter battery gets to ~13v, then kicks back on once it has enough juice. I’ve had 0 issues with it - I actually had to install it in the middle of a major 3 week roadtrip, in a Target parking lot (I blew out the cargo 12-volt socket, then blew out my two replacements I brought just in case)

it has worked flawlessly for me when left on for 4 weeks straight, even though that last week was without it plugged into a power station (I forgot to turn it off)

on my last trip, a friend blew out their 12-volt socket charging their power station. I offered to charge their power station (one of the bigger Jackery’s, much bigger than my AC70). I was charging both mine and his without issues, all day long

Thanks for the insight, helpful info. I've plugged my bluetti into the cargo 12v socket and the cord end gets really hot. I fear burning down my Bronco. I've plugged my 12v fridge into that socket and runs fine, no overheating. Bluetti's must be pulling a lot of power.

 

[RC Bronco]

Thanks for the insight, helpful info. I've plugged my bluetti into the cargo 12v socket and the cord end gets really hot. I fear burning down my Bronco. I've plugged my 12v fridge into that socket and runs fine, no overheating. Bluetti's must be pulling a lot of power.

No problem!

yup! My IceCo runs fine off the 12-volt socket, I did that for numerous trips, never had any issues with it (other than plug wiggling loose on rough terrain)

it’s just the power station. I’ve burned out five 12-volt sockets since getting a power station. But now, never again will this issue plague me!

 

[RedRider]

There is some good info in this thread and I plan to use the alternator charger as well, but I see reports of burning out the 12V outlet when hooked up to the EcoFlow directly. Has anyone tried adjusting this setting and has it made a difference when charging via 12V so that the outlet doesn't cook itself? I'm just wondering if setting it lower, to like the minimum (4A), would make a difference. This is from the Delta 3 Plus.

 

[Beach_Bum]

There is some good info in this thread and I plan to use the alternator charger as well, but I see reports of burning out the 12V outlet when hooked up to the EcoFlow directly. Has anyone tried adjusting this setting and has it made a difference when charging via 12V so that the outlet doesn't cook itself? I'm just wondering if setting it lower, to like the minimum (4A), would make a difference. This is from the Delta 3 Plus.

There have been others that have shared pictures of the socket burnt. They were using it for other purposes and not charging a PPS. For peace of mind, I would avoid using that socket. Ford cheaped out with the components.

 

[JediMcMuffin]

I'm about a year in with the charger. Some things to understand:

• Starting the vehicle does NOT start the charger, if you turn on your EcoFlow power station, the charger turns on and waits in standby mode. There is a small current draw to being on standby.
• I've set my own "start charging" to 12.9V.
• I suggest updating your power station to the latest firmwares prior to plugging in the charger
• Once the charger is connected, power on your station (powers on charger) and update the firmware of charger, later revisions add more fine tuning
• I've dropped the charge speed to around 650W to bring the wire temps down to something i'm more comfortable with, but I've run it at full tilt just fine.
• They sell a cable with an XT60i connector too, so you could use this with a River as well, but I haven't tried a non-ecoflow station.
• The Bluetti 500W option is a bit more universal as it gives you MC4 outputs.
• finally: broncos seemingly like to eat batteries, im on my 3rd, having this thing around has given me more than enough juice back into the starter battery to get home.

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