Use LifePo4 Cells —- A lot SAFER —— They match up with inverters better — voltage
I don’t think any of them use bespoke battery packs for the generators. They just use the biggest tool battery pack size they sell. You can’t use the free 1.5ah packs that come with the drills in the inverters and expect to get much out of it lol
Ya if you already had the battery packs it would make a little more sense. Some of the smaller ones aren’t too expensive. I stay away from ryobi packs now though. Since the pandemic all their cells are Eve/LiShen/HighStar/TenPower etc.
The Milwaukee MX Fuel uses battery packs not bespoke, but well beyond the typical <100Wh packs the typical home gamer has for their power tools. Ryobi and EGo have units for their intermediate 10- and 15-cell outdoor power tool packs. Suspect Ryobi will release something in the future that uses the 80V packs they’ve developed for their riding lawnmowers.
Last time I looked, the Ryobi riding lawn mowers just use big lead acid batteries.
Things have changed - the Ryobi 80V packs are 10Ah/~800Wh vs the 40V packs topping out at 12Ah/~480Wh with the 6Ah/~240Wh packs being the largest pack-in batteries I’ve seen.
For what it’s worth, I ended up buying the BLUETTI Portable Power Station EB70S today. Seemed to serve my purpose and it had a $120 off coupon. I did my usual research and tried to get the best for my dollar and at the end of the day, ……there ain’t no definitive answer to which one is the best. I’ve been tossing this acquisition around in my mind for quite a spell, Now I just have to stop shopping. Know what I mean? Thanks for all your inputs. 
Dang. For those prices I’d buy a gas zero turn. For ~$7k you can get a semi-commercial grade that would easily outlast and outperform that Ryobi.
I’m considering a natural gas generator for my hizz. I like the idea of a whole house battery system but the idiot who built my house refuses to do a solar roof. Seems like natural gas would be an easy solution for power outages
Careful with the Anker 767, there’s a review on amazon stating that the hot and neutral lines and swapped and do not work accordingly to the NEMA standard. Which can cause a nice short when using certain 3-prong adapters that connect ground with neutral.
Anker hasn’t explained whether this is one faulty unit or a widespread design flaw.
I spend quite some time in the mobilesolarpower forum and have helped build offgrid systems for offroad/overland rigs. Currently I have an AGM-based DIY UPS which I plan to upgrade with server rack lifepo4 batteries. Also a smaller chinese 300Wh generator which I lend out to people so I don’t mind when it eventually fails.
If I were to buy a portable power station right now it would be the ecoflow Delta 2 because of the near 2C output capability and super fast AC charging. Dollar for dollar it is the most powerful portable lifepo4 generator in the market, even though the capacity is only 1kWh when you run high drain devices theres actually not much runtime difference in real life scenarios vs a unit that is 2kWh and much harder to transport.
Personally I don’t see much sense in owning a expensive and high capacity off grid generator like the ecoflow delta pro because it is impossible to service or expand without paying a fortune.
will34 — What Solar Forum are you referring to
DIY solar power with Will Prowse on YT and he’s got a forum too.
My Son-in-law, Jason (Jasonoid on YouTube) has tested a lot of power stations. We’ve done a couple of DIY systems.
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Your son in law has a top notch YouTube channel. He’s def in my top 5 for portable power station reviewers.
I know this is a bit of an older thread but the best bang for the buck in the 1000W or above arena is this, branded by MANY different companies
I’ve seen it under AceVolt, Grecell (Poweradd), FFPower, and MANY MANY others. Shop around and you can find one for under $900. I’ve seen them as low as $800 although buying the Oukitel for a bit more might be safer as they are a bit more established.
A cost-efficient solution for me during power cuts is a car battery and a inverter. You can power a few kilowatts with them. I believe you can also charge with solar.
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Found this on the Tube.
A look at new products.
Also, there were/are several people who found miss-wired plugs on the Anker power station. Both the 120v and the 240v.
All the Best,
Jeff
He has tested a lot of them and he has a spreadsheet and grading system it looks like it’s simple to read.Power Stations – Jasonoid.com
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Not a big fan of Jackery. You get basic features and an overpriced unit IMHO. There are better alternatives today but it all depends on what you need and what you want to use it for. This link can be helpful to get some guidance about what portable power station is best for you.
Also this can be helpful: Best reviewed portable power stations
thanks for the links, depkop.
personally, i have gone the budget route
and it has worked well for our meager
power needs we have during the outages.
sometimes, these are on sale/special for ~$80.
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You’re welcome! If it does the trick for your power needs then that sounds like a perfect option for you!