[PPRAANet] Power Stations (was: Yesterday's SOTA Summit on Bear Peak near Westcliffe CO)

[Chris Nicoll]

            Hi Greg. Yes our SOTA summit on Bear Peak by Westcliffe CO off highway 96 in Custer County.  ________________________Chris Nicoll CISSPPhone: (719) 225-6600chris at chrisnicoll.usAmateur Radio Call Sign: WØCNXFacebook | LinkedIn ---- On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 20:28:23 -0700  Greg Beeley<gregbeeley at gmail.com> wrote ----Agreed - that looked fishy to me too.Li-Ion and LiFePo power stations cost about $0.60 ~ $1.00 per watt-hour.  Getting a decent brand (Jackery, Bluetti, Anker, EcoFlow, etc.) towards the lower end of that range is a solid deal.  Much lower... be very very suspicious.  Also check into the support reputation of the company.Also, on the power stations and ham topic, note that these portable power stations often have floating ground and floating neutral.  Some have no ground interconnection between receptacles at all.  Know your power station well and how to manage grounding & neutral for your intended use.It's also good to look for an appropriate NRTL certification (UL, ETL, TÜV, etc) to (for example) UL 2743.  And if you're curious what UL 2743 or other standards test for, the standard is available for free online viewing (no search capability) if you sign up on UL's website.73,- Greg ak6bjason wrote on 1/24/23 19:49:> Would be careful with this one.  It is wuuler.com, not walmart.com.  has a low trusted score.Sent from my Verizon, Samsung Galaxy smartphone______________________________________________________________PPRAANet mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/ppraanetHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:PPRAANet at mailman.qth.netThis list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.html