Portable Power Station,NusGear

[Patrick]

https://www.amazon.com/Generator-Nu...40JXKB24P1Z&psc=1&refRID=S2KMFGJ9S40JXKB24P1Z

This seems like a good power station

It is inexpensive, so I could get three.

I'm just looking for a weekend thing to keep a small fan going maybe, and other small needs for sleeping in the car at night.

 

[Trebor English]

The Amazon ad says "for CPAP Home Camping Emergency Backup" and it is 155 watt hours.  Given that CPAP machines are often in the 50 watt neighborhood then they are suggesting a 3 to 4 hour run time battery.  To me that says that the ad writer is willing to ignore the fact that people sleep more than that and the rest of the ad is not to be trusted.  The product may be good but don't base that conclusion on the ad.  The ad also says refrigerator.  Again, how many hours?

The NusGear is small, light weight, portable and includes an MPPT charge controller (35-40 watt panel sold separately) and inverter, 150 watt.  The plug in 12 volt car charger takes 8 to 9 hours.

A single (usually they go in pairs) AGM 35 amp hour, 400 watt hour, wheelchair battery goes for about $75.  I have a solar charge controller with 2 USB outlets, $11.  A 100 watt solar panel, extra, is $79.  Amazon also carries light weight folding solar panels at about twice that price.  A cigarette lighter socket, fuse, and wire is $7.  I got a 300 watt inverter, $26.  The battery has convenient fold down handles.  Total: $197, leave off parts you don't want now, upgrade what you want to upgrade.

Rather than just say that you can do it yourself better, here are links to actual products.  If your electrical needs increase in the future you can upgrade just what you need upgraded.  For example, you can start with only the folding solar panel and charge your USB devices while the sun shines and, in a pinch, charge your car battery.  

Wheelchair battery $70  https://www.amazon.com/ExpertPower-Rechargeable-Battery-EXP12330-Replaces/dp/B00KQX5FPQ/

solar panel  $79 https://www.amazon.com/HQST-Watt-Polycrystalline-Solar-Panel/dp/B018BOK9WU/
solar charge controller with 2 USB and voltage display  $11 https://www.amazon.com/EEEKit-Controller-Intelligent-Multi-Function-Adjustable/dp/B07R8TRJ8C/

folding solar panel anjd controller with 2 USB and voltage display  $150  https://www.amazon.com/DOKIO-Monocrystalline-Foldable-Charge-Controller/dp/B0748FYFSK/

lighter socket $7 https://www.amazon.com/NOCO-GC018-Adapter-Socket-Terminal/dp/B00G8WLW2Y/

fancier lighter socket, dual USB, volt meter $21 https://www.amazon.com/Upgraded-Cigarette-Splitter-CHGeek-Waterproof/dp/B07QR3C8N2/

inverter, $20 https://www.amazon.com/BESTEK-300W-Power-Inverter-Adapter/dp/B004MDXS0U/

 

[highdesertranger]

but, but, but wait a second. it says it will, "charge your phone more fast" LOL.

I am surprised Amazon is still calling these things generators.

highdesertranger

 

[jonyjoe303]

14ah on one might not be alot but 3 of them would be 42ah, thats about the same power as a goalzero 400 lithium at a much cheaper price. 

One of them will easily keep a small fan running and charge phones tablet. At night I use a small 31 ah lithium pack to run my laptop, I rarely use more then 10ah at night unless i'm running my swampcooler. 

The only drawback I see on the Nusgear is the 8 hours to charge (about 2 amp charge rate), to me thats a dealbreaker. I charge my 31ah pack at 6 amps, it takes about 5 hours to get to about 90 percent from zero.

 

[DLTooley]

My a-flex Cpap draws under an amp. 9-10 watts. Without the humidifier.

There are lots of these. Suaoki is a brand that has no hype marketing and value pricing on the older generation models.

The first lifepo4 model is on the market.

https://www.amazon.com/BEAUDENS-Portable-Phosphate-Multiple-Appliances/dp/B07KPYSN3S

 

[VanFan]

A single (usually they go in pairs) AGM 35 amp hour, 400 watt hour, wheelchair battery goes for about $75.  I have a solar charge controller with 2 USB outlets, $11.  A 100 watt solar panel, extra, is $79.  Amazon also carries light weight folding solar panels at about twice that price.  A cigarette lighter socket, fuse, and wire is $7.  I got a 300 watt inverter, $26.  The battery has convenient fold down handles.  Total: $197, leave off parts you don't want now, upgrade what you want to upgrade.

Fuses?  (Probably included in some of these components?)

 

[Trebor English]

Fuses?  (Probably included in some of these components?)

The cigarette lighter socket that I linked has a fuse.

$16 for twelve 30 amp fuses and holders with awg # 10 leads
https://www.amazon.com/InstallGear-Fuse-Holder-Gauge-Power/dp/B07S972Y3C/

$4.90 one fuse holder with 10 fuses 2 each 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 amp
https://www.amazon.com/Waterproof-fuse-holder-Blade-Holder/dp/B01DLUQ1BW/

$7  terminal crimper, wire cutter and stripper
https://www.amazon.com/Wilmar-W190C-Wire-Crimper-Stripper/dp/B000N35JKU/

$15  480 assorted crimp terminals
https://www.amazon.com/Elite-M-Terminals-Connectors-Electrical-Automotive/dp/B01M0QT0MF/

 

[Spicoli]

It is inexpensive, so I could get three.

I'm just looking for a weekend thing to keep a small fan going maybe, and other small needs for sleeping in the car at night.

This 75Ah SLA Battery has 5 times the power of 3 of those Amazon units for $140.

 

[Trebor English]

This 75Ah SLA Battery has 5 times the power of 3 of those Amazon units for $140.

In post number 2 my point was that you can have it any way you want if you do it yourself.  You can have a sealed AGM battery or, as I have, a flooded (cheapest) battery.  My 75 amp hour battery was only $80 and it starts the engine too.  You can have tiny or huge, simple or fancy.  If a NusGear does exactly what you want and you want all of the features then it will be a difficult to do it yourself better and cheaper.  If you don't want the inverter or do want faster charging or more amp hours or solar charging you can have it.

 

[highest_vision]

My a-flex Cpap draws under an amp.  9-10 watts.  Without the humidifier.

[font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif]I came here[/font][font=Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, sans-serif] because I thought the title said nuclear and that seemed pretty wild! But reading about cpaps brought back memories of dad camping with his about 20 years ago. He needed 3 31 series batteries for 2 nights! it seems times have changed. Do you have a link to one of these models? Mom and dad still talk about going out on the road, or even camping, but I know those cpaps are life-saving albatrosses to them in some ways.

[/font]Thanks!

 

[DLTooley]

It’s a standard Respironics by Phillips. It has the Aflex technology which sets your pressure exactly where you need it. In addition the pulsing of pressure with your breath reduces the average draw.

I’ve had my machine maybe five years now.

It’s what Medicaid paid for.