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Have you ever tried running a small coffee maker off of one of those? I've been trying to decide what power supply I'm replacing my battery system in my pop-up trailer with and I didn't want to go with anything that was too large or takes up too much space. But this looks like for price it's near perfect for my use case. The only thing I'm ever curious about is will it run my coffee maker in the morning. And what kind of charging are you using for it? Do you run solar off of it?
Hey just FYI, if you do decide to get something, the AC180 is last years model and is upgraded by the Elite 100v2 even though they still sell the AC180.
There's a comparison on the elite 100 page about half way down, but if space is one of your concerns, it's smaller, and 12lbs lighter for only 130wh less. It also chargers faster from solar than the AC180, but a little slower from wall power.
With 1800 watt output power (3600 surge) it can run anything a normal 120v outlet can run before tripping a circuit breaker, which will include any coffee machine, however if the coffee machine uses the whole 15amps while the heater is on, it'll only run for around 45 minutes.
I have the 100 and really like it
https://www.bluettipower.ca/products/elite-100-v2-portable-power-station
Edit: oh and I wall charge mine. I have 200w of solar as backup for emergencies but I haven't used it to power it beyond testing.
Solar is important for my use. I Boondock so I'm away from power for up to a week at a time. I would love to stop bringing my generator.
One day I'll own something that can tow, and be able to do things like this.
How much solar capacity do you usually take with you?
The last 2 years only 100w, but I can increase it up this year.