Portable Power Station (Buying Guide) 🔌 Bring the Electricity with you
These portable power stations can replace a generator in many cases, but to buy the best one you need to understand their capacity and limitations.
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0:00 – Intro
1:33 – Power capacity
2:42 – Real world usage
4:14 – Power outlets
5:33 – Charging
6:55 – Jackery solar panels
7:33 – Features
8:28 – Battery fade
9:39 – Buyers checklist
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If you can't stay a Honda' generator, how to you dress yourself?
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Three things to add: 1) they are much quieter than gas generators, 2) during light-load times, they consume much less of the stored battery energy when compared to how much gas a generator uses, even in eco mode, and 3) companies that make these, like Jackery for example, offer them in many sizes to accommodate your needs.
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Re: Solar In much of the world the sun disappears for months on end. So 15 hours of solar charging may take several days or weeks. Just something to think about
He just taught me a lot in the time of this video because I’m in the process of saving for a Rv and getting out on my own and I was looking for something I could use at night instead of running a loud generator and making alot of noise but use the generator during the day of course so thank you!!!
That was a great review. Thanks for making it.
Another great reason to get one of those, instead of a liquid fuel-powered generator is because these devices are silent, while generators are not just noisy, but they're illegal to run at night, at least that's the law for suburban areas, where I live. (Here, it's also illegal to run any power tool [generators are a power tool] for more than two hours of continuous use per day, in a suburban area.)
While I'm not really in the market to buy one of those devices (partially, because I'm in Australia, so we'll have different units), an important oversight is whether or not these devices have automatic shut-off, if the battery gets down to a certain level, to protect the battery from being ruined.
Can you use it while it’s being charged by the solar panels?
My goodness…your Explanation 🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🔥🔥🔥🔥 I've seen many believe me…This Guy…by far…I have not seen anything close to him🙌🏼
those batteries are NICKLE MAGNESIUM COBALT not LITHIUM iron phosphate
Hard to believe but I've lived my whole life without a generator. Maybe I should write a book about it.
500 charges doesn't sound like much.
How can you connect two of the same Jumpstarters together.Each Jumpstarter is 500w.If you combine two of them together thats all electric no gas, will it be 1,000w with ac outlet ?
cnet is a paid shill. f off
Please that is how much
The solar panels arent waterproof so not much use in a frequent rainy wales
Do you think we could consider a generator if you use solar panels to charge it, that’s what I plan on doing with my ocharger
I am currently getting my van set up as a camper & trying to decide which power station will work best for my needs. I'm leaning towards the Jackery. One thing he didn't discuss was the quality of the customer service. Jackery, from my research, is the most responsive. I had considered the Bluetti, however, it seems their response time and quality of service is not great. I haven't heard of Anker before this video, so I'll have to do my due diligence prior to making a final decision. Being on a tight budget, I need to get this right the first time. This video gave me a good checklist to make an effective choice.
Thank you, this was very helpful.
Total Watt hours minus the invertors efficency watt %, so a be 70% of advertised Total Watt hours.
I'm buying that Jackery for when I move to Puerto Rico 🇵🇷
1600usd for 500 time to use meand 3 usd every time you use it…
Pulling that cord looks so hard
Do you think a Jackery 240 or the 200w Anker will be enough to fill a queen air mattress and run a heated blanket for most of the night? 3 nights of camping with only a car to recharge it.
Can these be left plugged in?
BOLOGNA on the Honda generator…they are so easy to use…they are great! Still, a power station is a different tool with its own positive and negative attributes. Buy both if you can afford it…
Would be nice if you told us what household stuff it would run like kettle, microwave, light etc in a power cut!
How long does the battery last, most lithium is 5 years where that Honda generator will last forever
No good for the winter
Brilliant 👍🏻 🇬🇧
Thanks 🙏
Do these have a power surge built in them?
Thanks very much for the info!
Do not mix power and energy !
My guy wearing a submariner?