This year has passed coping with unexpected issues of my own.
Dealing the pain of the body and soul.
Appreciating the relief of mind.

Put effort,
but accept the fact that life doesn't go as planned
Don't worry, but look forward to the future.
Be happy day by day.

Keep your mind,
Live the way you believe is best.

The year ends with a silent determination.
A turning point in life.

The cold season has come when your feet beneath the table becomes pretty cold while you work from home.
I decided to get a small factor fan heater to put under the desk hoping to keep the head cool and the feet warm.
With the thought of using it in power outages and outdoors with the portable power unit as well as regularly under the desk, my search lead me to choosing the IRIS OHYAMA JCH-M082T 800W ceramic heater, which was small and fairly low powered. The motion detector as well as a 800W/400W heat mode switch enables powering the heater economically under limited power source.

It is in fact quite powerful and heats up a small room in short time, and of course warms up your feet instantly. Using it with a fully charged ECOFLOW EFDELTA portable power supply will give you about 3 hours of heat at 400W mode when solely powered. In practical use outdoors using several devices with the power supply, one can use it about an hour before going to sleep to warm up your bedside.

More than few earthquakes around Japan these days has pushed me to buy a portable power brick and a solar panel, which I've been looking into for a while for outdoor use. AMAZON's BLACK FRIDAY sale gave me the final nudge, and I was clicking on the BUY button.

ECOFLOW EFDELTA 1300(1600W/1260Wh) was my choice for the power brick, since I wanted something that would drive heating appliances with high wattage reasonably, and power lasting for few days. The EFDELTA can drive devices up to 1600W (3200W peak) which can power fan heaters and small microwave ovens as well. There were other models with similar specs but I judged the EFDELTA had the best cost performance, especially with a fast charging feature. I was interested in solar power charging not just because of ecology but assuming outdoor use where a recharge from a power outlet wouldn't be a choice. Wanting something in the 200W range, ALLPOWERS 200W solar panel was....cheap !

The solar panel came in a blunt cardboard package which was somewhat expected of products shipped from China, whereas the EFDELTA came in a cool packaging like the ones you'll see for a smartphone. Neat, for a power brick. Though I had the dimensions in my head, the actual unit looks smaller than I imagined. It didn't feel that heavy initially, but the 14Kg gradually sinks in moving the unit here and there. Now I understand they designed it with two handles to hold it with both hands instead of one.

I tried out charging the EFDELTA with the solar panel at my balcony and got up to 145W from a full sunlight on a December afternoon. Not bad. The fan runs rather loudly when the charging gets to above 100W, and I imagine it might be annoying when it runs to cool down while supplying power. Solar charging at the balcony with handrails resulted in some interesting experimentation, where shadows running horizontally across the panel drastically decreases the charging wattage compared to vertical shadows.

Fully solar charged, and ready to supply power !