The Anker SOLIX C300 and the BLUETTI Elite 30 V2 both pack a 288Wh LiFePO4 battery into a lunchbox-sized case of about 9 pounds, so the choice comes down to output, charging and ports. Anker’s spec sheet rates the C300 at 300W of AC output (600W surge with SurgePad) and 100W of solar input, with […]
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EcoFlow’s RIVER 2 Pro and RIVER 3 Plus are both LiFePO4 power stations from the company’s compact RIVER line, but they solve different problems. According to EcoFlow’s US product pages, the RIVER 2 Pro holds 768Wh and puts out 800W (1,600W with X-Boost). The newer RIVER 3 Plus holds 286Wh and puts out 600W, but […]
To fully recharge an empty 12V 100Ah lithium (LiFePO4) battery in one sunny day, plan on roughly 350 to 400 watts of solar panels. A single 100W panel will get there too, but it takes three to four days of good sun. That’s the conclusion from simple energy math: a 12.8V 100Ah LiFePO4 battery stores […]
A diesel air heater burns fuel for heat, but it still needs a small amount of 12V electricity for its fan, fuel pump and glow plug, and that’s well within reach of a modest portable power station. Eberspächer’s data sheet for the Airtronic S2 D2L, a 2kW heater, lists 100W during startup, 6W at its […]
The NOCO Boost GB40’s Manual Override lets it jump-start a 12V lead-acid battery that has dropped below 2 volts, a level too low for the jump starter to detect on its own, according to NOCO’s GB40 user guide. To use it, you hold the red Manual Override button for three seconds until the white Boost […]
DJI’s Power 2000 packs a 2,048Wh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery and 3,000W of continuous AC output into a case about the size of a 16-inch carry-on, according to DJI’s spec sheet and store page. DJI says it recharges from 0 to 80% in about 55 minutes on a US 120V outlet and to full […]
Klein Tools’ CL390 and CL800 are both auto-ranging true-RMS clamp meters that read AC and DC current, but they’re built for different jobs: the CL390 tops out at 400A and 600V with a CAT III 600V rating, while the CL800 reaches 600A and 1,000V with CAT IV 600V and CAT III 1,000V ratings, according to […]
Redodo and LiTime sell 12V 100Ah LiFePO4 batteries that look almost identical on paper: both store 1,280Wh, use a 100A battery management system, fit a Group 31 footprint of 13 × 6.77 × 8.43 inches, carry IP65 ratings and promise 4,000+ cycles at 100% depth of discharge with a five-year warranty, according to each company’s […]
BLUETTI’s Apex 300 and its older AC300 are both 3kW-class home backup systems, but they’re built very differently: the Apex 300 puts a 2,764.8Wh LiFePO4 battery and a 3,840W inverter in one 83.8-pound box, while the AC300 is a 3,000W inverter head with no battery inside that needs at least one B300 or B300K pack […]
BougeRV now sells two versions of its 3,500 BTU camping air conditioner, and the newer PC35 Pro draws about half the power of the original PC35 in BougeRV’s own sleep-mode test: 274W versus 563W at 86°F, according to the comparison table on BougeRV’s product pages. The Pro gets there with a variable-speed inverter compressor in […]