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Specs
Lightweight 991Wh lithium-ion battery
High capacity 1200-watt inverter power runs a variety of appliances
Pure sine wave technology provides clean, trouble-free signals for all your devices
Green and portable:
200-watt foldable solar panel included
UPS (uninterrupted power supply) can start the generator automatically when power goes out
Fast charging:
less than 2 hours using AC
Intelligent power display shows time to empty and time to full
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Not bad in some ways, lightweight, charges fast, pure sine wave, good price with the solar panels. main concern I have is the battery type, which may not last that long- https://www.edn.com/energizers-po...do-better/
Sounds like the same deal the author got in 2024, for a used set. The website doesn't clearly state it, other than saying 90 days warranty, so this is probably a refurb, and who knows how much battery life it has left. For a new one I'd probably have gone for it. For refurb, I'm gonna pass.
Lithium ion feels like a huge fire hazard for this type of application
Really not enough data to speculate too much. We need to know more about the battery chemistry. You might be familiar with volatile Cobalt cathode li-on batteries, but alternatively we typically use manganese cathodes for high current draw situations such as power tools. You can dead short one of these batteries and it should not explode or burst into flames, merely get to around 400 deg F and off gas. If you physically puncture one of these, that's quite different.
Of course there are always jokers selling used, mismatched/low quality cells, or maybe even the wrong chemistry for the job outright which might make the news with sensational fire stories.
I find this to be a really interesting power bank because it seems to be the successor to the original Bluetti EB240 power bank that was kind of the first power bank of its kind before these became household items. The color and design are the exact same. I kind of wonder if Energizer bought the rights to the company or design thinking it would be the next big thing and then sat on it while Chinese companies released copycat products that were just as good and cheaper.
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Sounds like the same deal the author got in 2024, for a used set. The website doesn't clearly state it, other than saying 90 days warranty, so this is probably a refurb, and who knows how much battery life it has left. For a new one I'd probably have gone for it. For refurb, I'm gonna pass.
Of course there are always jokers selling used, mismatched/low quality cells, or maybe even the wrong chemistry for the job outright which might make the news with sensational fire stories.
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