Is EcoFlow Delta MAX the ULTIMATE POWER STATION?

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Pardon the audio! My main system hit a snag! Will be fixed by next video. Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Will have another vid out soon! - Justin

[@john6639]

It is the ultimate power station as it has 2016Wh of power on tap and it recharges very quickly.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Definitely one of the top stations out there

[@dontpanic8525]

I agree that the Delta Max is definitely the ultimate power station since the capacity is expandable and it has a 2400W of output.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

It’s a great unit

[@ThanksForTheLaugh]

Ecoflow has an EBay store where they sell refurbished products at great prices. I have the Delta Max and extra battery, works well for me. I do have a 15k watt battery system to run my essential home loads especially in winter. This is portable along with The Ecoflow BiFacial solar panels is my camping/ bug out power option. I really hate the marketing in this industry, calling a 4k watt system massive and runs your house. Thanks for pointing out it will for an hour😂

[@doodieman4009]

This the power station that I need, quite powerful at 2016Wh and does not take up a lot of space.

[@karlhouser2921]

I am loving the fact that I can also charge the Delta Max with my Smart Generator.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I’ll need to get my hands on one of these for review

[@earnestmarshall4694]

The fact the it has 2016Wh in such a small and portable size is more than enough to

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Very large for most needs

[@mintakan003]

Both Ecoflow and Bluetti are good reputable brands. As for weight, they both have offerings that have wheels. Makes a huge difference, lugging it around. Either that, or get a portable hand truck dolly. This could make things a lot easier.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Great advice!

[@jockwar]

great info sounds like the EcoFlow delta max is the one to go with

[@cheryllewis-battles7664]

Thank you! For us little ole ladies with no knowledge of power stations, electricity and such..Do you have an off grid (mad max type) power tutorial (with cost comparisons)? Continued Peace & Blessings!

[@phillyguy8541]

Great video, Justin. I always learn so much from your videos, they are very practical and really help in discerning which products are the best from so many choices.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

thanks Phillyguy, I appreciate that!

[@ΝΙΚΗΦΡΑΓΚΟΥ]

Super gadget and practical 🤩👌

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Very handy all around!

[@BucksBe]

It seems a Pecron E2000LFP might be a better option. It also has extendable batteries with DC output and the price is considerably lower. I'm not sure why anyone would get an EcoFlow or Bluetti over the Pecron 🤷‍♂ Thank you for the review. It's always great getting your perspective on cool products!!

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I didn’t know Perron was building expandable systems! Thanks for sharing

[@sophirichmanfletcher4657]

I've never heard of that brand! Lower price is definitely a consideration. Size and weight as well, as I live in a conversion van.

[@sophirichmanfletcher4657]

I've been using a Kodiak Inergy inverter for the last 4 years, and it recently went bust. Solar panels are too heavy/bulky for my conversion van life so I'm dependent on shore power 🙄 I so appreciate your reviews, pros and cons... I need to upgrade but I can't drop $3k for a system. Space and weight are concerns as well. Too bad I missed the Black Friday deals, but I can't rush into an investment like this.

[@NeoVdV]

Hello, I now have 2 solar panels of 150W, 12V Poly (facing South) and use them straight into my Ecoflow Delta 2. I notice that with that, and when Sun is out on the panels, I can charge the Delta 2 to full in well under 3h. I do get shading on the panels during the afternoon and the power drops significantly to only 40Watt. I bought 1 extra solar panel 150W, 12V Mono (facing South-West) and put all 3 in series. Dilemma ; As I only use a relative small percentage of my panels, because I only use it to charge the Delta 2 power station, I would like to benift more from it to have more off grid power and wonder what to do. What's best system wise and what's best budget wise. Do I buy the special extra Delta 2 battery from Ecoflow OR do I go for a DIY setup ? The Extra battery from Ecoflow is at 800,ooEuro and gives an extra 1024Wh but needs to be charged by the Delta 2 itself as it can not be charged or used by itself. The other DIY way has different options but comes at about the same cost for a little more power. As with the extra Delta 2 battery there is no need to buy anything else, no solar regulators, no 12V to 220V converter. On the other hand, with the DIY setup I do need 2x MPPT regulator (take 2x 100,ooEuro) , a 12V 100Ah LiFepo battery (around 500,ooEuro) and a 3000W pure sine converter (around 350,ooEuro) plus wires, fuses etc. (Comes easily at 1000,ooEuro) (And then better put a 4th solar panel of 150W 12V MONO, to balance and have 2x2 panels. I also looked at the GroWatt all in one but that asks for more panels (for minimum requirement start working voltage) That would be a nice system but even more expensive due to extra panels plus I only can put 6 panels (3x2 in slightly different orientation) due to space.

[@santinocorleone5127]

Can anyone tell me how’s the fan noise? Is it loud, tolerable, or don’t notice?

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I do not have complaints personally with the noise. I have heard much louder units

[@gnothiseauton8684]

Cheers mate

[@PracticalPreparedness]

Cheers! Thanks for watching

[@BIackoutPhantom]

Great video! I'm torn between getting this or the Bluetti battery for this next summer when I will be living/working out of a fire lookout tower. I don't know if this battery would be the better option or the bluetti one would be. The things I need it to do is to power my laptop (Pulls a max of 240W, and a starlink satellite/router ) for up to 8 hours a day for 5 months. The plan is to charge it via portable solar panels. I think this one with its 800 power cycles might not be good enough but the weight sure sounds a lot nicer for that initial hike up to the tower (3 miles). If anyone has suggestions here Id love to hear em.

[@PracticalPreparedness]

The cycles would be the concerning part to me as well, but it's MUCH lighter than the Bluetti. Assuming you'll have a truck/vehicle to bring your gear, I'd personally lean towards the higher cycles and a heavier unit. I personally find this Ecoflow best for home emergency preparedness where it'll get you through outages etc, but not last massive cycle stress. My 2 cents, anything with a LiFePO4 will give you the best cycles, one man's opinion..

[@BIackoutPhantom]

@@PracticalPreparedness Thanks for the input, I think what I may end up doing is get the bluetti one because of its higher power cycles and hike it up to the tower with a buddy. I have a car to get me at least to the trailhead but after that im pretty much on my own unless I can convince the resupply pilots to fly it in via helicopter for me on one of the resupply runs lol. 60 pounds would suck to hike up hill 3 miles but I think it would be worth it.

[@jeanhebert2130]

Thanks It’s difficult for me to understand electricity. I understand my system and I am not able to understand your full presentation because you talk “Watts/Hr”, I understand presentation “Amps /Hr

[@zakbrinkhoff324]

You can still order good long life batteries that you only have to add water to to make them last basically your life you can order them from the Philippines I can't remember what type of battery they are but they're similar to the Thomas Edison ones

[@PracticalPreparedness]

I would love to know, I personally have not heard of that

[@feetachemail]

@@PracticalPreparedness Those are Nickle - Iron batteries. Extremely durable, can handle over discharge, over charge, even short circuiting. They've been around for ages and can last for decades. But they are a flooded cell system that requires the cells to be checked for liquid level at least once a week and periodically the electrolyte solution has to be completely replaced. Low voltage per cell, about 1.2V. They are slow to charge and cannot be discharged at a high rate. And if I remember correctly they also have a high "leakage" rating, i.e. they'll loose energy rapidly in storage and need to be constantly charged in a stand-by situation. I think they're used widely in railroad signaling applications.

[@jaysonstebbins2539]

I just purchased and waiting for my delta max 2000 and just found your video and I'm really concerned now because I thought this had the same battery chemistry as the delta pro. 800 life cycles!!!??? That's it!? I'm a little annoyed right now. I spent 30 minutes on the website looking for this and finally found it in the download Manual. Kindabupset about this. This is going in a off grid application running a freezer and mini fridge so I'm not quite sure im liking this. If I only run it down to 50% each day then that only gives me about 4 years of life to 80%. I was literally about to pull the trigger on the ac200max and the only thing stopping me was the slow charge from ac but now knowing this is 800 cycles vs 3500 life cycles I think I know what my better option was!!! Great video btw! Thank you!!

[@Whitepinoy]

No Power Brick like bluetti

[@crisservin3106]

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[@PracticalPreparedness]

Thanks cris!

[@lestatangel]

Maybe you can do a video about best recipes including your neighbor's pets.