Just at the thinking about it phase. Buying the Bluetti power station with solar panels has piqued my interest on this topic. I can see where having extra backup power for more than my initial thoughts, can be convenient. For example, I really didn’t factor refrigeration or Wi-Fi into my initial planning. My main concern …
Category Archives: Solar Generator
Portable Power Station still at 100%
Got it in July ran a few tests. Charged to 100%. Just been sitting on a shelf. Checked today… still at 100%.
Bombarded with 4Patriots ads
Sometimes I look at a video because I’m skeptical of the topic, and I want to do a little research. That’s the case for theses 4Patriots solar generators. The whole marketing spiel (not speal) seems suspect to me. I’ve seen enough to know… I have no interest in them. However because I’ve watched a few …
Got new USB fan
Just a quick test. Ran on medium speed, on new battery pack. After… 2 hrs… 95%3 hrs… 92%6 hrs… 84% I think it’s safe to say it will run 3, 6 hr nights easily. Neither the fan or battery pack got hot or even warm.
12v DC Refrigerator
I’m considering getting one. Just thinking out loud. Perhaps something like this… So obviously they can be used for regular car trips too. They are not huge inside (at least this one), however unlike an ice cooler… you don’t have, half the volume taken up by ice. To get an idea of size I did …
Solar test #3 – Backyard
None of my tests so far have been ideal. I intended to start around 10 or 11AM. But weather was overcast. I was just going to skip the test today. But I looked outside before 2PM and it was sunny. If I started at 10AM I’d already have 4 hrs behind me. The backyard is …
New Watt meter tests
It was finally delivered. Time for some tests. FYI: my low power LED lights don’t even register anything. And as can be seen above it detected 0.6W for the radio turned off. On to the fans, that based on what I read for various models, should be around 40W. This was basically true for the …
BLUETTI Solar Generator AC50B tests
OK, I ran some tests and was pleasantly surprised. Test #1…radio. The draw was so low it didn’t even show up on the OUTPUT. And yes it’s turned on, and playing music. It estimates a 40.5 hr run. Test#2 – radio + Fan (on low). This time it detected a 24W draw. And a run …
BLUETTI Solar Generator AC50B arrived
Turned it on at 1:45PM. Already at 56%… out of the box. First charge, notice INPUT (272W 60Hz from the Grid…bottom right)… Phone app… It says 85% at 2:20PM. Meaning it went from 56% to 85% in 35min. That seems inconceivable to me it seems more like it was 15min. Charging complete (in about an …
I ordered the Solar Generator
I ordered the Solar Generator and Solar panels, I talked about yesterday… yesterday! And I feel somewhat bad about paying over $400 for what amounts to insurance. Insurance I may never need. But isn’t that the purpose of insurance? I’m not rich. But I’m also very tired of Summer hurricanes knocking out my power for …