Notices by ZahmbieND (zahmbiend@hachyderm.io)

@BetoOnSecurity @ai6yr The mower has given me some trouble with the self propelling feature randomly stopping. I suspect it's a loose wire, because it randomly fixed itself when I started tinkering with it. Other than that, no complaints.
The 6Ah battery can usually cover the whole lawn on my 8000 sq ft lot, unless the grass is unusually tall, in which case I usually use about half the capacity of a 4Ah battery as well.

@BetoOnSecurity @ai6yr I've also heard good things about the EGO Power+ system. A nice to have I would like from that system is the weedeater's self winding feature (it uses the motor to wind up the plastic cord). I don't have much personal experience with it, but I've heard good things, at least.

@BetoOnSecurity @ai6yr In looking up these links, I also found this 1800W inverter, which might be useful if you buy a lot of their battery packs:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BDW26YNX
Looks like it would probably drain 4 of the 6Ah batteries in 30 minutes, at full power, but it could maybe be useful for heating food briefly in a microwave or might be able to handle a refrigerator/freezer for a while.

@ai6yr @BetoOnSecurity A surprising source I found for backup power was my electric outdoor power tools (mower, weedeater, leaf blower), which all use the same battery packs. I found a 300 W inverter compatible with their batteries, which could definitely charge up a laptop or phone several times with the capacity of the 4 batteries I have (total 720 Wh).
I keep those batteries constantly charged for yard work anyways, so they should all be fully charged unless an outage hits right after mowing.

@BetoOnSecurity @ai6yr I'm specifically using the Ryobi 40V system (they have both 40V and 18V systems, so make sure all your tools match voltage for interchangeable batteries).
Here's the inverter on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B089CW1M42
Most of the tools come with a battery, but here's a spare battery and charger:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07V2BTXCF
The mower:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083Y6N4V5