re: #115 calochortus
In unrelated news, we got ourselves a battery “power station” for backup power.
We went for the Jackery Explorer 1000 and a pair of portable solar panels. The 1000 watt battery powers either the refrigerator or chest freezer for 7 or 8 hours. We had been a bit unsure if the 1000 watts would be enough because of the start-up surge, but apparently it produces a 2000 watt surge so it works great.
Good choice! Iirc Wirecutter likes the Jackery. As do a number of the current Youtube reviewers.
Nice things about battery power include:
- Not having to set it up and run it outside
- Not annoying your neighbors with the noise
- Not worrying about someone stealing it from your backyard
- Not having to maintain another engine
- Being able to run it inside your home
- Getting good quality/clean (pure sine wave rather than modified sine wave) power