In this post I will teach you about portable power banks (also known as portable power stations) and choosing the one that will best suit your needs.
Light usage
Some people may only want one for light usage, maybe to power a cell phone or a lamp for a couple of hours per day just to see if it makes a difference in their bill. Maybe you want to power devices during a power outage. Light users will be fine with a portable power station with an output of 600 watts. If you want to power more devices in different rooms, you will need one for each room you wish to power devices in unless you want to move a single portable power station from room to room. 120 watt portable power bank will power your cell phone for a couple of days before needing recharged. These portable power banks and power stations can be recharged in your car with a car charger or via solar panel in the sunlight. They can also be wall charged but that puts money into the electric company’s pocket.
Moderate usage
Moderate users can get away with a 768 watt hour or 800 watt output power station can power your phone, laptop, a small lamp and your TV for about 3-4 hours before it needs to be recharged. They can usually be recharged in a couple of hours either in your car with a car charger or in the sunlight with a solar panel. You can also recharge by wall charger but again this charging option will put money in the electric company’s pocket. If you do not want to wait while the power station recharges then you will need at least two so you have a source of power while the other one is being charged.
Mildly heavy usage
mildly heavy users will want something with 1,070 watt hours, 1500 watt output. You can safely run a microwave on this. When you’re not powering your microwave you can power your vacuum cleaner long enough to get the job done. If you’re not vacuuming, you can power your TV, internet modem, a lamp, and your cell phone for a few hours. They are rechargeable by car charger in your car, solar panel, or wall charging. Wall charging always puts money back in the electric company’s pocket. I recommend getting at least two of them so you can have a back up while one is charging.
Heavy usage
Heavy users will want 2,048 watt hours or 2400 watt output. This one can power your microwave or vacuum cleaner a few times, it will power your TV, internet modem, a lamp, your laptop, and your cell phone, tablet, and gaming console for up to 5.5 hours before needing charged. The more devices you power at once is the faster you will need to recharge. You can recharge by car charger or solar panel in the sun and as always wall charging is an option but it puts money back into the electric company’s pocket.
Extra heavy usage
Extra heavy users want 3600 watt hours 3600 watt output. This can power a washer or dryer but running both simultaneously is not recommended unless you purchase the expandable battery and the double voltage hub each of which are sold separately. This can also run your full refrigerator for approximately 24 hours unexpanded and with out the double voltage hub. I strongly recommend purchasing two of these so you still have power when the other one needs to be recharged.
Super heavy usage
Super heavy users will want 4,096 watt hours 4,000 watt output. This can power all of your devices or be used as backup power for the whole home. You can also expand the battery and get the double voltage hub. Once again the expansion battery and double voltage hub are sold separately. This should meet even the highest demand. Charging options include car charging, solar panel in the sunlight, and wall charging but again if you choose to wall charge it puts money back into the electric company’s pocket.
Full time users
Full time users will want something with 3,840 watthour 6000 watt output. This can power your whole home or individual rooms. The more individual rooms you power is the more of these you will need but the lower the draw on each generator or power station as they are often referred to is the longer they can go without needing to be recharged. This generator is expandable to 12000 watts. Now that’s a lot of power! They are portable and can be moved from room to room as needed.
They can power your washer and dryer simultaneously without over loading the generator. You can no doubt power your TV, internet modem, lamps, cell phones, tablets, and gaming consoles for quite a while before needing to be recharged. You can charge by car charger in your car, solar panel (1200 watt) or wall charge it. Keep in mind that wall charging will always put money back in the electric company’s pocket.
The last two above mentioned options can take you at least 90 to 99% off grid power and you will have almost no electric bill at all. If you want to go 100% off grid power you will need to trip all your breakers or remove all fuses. The easiest option is to just call the utility company and request to have the service shut off. The last two mentioned options can power either your full size stove even if it’s a gas stove. All stoves require at least some electricity as even gas stoves often have a digital display and electric start to get it to ignite.
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