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    Microwave Mystery

    Your link answered my question, thanks so much!
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    Microwave Mystery

    Yes i know 700 is the output, and that the input is higher. It was the LOW number that confused me. Thanks for the response.
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    Microwave Mystery

    - It's not possible to have the light on with the door open. This microwave is mechanically operated, with a dial similar to an egg timer that you set manually. It has zero draw when not in use, and when the door is open no power is going to it. I don't know the wattage of the light but...
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    Microwave Mystery

    I'm confused. Just now I was using my 700w microwave and noticed that according to the readout on my all in one unit the power was running as high as 1100w and as low and as low as 40w. I wasn't too alarmed by the high but the low seemed odd and I assumed something was wrong with the readout. So...
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    Power strip surge protectors

    OK. Then the answer is no, it's not an issue. Thanks, that's all I'm trying to find out. The article is over my head, but I try to err on the side of caution which is why I brought the question here.
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    Power strip surge protectors

    I don't remember. It as a year ago. I'm not asking about that device, though. If you look at the linked article from the Coast Guard about why it's an issue on ships, I'm inquiring whether there is a similar issue with solar. If there isn't, there isn't. I'm not trying to troubleshoot a specific...
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    Power strip surge protectors

    OK, thanks.
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    Power strip surge protectors

    I don't remember the model, it's not being made anymore, it was Kyng Power but it was a rebranded generic, I'm pretty sure. But the point is, I'm trying to figure out if surge protection in power strips is an issue, in general, going forward. This is a general question, it's not specific to the...
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    Power strip surge protectors

    I don't have that strip OR that power station anymore. I'm speaking generally. I know you can't use a surge protector on a cruise ship because of fire risk due to (I think I'm understanding this correctly) a conflict between the strip's protection and the ship's protection because the strip...
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    Switching Between All In One Units

    Yeah, I have thought about this, too, but I don't think I'm ready for that right now. I'm not what you'd call a fast learner, and I like to understand things pretty thoroughly before trying to do them. I love to take on new things but not until I have a really clear picture of the function and...
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    Switching Between All In One Units

    I saw that as soon as I came to the site today - yeah that is scary. I have decided to do this the low tech way - that is, unplugging from the device with waning power and plugging in to the freshly charged one. I had to rearrange some things to make that doable but it just feels so much...
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    Power strip surge protectors

    The previous NMC all in one unit I had would not accept a power strip with surge protection; it had to be one of those cruiseship-safe non-surge protector ones. I assumed it as because it had protection already built in and adding another one on top of that was hazardous in some way but I'm not...
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    Switching Between All In One Units

    Awesome, thanks!
  14. M

    Switching Between All In One Units

    It does, thanks a lot!
  15. M

    Switching Between All In One Units

    Not sure my brain is entirely wrapped around this but I will check it out. Thanks!
  16. M

    Switching Between All In One Units

    Thanks, that's very helpful!
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    Switching Between All In One Units

    I'm looking for the easiest way to switch which of three all in one solar units is powering a particular 110 appliance. This is a high draw item that could drain one of the three down to nothing so I want to either automatically or manually be able to flip a switch to change its power source...
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    Yes, I did, and I really think it's great, but I did want to say I misspoke and it is NOT LifePO4. I was confusing two different things in my head when I said that - he told me they are working on a LifePO4 model. I tried to come back and correct it but I guess you can't edit after a certain...
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    ok I did it again. see below for my reply.
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    Montek X-1000: another misleading IGG campaign

    The one on Indiegogo was lifepo4. I didn't see that on Ali Baba, but maybe I missed it. I have one of these, and it's awesome. I bought 2 on Indiegogo (before Hobotech said to LOL), and persuaded them to send me an early version for one of my purchases because I have a really tiny YouTube...
  21. M

    Weird question about a weird smell

    I guess. It's just really strong, and it smells different than straight up dust. BUt what the hell, I haven't blown up yet or anything.
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    Weird question about a weird smell

    Maybe this is a strange question, but I have to ask. I bought a used Kodiak, described as having been charged and discharged only once. As soon as I turned it on, I smelled this kind of musty smell. It doesn't smell chemical-y or like burning or anything like that. Hard to describe but not...
  23. M

    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    So... you're saying the lack of function is unrelated to the cold?
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    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    Tried it without plugging it in... if it has the 86% charge I had when I last used it, or if it had anything, it should turn on, right? Then I plugged in the wall charger briefly, which resulted in the readout you saw, and it did not turn on in this situation either.
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    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    Thanks... nothing will turn on though :(. The buttons light up, but don't power.
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    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    Thanks for the reply! I have the manual, and it seems clear (and i've always been under the impression) that it can be discharged but not charged at the stated temperature, but not much below. I didn't charge it at that temperature, and I didn't discharge it either, but it was either completely...
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    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    Hello! 1) here's a link though it's no longer available because the factory producing it seems to have gone under in the pandemic. https://www.amazon.com/Kyng-Power-Generator-Emergency-Rechargeable/dp/B07SQDY6BB/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8 Manual says UA1000 as the model number; I...
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    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    I'm thinking not a lot of people are going to be on here, since it's New Year's Eve, but what the heck... Here is a video of what my unit is doing right now. It was left in the cold, as stated earlier in the thread, and it's been about 36 hours since it's been inside at a normal temperature. I...
  29. M

    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    I'm not sure what you mean, if it was not charged. It was at 86% before exposure to the cold, but I haven't charged it since removing it from the vehicle.
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    What Exactly Happens When a Lithium Ion Power Unit is Exposed to Cold?

    I have a 1000wh unit with a Lithium Ion battery that was, through unforeseen circumstances, left in a vehicle at a temperature between 20 and 30 degrees fahrenheit for a period of about 6 days. No buttons work and the readout doesn't light up unless I plug it in, and then the readout says 0%...
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    Would you buy an "open box" Kodiak?

    Thank you! I ended up buying it... Paid $600 including shipping. I remember wanting one so bad I would have traded my grandmother for one a few years ago. There are plenty of things that seem less than ideal about it compared to newer products but the rock-solidness is still surprisingly rare to...
  32. M

    Another crowd funded battery-powered generator

    Boy, do I wish I had come here and seen this comment before backing Monster X. After months of giving AllPowers the benefit of the doubt, assuming they are naive and overwhelmed by trying to get a lithium product manufactured and delivered during a pandemic, I have come to see very clearly...
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    Would you buy an "open box" Kodiak?

    If so, how much would you pay?
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