What’s in the box?] – 1. DELTA mini solar power station, 2. DC 5521 to DC 5525 cable, 3. Solar charging cable, 4. AC charging cable, 5. Car charging cable, 6. User manual. You’ll also get a 24 month guarantee from EcoFlow and friendly customer support whenever you need it. What’s in the box?] - 1. DELTA mini solar power station, 2. DC 5521 to DC 5525 cable, 3. Solar charging cable, 4. AC charging cable, 5. Car charging cable, 6. User manual. You’ll also get a 24 month guarantee from EcoFlow and friendly customer support whenever you need it. If portability is the most important thing you’re looking for, the EcoFlow DELTA mini is a perfect portable power option. Quite literally, a mini power station, it comes in at around 10.7kg. That’s power you can take with you anywhere. Fast Charging: 900W X-Stream Charge

But on the other hand, the Delta Mini’s small size and ultra-fast built-in charging flips that on its head. In an emergency, you could drive or bike to somewhere with power and charge up the whole unit in 1.6 hours. Sure, it’s not as fast as filling up a jerry can for a gas generator, but it’s something. Like I mentioned above, it is pretty difficult to estimate how much power you actually need, so an opportunity to expand the capacity of your power station provides a little bit of futureproofing. The Delta Mini isn’t expandable like EcoFlow’s Delta Max and the Delta Pro, which both have optional add-on batteries that you can connect to the main units.EcoFlow gives some examples of reflectivity of different surfaces and even claims if you set up mirrors behind the panel you can get up to 80% more power than you’d otherwise be able to capture. For real-world conditions most probably won’t be setting up mirrors, but it does go beyond what you’d normally find from a traditional solar panel. X-Boost is an EcoFlow technology that lets you power an appliance with wattage above the portable power station’s normal output. In this case, DELTA mini can power electronics totalling 1400W without X-Boost, but with this feature enabled, you can power electronics totalling 2200W. X-Boost is not for everything, especially not sensitive devices. We recommend using it for things with a heating element that you don’t mind working at a slightly lower temperature. What is the Difference Between DELTA mini and DELTA? Yes, DELTA mini can be charged from solar panels, which is how many people understand solar generators. Call it what you will, but we prefer the term portable power station because DELTA mini doesn’t generate energy internally. As part of a solar panel kit, solar energy will be generated, so calling it a solar generator also works. Will It Recharge From Third-party Solar Panels? X-Stream charging + solar] - Fast charging power generator that hits 80% in under 1hr. Or, use it as a solar generator for clean solar charging and get up to 300W input with MPPT optimization.

While both draw inspiration from bigger models, the two are quite different. DELTA mini’s 882Wh capacity and 1400W output make it ideal for powering multiple power tools, special equipment, and electronics at once. The River 2 has less capacity (just 256Wh) and output (300W) because it’s much smaller and much lighter (7.7 lbs). How Long Does It Last? Another test I use to measure output is to connect a 4W desk lamp and record a time-lapse video of how long the lamp stays powered on. When it was all said and done, the desk lamp stayed lit up for 46 hours and 14 minutes. That’s the second-best showing out of all the power stations I’ve tested, putting it behind just the GoalZero Yeti 1000x, which achieved a staggering 111 hours and 29 minutes. With that high of an output, the Delta Mini is able to power items like a hand saw or an electric skillet without any issues.

Pint-sized Powerhouse

TLDR: Yes. There really aren’t any glaring flaws with EcoFlow’s Delta Mini. The price point is right, the AC output delivers, the AC fast charging is a game changer, and even the EcoFlow app is pretty good. Taking portable power stations to the next level the EcoFlow DELTA Mini. With a whopping 1400W of continuous power this portable battery generator can rival some petrol generators. Using EcoFlow’s ground-breaking recharging technology, the EcoFlow DELTA Mini charges up safely and rapidly from 0-80% in just 65 minutes. Having a whopping a capacity of 882Wh to keep all your electrical gadgets charged without noise, emissions, and high maintenance costs. That’s not all. The DELTA Mini is light at just 10.79KG. No more noise or fumes with the EcoFlow DELTA Mini At the top, you see the operating temperature of the device, estimated runtime and current battery capacity. The next section splits into two parts covering input and output. Output is the default view, showing you a real-time view of the watts consumed across the AC, 12V DC and USB ports on the mini. Both the AC and DC parts can be remotely switched through the app, allowing you to disconnect loads even if you aren’t standing next to it. You can also manually enable X-Boost mode for higher AC loads (although not as compatible with all devices). In my testing, I was able to run the aforementioned air conditioner, heatgun, plus an electric blower I have in my toolbox, all at the same time. These loads together added up to between 1,600 and 1,800 watts, well above the rated 1,400 watts of the Delta Mini. And this wasn’t just for a few seconds, this was continuous for about 10 minutes.

The app also gives you traditional customization options like disabling the beeps during mode switching, unit and screen timeout, as well as AC plug timeout. For a remote excursion, you might not want the AC ports staying on if you accidentally forget to switch them off. For a home office UPS use case though you would want to leave the AC ports on always. You can also view and update firmware through the app, which is handy to keep things current in terms of lifecycle management. Unfortunately, it seems like the Delta Mini is capped at 300 watts of solar charging capacity or around 100 watts from the car charger. This is alright, but it limits the viability of the Delta Mini for vanlife uses. That said, EcoFlow would likely point you toward its Delta Max and Delta Pro power stations for that. Physical design X-Stream charging + solar] – Fast charging power generator that hits 80% in under 1hr. Or, use it as a solar generator for clean solar charging and get up to 300W input with MPPT optimization.This is where the Delta Mini excels mightily. The unit’s small size, light weight, and big handles make it very easy to scoop up and move around the house or garage. Plus, a 1,400-watt inverter means that you’ll be able to use the Delta Mini to power a pretty large selection of all but the most demanding power tools. A close-up of the Delta Mini’s display. Evan Rodgers / Input How much capacity does it really have?