Author Topic: "Solar Generator" (Read 516 times)

stavebuyer · « **on:** October 18, 2020, 10:22:47 AM »

I was reading an ad for a "Solar Generator"; specifically the Jackery 1000. They are claiming a storage capacity of 1000ah which to an uniformed layman like me equates to roughly 10 Walmart trolling motor batteries and it also serves as a sine wave inverter. Hook up a couple panels and and you have a complete system. So what is the catch?

Southside · « **Reply #1 on:** October 18, 2020, 10:40:40 AM »

If you read the details it's 1000 WH, or 46 AH, so not much stored juice to speak of.

mike_belben · « **Reply #2 on:** October 18, 2020, 12:40:40 PM »

I see that itll power an 'electric grill' but i dont see a 1000W battery cooking much more than a slice of baloney per sunny day.

stavebuyer · « **Reply #3 on:** October 18, 2020, 01:22:48 PM »

I miss read the 1000wh as AH. Its actually not even equal to 1 Walmart lead acid marine battery. Now it makes lots of sense.

mudfarmer · « **Reply #4 on:** October 19, 2020, 04:02:11 PM »

Quote from: stavebuyer on October 18, 2020, 10:22:47 AM

Hook up a couple panels and and you have a complete system. So what is the catch?

The other folks addressed the system size but I will take a stab at this part: The catch is that someone else in a factory somewhere terminated some wires for you!
I have a "solar generator", it is 900Ah of lithium batteries, charge controller, pure sine wave inverter. "Hook up a couple* panels and you have a complete system"

*More than a couple

Ianab · « **Reply #5 on:** October 19, 2020, 05:38:46 PM »

Quote from: mudfarmer on October 19, 2020, 04:02:11 PM

The catch is that someone else in a factory somewhere terminated some wires for you!

And put it all in a nice box with a convenient carry handle.

I can see the point for camping / off-grid cabin / boat use. Want to run your laptop, charge your camera and phone, run a couple of LED lights and keep some beers cold?

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