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Q: QuestionHow long could I run a large refrigerator with this?

Asked 4 years ago by RHS.

• A:Answer Nutshell, about 4 hours. During the last power shutdown I left the refrigerator/freezer doors closed for about 6 hours at first. Then I plugged it into the power thing. It ran out of power after 4 hours. But, it worked! The power company turned things back on after about another 6 hours, and everything was fine. Nothing spoiled.

  Answered 4 years ago by GaryVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionhow do you calculate how long the battery will last with how much power a device takes to run? Does anyone know?

Asked 4 years ago by Wolfboy.

• A:Answer A Watt Hour is a unit of measurement for power over a period of time (an hour), or in our case, a way of measuring capacity. One Watt hour is equal to one Watt of average power flow over an hour. One Watt over four hours would be four Watt Hours of power. As an example, a 100 Watt light bulb on a 400 Watt Hour battery would last, on paper, 4 hours.

  Answered 4 years ago by Bill

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Q: QuestionMy solar panel has Anderson connectors. 1 black wire and 1 red&black wire. My Duracell 600generator has a red female terminal and a white Female terminal. Which wires plugin WHERE?

Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer Connect red to red (+). Connect black to white (ground).

  Answered 4 years ago by Dlcapewe

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Q: QuestionBeing a lead acid battery, does it cut off at 50% discharge to protect the battery from over discharge?

Asked 3 years ago by Bmulder2.

• A:Answer The Duracell PowerSource has low voltage battery protection and the unit will shut down when the unit detects the voltage has reached 9.5 volts.

  Answered 3 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionI am bed ridden and I need to be able to run my bed, keep my phone charged and a small refrigerator... How long should it last?

Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer It's hard to guess without the exact items, but this should recharge a smart phone from empty 35 times. There's a bunch of people on youtube who are using these types of devices to keep decent sized 12V cooler shaped travel freezers/refrigerators running for days. I'd guess a small college type fridge is a less efficient than those. But it also depends on how full it is and how much you open and close it. Same thing goes with the bed if you're constantly moving it up and down it's going to use up the stored energy quickly. If it's heated then it'll use it up very quickly. If you want to you can add a bunch of lead acid batteries to give it much larger capacity or add solar panels to offset the drain put on it.

  Answered 4 years ago by Diego

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Q: QuestionWILL IT POWER A COFFEE POT

Asked 4 years ago by BILL.

• A:Answer If it's very strong, you can connect your coffee maker to make your coffee without any problems

  Answered 4 years ago by BuenaOfertaVerified Purchase

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Q: Questionwill it power a 1200 watt portable infared small electric heater and if so for how long..thanks

Asked 4 years ago by Tucker.

• A:Answer Not for a long time. Unless you add a bunch of extra batteries. Heaters are going to be one of the largest draws you could put on it.

  Answered 4 years ago by Diego

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Q: QuestionWill it power a home oxygen concentrator and if so for how long?

Asked 3 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer The Duracell Power Source can not be used with any medical device, and can not power a home oxygen concentrator.

  Answered 3 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionDuracell is modified sine wave. Is it safe to run a full size refrigerator since this model is not pure sine wave? Is it possible there could be long term damage to the refrigerator? There is monthly power loss where I live.

Asked 3 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer The PowerSource can safely provide power to most appliances. In order to check if your refrigerator can run safely when using the modified sine wave the PowerSource produces, please check with the manufacturer of your refrigerator as there are some models that can only function when using pure sine wave power.

  Answered 3 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: Questionhow is this unit charged , is it solar ???

Asked 4 years ago by Anonymous.

• A:Answer You can charge it using 110v AC, or using the 12v DC through the Anderson ports (100 watt max).

  Answered 4 years ago by Dlcapewe

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Q: QuestionWhat is the estimated number of recharges until the batter does not take recharge anymore or rendered useless?

Asked 3 years ago by kpbar.

• A:Answer The Duracell PowerSource features a 12V 55Ah SLA battery with AGM technology. It will last for about 300 charging cycles.

  Answered 3 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionWill the unit charge any external batteries hooked to the pole terminals while it charges itself via solar or wall? And lastly, does it have a DC output and amps to jump dead vehicle?

Asked 2 years ago by Luc7g.

• A:Answer The technology in the Duracell PowerSource is such that it sees both the internal battery and any connected external batteries as one large battery. Therefore, the PowerSource charges both the internal and external batteries at an equal rate. This is true whether plugged into a wall outlet, or using a solar panel. Unfortunately, the PowerSource cannot be used to jump a dead vehicle..

  Answered 2 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionCan you use the unit while it is charging via solar panel. Or will it always be off while charging?

Asked 2 years ago by Jerm.

• A:Answer You can use the unit while charging via solar panel. However, if the wattage draw is higher than the wattage coming in through the solar panel, you may still experience low voltage.

  Answered 2 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionCan the duracell powerblock 500 gasless generator operate a an internet router at the same time it is connected to a solar panel for charging? Can charging and usage of power occur at the same time?

Asked 2 years ago by RayRay.

• A:Answer Yes, the unit can be used while it is charging.

  Answered 2 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionI want to add an external battery to double the charge of my power source can I use any car battery from an auto parts or any recommendations? Thanks

Asked 3 years ago by Manny.

• A:Answer We recommend using a 12V 100Ah sealed lead acid AGM battery. This will nearly triple your run time.

  Answered 3 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionHow long will it run a tv and xbox?

Asked 3 years ago by Rocko.

• A:Answer The run time of the Duracell PowerSource depends on the wattage draw. We are unsure how many watts the described system uses, but based on information we found, the expected run time is about an hour before the Duracell would need to be charged.

  Answered 3 years ago by Duracell Power

  
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Q: QuestionWhy doesn't my output show the full charge? It just shows two dashes..is my battery no good? It charges up to 12.7 after 24 hours. In the above graphics it shows 4 bars under the output portion.

Asked 3 months ago by Outtajuice.

Q: QuestionMine won’t turn on without shutting off right away, I charged the battery, everything looks good, she charges but when I power on it shuts right off. What could be tte problem? Right now it only works as an extention cord but I need it off grid.

Asked 10 months ago by DJ.

Q: QuestionI.connected the daisy chain and it does not work

Asked 1 year ago by Anonymous.

Q: QuestionCan I charge this with my car.

Asked 1 year ago by DennisH.