🛒 Popular Power Station Bundles (With Solar Panels) • Shop Solar: shopsolarkits.com/collections... • Use Code: THESOLARLAB for $101 Off Your Order Over $2,000 ☀ Calculate Solar Panel Cost for your House: www.solar-estimate.org/solar-... 🛒 Some of our Favourite Brands: • Jackery: shrsl.com/4fudr • EcoFlow: shrsl.com/4fudt • Anker: shrsl.com/4fudy 🔔 Subscribe to our RUclips Channel: @TheSolarLab 0:00 - Intro 1:05 - 60 Second Electricity Lesson 2:53 - Step 1: Battery & Inverter Size 4:38 - Step 2: How are you Powering it? 6:15 - Step 3: Choosing Features 7:24 - Step 4: How to Save Money 8:56 - Step 5: Don't F**k Up! 10:57 - Take the Quiz! When it comes to purchasing your first, or even second Portable Power Station, there is a lot to consider. What are Volts, Amps, and Watts? How Many of them do you need? & How do you make sure that you spend your hard earned money, on a Portable Power Station / Solar Generator - that will actually fit your needs? Well, today we put together 5 quick and easy steps for beginners to follow as a "Quick Beginners Guide" to help you determine how to properly size, and find the correct unit for you! We maintain an affiliate relationship with some of the products reviewed, which means we get a small percentage of a sale if you click our links, at no cost to our viewers.
Thank you ! Finally, someone that can articulate , & make it easy for the ignorant to understand . Well done ! Thank you for addressing the fundamentals ...we older folks need a little basics to catch up . Much appreciated .
First! The video covered all the major points of what to look for in a portable power station. I would not want anything less than 3.6-5Kwh of battery storage, a Delta pro would be the minimum for a weekend off grid activity.
So in the hose analogy *water pressure = volts *hose inner diameter = amps *gallons per minute = watts. Dude. I took Physics 102, I studied electricity at the college level for most of a semester. And if I actually learned anything, I must have forgotten it immediately. But THIS will stick with me. THIS makes sense. Thanks!!!
yes, *water pressure = volts, no *hose inner diameter cannot be amps since the inner diameter would be what creates the pressure, no *gallons per minute are not watts, it would be watts x minutes (more commonly Wh, kWh etc.), watt on its own would be the instantaneous amount of *gallons I suppose. That being said, the water and hose analogy is the easiest way to explain electricity so I don't know why your college professor wouldn't have used it, unless it was used in physics 101 or another course before.
I took notes and studied for an hour… did some calculations.,, I’ve gonee from a D grade to at least a C … in my understanding of electricity … today… I’ll need to review daily for at least a week… lol… but, hey, progress is good… so thanks
Well it would appear that your buyers guide is spot on, or least for me. Thought it would be interesting to see what would be suggested even though I had recently just purchased two F2600's. I was pleased to see that the buyers guide suggested that exact model....yay Enjoy your reviews, good job!
A 100 W panel actually produces less than 100 W 99% of the time, and it’s probably closer to 80 W depending on the panel quality and efficiency. Then there is the angle of the sun, clouds, and any potential shade from trees, light post what not. So realistically the rating on a solar panel when used with these mobile stations will never reach its potential, and probably realistically will sit at 60% of its potential. Folks should know that so they’re not underestimating how much battery they need.
Absolutely fantastic video! Im saving it and writing ✍️ down the math for when Im out and about. Im learning challenged and the way you have explained this is something I can basically understand. Do you have something like this on how to connect everything? There are so many videos talking about how to set up but some say you need breakers and fuses and busses and my brain just fries and quits. Personally I’m piecing together cheap 100 watt panels and 200 watt generators as i can acquire them and I might have different plugs 🔌 to deal with when I’m ready to put them together. I’m interested in being able to power a 40” tv 📺 and maybe a corded shaver for my husband simultaneously. I’m also interested in portable power for running a lamp plus crafting appliances like a glue gun , heat gun, sewing machine or an iron . I don’t have the resources to do this any other way than piece meal. Any tips? Maybe an adapter kit?
"Watts is a per hour measurement" is incorrect. Watt usage is an instantaneous measurement - how much power your device is drawing at any given time. Watt-hours is a time-based measurement which tells you how much total power has been consumed over time. "If you have a 100 watt lightbulb that means it's going to take 100 watts per hour" is incorrect. The bulb is drawing 100 watts of power at any given time. Over the course of an hour its total energy consumption is 100 watt hours, not 100 watts. "If you're gonna power a 100 watt lightbulb and you get a 1000 watt battery bank you can power that lightbulb for 10 hours" is the most incorrect of all. The battery bank listing 1000W is how much power it can output at any given time, meaning it can power a device that draws up to 1000 watts. What you probably meant to say was that if you get a 1000 watt-hour battery bank you can power it for 10 hours. Battery bank max output power is measured in watts, while total energy available is measured in watt-hours. Sometimes batteries get even more confusing and list their total power availability in amp-hours, in which case you need to multiply that by the voltage it outputs to get the watt-hour total available power. I'm normally not that nit-picky but if your video is trying to explain this to people you should be consistent and use watts and watt hours correctly.
looking for a Solar power Station to give me 3 days powering a full size refrigerator, to lights 60 watts, phone charge about 33 watts fast charge. anyone that could help me.
Thank you for breaking it down. I understand the v*a=w formula. So 24 volts use less amps to get same watts. Can you get into the construction of these power units? Most use 18650 cells but do they wire in 24 volts? To get a small power box to put out 15-1800 watts on 12 volts cabled must be large. Thanks.
I want to buy a power station for outages. I'm working now on calculating the wattage I may need. Mostly, what the station would power during an outage is a refrigerator, a small cooking appliance, and a couple of fans or a portable heater, depending on the weather. I also have a large upright freezer, but it can stay cold for hours as long as the door remains closed. After 6 or 7 hours, I figure I could alternate between powering the fridge and the freezer. Unless it's well below freezing outside, then I could temporarily store frozen stuff outside. I would like any advice you can give. Like, what type of portable heater pairs best with a power station? At the moment, I have a radiator type. I don't remember the wattage because I don't use it often. Are refurbished power stations a good idea? I noticed that EcoFlow offers them sometimes. All of the items I mentioned would need powdered by battery. I live in an apartment, so kerosene and propane heaters are not allowed under any circumstances. Gas generators are not allowed either. I did consider solar panels for recharging when the power is out for a long time. But our power outages usually occur during thunderstorms and snowstorms when there's not much sunlight. There's only been once that I can remember where the power was out for days during nice weather. So unless power stations can be charged in a car, we're out of luck, I guess.
Would Love for you to Expand Your Impressions for us Beginners on the Goal Zero Yeti Pro 4000. Solar 13-150v 40A. 3000w cap.___ Interesting the Pro's RainProof design. I guess THAT implies Camping. Your Research would be an Impeling Video to peruse. Granted many of us wants to Grow from our Investment without having fearing remorse too soon later.
I'm a first time, new Jeep Wrangler owner. I need help finding the right: portable powered refrigerator, and portable power unit, for my Jeep. (I may, or may not run a fan as well). I don't, have a huge budget (I'm disabled, on disability). I'm a Para Archer, and want to head south, for archery training, and camp out. Thank you ahead of time. (Jackery is a name I have heard of)
i have Bluetti but i've been thinking of getting an Amazon/Ebay brand 1000+WH power station as a cheap alternative of buying a expansion battery to daisy chain it to the Bluetti for longer run times. I can get two 1000WH PS for less than the cost of the B80 expansion battery. what are your thoughts on that?
Hey great channel, but here a major misstep -- there is not really any such thing as "Watts per hour" (energy acceleration?). You're looking for Watt-hours. I'm sure you know this and brain farted for this video but it might be worth a clarification in the description. 100W for one hour is 100Wh (Watt-hours). Watts (power) is a rate of energy usage, while Watt-hours is an amount of energy. Similarly, calling something a "1000 Watt battery" doesn't make much sense since the units are getting mixed up again. You would describe a battery as something like 1000Wh (capacity/amount) with a continuous output capability of 2000W (power/rate) [but more typically described in amps].
brother i have a gaming console handheld...rog ally z1...any it has only 65 watt consumption max but i need a big battery with to last me 12 hrs...how big i need it any ideea?
Glad you're on the path to recovery. Addiction doesn't rule you. Get a hair cut and don't wear ball caps advertizing companies with anti-semetic owners.
You are the man! Thanks for being the first honest reviewer/educator! From the electric utility and I can’t believe how many scams sales people pitch to go solar! Y’all rock
Can you (or anyone reading this) recommend a solar generator with a high surge capacity (suitable for running at least one or two large, old chest freezers) but with a very minimal size battery (basically suitable just for using during the day while hooked up to solar panels on mostly sunny days)?
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🛒 Popular Power Station Bundles (With Solar Panels)
• Shop Solar: shopsolarkits.com/collections...
• Use Code: THESOLARLAB for $101 Off Your Order Over $2,000
☀ Calculate Solar Panel Cost for your House: www.solar-estimate.org/solar-...
🛒 Some of our Favourite Brands:
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• EcoFlow: shrsl.com/4fudt
• Anker: shrsl.com/4fudy
🔔 Subscribe to our RUclips Channel: @TheSolarLab
0:00 - Intro
1:05 - 60 Second Electricity Lesson
2:53 - Step 1: Battery & Inverter Size
4:38 - Step 2: How are you Powering it?
6:15 - Step 3: Choosing Features
7:24 - Step 4: How to Save Money
8:56 - Step 5: Don't F**k Up!
10:57 - Take the Quiz!
When it comes to purchasing your first, or even second Portable Power Station, there is a lot to consider. What are Volts, Amps, and Watts? How Many of them do you need? & How do you make sure that you spend your hard earned money, on a Portable Power Station / Solar Generator - that will actually fit your needs? Well, today we put together 5 quick and easy steps for beginners to follow as a "Quick Beginners Guide" to help you determine how to properly size, and find the correct unit for you!
We maintain an affiliate relationship with some of the products reviewed, which means we get a small percentage of a sale if you click our links, at no cost to our viewers.
OMG - thank you for explaining watts so perfectly. I'm in my 60's and never really understood electricity UNTIL NOW!
I SECOND THAT! ^..^
Thank you ! Finally, someone that can articulate , & make it easy for the ignorant to understand . Well done ! Thank you for addressing the fundamentals ...we older folks need a little basics to catch up . Much appreciated .
Your analogies helped me. Spoon fed folks who don’t speak electricity language. The bike analogy was spot on
Dude!! This is the single best explanation of electricity I’ve ever seen. Excellent work. Thank you!! 🙏🏽
Thank you for making basic electricty understandable. Well thoughtout and produced. Great job!
First! The video covered all the major points of what to look for in a portable power station. I would not want anything less than 3.6-5Kwh of battery storage, a Delta pro would be the minimum for a weekend off grid activity.
Very well presented indeed. Packed with plenty of information I needed. Thanks.
So in the hose analogy *water pressure = volts *hose inner diameter = amps *gallons per minute = watts. Dude. I took Physics 102, I studied electricity at the college level for most of a semester. And if I actually learned anything, I must have forgotten it immediately. But THIS will stick with me. THIS makes sense. Thanks!!!
yes, *water pressure = volts, no *hose inner diameter cannot be amps since the inner diameter would be what creates the pressure, no *gallons per minute are not watts, it would be watts x minutes (more commonly Wh, kWh etc.), watt on its own would be the instantaneous amount of *gallons I suppose.
That being said, the water and hose analogy is the easiest way to explain electricity so I don't know why your college professor wouldn't have used it, unless it was used in physics 101 or another course before.
Great overview. I have vaguely understood electricity my whole life but now since your explanations it makes sense. Really well done.
Very educational video.
I took notes and studied for an hour… did some calculations.,, I’ve gonee from a D grade to at least a C … in my understanding of electricity … today… I’ll need to review daily for at least a week… lol… but, hey, progress is good… so thanks
Great video and thanks for the honesty..that goes a long way with a company 🤘
Great information video! Great presentation and thorough with the products.
Well it would appear that your buyers guide is spot on, or least for me. Thought it would be interesting to see what would be suggested even though I had recently just purchased two F2600's. I was pleased to see that the buyers guide suggested that exact model....yay Enjoy your reviews, good job!
Glad to hear that our quiz validated your decision! The F2600 is an awesome unit! Enjoy ⚡️
Thanks for this, especially the "go backward" advice.
I came here to fill my jeep as well. haha. Nice jeep bro! If you toss any of those other units out, let me know haha
Good tips, there's a lot of situations out there, and a lot of options.
A 100 W panel actually produces less than 100 W 99% of the time, and it’s probably closer to 80 W depending on the panel quality and efficiency. Then there is the angle of the sun, clouds, and any potential shade from trees, light post what not. So realistically the rating on a solar panel when used with these mobile stations will never reach its potential, and probably realistically will sit at 60% of its potential. Folks should know that so they’re not underestimating how much battery they need.
this. my 3 100w often peak at 150w combined in a fairly sunny day
What would be recommended to power a home, I’m still hella new at this so it’s fair to say I’m still learning and still very confused
Wow dude thank you so much😊
Well explained
Dude all of your videos are AMAZING. Great work!!
Finally! Thank you for explaining what seems complicated to digestible information for the regular person.
Glad you found it helpful!
@@TheSolarLab Curious why you chose volts as flow and amps as size, when amps is literally known as current in electric.
Absolutely fantastic video! Im saving it and writing ✍️ down the math for when Im out and about. Im learning challenged and the way you have explained this is something I can basically understand. Do you have something like this on how to connect everything? There are so many videos talking about how to set up but some say you need breakers and fuses and busses and my brain just fries and quits. Personally I’m piecing together cheap 100 watt panels and 200 watt generators as i can acquire them and I might have different plugs 🔌 to deal with when I’m ready to put them together. I’m interested in being able to power a 40” tv 📺 and maybe a corded shaver for my husband simultaneously. I’m also interested in portable power for running a lamp plus crafting appliances like a glue gun , heat gun, sewing machine or an iron . I don’t have the resources to do this any other way than piece meal. Any tips? Maybe an adapter kit?
Thanks!
Great content. Subscribed! Please review the UGreen PowerRoam 2400.
"Watts is a per hour measurement" is incorrect. Watt usage is an instantaneous measurement - how much power your device is drawing at any given time. Watt-hours is a time-based measurement which tells you how much total power has been consumed over time.
"If you have a 100 watt lightbulb that means it's going to take 100 watts per hour" is incorrect. The bulb is drawing 100 watts of power at any given time. Over the course of an hour its total energy consumption is 100 watt hours, not 100 watts.
"If you're gonna power a 100 watt lightbulb and you get a 1000 watt battery bank you can power that lightbulb for 10 hours" is the most incorrect of all. The battery bank listing 1000W is how much power it can output at any given time, meaning it can power a device that draws up to 1000 watts. What you probably meant to say was that if you get a 1000 watt-hour battery bank you can power it for 10 hours. Battery bank max output power is measured in watts, while total energy available is measured in watt-hours. Sometimes batteries get even more confusing and list their total power availability in amp-hours, in which case you need to multiply that by the voltage it outputs to get the watt-hour total available power.
I'm normally not that nit-picky but if your video is trying to explain this to people you should be consistent and use watts and watt hours correctly.
Right. Watt = Joule/second. Watt is power = energy per time. If you then multiply it by time, you get energy. Watthour = energy
How good is the "Anker SOLIX C1000" it's on a super discount right now, just looking for something to go camping and power small appliances...
Awesome video. Presented very well.
Thanks for sharing. 👍
Superb explanation 👌👍😎
looking for a Solar power Station to give me 3 days powering a full size refrigerator, to lights 60 watts, phone charge about 33 watts fast charge. anyone that could help me.
Do the units get heavier when they are full of electricity?
My jackery died after 3 years and only using it 3 times. Got no help from then, just bought a vtoman, hopefully I will have better luck.
Informative video.
Thank you for breaking it down.
I understand the v*a=w formula. So 24 volts use less amps to get same watts.
Can you get into the construction of these power units? Most use 18650 cells but do they wire in 24 volts? To get a small power box to put out 15-1800 watts on 12 volts cabled must be large.
Thanks.
thanks
I'd like to see you riding a bike and producing 3-6 thousand watts :D
I want to buy a power station for outages. I'm working now on calculating the wattage I may need.
Mostly, what the station would power during an outage is a refrigerator, a small cooking appliance, and a couple of fans or a portable heater, depending on the weather. I also have a large upright freezer, but it can stay cold for hours as long as the door remains closed. After 6 or 7 hours, I figure I could alternate between powering the fridge and the freezer. Unless it's well below freezing outside, then I could temporarily store frozen stuff outside.
I would like any advice you can give. Like, what type of portable heater pairs best with a power station? At the moment, I have a radiator type. I don't remember the wattage because I don't use it often.
Are refurbished power stations a good idea? I noticed that EcoFlow offers them sometimes.
All of the items I mentioned would need powdered by battery. I live in an apartment, so kerosene and propane heaters are not allowed under any circumstances. Gas generators are not allowed either. I did consider solar panels for recharging when the power is out for a long time. But our power outages usually occur during thunderstorms and snowstorms when there's not much sunlight. There's only been once that I can remember where the power was out for days during nice weather. So unless power stations can be charged in a car, we're out of luck, I guess.
Hi,
do you know what is the difference between Anker C1000 and C1000X ?
I have 3 faucets outside 8 inside .Pressure all the same . Water amount exiting all different . I’ll check another site for information .
Wow, you almost made this 56 year old able to understand the basics of electricity.
Would Love for you to Expand Your Impressions for us Beginners on the Goal Zero Yeti Pro 4000. Solar 13-150v 40A. 3000w cap.___ Interesting the Pro's RainProof design.
I guess THAT implies Camping.
Your Research would be an Impeling Video to peruse. Granted many of us wants to Grow from our Investment without having fearing remorse too soon later.
US based Support.
Going there for Self Support would ba a great EXCUSE to enjoy Utah Visit/Vacation time.
Great video. I learnt how dumb i am 😂
You never covered power stations that run at extremely low temperatures.i need one that can run at -30 celsius, if that is possible
Always missing that WH
I'm a first time, new Jeep Wrangler owner. I need help finding the right: portable powered refrigerator, and portable power unit, for my Jeep. (I may, or may not run a fan as well). I don't, have a huge budget (I'm disabled, on disability). I'm a Para Archer, and want to head south, for archery training, and camp out. Thank you ahead of time. (Jackery is a name I have heard of)
i have Bluetti but i've been thinking of getting an Amazon/Ebay brand 1000+WH power station as a cheap alternative of buying a expansion battery to daisy chain it to the Bluetti for longer run times. I can get two 1000WH PS for less than the cost of the B80 expansion battery. what are your thoughts on that?
I want using 3 kWh induction cooker and 6 kWh induction fryer and 3 kWh and 3 kWh grill . Tell me what is suitable for 8 hours
I get overwhelmed learning about electricity.. it was too fast for me 😞
How can I get a visual of all this?
What do you think of IDEAPLAY SN2200 Portable Power Station? Tyvm
Hello, can you help me , buy a ac200max+B230 battery
CONGRATS
Thanks Larry!
Big difference between power and energy. The battery is rated in energy (Wh) not watts.
It took me less than 30 seconds into this video to realize this guy is totally confused.
Yooo it’s Robbie
How long will the Jackery run a dometic 25 liter cooler for a 4 day camping trip
Titles video _"for beginner's"_
Proceeds to Put $2500+ units on the bench
"Beginner" and "Budget" are 2 different things!
Hey great channel, but here a major misstep -- there is not really any such thing as "Watts per hour" (energy acceleration?). You're looking for Watt-hours. I'm sure you know this and brain farted for this video but it might be worth a clarification in the description.
100W for one hour is 100Wh (Watt-hours). Watts (power) is a rate of energy usage, while Watt-hours is an amount of energy.
Similarly, calling something a "1000 Watt battery" doesn't make much sense since the units are getting mixed up again. You would describe a battery as something like 1000Wh (capacity/amount) with a continuous output capability of 2000W (power/rate) [but more typically described in amps].
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brother i have a gaming console handheld...rog ally z1...any it has only 65 watt consumption max but i need a big battery with to last me 12 hrs...how big i need it any ideea?
Hm,
Did he really just conflate watts and watt hours while “educating” people? 🤦🏻♂️
I just watched the video and it makes sense. What part is confusing to you?
@FayezButts a watt is not an hour, do a Google & some reading. A watt is 1 volt at 1 amp for 1 second. en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watt
Well you take the total watts and multiply it buy hours to get the watt hour measurement
Glad you're on the path to recovery. Addiction doesn't rule you. Get a hair cut and don't wear ball caps advertizing companies with anti-semetic owners.
Yes.Yes. Yes. Done Bluetti Justice.
What did GrimmSpeed ever do to you?😂
what a useless comment right? @templebrown7179
Where's that quiz guys? Awesome vid!
You are the man! Thanks for being the first honest reviewer/educator!
From the electric utility and I can’t believe how many scams sales people pitch to go solar!
Y’all rock
Nobody should be using a 100w lightbulb because led now uses like 5-10w lol
If you wanna donate one of the generators, I’ll be glad to get one.
Ok so where's the quiz?
Wow! Great video.
Can you (or anyone reading this) recommend a solar generator with a high surge capacity (suitable for running at least one or two large, old chest freezers) but with a very minimal size battery (basically suitable just for using during the day while hooked up to solar panels on mostly sunny days)?
I just want to run my Xbox and tv for the night 😅 (12 HRS)
My dude... 12 hours? You ok?
@@boatraftis just a joke hence the 😂 emoji