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NookieCrusher said:
Then any lithium-ion system is said either portable or non-portable power bank. But then anything with a battery is the same. Ecoflow have systems large enough to run a home setup in series and has solar capabilities built in. Its a little more than a power bank id say.
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It's not about the battery.

"this is a basic UPS function, and it does not support 0ms switching. So, do not connect the power station to any device that requires 0ms UPS, such as data servers and workstations."
 
zolly said:
People always mention trolleys are cheaper but none recharge fast enough to match our frequent load shedding slots. So you have to have more capacity, which pushes the price up.
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A bit late to the party, but this one does. After 4 hours, charges from 48% to 100% in approximately 1 hour.
 
zolly said:
That's great, but I'll believe it when I see it in a manual or on an official product page.
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I've posted about my experience with it in another thread. Perhaps actual input from someone using one would be valuable. I guess not.

Use it, don't use it.
 
Dan C said:
It's Lithium, a complete charge is normally 2-3 hours. So from 50% to 100% in an hour I can believe.
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If you're only looking at the Google snippet then yes, that's what you're going to get, but there's more to it than that. For example:

"It would take about 5 hours of charging from empty to 100 percent while factoring in enough time to balance the charging cycle. We don’t recommend you exceed this charge rate as it can lead to a shortened battery cycle life."

battlebornbatteries.com

Charging Lithium Batteries: The Basics

We cover the basics of charging lithium batteries and the different components that are compatible with our LiFePO4 technology!
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Bliksis said:
I've posted about my experience with it in another thread. Perhaps actual input from someone using one would be valuable. I guess not.

Use it, don't use it.
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From what I understand there are a number of components/elements and even design choices in a device that can affect recharge time, so how long it takes for a device to charge will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. This is why I said if it's on a product page or official manual I'll believe it. Also, it's great that you say that's how long it takes, but then if I buy one and it takes longer to charge (for whatever reason) and I take it back to the manufacturer they might tell me "we don't advertise that rate of recharge so sorry not sorry we have your money byeeeeee".
 
Like I said, I've posted my actual experience with this unit.

Feel free to disregard it. It's all the same to me.
 
zolly said:
If you're only looking at the Google snippet then yes, that's what you're going to get, but there's more to it than that. For example:

"It would take about 5 hours of charging from empty to 100 percent while factoring in enough time to balance the charging cycle. We don’t recommend you exceed this charge rate as it can lead to a shortened battery cycle life."

battlebornbatteries.com

Charging Lithium Batteries: The Basics

We cover the basics of charging lithium batteries and the different components that are compatible with our LiFePO4 technology!
battlebornbatteries.com battlebornbatteries.com



From what I understand there are a number of components/elements and even design choices in a device that can affect recharge time, so how long it takes for a device to charge will vary from manufacturer to manufacturer. This is why I said if it's on a product page or official manual I'll believe it. Also, it's great that you say that's how long it takes, but then if I buy one and it takes longer to charge (for whatever reason) and I take it back to the manufacturer they might tell me "we don't advertise that rate of recharge so sorry not sorry we have your money byeeeeee".
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I'm not only looking at a google snippet. I have an MPSG unit (lithium) and I can assure you it charges from 20% to 100% in about 2 hours. And that is a fact.
 
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