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I recently purchased a Bluetti EB 150 solar generator. I am now looking for solar panels I can use to charge it. The panels won't be mounted on anything, like an RV or roof. They're just going to be something I put out in my back yard when the Bluetti needs to be charged. As an extra bonus I'd...

I've read that many devices don't like to be directly exposed to the sun for long periods of time, so it's inadvisable to charge, let's say, a cell phone, directly from a solar panel. It's better to charge a power bank or battery pack instead and then to charge the phone off of that. But I have...

I am a total newbie to this, with no education about electricity and not handy. I'm looking at plug and play solutions like the Bluetti EB 150 and the Delta Ecoflow 1300. I need it primarily to power a CPAP machine with humidifier plus a couple of other gadgets in extended outages and also, as a...

@Thunderstorm2011, @elewis33, I'm going to assume that you are trying to help, but I would really like it if you answered my questions (assuming you have experience with these units) and didn't derail my question onto your own discussion. Or at least show some curiosity for why I came to my...

I have at least two reasons for wanting to go with a plug and play generator. One is that I looked at the sample blueprints on this site, and a comparable DIY generator costs considerably more to build. I'm low income and on a limited budget. Two, I need the generator to be somewhat portable as...

Hi, everyone. I'm an electrical neophyte (very, very minimal knowledge of anything electrical and not very handy) but something of a prepper. I've been looking at Will's materials for the best solar generator for me. At this point I'm trying to decide between the Bluetti and Ecoflow Delta 1300...