Connect solar panels to the River 2 pro and keep it charging while you use it to cook your lunch, breakfast and make some coffee or tea. Charge your batteries in your laptop, camera, phone tablet, lights, mozzie zapper.......

Great review Dave. I don’t mind these units, I’ve considered one to run our pool from but it’s better value to add more household solar. Also considered one for QLD storm related power outages.

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

Hey Mark, that would probably be correct if you have the room for extra panels. I think the main purpose of these batteries is for when you are off grid..camping or blackout?

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for your insight! It's important to consider the power factor when choosing the right motor for a pump.

Having fun with the new toy Dave,Very handy to have on a site job or in the house or workshop in a power cut. Great video mate Take care😀👍👍👍

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

Hey, thanks so much for the comment! Glad you're lovin' Dave!

My only real concern with the Delta was the price made it a super luxury item for the average hobbyist. Lots of more critical tools to spend $2k on. So a cheaper option with still significant power is a good thing

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

Definitely an item for someone with a need or disposable income.

did u ever find out what the dctodc wire is for

Nice review.

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

Started out with a River 2 and quickly realized...not enough capacity to last a day or two of Winter carCamping/ tentCamping: running two 50w (AC) heating pads, maybe a 200w (AC) micro heater and recharge iPad and phone. Would it make better sense to get two River 2 Pros (1536Wh) or one EF Delta 2 (1024Wh)?

@DavidStanton

6 ай бұрын

It sounds like you need more capacity for your camping needs. I prefer the river2pro. So getting 2 of them would allow you to use while camping and also use 2 of them at home in different locations to power things at home. Use a smart powerpoint to charge them when electricity is cheap in the middle of the night. One question...do you use solar panels when you are camping to keep the power up to your existing unit?

@johnq6123

6 ай бұрын

@@DavidStanton no panels, and hoping whatever I go with can hold me for 2-3 days of well thought out use. Leaning towards River 2 pros with high hopes.

thx for u video, i order it..:)

@DavidStanton

10 ай бұрын

Hope you like it!

Looks awesome for camping 👍🏻. I wonder how long to charge on solar? Cheers Dave

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

Not too long. Simple sum of 768 watts of storage divided by 200 watts solar panel input. From empty to 100% = 3.8 hours.

Can it work as an uninterruptable power supply? I use an old one on my NBN modem, but the SLA batteries don't last for long.

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

I think it could but I am not sure if I would want it plugged in continuously to a power supply on the off chance of a blackout occurring. It would definitely run a nbn and modem for a few days at least.

@DavidStanton

Жыл бұрын

What you could do is charge the river 2 pro up to 100% and then plug the modem and nbn box into it and see the remaining charge after 24 hours. Then fully charge via an automatic timer once a day for a set period of time to achieve a full charge.