Be Prepared with the Versatile EcoFlow Delta 2 Max Power Station

Summary

本视频介绍了EcoFlow Delta 2 Max便携式电源站，作为国家备灾月的一部分。Delta 2 Max拥有248瓦时电池容量和2400瓦持续输出功率，适合灾害备灾。视频测试了其AC放电容量、太阳能充电能力，并探讨了如何将其作为家庭断电情况下的应急电源使用。Delta 2 Max可通过扩展电池模块增加容量，适合家庭应急或户外活动使用。

Takeaways

• 📅 九月是美国的国家准备月，而EcoFlow在八月份就开始了他们的灾害准备意识活动。
• 🎥 视频作者收到了EcoFlow Delta 2 Max电源站的评测单元，尽管EcoFlow没有付费让作者制作视频。
• 🔋 Delta 2 Max是Delta 2的升级版，电池容量翻倍，达到2.48千瓦时，额定持续输出功率为2400瓦，比Delta 2高出约35%。
• 🌪️ 在灾害准备方面，拥有任何形式的电力备份解决方案都比没有好，Delta 2 Max的更大运行时间和太阳能输入能力在紧急情况下非常有用。
• 🏠 在飓风带或远离海岸的地方，极端天气、龙卷风、雪和冰暴甚至野火都可能长时间切断电网电源，Delta 2 Max可以在这种情况下提供关键电力。
• 🚫 与燃气发电机相比，像Delta 2 Max这样的电源站不排放有毒烟雾，噪音也小，可以安全地在室内存储和操作。
• 🔌 Delta 2 Max附带多种电缆，包括车充线、标准交流电缆和适配器电缆，但没有太阳能电缆，需要单独购买。
• 🔆 Delta 2 Max支持通过两个XT60连接器进行太阳能充电，每个连接器最多可输入500瓦太阳能。
• 🔋 通过AC放电容量测试，Delta 2 Max从额定的2.48千瓦时中实际输出了1810瓦时，达到88%的额定容量。
• 🌞 太阳能充电测试表明，Delta 2 Max可以使用标准XT60连接器进行充电，并且可以在没有人工干预的情况下恢复充电。
• 📲 EcoFlow有移动应用程序，可以与Delta 2 Max配合使用，提供更多关于电源站状态的详细信息。

Q & A

EcoFlow Delta 2 Max的电池容量是多少？

EcoFlow Delta 2 Max的电池容量为2.048千瓦时（248瓦时）。

Delta 2 Max的额定连续输出功率是多少？

Delta 2 Max的额定连续输出功率为2400瓦。

Delta 2 Max与Delta 2相比有哪些提升？

Delta 2 Max的电池容量是Delta 2的两倍，并且其连续输出功率比Delta 2高出约35%。

Delta 2 Max是否适合在灾难准备中使用？

是的，Delta 2 Max因其较大的电池容量和高输出功率，非常适合在灾难准备中作为电力备份解决方案。

Delta 2 Max是否支持太阳能充电？

是的，Delta 2 Max支持太阳能充电，并且有两个XT60连接器用于太阳能输入。

Delta 2 Max的太阳能输入限制是多少？

每个太阳能输入端口最大可以处理500瓦的太阳能输入，电压限制在11伏到60伏之间，每个端口的电流限制为15安。

Delta 2 Max的AC输出端口有哪些？

Delta 2 Max有六个全三针20安的AC输出端口，一个标准的10安12伏汽车附件插座，以及两个DC5521附件端口。

Delta 2 Max的USB端口配置是怎样的？

Delta 2 Max有四个Type-A USB端口，其中两个是12瓦的老式端口，两个是18瓦的Quick Charge 3.0端口，还有两个100瓦的PD端口。

Delta 2 Max是否可以通过移动应用进行控制？

是的，Delta 2 Max可以通过EcoFlow的移动应用进行控制和监控。

Delta 2 Max在满载测试中的表现如何？

Delta 2 Max在满载测试中能够持续输出2400瓦的功率，并且在测试期间没有过载或关闭。

Delta 2 Max是否支持扩展电池模块？

是的，Delta 2 Max支持最多两个智能扩展电池模块，可以将电池容量扩展到6144瓦时。

Delta 2 Max是否适合作为家庭电力备份系统？

Delta 2 Max可以作为一个起始的家庭电力备份系统，并且随着需求和预算的增加，其容量可以随之扩展。

Outlines

00:00

🔋 介绍EcoFlow Delta 2 Max电源站

本段介绍了EcoFlow Delta 2 Max电源站，它是Delta 2的升级版，具有更大的电池容量和更高的持续输出功率。Delta 2 Max在灾难准备方面非常有用，尤其是在飓风、暴风雪、野火等自然灾害导致电网断电时。与汽油发电机相比，Delta 2 Max无需燃料，无噪音和有毒气体排放，可以安全地在室内使用。视频中还提到了Delta 2 Max的包装内容，包括车载充电线、标准AC电缆和适配器电缆等，但没有太阳能电缆。

05:00

🌞 Delta 2 Max太阳能充电测试

本段展示了Delta 2 Max的太阳能充电功能。尽管Delta 2 Max的太阳能输入端口额定功率为500瓦，但测试者通过连接四个200瓦的太阳能板，形成了800瓦的配置，发现Delta 2 Max能够接受标准XT60连接器的太阳能充电，而不需要特殊的XT60I连接器。此外，Delta 2 Max在夜间断开太阳能充电后，第二天能够自动恢复充电，证明了其无人值守太阳能充电的能力。

10:01

🔌 Delta 2 Max的AC和太阳能双充测试

本段测试了Delta 2 Max同时通过AC和太阳能充电的能力。Delta 2 Max能够达到1585瓦的AC充电功率，并在添加太阳能充电后，总充电功率接近2400瓦的最大充电功率。测试者还提到了EcoFlow移动应用程序的使用，该应用程序可以自动检测电源站并允许用户设置屏幕超时等参数。

15:02

🎵 Delta 2 Max的噪音测试

本段进行了Delta 2 Max在AC输出时的噪音测试。测试者使用了一个旧的吉他放大器来测试噪音水平，发现Delta 2 Max的噪音水平略高于电网电源，但仍然可以接受。测试者指出，对于敏感的电子设备，如音响系统或无线电，Delta 2 Max可能会引入一些噪音，建议使用线滤波器来改善输出质量。

20:03

🏠 Delta 2 Max作为家庭备用电源

本段讨论了如何将Delta 2 Max作为家庭备用电源系统使用。Delta 2 Max可以单独使用，也可以通过添加智能扩展电池模块来增加容量，最高可达6144瓦时。此外，Delta 2 Max可以连接到手动转换开关，为家庭电路提供电力。测试者还提到了EcoFlow的其他产品，如Delta Pro Ultra和Delta Pro 3，这些产品提供了更大的容量和扩展性，适合作为专用的家庭备用电源解决方案。

Keywords

💡灾难准备

灾难准备是指为可能发生的自然灾害或其他紧急情况提前做好的准备措施。在视频中，提到了EcoFlow在八月就开始了他们的灾难准备意识活动，这表明了灾难准备的重要性。灾难准备通常包括储备食物、水、急救用品和备用电源等，以确保在紧急情况下能够维持基本生活需求。

💡EcoFlow

EcoFlow是一家生产便携式电源解决方案的公司，视频中提到了他们正在进行的灾难准备意识活动。EcoFlow的产品，如Delta 2 Max，被设计用于在没有电网的情况下提供电力，这在灾难发生时尤其有用。

💡Delta 2 Max

Delta 2 Max是EcoFlow生产的一款便携式电源站，具有较大的电池容量和高功率输出。在视频中，Delta 2 Max被用来展示其在灾难准备中的作用，如为冰箱、空调或其他家用电器提供备用电源。

💡电池容量

电池容量是指电池能够存储的电量，通常以瓦时（Wh）为单位。Delta 2 Max的电池容量为2480瓦时，这意味着它能够提供更长的使用时间。在灾难情况下，电池容量越大，能够支持的设备和使用时间就越长。

💡太阳能输入

太阳能输入是指使用太阳能板为电源站充电的能力。在视频中，提到了Delta 2 Max可以通过太阳能板充电，这在灾难发生时电网瘫痪的情况下非常有用，因为太阳能是一种可持续的能源。

💡便携式电源

便携式电源是一种可以轻松移动的电源解决方案，通常用于户外活动或紧急情况。Delta 2 Max就是一个例子，它可以在没有电网的情况下提供电力，非常适合露营、野营或作为灾难准备的一部分。

💡家庭电源备份系统

家庭电源备份系统是指在家庭中安装的备用电源系统，用于在电网故障时提供电力。视频中提到了Delta 2 Max可以作为家庭电源备份系统的一部分，通过连接到手动转换开关，可以为家庭中的选定电路提供电力。

💡手动转换开关

手动转换开关是一种允许用户手动切换电源来源的设备，例如从电网切换到发电机或电池电源。在视频中，提到了Delta 2 Max可以通过手动转换开关连接到家庭电路，以便在电网故障时提供电力。

💡X boost

X boost是EcoFlow电源站的一个功能，可以在高负载情况下保持功率输出，即使这可能导致电压略有下降。在视频中，测试了Delta 2 Max在开启和关闭X boost时的性能，展示了它在高负载下如何保持运行。

💡过载保护

过载保护是一种安全功能，用于防止电源站因负载过高而损坏。在视频中，Delta 2 Max在超过其额定功率时会自动关闭，以防止过载。这是电源站设计中的一个重要安全特性。

Highlights

Ecoflow提前在8月启动灾难准备意识活动

Delta 2 Max是Delta 2的升级版，电池容量翻倍，功率输出增加35%

Delta 2 Max在灾难准备中提供更长的运行时间和太阳能输入能力

Delta 2 Max可以作为飓风、暴风雪、野火等灾害中的电力备份解决方案

Delta 2 Max不产生有害气体和噪音，可以安全地在室内使用

Delta 2 Max开箱即用，包含多种电缆和用户指南

Delta 2 Max前面板有多个USB端口，包括快充和PD 100瓦端口

Delta 2 Max可通过两个XT60连接器进行太阳能充电，每个最大500瓦

Delta 2 Max的AC放电容量测试达到88%的额定容量

Delta 2 Max支持太阳能充电，不需要特殊XT60I连接器

Delta 2 Max可以通过AC和太阳能同时充电，最大2400瓦

Ecoflow移动应用程序可以远程控制和管理Delta 2 Max

Delta 2 Max的AC输出噪音测试结果为部分通过，适合大多数用途

Delta 2 Max的AC逆变器负载测试达到2400瓦，符合规格要求

Delta 2 Max可以作为家庭电力备份系统的起始解决方案

Delta 2 Max可以与手动转换开关一起使用，为家庭电路提供电力

Ecoflow提供更大容量的Delta Pro Ultra和Delta Pro 3作为家庭电力备份解决方案

现在是开始准备多日电网断电情况的最佳时机

Transcripts

hey guys thanks for joining me if you

weren't aware September is National

preparedness month and ecoflow is

actually getting started just a little

bit early here in August with their

disaster preparedness awareness campaign

and while eof is not paying me to make

this video they did recently send me

this Delta 2 max power station review

unit which is one that I have not

reviewed before so I thought it might be

kind of fun during the course of this

review to maybe talk a bit about the

Delta 2 Max and similar kinds of

products in the context of disaster

preparedness now you can think of the

Delta 2 max is kind of a big brother to

the Delta 2 power station which I did

review a little over a year and a half

ago but this Max version actually has

double the battery capacity at 248 hours

and a rated continuous power output of

2400 Watts which is about 35% more power

than the Delta 2 is rated at which I

think is 1,800 Watts continuous output

and in the context of disaster

preparedness you know having any kind of

power backup solution is better than

nothing and of course having more

runtime and maybe more solar input

capacity in that solution is certainly

better than having less because that's

going to keep your fridge running longer

or keep your air conditioner or your

furnace running longer maybe at a time

when not having those things could

actually be more than just a mere

inconvenience certainly if you happen to

live in a hurricane Zone you no doubt

know this firsthand but even pretty far

from the coast we're seeing an increase

in the outbreak of things like severe

storms and tornadoes or snow and ice

storms or even wildfires for that matter

all of which can take out grid power for

many days at a time and when grid power

is down in a large area having a gas

generator can certainly be an affordable

and convenient solution but if you've

ever had to run out of fuel in that

particular circumstance you know it can

be extremely challenging if not

impossible to replenish your fuel supply

to keep a gas generator running and

that's a big reason why I think power

stations like this Delta 2 max can play

a crucial role in ensuring that you have

critical power in a widespread grid down

situation just put down some portable or

rigid solar panels and you can fairly

easily keep your critical loads powered

up for just about as long as you need

them and since power Stations don't emit

toxic fumes and loud noises like gas

generators do you can safely store and

operate these things from inside your

house which has the added benefit of

keeping them from being easy targets for

opportunistic thieves who do seem to

come out of the woodwork during natural

disasters we've all heard the news

stories so yeah I don't think there's

any question that having portable power

and solar resources handy in a natural

dis disaster situation is something that

everyone can benefit from but getting

back to this Delta 2 max let's briefly

jump back in time and see what this

thing comes with in the

Box got a cable box got a user

guide and there is the guy there let's

uh find out what's in the cable

box right we've got a car charging cable

so car to an XT 60i it's got got that

little uh communication pin on it but

other than that it's basically an xt60

connector one uh heavy gauge standard AC

cable and then this looks like a an

adapter cable to go from a

dc5521 to a

dc5525 so there's no uh solar Cable in

the Box I think they assume that you'll

get the solar cable when you buy their

solar panel so this does have an xt60

input on it the question is does it

require the XT 60i connector in order to

take solar input so we're going to find

that out in the course of testing okay

zooming in here on the front panel you

can see we've got all of our USB ports

here on the front panel uh we have four

type a USB ports two of them are the old

style 12 watt two of them are the newer

style Quick Charge uh 3.0 these are 18

watt ports and then you got a couple of

PD 100 watt ports now I'm starting to

see more and more power stations come

out with 140 watt ports um these are

still using the 100 Watts which is still

plenty sufficient to be able to charge

things like a Microsoft Surface laptop

or maybe a MacBook Pro and uh the newer

Tech is is 140 Watts but these will

still certainly get the job done all

right if I take a quick look here on the

side these are the two expansion ports

for up to two of the smart expansion

batteries that'll allow you to take this

from a

2,48 w solution up to uh a little over 6

Kow hours or 6,000 wat hours and then on

the back here is where all of the other

inputs and outputs under this little

door here and hopefully I can zoom in

there and give you a look at that we

have got two xt60 connectors and those

are uh maximum of 500 watts of solar

input each so uh they both have a

constraint of 11 volts up to 60 volts so

no more than 60 volts on either one of

these ports and I think they're capped

at 15 amps

and that's per Port so 15 amps per port

and you have two ports then you got your

AC charge port little breaker reset this

little button under here is where you

set the uh AC charge rate from Fast to

slow we'll get into the details on that

what that means a little bit more a

little bit later you've got six full

three prong 20 amp ports here which is

really nice and on the bottom here we

got a standard uh 10 amp 12vt car

accessory socket and then a couple of

dc5521 accessory ports here on the

bottom and that is about it okay let's

do an AC discharge capacity test on this

Delta 2 max as I said before it's rated

for 248 W hours I do have a 8,000 BTU

floor air conditioner here and it's

going to cycle on and off as the as the

day goes but I'm going to go ahead and

turn this on we're going to run this all

the way down and log the wat hours here

on this little meter now because the

ports are

uh for the AC output ports are on the

back I can't see the front of the

display I do know that I have it turned

on so let me go ahead and turn on the AC

inverter that should activate that we

can see that the uh air conditioner

responded accordingly so let me go ahead

and fire it

up and I've got it set to a pretty low

temperature so hopefully it will uh just

start

running and we're going to let this run

all the way

down we're going to start counting up

the wat hours as we go

so we'll check back when this thing is

fully depleted and find out how many

actual wat hours we can get out of that

AC inverter all right the air

conditioner has shut off and clearly

it's shut off unexpectedly from the air

conditioner perspective the Louver is

still in the up position but uh let me

get a uh external power here so we can

check the watt meter and find out how we

did all right we got

1,810 wat hours that's out of a r

2048 so that puts it at 88% of rated

which would be about 3 or 4% higher than

average so better than average numbers

on the AC usable capacity test out of

this Delta 2 max let's get this thing

charged up and uh do some more testing

all right let's do a solar charging test

on this now as I mentioned there are two

xt60 I connectors in the back of this

Delta 2 max and I want to find out if it

requires an X xt60 I connector so I've

got this homemade uh cable here with

just a standard xt60 on it now each Port

is able to handle 500 watts or up to 500

watts Max and that is 11 volts up to 60

volts with a 15 amp cap now I have over

paneled this by putting four 200 watt

panels in a 2s 2p configuration which

means I put two pairs of panels in

series and these are going to be about

20 volts each so that's about 40 volts

uh times 2 but I'm going to then connect

those two series pairs uh in parallel

using a couple of parallel Branch

connectors which is going to take their

normal uh short circuit current rating

of about 12 amps and double it so

instead of 80 volts I'm going to end up

with 40 volts and about 22 amps now I'm

going to get clipped on that no doubt

because there is a 500 watt Max and a 15

amp current draw Max so that means that

uh I'm I'm not going to be able to pull

the full 800 watts which is to be

expected now I am going to double check

to make sure that my voltage does not

exceed 60 volts it definitely should not

but I just kind of wanted to show you

this step because it is super important

that you not exceed the charge

controller's rated Max voltage so let me

just see if I can get that on screen

here it's currently turned off but I am

pulling in 38.6 volt I don't know if you

can make that out 38.6 Vols well under

the 60 volt Max so we are perfectly safe

even though I have a total of 800 watts

hooked up now let's just find out if

this thing is going to charge so the

first thing I'm going to do is plug it

in with this standard xt60 connector

I'll just pick the bottom one I don't

think it really matters since there are

two connectors back there and let's turn

it on and see if it'll take a

charge guess we can take this off huh

there we

go and it's detecting something there's

our input category on the top there

let's just see if the charge controller

picks anything up looks like it is so we

have pretty indirect sun right now it's

way off to the side because it's uh it's

early evening right now it's about 5:30

p.m. and we're getting about 371 Watts

which is which is about right so that

confirms it with me you do not have to

have a special XT xt60 I connector it

will charge off of a standard xt60

connector so that's cool so what I'm

going to do is uh I'm actually just

going to uh shut this off for now I'm

going to flip it back on once the sun

goes down because we are at zero st%

state of charge and I want to see if

this unit will resume charging on its

own without me having to unplug or

replug anything or wake it up or

anything like that so I'll I'll

reactivate the solar connection once

we're not getting any input from it and

then see if it wakes up on its own in

the morning so so I'll see you in the

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morning all right it is the next day

it's about 9:40 in the morning um got

some pretty decent Sun conditions right

now but they are definitely not in

anywhere close to being aligned with the

panels I do see the uh standby light

breathing here so we're doing

something and we are at 5% state of

charge coming up from zero this morning

and it did resume on its own we're

pulling in about 191 Watts which is uh

pretty fair given the alignment of the

sun right now and yeah so this thing

definitely did pass the unattended solar

charging test so let's find out if we

can dual charge with this or not let me

go ahead turn off the solar connection

for

now and as you recall we were getting

just under 200 Watts let me go ahead and

plug this

in and see how much power we are pulling

in right now

and let's see how much power you can

pull in right now via AC I did move the

switch to the fast charge position so

we'll give it just a second here and

we'll see where it uh where it jumps up

to and we are only at 5% state of charge

so I'm not sure if we're going to get

the full input or not looks like maybe

we will yeah so while without going in

and tinkering with the app we are

currently charging at uh let's see

1585 so 1,585

Watts via AC let's find out what happens

if we add some solar to this see if that

will jump by a couple hundred Watts or

not if it will it'll take a second as

the charge controller yeah and it is so

you can definitely dual charge AC and

solar with this guy the manual says that

you can uh dual charge up to 2400 Watts

if you max out the solar and the AC so

up to 2400 Watts we're actually fairly

close to that uh we're at 1790 so we're

only H call it 610 Watts shy of the max

but at this rate we're only at 7% Z of

charge and we should be fully charged in

about an hour so excellent fast charging

capability on this Delta 2 Max and dual

charge is confirmed all right ecoflow

does have a mobile app and you can see I

turned it on and it automatically uh

detected the unit so I'm going to go

ahead and click

add and I can set up the Wi-Fi now I

have terrible internet connection for

the time being out here in the barn but

it still did take the setup so that's

cool if you do want to see more detail

about the ecoflow mobile app um I'll

tell you go ahead and I'll put a link

down in the description below to the

original Delta 2 video where I go into a

lot more detail on the ecoflow app I

don't think I want to waste your time

here with that U but it does basically

do all the same things so I'm going to

go into uh into settings here and

basically all I did was set the uh

screen timeout here to 30 minutes so it

doesn't keep shutting off on me all

right so what I want to do right now is

I want to find out how noisy or not the

AC output uh Power is from this AC

inverter I'm going to use my old craty

guitar amp here to do that so there's no

noise supression uh technology in here

it is a it is a crappy old pawn shop

crate mini guitar amp so first of all

I'm going to plug it and by the way

notice the plug doesn't even have a

grounding pin somebody clipped it off

before I got my hands on it so I'm going

to plug it into grid power first and

we're going to get a baseline on what

this amp sounds like now I'm going to

turn this on with the microphone right

up to the front so you can hear what it

sounds like so this is on grid power

this is our Baseline

all right so pretty quiet a little bit

of a pop very slight hum nothing major

all right so let me plug this into the

back of the ecoflow and we'll turn it

back on and see if it is noisier than it

is on grid power all right got the AC

inverter on I've got the amp plugged in

the back let's run the same test and see

how it sounds here we go

okay you can definitely hear a

difference there is a little bit more

noise out of the AC inverter than there

is uh coming from my other actually my

other AC inverter it's technically not

grid power it's just a pretty clean

power source that I use for my Baseline

so a little bit more noise I would give

this a partial pass on the noise test um

it's not a problem for anything that

you're likely to do with it except if

you're going to use this as portable

power for a PA system or a guitar amp or

some kind of AIC music setup this might

be a little bit noisy for that and I say

partial pass because I've definitely

heard worse and uh but it does it does

introduce some noise into your amp so

just be aware of that U if you were

going to use this as a portable power

source for that kind of application or

maybe ham radio you might want a line

conditioner in there to help clean up

that uh output for your sensitive

Electronics so you don't get that

audible Buzz all right moving on all

right let's do some load testing on this

monster 24 400 W rated inverter I've

already checked it does output a full

120 volts which is nice I noticed that

when we did our capacity test and I used

my uh 8000 BTU air conditioner so it

does provide a full 120 volts and I've

already got it outputting 735 Watts

right now let's see if we can get this

fairly close to that 2400 watt maximum

continuous

rating so I've got some oil heaters here

and I am uh keeping those outside the

room because it's already fairly warm in

here can hear the fan starting to ramp

up fact let me go ahead and uh check the

sound

level all right at even nearly maximum

output here we are just let's see at

2229 so we're about 170 Watts shy of

Maximum this thing is only outputting 50

DB right now which is uh significantly

quieter than it's uh smaller sibling the

Delta 2 so the Delta 2 max is a fair

amount quieter at a much higher output

so I was getting somewhere in the

neighborhood of 60 to 63 DB on that

Delta 2 even when I was outputting

around 1,00 Watts so here we are

outputting a significantly more than

that at a significantly lower volume

level so that's a welcome Improvement

versus the Delta 2 all right let's see

what happens if I add another couple

hundred Watts this is probably going to

briefly put us over the 2400 and then it

may settle us back down yeah so we're

right at that threshold so let's just

let that run for a while and make sure

that that will run for at least 25% of

its overall uh charge capacity and make

sure that um that it can sustain that

without shutting us

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down as you can see we're getting 19.6

volts even at 2400 Watts or

2394 all right according to my watch it

has been 10 full minutes we run it down

to 72% and the whole time we've been

right at that 2400 watt continuous rated

output so definitely passes the AC

inverter load test so let me go ahead

and try to to to push this a little past

400 watts I'm kind of curious what we

can get away with so we're kind of we're

going to keep our eye on that there I'm

going to turn this down so I can add

some additional Watts from the uh the

other oil heater I have outside now I

have X boost turned off and we'll kind

of see what the difference of that is so

X boost will pretty much keep it right

around 2400 Watts but it'll reduce the

voltage and that's that's handy at times

if you're running lights and heaters uh

maybe not so handy if you happen to be

trying to power televisions computers or

other sensitive Electronics potentially

so we're currently just below 2200 Watts

let's add probably another 5 or 600

watts and see what it does all right we

should see that Spike up look like we're

stuck at

2409 honestly it's acting like X boost

is

on and we can verify that let's just see

whether or not voltage has been

throttled and in fact it has so X boost

must actually be on so that's what x

boost does it dro the voltage to 110 in

order to keep the overall power output

below the overload

threshold and like I said that is not

necessarily something you want to do for

sensitive Electronics but it's okay for

things like heaters so let me go ahead

and take the uh the power demand back

down and I'm sure if I checked voltage

again it would read 120 again we're back

down to

2197 let me actually go into the app and

just a show you where that is normally I

do a screen record on this to make it

easier but X boost is down here and it

doesn't show on right

now okay that time I got the beep

confirmation that I turned X boost off

so we are back up to 2214 let me add

some load and see what it

does and we are at

2867 definitely going to shut us off at

some point let's just see what it lets

us get away

with all right so basically we got away

with 2800 and call it 50 Watts so about

450 Watts it was actually a little bit

more than that over that rated 2400 watt

continuous for a full 60 seconds before

the overload shutdown uh kicked in and

uh shut us down all right so uh load

test on this AC inverter absolutely

passes spec it performs exactly as it

should okay now that we've seen how the

Delta 2 max actually performs let's talk

about how you could use this as part of

your disaster preparedness plan

obviously just all by itself you could

simply plug in your fridge or freezer or

whatever your window air conditioner

directly into the back of the unit and

its portability and its 2,000 W hours of

capacity certainly make it a great

solution for that but since the Delta 2

max actually gives you the capability to

add up to two of their smart expansion

battery modules and each one of those

adds an additional 248 WS that gives you

the ability to expand up to a maximum of

6,144 w hours and that's pretty cool

because that gives you the ability to

maybe start with the base unit the max

the Delta 2 Max and then add battery

capacity as your needs and as your

budget you know allows you to and then

once you start getting into that 6,000

wat hour and up capacity range you can

now start doing a lot of other things

that you probably can't practically do

all that easily or all that functionally

uh at lower capacities and and that's

connecting this solution to a manual

transfer switch like this now this

happens to be a 30 amp manual transfer

switch for something like the Delta 2

max because of the inverter size I would

probably recommend a 20 amp manual

transfer switch but the idea is

basically the same it allows you to

manually transfer selected circuits from

your house from your main circuit panel

to the uh manual transfer switch where

you can then connect either a a gas

generator or a Battery Solution like the

Delta 2 max straight up there and power

those circuits from there instead of

having to drag uh extension cables all

around the house and things like that so

it allows you to power multiple things

and a really good use case for that

would be your gas furnace in the winter

time because gas furnaces don't actually

use all that much electricity they use

maybe when the blower is running

somewhere around 600 or 700 Watts

continuous but just when that blower is

operational so it's a very valid use

case for a setup like this and any

licensed electrician can install one of

these very easily so easily in fact that

you could actually do this yourself if

you have just a basic understanding of

common household wiring and you're able

to exercise uh some common sense safety

precautions but if that is something

that is out of your comfort zone uh or

your experience level you definitely

should have an license electrician do it

for you I've installed three of these

now I've actually done a video on that

and I'll put that down in the uh video

description below I'll put a link to

that if you want to watch it so you can

see how easy it actually is and decide

for yourself if that's something you'd

be comfortable tackling so yeah this

Delta 2 Max can definitely serve as a

starter home power backup system that

doubles as a convenient portable power

solution for rving or camping or

whatever but I would say that if you're

looking for more of a dedicated home

power backup solution ecoflow does have

a couple of other options that as you

might expect do cost a fair bit more

than this Delta 2 max but that would

probably be a much better fit for that

kind of use case while offering quite a

bit more overall capacity expansion and

two of the options that come to mind are

the Fairly New Delta Pro Ultra and the

very just freshly released Delta Pro 3

both of these would be very capable

power backup Solutions and if that's the

route that you're seriously considering

going I'll leave links to those systems

in the video description below along

with some discount information for you

uh so you can go check them out on your

own if you want to okay so to wrap up

there really is no better time to start

making sure that you're prepared for a

multi-day grid down situation than right

now because let's face it if you're not

already prepared when things hit the fan

it's kind of already too late and I do

think this Delta 2 max is a great option

to get started with because it has a

significant amount of capacity right out

of the box and as your needs change it

can grow with you so hey if you found

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out there

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