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I am very dependent on CPAP but I live in Northern California where we are experiencing fire prevention blackouts, wildfires, and evacuations. After a miserable two nights without CPAP I learned that it is not safe or possible for me to sleep without CPAP. It's essential to my health that i have it, even in a crisis situation. The usual solution is to buy a battery, the right kind of clips, an inverter, and then hope that you don't hook it up wrong and kill your $700+ CPAP machine. That was scary. So I was so glad to find this. I just plug it in for recharging or use and it works. Nothing scary. The manufacturer suggests buying an inverter from the CPAP manufacturer and using this on DC power, but I found it gives me a full night of use on 110 v on a full charge with 1 bar of power left in the morning. It didn't feel warm to the touch or change how my CPAP worked at all. It charges quietly and quick enough. It doesn't make any noise or throw fumes in the air like a gas powered generator would. My one quibble is the brightness of the LCD power screen. Man that's bright! I'm going to have to find something to cover that up. But it is nice to know how much power is left, and I reassured myself a few times during my test run that there was plenty of juice to get me through the night. I used it over 9 hours that night. Beware that it does not come with a solar charger, even though the box calls it a "solar powered" portable generator. I understood that when I bought it, so have no complaint. I'm trying to figure out if I will need any special cable when I buy a solar panel, which is my next purchase. We are currently in the middle of the Kincaid fire here in Sonoma County. Fortunately we have not lost our power yet, but I appreciate the peace of mind knowing I have this if I need it.