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A 10-pound LiFePO4 unit for the bedside: a CPAP, phones, a router and a fan, with a UPS that switches over in under 10 ms.
Capacity 286 Wh, LiFePO4
AC output 600 W (1,200 W surge)
Solar input 220 W
Wall charge 0–100% in 60 min
Weight 10.4 lb
Warranty 5 years Suits: A CPAP with the humidifier off for about a night, or the router and phones through most of a day.
Weigh: At 286 Wh it will not run a refrigerator for long; an extra battery takes it to 858 Wh. 600 W of AC output.
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Anker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2 Anker SOLIX A1763
About 1 kWh with 2,000 W of AC output, enough to start a refrigerator, and an UltraFast mode that refills it from the wall in under an hour.
Capacity 1,024 Wh, LiFePO4
AC output 2,000 W (3,000 W peak)
Solar input 600 W, 11–60 V
Wall charge 49 min (UltraFast)
Weight 24.9 lb
UPS 10 ms Suits: A refrigerator and the router for about 8 hours, recharged from a generator or up to 600 W of solar.
Weigh: Not expandable. Rated to 104 °F, so keep it out of a hot garage, and UltraFast charging only engages once the cells are above 68 °F.
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Jackery Explorer 1000 v2 Jackery JE-1000D
A 1,070 Wh LiFePO4 station with 1,500 W of AC output and two solar inputs, rated to 113 °F.
Capacity 1,070 Wh, LiFePO4
AC output 1,500 W (3,000 W surge)
Solar input 400 W, 12–60 V
Wall charge 1.6 h (1 h emergency)
Weight 23.8 lb
Warranty 3 + 2 years Suits: A refrigerator and the internet for about 8 hours, recharged with Jackery's own folding panels.
Weigh: Not expandable, and 400 W is its solar limit. Car charging takes about 12 hours.
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BLUETTI Elite 200 V2 BLUETTI Elite 200 V2
Twice the battery of the 1 kWh units, 2,600 W of output, and up to 1,000 W of solar input, enough to refill it on a sunny day.
Capacity 2,073.6 Wh, LiFePO4
AC output 2,600 W
Solar input 1,000 W, 12–60 V
Wall charge 80% in 1 h (Turbo)
Weight 53.35 lb
Warranty 5 years Suits: A refrigerator, a CPAP, a fan and the internet overnight, or a small window AC for about three hours.
Weigh: About 53 pounds and not expandable. BLUETTI does not publish its surge rating.
View on Amazon A 3.8 kWh station on wheels with 6,000 W of 120/240 V output and an L14-30R, expandable to about 27 kWh with extra batteries.
Capacity 3,840 Wh, LiFePO4
AC output 6,000 W, 120/240 V
Solar input 3,200 W (2 × 1,600 W)
Outlets L14-30R, TT-30R, 6× 5-20R
Expands to 26.9 kWh
Warranty 5 years Suits: Backing up chosen house circuits through Anker's Home Power Panel or a transfer switch, recharged by up to 3,200 W of solar.
Weigh: About 137 pounds. The panel or transfer switch connection is an electrician's install. Rated to 104 °F.
View on Amazon A 4 kWh station with 4,000 W of 120/240 V output, an L14-30R, and up to 12 kWh per unit with extra batteries.
Capacity 4,096 Wh, LFP
AC output 4,000 W, 120/240 V
Solar input 2,600 W
Outlets L14-30R, TT-30R, 6-20R, 4× 5-20R
Expands to 12 kWh per unit
Warranty 5 years Suits: Chosen house circuits through EcoFlow's Smart Home Panel 2 or an inlet box and transfer switch, with up to 2,600 W of solar.
Weigh: About 114 pounds. Home connection is an electrician's install, and EcoFlow does not publish a wall-only charge time.
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