I’m only half kidding. I’m a bit of a prepper and I have lots of powerbanks and devices that charge from USB but besides idling my truck I really had no other way to charge any of them in case of a long-term power outage which seemed a bit of an oversight on my part.
Not like this solves the issue. 30 watts (under ideal conditions) isn’t much but it’s a start.
Maybe I wasn’t clear, the idea was to use it to power plug in garden tools instead of ones that have their own battery. To use that as an alternative to each power tool using a different proprietary battery that sometimes can’t even be bought separately.
240vAC is standardised in a way that power tool batteries are not and probably never will be. I suppose 2-3kW output may be excessive but I don’t want to get one that may need to be replaced if I was to get a new tool that uses more.
Capacity could be far lower than the jackery style power stations come with, its output wattage that is needed with a comparably low capacity.
Oh you want to go with CORDED tools. There I couldn’t give you direct guidance because the difference in voltage/current standards, I don’t know what kind of amperage or wattage your collection of tools would require, especially since you haven’t bought them yet.
I don’t have the problem you’re facing though with non-standard batteries; I have a pretty large collection of cordless tools that all take the same batteries. From a chainsaw and lawnmower to a miter saw and palm router. I’ve got like 10 of the batteries in various sizes and about 20 tools. The weirdest one in my collection is a drill battery powered soldering iron.
Each power tool manufacturer uses their own proprietary battery and I don’t want to be locked into a single brand of tool or have to buy a shitload of adaptors or batteries.
Tbh its tempting to go with manual tools instead. Return to tradition and use a scythe instead of a strimmer.