The Titan Solar Generator is the Best One Yet!

[@affordabledesertliving3487]

I researched Bluetti, converting a tesla car battery to power my tiny cabin and a host of other things. Three years later after all of that research I own a Titan and 2 batteries that easily and beautifully powers my entire tiny cabin. So far I am absolutely delighted with the Titan. Thanks for this great explanation and for answering some of my questions over the years.

[@minutemanprep]

I'm happy to help.

[@larrycox6614]

I'm on the waiting list for a December delivery. Anxious to put this bad boy to use in my RV. Will need to figure out how to connect my external 50amp service plug while having the Titan at the front battery compartment.

[@minutemanprep]

It will be awesome! I'd love to see pictures when you get it set up [e-mail]

[@kenmarchlenski4477]

Got mine today and so far, MISSING the 4 DC USBC Plugs and the "Car Charger connector (seen at 3:58). Instructions say that they MAY or MAY NOT come as standard equipment. HOWEVER, I and probably anyone can get a bit confused on What accessories Come with the Titan since there's a lot of difference between what Video's like this says and the Actual photo of the Set on the Site. I DID GET the 3 Extensions mentioned SHOWN in the Site Ad but NOT the 4 DC USBC Plug adapters, nor Car DC lighter plug cord or a Manual (just a one page set up) shown HERE in this Video. Time to clear things up a on this! My real Concerns have to do with the entire Unit being Up To Snuff but that'll take a bit of time to set it up, check batteries and charge the batteries. So Far: All in all, I find my vendor very satisfactory to Good considering these Times with Russia making the number of Orders suddenly Jump (I presume)! I ordered this from "Powered Portable Solar" on Feb. 28, 2022. Got here today April 18 along with two Extra batteries giving me a total of 3. This seems to be an American cottage industry which I always try to support when it comes up to my standards. I give it 4 Stars just receiving it do to its Claimed Features that I somehow believe just in the hearing. I feel the 5th Star will follow after it's set up and tested.

[@mikemills5958]

I just bought a Titan Point Zero after watching this video. Thanks for making the video 👍🏼

[@minutemanprep]

That's awesome! I'm glad you got a Titan, they're the absolute best.

[@markfcoble]

How is now?

[@mikemills5958]

​@@minutemanprep its on back order have to wait 6 weeks but that was 3 weeks ago so a few more weeks and i'll be good to go. I ordered from www.shopsolarkits.com and they have a company they work with that makes financing easy so my payments are $140/month fricken sweet deal, I can't wait to get it and line my backyard with solar panals. Make sure to mention Minute Man Prep if you buy one. They made a sweet video they deserve recognition.

[@mikemills5958]

@@markfcoble its on back order have to wait 6 weeks but that was 3 weeks ago so a few more weeks and i'll be good to go. I ordered from www.shopsolarkits.com and they have a company they work with that makes financing easy so my payments are $140/month fricken sweet deal, I can't wait to get it and line my backyard with solar panals. Make sure to mention Minute Man Prep if you buy one. They made a sweet video they deserve recognition.

[@drissgreen1280]

@@minutemanprep thanks for the info, i subbed btw!!!!

[@tecnolover2642]

OK, on further examination of their website I see that the extra 2kwh battery is only 1395.00 which isn't bad at all considering it actually specs at 2.2kWh. So for $4395.00 you are getting a True 4kW system that specs at around 4.4kWh capacity. That's basically about 1$/per watt hour which is on par with other manufacturer's units but your also getting much better charging and input/output power options all around with this unit but with a slightly subpar lithium bat. If they keep the price the same with LifePO4 bats it will be a real value!. It seems their pricing strategy is to drive consumers to get that extra battery pack to bring up the value but naturally you have to buy the starter unit for compatibility.

[@Nezello]

LifePO4?

[@72fr250]

This sounds like it should be the commercially available unit I've been waiting for to upgrade from my existing homemade all in one box. I watched your other videos up until now on the unit, but I'd really like to see inside the control unit. I get that it's a 240v split phase inverter from how the front panel is run, but I need to know if it has a nice fat toroidal transformer in it or if it's the junky high frequency little transformers that can't handle large inductive loads. From your other videos and tests, I'm guessing it's the beefy toroidal transformer since it's pure sine wave and has been powering A/C units and power tools, but I'd like confirmation. This unit is close enough to the DIY price point for something comparable but in a nice clean package. I'd like to spend a little extra for a polished product like this.

[@Kabuika1]

Thank you so much for this video! That was amazing info.

[@minutemanprep]

Glad you liked it!

[@kimroth7868]

I'm a grandma and I was thrilled with your explanation of this generator but after so much info, my mind goes to mush. If I were charging this generator, how many of the solar panels that you mention would be needed to charge it? Will one panel work and if so, how long would it it take to charge? How many would you recommend?

[@minutemanprep]

I don't personally recommend anything less than 1000w in solar, which is 10, 100w panels. They're very light and easy to set up. It cannot be charged with one panel. 1000w in panels will charge the Titan in about 2 hours on a clear sunny day while nothing is running off of the Titan.

[@sandyelliott3350]

You sure push this brand. You must get big commission.

[@minutemanprep]

Everyone makes a commission, that's a reality. What matters is that people get what they pay for. in 22 months (since the Titan released), not one single other solar generator has delivered on what they promised. Look at the Jackery 2000, they claim 800w solar input, yet you are required to use their EXTREMELY expensive solar panels and even still cannot get close to the 800w solar input claimed. Isn't that false advertising? Isn't that misleading customers? When something comes out that's better than the Titan, I will tell everyone about it.

[@ilivehere7709]

Is anyone using the Titan in an RV? I've had to send mine back to Point Zero Energy twice now, because when I plug my RV's (van's) Shore Power plug into the 30 amp shore power connection on the front of the Titan, it blows the inverter. If anyone else is having a similar issue, can you please contact me?

[@minutemanprep]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qpKmeompm6eUpNU&t I use mine in my RV all the time. I am sorry you've had issues with yours, I haven't in either of mine.

[@joejohnson3145]

I have been enjoying your thoughts on Titan all weekend, excellent production and content. In your opinion, how does the titan get away with not having a BMS to prevent overheating and other battery issues?

[@minutemanprep]

Thanks, I am glad you're liking the content. I am sorry for any confusion but the Titan does have overheat, overcharge and all those protections built in. In fact, the Titan has 2 heat sensors to make sure if one fails that the other still catches the overheating and protects it.

[@joejohnson3145]

@@minutemanprep Thanks for that quick response Ben! Your videos are really helping me fiqure all this out. You didn't cause any of my confusion, I had read that if someone wanted to use a non-Point Zero battery its important that the battery itself has a BMS which made me think that the control did not contain a BMS. One followup you answer, would the control unit screen tell you if one of the sensors failed?

[@minutemanprep]

@@joejohnson3145 Gotcha, yes any external battery that is added to the Titan should have its own BMS in it as well. The control screen would not tell you if one of the sensors failed.

[@davidbarrows1754]

Continue the videos....terrific job! We live in Texas and summer heat is exhausting. What do you recommend to keep relatively cool while using the Titan?

[@minutemanprep]

Will do! I would recommend a swamp cooler. There are really good DIY swamp coolers that cost less than $50 and will use less than 100 watts of energy to run. That will easily run of a Titan with only 500 to 1000 watts in solar. The next step up is to get a small 5,000 BTU AC unit. That will run off of the Titan very easily as well but needs at least 1,000w of solar to make it worth while to keep the batteries topped off during the day. At night I'd for sure use the swamp cooler since it uses 1/5 the energy. I will have to do a video on that!

[@davidbarrows1754]

@@minutemanprep OK.... thanks for the info.

[@glockman9c]

Thanks the info...

[@thatoneguy3930]

If I purchase the 500, and found that I needed more power, what would I have to purchase to take it to the 1000? I was looking for a generator to run my refrigerator and 7 cu ft freezer in a power outage, it seems that the 500 would do the job.

[@minutemanprep]

To upgrade a unit from the 500 to 1000 kit you'll need 500w more in solar panels and an MC4 2 to 1 Branch Connector. That's it.

[@kayebrewer614]

Do you recommend rigid or flexible solar panels?

[@minutemanprep]

Rigid panels all the way. The benefits far outweigh the cons. The con is that the 100w Rigid panels are about 16lbs each which isn't really heavy but also not super light. But they will last over 20 years. The Flexx 100 panels are ONLY best suited for ultimate portability.

[@far2manygadgets38]

Titan, Goal Zero, and Eco Flow are all out of stock. Inergy Apex is available.

[@minutemanprep]

I would take the Bluetti or Alpha over the Apex personally simply because both the Bluetti and Alpha have 1000w inverters and 1500wh batteries. The Bluetti and Alpha can actually put out 1,000w continuously where the Apex can only put out 550w continuously. Bluetti: amzn.to/32gBYos Alpha: amzn.to/2NgapHR

[@catalinababy6068]

@@minutemanprep I just bought an apex w 5 100 watt panels. So I can only pull 550 Out of it. I guess they lied Bummer Just bought yesterday And a lion battery 1300 The invertor on apex is supposed to be better than that

[@minutemanprep]

@@catalinababy6068 Why not return them and get the Titan? Returning the Apex, panels and battery will easily equate to a Titan. Just a though =)

[@acefire4050]

How do I hook it up to my kitchen stove to see if we can run 3600 w for an hour and a half at a time when I'm cooking and if it can do that then it's worth something if it cannot I don't even want to look at it.

[@minutemanprep]

The inverter is a 3,000w inverter and that's at 120v so it will not run 3600w and electric ranges use 240v.

[@brianrobinson8411]

If i had access to thousands of new car batteries with dozens of types and sizes at my bug out location... can this connect to them?

[@minutemanprep]

Yes. The only thing to keep in mind is when you attach a lead-acid battery to a lithium battery you automatically cut the lithium battery capacity in half. The lead-acid batteries also have to be wired in 24v not 12v. Since the internal and external batteries have to be the same voltage and the lead-acid/external batteries cannot go below 50% at the absolute lowest then you can only use 50% of the internal battery too. The Titan battery is 2,000wh. A car battery is often around 12v at 90a (1,080wh). But you have to cut in half the total capacity since you can't drain below 50%. So each battery is 540wh max capacity. So you will take the internal lithium battery down to 1,000wh usable capacity and will have to add two car batteries just to get back to 2,000wh essentially. Then you'll need to add 4 more just to double the size for a total of 6 car batteries. You also need to keep in mind that lithium still gives more power at lower voltages and runs better when the percentage is lower. But lead-acid batteries will give less power at lower voltages. All in all it makes a lot more sense to just get another Titan expansion battery rather than adding more lead acid batteries.

[@Rantandreason]

You mentioned the flexible solar panels you like, but what about the non flexible kind? Do you have any recommendations for those?

[@minutemanprep]

I like the ones here on the site the most: poweredportablesolar.com/product/rigid-100-solar-panel/ I like those the most becuase they are the most efficient 100w mono rigid panels I have ever tested. They are smaller than any other 100w panels I've used and actually produces really good power. Other good ones are these: Option 1: amzn.to/347IZca Option 2: amzn.to/2YybleC

[@roypase8488]

Ben have you tested this with the 30A? What would be your expected behavior if you plugged the RV 30A into the Titan in the absence of Shore Power? Would it supply power to RV and keep battery charging if you had solar panels connected? I know I am looking for RV use in a boon docking scenario when not utilizing at home. Thanks.

[@minutemanprep]

Hey Roy, I haven't used it extensively. I am hoping to test it out on an off-grid location in the near future. If so I will be able to do a full video on that. What I have tested I know that it does work well with RVs and can be charged while being used no problem. It's great for boondocking.

[@AustinMark]

Can you add Wind power or Micro Hydro power to a Point Zero Titan system and if so how?

[@minutemanprep]

Yes. As long as the input is within the parameters of 35-145v and 30a

[@AustinMark]

Minute Man Prep ok cool. Do you think it would cause any problems if you had wind turbine hooked up generating enough volts but then the wind dies down... would that cause an error or just not charge ?

[@minutemanprep]

@@AustinMark No. It's the same as a solar panel array being up and then clouds coming in.

[@AustinMark]

Minute Man Prep awesome, thank you.

[@catalinababy6068]

Sadly paid 2000 For entry apex And 899. For lion 1300 To extend To make it 1300+ 1100 Total 2400 Not bad I'm mainly wanting for my fridge Phone I could of bought ur titan Plus panels Wow I'm tempted to buy a titan too Is there only 1 titan? Or smaller units Speaking of basic unit. Can I have panels connected to it Constant? And using at same time?

[@minutemanprep]

Hello again Cathy. Do whatever is best for you but you could return the other equipment and get a Titan. If you bought panels that use the common MC4 connectors they will work just fine with the Titan. There is only one size of Titan, there aren't smaller units. You can have the panels connected to it all the time and that's perfectly fine. You can be using the Titan while charging.

[@katsshibainus3258]

How many hours per 100watts will a single battery last?

[@minutemanprep]

A single battery is 2,000wh. Draining 100w will take 20 hours to drain the battery before inverter efficiency calculation. The average good inverter is 85% efficient. So 20hrs x .85 = 17hrs of solid operation.

[@lunatik9696]

I heard Titan will be offering LiFePO4 batteries in the future. I wonder when?

[@Nezello]

LiFePO4?

[@Falko99]

I am reading that the 12V outlets are limited to 20A total. Is that correct?

[@minutemanprep]

Correct it is 20 amps with a real voltage of 13.8v that stays true regardless of battery level.

[@jessiemartinez7681]

Ben, plug in the lights! I'd like to see them working.

[@minutemanprep]

Haha, good call. Duh I should've done that. I will make sure to include that in my next Titan video.

[@kendallwilliams1859]

Can I run my small house completely off Grid with this?

[@minutemanprep]

Yes, as long as it's all 120v power. The easiest thing to do is have a 30amp 3 prong plug installed in the tiny home and the Titan can connect directly to that.

[@kendallwilliams1859]

That’s really helpful. Any helpful videos or websites that detail how to wire up a container house using a 30amp 110v circuit?

[@minutemanprep]

@@kendallwilliams1859 Not that I'm aware of. You'll have to do some digging around.

[@CRAIGTIMM1]

@@minutemanprep is it possible to email you?

[@minutemanprep]

@@CRAIGTIMM1 of course! [e-mail]

[@braun278]

Are there fans in the Titan? If so, how often do they run and how loud are they?

[@minutemanprep]

Yes there are multiple fans in the Titan. They have two speeds, low and high. They generally do not turn on at all unless you're running over 900w of equipment at once. When they turn on high they are very powerful and usually only run for 10 seconds or so and then turn off for awhile until the internal temp goes up enough to need them again. When the Titan is getting charged really fast the internal fans will turn onto low and it's very quite.

[@estrelassort6161]

can it charge an electric vehicle??

[@minutemanprep]

As long as the charger for the vehicle is 110/120v then yes.

[@stevelandsberg6951]

Ben, starting to wonder if there is a way the solar charge port can be configured to use 12v alternator charging (via the MPPT controller) ?

[@minutemanprep]

Sadly no because the battery is 24v.

[@sacredflowart]

Link to the flex solar panel you recommend? Thank you!

[@minutemanprep]

I actually prefer the rigid panels now because they really don't weight that much but they last over 20 years

[@sacredflowart]

@@minutemanprep Which rigid panel? Please recommend the make and model!

[@minutemanprep]

@@sacredflowart #1 recommended kit here: poweredportablesolar.com/product/titan-1000-rigid-kit/

[@gravitytwo4088]

@@sacredflowart He said something about a Flex100?

[@scottfilbey7882]

Hi Ben. So do your solar panels have to be 24v? Or is 12v acceptable?

[@minutemanprep]

The panels need to make more than 30v. But the total panel input into each solar input port cannot exceed 145v and 30amps. So the range is 30-145 volts and 30 amps. I use 100w 12v panels that are wired in series in order to increase the voltage. It is also safe to use other solar panels as long as the 30v minimum is met and it doesn't exceed 145v and 30 amps.

[@scottfilbey7882]

@@minutemanprep thanks so much for the quick reply. Love your reviews

[@247rdixon]

I have Solar Storm 100 panels with Neutrik connectors. Will they work with the Titan generator?

[@minutemanprep]

Because of the proprietary connections that Inergy uses it's a little hard to use the Storm panels with the Titan. The Kodiak and Apex run an all parallel solar panel connection to work with those two units. The Titan uses a Series/Parallel system. Basically you can't go over 145v and 30a. 5 100w panels can make up to 30 amps. So if you have 5 Storm panels you may be able to just get the Neutrik to MC4 adapter and have that work with the Titan. I am not sure though.

[@247rdixon]

Minute Man Prep Please suggests panels I should use for the easiest way to go for a start.

[@minutemanprep]

@@247rdixon poweredportablesolar.com/shop/ has panels. If you want to get something Amazon I'd look at these: amzn.to/34r1glo amzn.to/372tx40 amzn.to/347IZca amzn.to/2YybleC

[@kimmididwhat]

Isn’t this the same as the Kodiak? (Being sincere not sarcastic)

[@minutemanprep]

Hey Kimmi, this is leaps and bounds stronger than the Kodiak. The Kodiak was a pretty good system but is considered to be 1/2 to 1/3 of a single Titan when it comes to power, charge, capacity and so on. If you go to PoweredPortableSolar.com/ you can find a comparison chart showing many different solar generators. The Titan wins in every category except weight.

[@graceday7203]

Hi- I found your videos while I was getting busy signals trying to order the 4 Patriots 1800 generator. Then I was completely sold on the Titan, until I called to order it. The fellow I spoke with agrees that it is one of the best, but an overkill for what we need it for - our sailboat. The weight and size are too much for our boat, and he suggested we check out the Eco Flow. We just need something to run a small heater at night, my husband's c-pap machine, an electric cooler, and maybe one or two other small appliances (but probably not often.) So, your videos have answered questions I didn't even know we had. Do you have any ideas or suggestions on the Eco Flow? Anything else we should know? We are concerned about finding a solar panel, since the flexible 100w one is pretty big for setting out on our deck. Thank you for the great information on your videos!

[@minutemanprep]

Hey Grace, I'm not sure who you talked to but regardless of what solar generator you want to get it will not run a small electric heater through the night. An average small heater uses 750w. The EcoFlow Delta battery is 1,300wh and so you take 1,300wh ÷ 750w = 1.73hrs run time at MAX capacity at best. The Titan has a 2,000wh battery so it would be 2,000wh ÷ 750w = 2.6hrs. So it comes down to what you're running. The other items such as CPAP, electric cooler, and other small appliances are very easy to run off both of those units but the issue with the Delta is recharge speed since the max input is 400w of solar whereas the Titans solar input with 1 battery is 1,000w of solar. The biggest concern is that no solar generator I am aware of is rated to marine conditions. With heavy salt in the air and high humidity, no one knows how that will affect the internal components of solar generators. The other issue that you mentioned is space. How much room for solar panels do you have? If you don't have much then it's harder to get a larger system because it needs to be able to recharge well enough from the panels. Lots to consider.

[@ryansmith3290]

Aren't you the exclusive distributor for this product?

[@minutemanprep]

Nope.

[@catalinababy6068]

Hi I'm lady that talked to u.on phone

[@catalinababy6068]

Check ur email

[@markjob6354]

Didn't you present *the exact same video last month ?* Whay are you repeating yourself ?

[@strongholds12]

Aaaand it's a rip off

[@minutemanprep]

I'd like to hear how you feel it's a ripoff? There's literally nothing in the world that's as capable as the Titan when comparing portable solar generators. 3,000 pure sine wave inverter, 2,000wh battery with ability to expand indefinitely. 1,000w standard solar input (twice as much as any other unit) and expands to 2,000w solar input with 2 or more batteries. 6,000w surge. 6 outlets. True 13.8v DC plugs rated to 20 amps (again not one single other unit has that in the world). Full service 30 amp rv plug (almost every other unit that has an RV plug cannot truly put out 30 amps). Can actually reach 2,000 life cycles on lithium battery because of special charge setting... I can keep going. It is on par price-wise with other solar generators on the market. I'm not trying to shoot you down, I'm truly trying to understand how this unit is a ripoff. Please let me know your thoughts. The only way to get the same thing for cheaper is to manufacturer it yourself but then you lose the warranty, customer service and help.

[@MariuszProductions]

No you are just poor, Titan is legit. Do some research, building out is an option but costs add up fast.