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Solar generators
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 8:12 pm
by minnesotashooter
Has anybody gotten into the solar generator world much? I am thinking pretty hard at buying one with some panels and while the YouTube and websites are great, I’d like to hear if anybody here has played with them. Right now, I am looking into either Anker, Bluetti or EcoFlow with some panels. Any info or help would be awesome. I’d be hooking into my home backup system which I use with my inverter gas generator now when the power goes out but these solar generators really have me curious.
Re: Solar generators
Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2023 11:46 pm
by Zsarvashere
We bought an ecoflow. Charged it and the next power outage a few weeks later nothing. Would not take a charge after that. Don't know it they are all bad, but that one we got sucked hind end. 2k for a worthless piece of plastic. Returned it for a refund and still looking for it's replacement.
Re: Solar generators
Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2023 1:31 pm
by bullsi1911
I have a small eco flow and a small 4patriots. Both of them take FOREVER to charge off solar. But they work great in power outages for running things like the CPAP, computers, etc…
Re: Solar generators
Posted: Fri Jan 19, 2024 12:18 am
by Centermass
I don’t think solar technology is at a point where i could consider it viable for home use. And, the price point is still steep to get enough.
On the other side, i know a guy in Alaska that pulled three Semi Alternators, made them into wind turbines, and was able to produce all the energy he needed.