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Thanks Pete. It was a gift last year from my friends at The Average Overlanders Podcast. Glad I could help ya out with the info and thanks for the feedback on the format. I've been trying to find a good flow that works so I can spend more time focusing on informative content.

@@MattKester that’s a weekly listen for me!

Thanks Jared! I'm working on it man. Might actually get to finally get back out and take a camping trip of some sorts in the next couple of weeks. Hopefully I can make a decent video outta that!

I think Jackery was one of those successful influencer marketing fairly tales because, yeah, their product isn't that great relative to the competition, they just branded it better.

Goodluck! :D

Not true. I called them several times, someone always answers. And their site says 'what's in the box'. All you have to do is scroll down on the device page.

My car charger came later.

Mine (that I got a few days ago) did come with the 12v car adapter, so I wonder if that changed recently. Purchased on Amazon though, so maybe different if bought somewhere else?

​@Nisie23 Not my experience at all. They do not answer their phone. They always let it go to voice-mail, which is always full. And if you have point credits with them, they do not automatically apply it towards your next purchase. Then they send you a notice that your points have expired. So much for appreciating your repeat business. Not nice.🫢

It's called pass through and yes.

Dany, that's definitely not good to have happen. Please follow up and let us know how the experience with the second model goes. How was their customer support to work with in getting it all resolved?

I had a very similar issue sent it back got replacement and it did same shit have completed a full refund and moved on to a different device. It’s sad too as this was a great device until it wasn’t :(

Yes at the very least 1 amp to get it going. For a tiny battery this is not ideal.

I couldn’t get it to work with my iPhone 13 Pro.. is there a switch to turn on that facility?

"Most people don't have a wireless charging phone." 🤔🤔 Really?

I bought one of those generic portable panels and it included a bunch of different output adapters. The generator does include a standard PV solar panel cable but you don't have to use it if your panel won't work with it. I was able to directly connect it using one of the cable that came with the panel, directly into the 12VDC input port on the unit.

Turn on the DC button.

Forgot to add, maybe you could watch a review by Tech Made Easy on this unit. It's more like a tutorial. Very thorough.

Mmm, I’d probably say no. Every inverter that size I’ve ever seen required it to be hardwired to the battery. Even if you could wire an inverter in, the battery is so small, that kind of load would deplete it in a few minutes, and might cause a fire. I would strongly recommend buying a portable power bank that already comes configured with the correct size battery and inverter for that load.

I just got mine a few days ago. It indeed does include the car cable, and it also included the solar panel cable. The user manual says the solar cable is not included so that's why I mention it here.

Not sure, you'd have to do the math on what your actual draw is.

I never order anything over $40 from ebay because it's such a hassle and I've had several problems with recieving wrong item, not as described

There are three videos on KZfaq put out by Bluetti support. One of them talks about the button combinations to hold on the face of the device to enable or disable some of the features if you are not using the app.

@@newuser507 Thank you, I decided to start small and with the Eco Flow River 2 at the same price. There email support and phone support was way better then Bluetti and their warranty was 5 years and the battery life cycle longer too.

The default out of the box on mine was normal. You have to enable Turbo or Silent mode in the app.

@@MrMontanaNights Thanks, see my above comment in the thread, Chris

Mine is so loud it sounds like a window air conditioner. Not impressed. Jackery is much better quality in a side to side comparison.

You don’t have a smart phone? Lemme guess you’re a boomer and you believe everything the internet tells you that smart phones are Chinese spy devices. Not true at all.

Do you happen to know what the draw on your cpap is?

@@MattKester I thonk its 65?i dont really unfetstand it all.i do know with16 pressure it didnt work.but now its 8 pressure.the resned i think drawd 65w.

Resmed 11 is the cpap

@@joanbroyles9802 I just looked up the Resmed Air 11. Spec sheet says a typical draw of 54w and a peak of 73w. With that kind of load, I’d say you’ll probably want to look at something in the 500 watt/hour class.

@@MattKester ok thankyou.you are very helpful

I don't know your exact TV model, so can't look at the exact wattage but the average 70" LED flatscreen TV uses around 140 watts when on. The EB3A only has a 268Wh capacity so you're looking at less than 2 hours, especially if you need to run a modem and fibre box as well. This should be pretty easy to figure out. Look on the labels on your devices and add the watts together. That's how many watts it uses per hour. If you are wanting a battery backup for those devices, you're probably going to need at least 200Watts for each hour... or a 1200Wh battery backup for 6 hours. It'd probably be a better investment to just buy a small camping style generator at that point.. though I don't know what the fuel situation is like there in SA so perhaps not?

There's some confusion here. It didn't used to but if you buy it now it will come with one.

It mentions not to go below 20% in my manual and keep it at 80% if you put it in storage.

Like any lithium-based battery, if you only charge to 80% it'll extend the life-cycle of the batteries. That being said, this is less important with the LiFePo4 batteries that Bluetti uses than it is with lithium-ion based batteries. I personally wouldn't worry about it considering the low cost of the unit. The 20% figure is just because you won't be able to get good voltage below 20% so it may not work well for many devices below that. Also, keep in mind that most modern BMS (Battery Management Systems) will slow the charge rate after around 90%.

There's at least one dual band and GMRS back there. 73's back at you.

Thank you for pointing that out. I've updated the link with the correct cable.

I got the same refurb direct from Bluetti for $117 with a coupon code that I found online this morning.

@@DeepDishPizza just ordered the refurb unit at same price, any complaints??

What’s your anticipated use case? Like, are you wanting to have something that covers you if the power goes down for a day or so, or are you looking at a setup that can sustain that use load for an extended period of time like days or weeks? If it’s just to bridge you during at 24-48 hour power out emergency, than I’d say look at a 1500-2000 watt hour system, especially with that coffee maker and fridge in the mix. If it’s gonna be longer than that, you’ll need to look at that, plus a way to put more electrons back in it via a sufficient enough amount of solar panels or some other generation method.

Try this one, I believe it includes the correct DC5521 plug and is half the price and Prime eligible. amzn.to/3FT2kCZ

Looks like it is currently $9.90 although it is currently out of stock. I recently purchased it and it was less than $10. HTH

Ebay sells them for $9.00, always check eBay and the manufacturer page, even if the manufacturer page says "sold out". I often see the EBay site of a store sell cheaper than Amazon.

You could..one way would be to split off wire's from the positive and negative ends of the battery and connect them to a 12v cigarette style plug, and then that can plug directly into the 12v cig plug adapter for the Bluetti. I'd be worried about accidently draining your battery though, unless you mean the "house" battery?

Therein lies the magic or lack thereof. It actually WILL power a 1200W coffee maker. However it will only power it with 600w. Sometimes even less as the voltage drop necessary is just staggering.

Recharge at lower / slower charge rate. Too much amperage rushing in causes the overheating. Can be adjusted in the app.

It was under warranty.

​@@DeepDishPizza Yes, but Bluetti does not honor their warranty. I have been trying for 6 months to get a return authorization and talking on the phone, and emails with Bluetti haven't gotten any real results. They told me to take a picture of return packaging and send it to them, I did that, I had all of the original packing, showed them, and even explained that to them, and nothing but silence. I have also heard of others who have experienced this and have been given the run-around.

Yes. If I was going to run a fridge like the one you showed, I would opt for something closer to the 500 watt/hour class of battery, especially if you’re going to need it to power that fridge for a whole overnight. The EB3A will certainly handle running that fridge, it’s just not gonna be able to do it for as long as a 500 watt/hour battery, especially if you have other electronics you need to run off it.

@@MattKester - GREAT!!! Thanks for the Info! I have an EcoFlow Max with 576Wh and a 600watt inverter. So that should work, right? The last thing I want to do is keep our cooler/fridge plugged into my car, only to wake up and find it's not running and the car battery is dead. Been there! Done that!

@@MatthewFordVictoria yeah, that size should run you overnight. Just be sure you’ve got sufficient charging the next day.

@@MattKester - I purchased 2 EcoFlows actually. The EcoFlow Max and the EcoFlow Pro which has even More Power, as I was wondering if they would last the whole night, or if I'd have to get up in the middle of the night to switch them over. Now I've learned that I can attach a Solar Panel while it's in use, so when the sun comes up, it'll raise the strength so it's ready for another night. How cool is that??? So my other EcoFlow can be used for other things I guess, like lights, music, etc. THANKS AGAIN!!!

Seriously. Wished I'd have known sooner about narcissistic abuse cycles, might have saved me the anguish of getting discarded two weeks after having to put my dog down. Ain't no motivator like pain though!

@@MattKester That’s the truth sorry about you losing your man’s best friend. I know how that is too. And yes pain of being used and done wrong after wasting near 6 years on her just too be praised and told I’m her soulmate and the best of everything than anyone before me and how she couldn’t ever live without me and would never want too and promised too always love me till death do us part and bla bla bla love bombing lies is what these narcissistic women do. Telling ya what we want too hear and when that use is up they then start being mean and snappy at us left and right. Just walking by them and our wind blows on them and it starts a argument and we’re being yelled at for anything. They try too chase us off and when we don’t cave in to the manipulation or threats then they eventually leave and then smear campaign us as these horrible bad men that we aren’t. They love too play victim like they never do wrong at all it’s always US. Yup I know what you went through man, went through it with a ex wife of 15 years and the recent ex of near 6 years. 21 years combined dealing with 2 different hit alike narcissist women. It’s pretty much did major damage foo me emotionally and mentally but it is a motivator to improve our health and life that’s for sure. Women like that should have to serve prison time using and abusing men and then playing victim. It’s the most heartless thing they do and continue to do. It’s sad.

I'm a bit confused. It's like you're looking at this backward. It allows you to sit at a picnic table with your laptop! Maybe that's not for you but that's just awesome and I would definitely advertise that.

It's great for things like small teardrop trailers that have a low amount of electricity needed, but yeah not great as a home backup but it wasn't really intended for that I don't' think. If you're using this to power your home TV and space heater you're not really using it for what it is good for.

this isn't a house generator, it's not even really for home at all. It's for traveling when you don't have easy access to electricity and want to recharge mobile devices/lighting/ect. It's a 250 dollar unit, often less on sale. You sound like you're looking for a $1000+ unit that's far more built to be a true home emergency backup

Why?

Why

You can't think of anything someone might like to have a 10 pound mobile wall outlet for? You are hard to please.

I have a 20 inch tv I like to put in my tent. The tv uses 20W. I can watch tv for more than 10 hours with this.

@@rizipt doesn't have enough Watt hours to be of any use other than a charger for your cell phones or computer laptop

@@jophillips2868 It runs my tv all night long

@@rizipt how are you charging it the next morning so you can use it again