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    Leoch Power Generator 2048Wh Capacity, 2000watt inverter $1059 USD

    Have you read the Indiegogo comments? I would be more than "a bit apprehensive" if I were you with this one. There are a LOT of negative comments about the unit, to include with the inverter / shipping / customer service. I agree the price is amazing, but I would definitely suggest passing on...
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    Dumpster Fire: Bluetti AC200 and EB Reviews on Amazon

    If we're looking at the same Amazon listing (ASIN B08MZJW9Y5), I'm not sure I would call it a "dumpster fire". It has a score of 4.5 over 569 ratings with 8% of reviews having 1-2 stars. So there's definitely some negative reviews citing the issues you mentioned, but I'm not sure it's a...
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    Leoch Power Generator 2048Wh Capacity, 2000watt inverter $1059 USD

    I'm not sure I follow your "This is a solid product ..." logic considering all the negative comments on their Indiegogo page which continue as I write this. This is NOT a solid product and Leoch's responses are increasingly concerning. In one of their latest responses, they referred to some...
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    Leoch Power Generator 2048Wh Capacity, 2000watt inverter $1059 USD

    I think that's a pretty solid assessment Mutant. I am glad that Leoch is actually shipping the units, so that's good. But, man, I've been following the backer comments too and they're pretty terrible. It seems about half of the comments are about defective units. I'm very glad I cancelled my...
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    Bluetti EB5000 Solar & Hernia Generator

    It's a bit buried but if you believe Bluetti's website and their email newsletter signup text on https://www.bluetti.com/pages/ep500-p, it's going to be "$2599(32% OFF)". That would be a killer deal at $0.51/Wh. But yes, I definitely agree with other posters that it's a total gamble...
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    Bluetti EB5000 Solar & Hernia Generator

    Seems to be some confusion regarding when it will launch on Kickstarter as they struggle to update their various websites and social media. Most pages say March 16 but Maxoak's Facebook page states it will go live on Kickstarter February 16.
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    Bluetti EB5000 Solar & Hernia Generator

    Nice find again. Pretty impressive specs .... and that fusion box looks neat. But Kickstarter ... blech. Definitely at least $4000 I would think.
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    Bluetti EB5000 Solar & Hernia Generator

    Nice find. Looks pretty slick actually. I hope they don't put that thing on IGG, especially considering they appear to at least have a prototype already. Would be yet another IGG mess. Very interested to see the price point. I think anything with a 3 in front of it would make it very...
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    Milwaukee MX Fuel Carry-On™

    Re-donkulus is a perfect word to describe this rip-off. At that point, just get a Goal Zero 1500X (expensive in its own right). Twice the capacity for a slightly cheaper price. This makes sense only if you somehow already own a crap ton of their batteries. The only way they'll sell these is...
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    Will's quick rant video about solar generators

    I know you like Goal Zero and the Yetis but they have their own issues. There's plenty of posts online and user reviews in various forums that discuss reliability and customer service failures with the units. I like Goal Zero's stuff (although they are way overpriced) ... and is it possible...
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    AC50 Simple Discharge Test

    I bought an AC50 (NOT an AC50S) in November when Bluetti briefly had them discounted to $299. I am aware of the AC50's DC port limitation but mainly use it via the AC inverter, so the non-regulated DC issue was fine with me. I was definitely a bit spooked by Will's recent test on an AC50S that...
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    Midland PPG1000 Power Station quick review

    Ok, thank you for clarifying .... does the new unit have any clarification on the maximum solar panel panel specs? Does it include some cable that can be connected to MC4 connectors?
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    Midland PPG1000 Power Station quick review

    Thanks for flagging this unit and reviewing it. This one was not on my radar. It looks like this unit has been out for at least 3 years so it's definitely dated. Maybe the price/specs were a bit more competitive back then but $1,100 these days is insane. I agree $600 is very competitive from...
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    Those are all excellent questions. If I had to guess based on what I saw on Alibaba and other references for this company online, my guess is backers WILL get something on-time-ish, but it's clearly not at the discount they're alleging on their Indiegogo campaign .... and who knows what the...
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    Interesting. The Alibaba link I posted is for the X-1000 and def seems to show the 80W panel is included for $565. I just loaded the page and looked at it again and this still seems to be the case. Maybe a language barrier. But yea, shipping definitely seems to be all over the place.
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    I like HOBOTECH's reviews. I've definitely learned from many of them. But yea, I cringed when he went into full sales mode at the end of this video. "No brainer" "Buy 2!!". He really strains his credibility and impartiality when he gets so sales-y as he did in this review. And yea, it...
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    Hah, good point. The temperature range is even listed in the specs on the IGG page. That image is one of the pics from the Silver Cymbal review so that reviewer is either incompetent at best or intentionally deceptive at worst.
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    HOBOTECH just posted a fairly positive review of the Montek X-1000 portable solar generator which is currently funding on IGG. As expected, it looks like this review has caused the number of backers to increase over the last 12 or so hours. It's a pretty neat looking kit at what seems to be a...
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    Solar Generator Crowdfunding

    I think we're mostly saying the same thing? I agree GZ has a decent overall reputation for reliability and I like that they're actually a US company (vs. an importer with a PO Box). I was/am looking for a few ~2000Wh units I can put around the house in case of power loss. I was initially...
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    Solar Generator Crowdfunding

    My issue is finding a product with a decent balance between value, functionality, and reliability. The best value are these crowdfunded products. I believe LEOCH holds the current record for low cost at about $0.47/Wh .... but these projects have such a terrible track record with reliability...
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    Solar Generator Crowdfunding

    FWIW, I 100% agree with Will's decision to stop reviewing crowdfunded products and wish other solar generator influencers would do the same. The more you dig into the background of these crowdfunding campaigns and companies, the more you realize backers are likely going to receive nothing, a...
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    Omni Off-grid (1500Wh, 100W USB-C, 1500W inverter)

    That's partially true but also slightly misleading. Both Omnicharge and Ecoflow have a roughly comparable number of backers. If you include Omnicharge's first campaign from 2016 with 26,186 backers, they have many more backers compared to Ecoflow. I think by "multi-millions" you're referring...
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    Omni Off-grid (1500Wh, 100W USB-C, 1500W inverter)

    I dug a bit into Omnicharge this evening and I’d recommend steering clear of this Indiegogo (IGG) campaign. Totally agree that the updated specs and current backer price are promising. Their promo video is also very slick. However, it’s relatively easy to create those things with a modest...
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    Omni Off-grid (1500Wh, 100W USB-C, 1500W inverter)

    The updated technical specs seem decent compared to similar units and I like the expandability. It's also encouraging that they appear to be a legitimate company with a history of past campaigns, so it's unlikely to be a total scam. As noted by "Mutant", several commenters from their past...
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    Desperately needed help with lost charger for Bluetti 150

    Keep reading this thread. The maxoak.net website is not a scam.
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    Leoch Power Generator 2048Wh Capacity, 2000watt inverter $1059 USD

    I signed onto LEOCH's Indiegogo campaign a few weeks ago but jumped out just prior to it ending so I could be guaranteed a refund from Indiegogo (which I since received). My initial concern were the limited substantive updates in the last few weeks of the campaign. I became more concerned when...
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