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Subject:Re: Battery article and portable option.
From:OlRivrRat
Date:Sun, 1 Aug 2021 09:57:31 -0600

Could be indeed,, Depending on 1z needs &or available $z ~

> On 1 Aug , 2021, at 9:31 AM, Karl Ploessl <karl.ploessl@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> better would be Jackerys:
> https://www.amazon.com/Jackery-Portable-Power-Station-Generator/dp/B07D29QNMJ/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&keywords=jackery&qid=1627831791&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEzOTBRVjRXM0NYOVRRJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNTkzNjY2Mk5FRlVERDRPSUgxNSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwODc4OTYyNDRNSUlNNFIzVkZHJndpZGdldE5hbWU9c3BfYXRmJmFjdGlvbj1jbGlja1JlZGlyZWN0JmRvTm90TG9nQ2xpY2s9dHJ1ZQ==
> or they also sell one version through Harborfreight, Homedepot
> https://www.harborfreight.com/290wh-power-station-58211.html?_br_psugg_q=jackery
> 
> On Sun, Aug 1, 2021 at 10:47 AM OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>>        Or Maybe something like  >  https://tinyurl.com/r6xy9hk2 ?
>> 
>> No real experience with this,, Was just asked by Daughter for ideas
>> 
>> along this ave’ ~
>> 
>> 
>>> On 30 Jul , 2021, at 9:50 AM, Rob <vwrobb@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I clicked on the power station (I'm glad they are not calling it a
>>> generator here), $700. Oops, later in the write up they call it a
>>> generator, it's a small 55ah (27ah useable) lead-acid battery in a box
>>> with an inverter, outlets, a plug in the wall charger and a small
>>> solar controller so you could use a solar panel.
>>> 
>>> IMO you can do far better for the money if you DIY.  Walmart sells an
>>> EverStart Lead Acid Marine & RV Deep Cycle Battery, Group Size 27DC
>>> with 109 ah for less that $90 (54ah useable). They also sell plastic
>>> boxes to keep the battery in & it's easy to add what outlets you need.
>>> 
>>> If you need 120vac you can get an inverter, the one with the kit is
>>> modified sine wave. Modified sine wave was not clean enough to power
>>> my table top ice maker, the machine vibrated! I could see it move! The
>>> idea of the solar panel powering the ice maker was a good one... I
>>> just needed a pure sine wave inverter.
>>> 
>>> A guy did put a group 27 under with drivers seat of his Vanagon, with
>>> some mods. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=654390 .
>>> Having the it all in the VW has (to me) always been the cleanest.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Too much? I feel the urge to talk when I see a battery with an
>>> inverter in a box sold as a generator and for a goodly sum too!
>>> 
>>>>> gen·er·a·tor
>>> /ˈjenəˌrādər/
>>> noun
>>> 1. a person or thing that generates something.
>>> 2. a dynamo or similar machine for converting mechanical energy into
>>> electricity.<<
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Rob
>>> vwrobb@gmail.com
>>> 
>>> On Fri, Jul 30, 2021 at 7:46 AM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Found this very interesting.
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> https://drivinvibin.com/2021/07/29/destroy-your-rv-battery/
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Also, has anyone seen this at Costco. a great "portable" RV battery
>> option
>>>> $499.
>>>> 
>>>> Duracell PowerSource 1440W Portable Power Station
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> https://tinyurl.com/7zauzt9p
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> Jack R.
>>>> 
>>>> 84 Westy
>>