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Old 13-08-2020, 03:43 PM   #727
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Default Re: The Camping Thread

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Ok thats good to know. Am I better off getting a unit like this then?

https://www.goalzero.com/shop/last-c...power-station/
Actually there is a great comparison between the different models on youtube somewhere I view recently.
What the Yanks call Jackery's, shows the ones you linked here just gotta watch what you use them for.
The biggest problem with them is recharging them as via power they are slower to recharge than via a larger solar panel due to a panel supplying a much higher boost rate (with no controller) than the regulated power coming in from AC.
I can recharge mine in a couple of hours using an unregulated 64W Canon solar panel, where as I have used a 240v regulated socket (at a motel) to recharge, with it taking something like 6 hours.

Note.. the MPPT built in controller can regulate the boost charge from a unregulated solar panel, hence why they are more efficient at recharging than mains power. Normally for anything else, never use a unregulated solar panel over 40W.
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