I was looking at the Ecoflow Delta 3 Power Station.

They tell me I can not Run my 1,000 Watt Microwave Oven on this.
Even if I use it for 9. Minutes to make a Potato this will drain the unit.

They tell me I can not use this with a Keurig Coffee Maker because they Run at 900 Watts to 1,500 Watts and this will drain the unit.

Any T.V. Ads for this say you can use this with.
A Microwave Oven.
A Keurig Coffee Maker.
A Toaster Oven.
A Heating Blanket.
An Electric Burner.
A Big Screen T.V. Set.

So what I not understanding?

What if I set my 1,00 Watt Microwave Oven to 50% Power or 30% Power?

Can anybody tell me the Real story?

Thanks for all the help.

 

I was looking at the Ecoflow Delta 3 Power Station.

They tell me I can not Run my 1,000 Watt Microwave Oven on this.
Even if I use it for 9. Minutes to make a Potato this will drain the unit.

They tell me I can not use this with a Keurig Coffee Maker because they Run at 900 Watts to 1,500 Watts and this will drain the unit.

Any T.V. Ads for this say you can use this with.
A Microwave Oven.
A Keurig Coffee Maker.
A Toaster Oven.
A Heating Blanket.
An Electric Burner.
A Big Screen T.V. Set.

So what I not understanding?

What if I set my 1,00 Watt Microwave Oven to 50% Power or 30% Power?

Can anybody tell me the Real story?

Thanks for all the help.

It's called a con job.

 

I was looking at the Ecoflow Delta 3 Power Station.

My search reveals several different models. Which is yours?
Ecoflow Delta 3 Power Station

 

Two things:
First, it would stand to reason that if a device is rated for 500W then obviously it wouldn't be able to run anything that draws more than that much power.
Second, some power supplies do not produce good sine waves and some equipment can be sensitive to the poorly formed waveform. So that could also be behind the reasoning why some devices can not be supported by your supply.

 

Most microwave ovens run at full power and to get 50%, they just run for 50% of the time at full power. Only "Inverter" types of microwave ovens actually change the power usage, based on % of power. So, a UPS have to meet the full load demand of the microwave oven, even if it is on a momentary basis.
The specs I find say it has a 1024Wh battery (some units claim 1536Wh battery), and says it is a pure sine wave output rated at 1800W. So, in theory, it should run all the things you listed. However, heavy loads will only run for a short (shorter) time. The unit you are looking at may be different than what I found on their web site.

 

So if you want to operate such high powered devices from a battery for a longer period of time, then you should perhaps consider an inverter or UPS supply with a larger battery.

 

There are two factors in these "battery generators" and advertisements are deceptive about them.

The first consideration is what POWER they can deliver. How many WATTS they can provide. If they can provide 1600 watts, they can power your electric skillet. No lie there.

The second consideration is how much ENERGY they can supply. This is in terms of WATT-HOURS. Let's say the "generator" is rated at 2 KW-HOURS. This rating is often difficult to find – this is where the deception comes in. If you are illuminating a 60W incandescent bulb:

2000 watt-hours / 60 watts = 33 hours

If you are making dinner in your 1600 watt skillet:

2000 watt-hours / 1600 watts = 1¼ hours

The watt-hour rating is somewhat load dependent as well – with small loads, the battery will usually provide more than the rated energy. With large loads, it will usually be less than the rated energy.

 

J.C. is bringing out the reality, which a lot of the on-line sellers neglect to include.
And with most products aimed at the "consumer" market, any possible truth is so skillfully hidden that it is never found. The product may deliver the full 1600 watts, for one minute, until it overheats and either shuts down or burns out or pops the internal fuse.. BUT it will certainly deliver that 1600 watts for a solid 15 seconds without a problem.

 

The Model was the Ecoflow Delta 3 Power Station I was looking at.

 

They tell me I can not Run my 1,000 Watt Microwave Oven on this.

Who is they?

 

The general public doesn't understand the difference between power and energy. (Try explaining an off-grid power system to a potential customer)

 

Based on the description of the "Delta 3 power station I would not trust the seller at all.
Details are missing .
Even worse, the description states that it can power a microwave oven. So somebody needs to explain why it can not power the TS owned MWO

 

The following description on the seller’s website says it all. Bolding mine:

[Power up to 1200W] - RIVER 3 Plus portable power station delivers a steady 600W and surges to 1200W

There is no definition of the surge’s length. It could be a millisecond for that matter.

 

Is this the unit you're talking about? The link you provided was no different from the one I posted earlier.

Here's the link to THIS machine:
https://www.northerntool.com/produc...urge-watts-2100-model-deltami880-b-us-5070761

 

That description in post #14 has a lot of words but conveys no real information! A skillfully written heap of meaningless noise.

 

TS says the model is the Delta 3 Power station, not River or "Mini". The Delta 3 Power Station is rated 1800W output, about 3200-3600W surge (don't recall exact surge number)

 

Found this on the Delta 3 (but this is the "3 Plus")

Claims to be able to run a microwave. The TS claims he's been told his can not power a microwave oven.

They tell me I can not use this with a Keurig Coffee Maker because they Run at 900 Watts to 1,500 Watts and this will drain the unit.

I don't see anything that's just "Delta 3". That's why I ask which unit he has. Unfortunately the only information I got was the same as the link I posted. That shows there are many differing models, which is why I asked which unit the TS has. Ranging from $600 to nearly $5,000 (US).

 

Tracked it down:
https://www.hsn.com/products/ecoflow-delta-3-power-station-with-160w-solar-panel-and/1873483
Unfortunately for any meaningful specs it says to consult the users manual. I'm not going to chase that snake down its hole.

 

The description in post #17 uses ONLY "Glittering Words", and provides no actual applicable numbers to the claims! I learned to watch out for that scheme back in a high school class on "detecting propaganda" back in 1962. Mz Canfield was the teacher.

 

The description in post #17 uses ONLY "Glittering Words", and provides no actual applicable numbers to the claims!

That's often the way it goes. They tell you "It CAN help (lose weight, sleep better, improve memory). They don't claim it WILL help you lose weight, sleep better or improve your memory. They say it CAN help. Not that it will. Some, back when "Truth in Advertising" was a law would say "Results may vary, your results will be less." And don't get started on gas mileage claims by manufacturers. Their actual test condition mileage will be nothing like the average driver will encounter.

So the TS either HAS or is thinking of purchasing the Delta 3 model. If he HAS the user manual "Hopefully" it will provide the missing detail. Until then we're just guessing.