Portable Power Stations

Mahdudes the router, ONT & lights have been long sorted, hell I've even put in gas for cooking so normal loadshedding ain't the problem anymore, its the substation trips in-between that prevents our batteries from fully charging 'till the next round that's the new challenge..
 
grok said:
Mahdudes the router, ONT & lights have been long sorted, hell I've even put in gas for cooking so normal loadshedding ain't the problem anymore, its the substation trips in-between that prevents our batteries from fully charging 'till the next round that's the new challenge..
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This sadly is the new challenge sigh :-(
 
grok said:
Mahdudes the router, ONT & lights have been long sorted, hell I've even put in gas for cooking so normal loadshedding ain't the problem anymore, its the substation trips in-between that prevents our batteries from fully charging 'till the next round that's the new challenge..
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Solar & Genny to the rescue.

Personally have 2x250W solar panels and in case the sun hides like yesterday a 2.8 Kva Genny.
 
zolly said:
Turns out the River units also have fast charge.

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The Delta doesn't quite make sense at +-22k for 1.26kw.
When one can buy the River Pro for +-R11500 for 720w and spend another +-R5500 for the 720w addon battery - giving you a total of 1.44kw for R17k - which makes the Delta a little overpriced if portability isn't key.

They really seem like nice units and yep fast charge is a must with Stage 3/4!
 
shadow_man said:
The Delta doesn't quite make sense at +-22k for 1.26kw.
When one can buy the River Pro for +-R11500 for 720w and spend another +-R5500 for the 720w addon battery - giving you a total of 1.44kw for R17k - which makes the Delta a little overpriced if portability isn't key.

They really seem like nice units and yep fast charge is a must with Stage 3/4!
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I have no idea how the math works out but I got mine before the River came out.
 
zolly said:
I have no idea how the math works out but I got mine before the River came out.
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The only time I see it making sense is if you need a) more plugs b) maybe a bigger surge c) want to add another battery pack to extend it - it is a tempting purchase though ;)

I'll sleep on it for a bit and probably pick between the River Pro and the Delta.

EDIT: you can't extend the Delta with another battery pack - only the Delta Pro which puts you at like 30-40k+ battery - so that's out! I guess the River Pro it is (also the normal Delta, the one you can't extend, has no WiFi app).
 
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This is a new product available, 2000 life cycles according to spec, if that is possible:

www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za

Red-E Portable Power Station

Buy the Red-E Portable Power Station from RED-E online at outdoorwarehouse.co.za and get it delivered to your door. Many ways to pay & get instant savings on adventure gear with Outdoor Rewards.
www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za

The battery-operated power station is compact, reliable and always ready to serve your power needs. With a 614Wh capacity, it provides power to your lights, TV, routers and computers for up to 5 hours! Whilst Outdoor enthusiasts will be able to charge their E-Bikes and power their camping fridges. With a 500W max output, you are never without power.

Cell type: LiFePO4

Pack capacity: 614Wh

Lifecycles: 2000 cycles to 80% capacity

Shelf-life: Charge every 3-6 Months

Management system: MPPT charge controller, BMS

AC output: 500W rated, 1000W surge

12V DC 5.5mm Port(Output): 12V/5A, 60W max

12V Car port(output): 12V/10A, 120W max

USB-A Ports(output): 5V/3.1A

USB-A QC Port(output) 5-12V, 18W max

USB-C PD Port(input/output):5-20V, 60W max

Input port(DC 6.5mm) 11-26V, 96W max

Solar charging port(PV): 12-26V,120W max

Weight: 8kg

Dimension: 321.5 x 201.5 x 227mm

Warranty: 24 Months

You will get roughly 30 hours using a 20W fibre router, +-6 hours for a 100W tv and +-2 hours for a 250W desktop computer

It has x2 build-in 3 point AC plug SA type

Pure Sine Wave Output
 
joshuatree said:
This is a new product available, 2000 life cycles according to spec, if that is possible:

www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za

Red-E Portable Power Station

Buy the Red-E Portable Power Station from RED-E online at outdoorwarehouse.co.za and get it delivered to your door. Many ways to pay & get instant savings on adventure gear with Outdoor Rewards.
www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za

The battery-operated power station is compact, reliable and always ready to serve your power needs. With a 614Wh capacity, it provides power to your lights, TV, routers and computers for up to 5 hours! Whilst Outdoor enthusiasts will be able to charge their E-Bikes and power their camping fridges. With a 500W max output, you are never without power.

Cell type: LiFePO4

Pack capacity: 614Wh

Lifecycles: 2000 cycles to 80% capacity

Shelf-life: Charge every 3-6 Months

Management system: MPPT charge controller, BMS

AC output: 500W rated, 1000W surge

12V DC 5.5mm Port(Output): 12V/5A, 60W max

12V Car port(output): 12V/10A, 120W max

USB-A Ports(output): 5V/3.1A

USB-A QC Port(output) 5-12V, 18W max

USB-C PD Port(input/output):5-20V, 60W max

Input port(DC 6.5mm) 11-26V, 96W max

Solar charging port(PV): 12-26V,120W max

Weight: 8kg

Dimension: 321.5 x 201.5 x 227mm

Warranty: 24 Months

You will get roughly 30 hours using a 20W fibre router, +-6 hours for a 100W tv and +-2 hours for a 250W desktop computer

It has x2 build-in 3 point AC plug SA type

Pure Sine Wave Output
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Does it switch to mains when there is power?
 
joshuatree said:
This is a new product available, 2000 life cycles according to spec, if that is possible:

www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za

Red-E Portable Power Station

Buy the Red-E Portable Power Station from RED-E online at outdoorwarehouse.co.za and get it delivered to your door. Many ways to pay & get instant savings on adventure gear with Outdoor Rewards.
www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za www.outdoorwarehouse.co.za

The battery-operated power station is compact, reliable and always ready to serve your power needs. With a 614Wh capacity, it provides power to your lights, TV, routers and computers for up to 5 hours! Whilst Outdoor enthusiasts will be able to charge their E-Bikes and power their camping fridges. With a 500W max output, you are never without power.
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joshuatree said:
This is probably the key: Cell type: LiFePO4.
If indeed LifePO4.

Not Lithium- ion.
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Looks very nice.

(Pedantic mode: ON
FYI, LifePO4 is still Lithium-ion, it's just a different chemistry. In this case they use Iron Phosphate (hence the Fe Po4 part of the name) instead of say, Nickel, Manganese and Cobalt (Li-NMC) etc.)
(Pedantic mode: OFF)

And yes LiFePo4 has some advantages with possibly more cycles and less degradation when charging to 100% and discharging very deep. Lower power density is it's main disadvantage which won't be a problem with power banks.
Hence it's definitely the way to go for these devices.
Also cheaper.
 
Here is a local product:

www.powabox.co.za

Powabox

PowaBox is the industry standard solution to portable backup power through inverter backup power technology.
www.powabox.co.za www.powabox.co.za

The different sized Wh units:

www.powabox.co.za

Technical

Our products are fully IEC62040-1:2013 & SANS 62040-1:2013 compliant. Find out all there is to know about the PowaBox models right here. For a quick view of the specs, scroll down.
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Looks solid.
 
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