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I bought and am using a "Lion Energy Safari Solar Generator" to use as a heavy-duty UPS, and it almost but doesn't quite meet my needs. It works fine, except about every 15 minutes a quite loud cooling fan turns on, to cool the inverters I suspect. This is bothersome since my intent to to keep my WiFi and computer and TV functional with this particular setup. Does the Pila have a similar cooling fan, and if so, is it audible?

Also, FWIW, it appears your web page pricing is slightly cheaper per kWh than the Lion, so good on you.



There is nothing that will make me throw something on Craigslist faster than a loud fan. We built the battery with the customer in mind. It has fans but they are larger, RPM controlled and measure all internal temps to keep the noise to a bare minimum.

Right on! It’s a great product and insane value for all the features it provides.




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