Deals [UNOFFICIAL]
5Been a while since we posted deals we’ve found on other sites.
I just got a solar “generator” from FFPower that so far is testing out. It’s LiFePO4 and rated at 2048Wh.
Overpriced “regular” price of $2200. Sale price $800. Not sure how long the sale is going but seems a pretty decent price, especially since tax and shipping are included. Got mine from CA in a little over a week.
Also got a 400W solar panel for $600. Haven’t tried it yet.
Charged it up and am now discharging with a 200W light. 6.5 hrs in and still about 25% left.
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I think if someone is going to post a deal, they should also provide a link to make it easier for others to benefit from the same deal.
@cengland0 sorry - meant to do that and forgot.
https://www.ffpower.com/
They have some package deals as well but you need to check the amounts because you can sometimes do better buying the pieces separately.
Update - 8 hrs 37 min.
Per the manual:
2048 Wh
x 90% depth of discharge
x 90% conversion rate of the inverter
÷ 200W load
= 8.3 hrs
Will run again tomorrow. Maybe I’ll test the panel
@ybmuG Sound like that would be able to keep a typical already-cold freezer powered up for an entire day or night, which would provide a way to maintain freezer or fridge temps overnight for those who prefer to shut down the generator during sleep hours when a multi-day outage is expected. That’s a very useful capability indeed.
@werehatrack that was my idea. It will charge and discharge simultaneously, so if you charge with a gas generator and/or solar during the day you can leave stuff plugged in.
The other thing I like is you can connect up to another 7 2048Wh expansion batteries to get to a total of over 16KWh.
@werehatrack @ybmuG 2kw should power a modern fridge for close to a day and a half.
As for the brand, I actually had some prior experience with them … which was one of the diverting discussion from this post onwards.
(FWIW, I’m using the resulting 500w unit to power my desktop. It’s recharged through a free 195w solar panel that was shattered but still puts out 70w, so all in all, it costs me $0 to run my desktop computer + occasionally some small appliances.)
@narfcake @werehatrack interesting experience you had. Glad you got something decent out of it all.
@werehatrack @ybmuG Yep. Although it wasn’t the intended outcome, they did step above and beyond what I expected.
Also I’m not sure where that dust cover I received went.