Nano - Generator Powerspot - Free user manual and instructions

Product Type	Portable thermoelectric generator
Brand	Powerspot
Model	Nano
Dimensions	Height 50 mm, Diameter 65 mm
Weight	250 g
Maximum Power Output	10 W
Voltage Output	5 V
Maximum Current	1.9 A
Operating Temperature Range	150 °C - 400 °C
Autonomy (continuous use)	50,000 hours
Fuel Types	Gas, kerosene, alcohol, wood, hot iron, vitroceramic hob
Cooling Method	Water or air; water recommended
Charging Capabilities	Smartphones, tablets, rechargeable batteries, USB devices
Lighting Capabilities	Up to 5 LED bulbs (PowerSpot Water LED)
Maintenance	No regular maintenance; never let water dry out
Safety Precautions	Do not immerse in water; do not unscrew base; do not cool suddenly
Warranty	2 years commercial guarantee
Portability	Compact, fits in pocket or rucksack
Construction Materials	Base: Aluminum 6061; Screws: Blued steel A4
Thermoelectric Module	1 module, 35x35x4 mm, Bismuth telluride, ceramic, graphite
Accessories Included	Neoprene cover, anti-rollover grid (for gas use)

Frequently Asked Questions - Nano Powerspot

How does the Powerspot Nano generate electricity?

The Nano uses a thermoelectric module that generates electricity from a temperature difference. You heat the base with any flame and cool the top with water or air, producing up to 10 watts of power.

How long does it take to charge a phone?

It takes about 2 minutes for the Nano to reach the desired voltage for charging phones. Full performance for tablets or multiple bulbs may take 5-10 minutes.

What can I use as fuel?

You can use any combustible source: gas, kerosene, alcohol, wood, hot iron, or a vitroceramic hob. Even a small flame from a portable gas burner works.

How much water does it need?

The Nano requires water as coolant. Fill the interior with non-flammable liquid (preferably water). The water level must be supervised and never allowed to dry out while the device is on a flame.

Can I leave the Nano unattended on a flame?

No. Never leave it unattended because if the water evaporates completely, the internal semiconductors will melt and the device will be permanently damaged. Always monitor the water level.

Can I use the Nano indoors?

Yes, but ensure proper ventilation if using combustible fuels. It can also work on a vitroceramic hob or hot plate indoors. The device itself produces no fumes.

How do I clean the Nano?

Minimal cleaning is needed. Keep the base free of soot. Do not immerse in water. Wipe with a dry cloth when cool. Do not close the top if still wet to avoid moisture.

What happens if the Nano runs dry?

If the water evaporates completely while the device is hot, the semiconductors will melt and the unit will be irreparably damaged. A thermolabile label inside indicates if this has occurred.

Can I power multiple devices at once?

Yes, you can connect up to 5 PowerSpot LED bulbs in parallel, or charge multiple USB devices using a hub. However, the total power is limited to 10W, so brightness may decrease with more bulbs.

Is the Nano waterproof?

No. Do not immerse the device in water. While the base is airtight, water ingress can damage electrical components. However, it can be used in rain if kept dry externally.

USER MANUAL Nano Powerspot

INSTRUCTIONS OF USE....17

MAINTENANCE 17

APPLICATIONS.... 18

PRECAUTIONS 19

SUGGESTIONS 20

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 21

COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE 22

ENGLISH

BASICALLY

PowerSpot devices are portable low power electric generators fed by external combustion, cooled by water or air, and practically maintenance and failure free.

The PowerSpot range is based in the generation of electricity through a shift in temperature, in such a way that if the base is heated with any kind of flame and the superior part is cooled with water or air, it generates profitable energy, which power varies according to the components of each device, the kind of flame and its intensity.

All devices can charge phones, rechargeable batteries and tablets. They can also produce intense light in diverse points and they are all maintenance free. All PowerSpot devices work with any kind of combustible and are robust and portable.

The PowerSpot peripheral devices have been selected and designed to withstand the toughest conditions. For example: the PowerSpot light bulb can be immersed in water for a certain period of time and keep emitting light, they can be smashed and they keep working, and they can be activated from 3 to 30 watts.

PowerSpot devices generate energy at all times, at any time and place. Without failure or maintenance.

POWERSPOT NANO

NANO is a small electric generator able to power and charge several devices, that will not need any replacement parts or maintenance.

NANO is a particularly robust and compact device that can generate an electrical current up to 10W, which is enough to charge any phone or mini-tablet; it also can recharge batteries, feed up to five LED light bulbs connected in parallel (especially the ones made by PowerSpot, which are adjusted to the capacity of this device). Its small dimensions (6.5 cm diameter and 5 cm high) make it easy to carry in a rucksack or even in the pocket of your trousers. It is, therefore, a “personal” power generator that allows the individualized administration of power at any time and place, no matter how remote.

This device to work requires a constant supply of heat (either gas, kerosene, alcohol, wood, hot iron, a vitroceramic hob etc.) and the supervision of the water level. Submitted to a flame of 2,000w the water takes about 15 minutes to

evaporate, but if it is placed over an alcohol burner flame the liquid can take around an half an hour to evaporate. An intense flame will only be necessary when you need to light up several light bulbs, but to charge a mobile phone or tablet a small flame will be enough.

It is essential to take into account that it can never be left to dry. Although it is extremely robust and has been submitted to intense resistance test, the cooling liquid can never be left to dry, the evaporation of it will make the semiconductors on its interior to melt. To the effects of the warranty, the knowledge of the conditions that this device have been submitted to, and the protection of the user in relation to manufacturing defaults, there is a thermolabile label inside that will indicate if at any time the device has been left on the flame without liquid.

The average consumption is 50 gr of gas, kerosene or alcohol per hour. Therefore, a bottle of one litre of kerosene will feed a NANO during 10 hours at full performance (e.g. charging an iPad), or almost 40 hours of normal use (e.g. charging a smartphone or batteries).

NANO yields 10W, being able to charge smartphones, minitablets and batteries, in addition to activate 100% a PowerSpot 'Water' LED bulb, with the light output equivalent to a 60W incandescent bulb.

You need a flame of approximately 2,000W to operate it at 100%, although with the small flame of a portable gas burner it is perfectly able to develop its potential.

ADDRESSED TO:

Punctual needs of personal power supply. NANO has no comparison in the world as a personal power generator: It allows you to obtain power at any time, any place, with any combustible and it is small enough to fit in a pocket or ruck-sack and it is also totally failure free. Therefore, it is addressed to the necessities of leisure as well as logistics and military needs.

Its use as a phone and small appliance charger in isolated locations is irreplaceable. Either if you wish to charge an iPhone on the top of a mountain; recharge the batteries of your camera or GPS in isolated woods; light up a camping tent or a hotel room with precarious electricity supply, PowerSpot NANO will do. During the day, night, under the rain, in a cave or even in a rainforest.

PowerSpot NANO allows you to dispense with heavy, delicate, inefficient and tiring portable lighting systems. It allows you to forget – or not – the dependency on combustibles often difficult to obtain, such as bottled gas, solid fuel tablets, kerosene etc.

INSTRUCTIONS OF USE

1. Pour the non-flammable and non-toxic liquid in its interior (preferably water, although it can be non-potable water).
2. Place the device over a flame. Although a small flame from an alcohol or kerosene burner is enough, it will perform better if the flame comes from a gas burner. In any case, make sure it does not surpass the edges of the recipient. First of all because it will exhaust unnecessarily the materials of the device, and in the second place because any flame that exceeds the NANO diameter will have no heating effect on its base.
3. Wait around two minutes. For mobile phones and rechargeable batteries, two minutes will be enough for the NANO to reach the desired voltage. In case of lighting up several LED bulbs, or charge a minitablet, its maximum performance will be obtained after five to ten minutes, and it will maintain it if the same heat is provided on its base and there is water inside.

MAINTENANCE

1. Connect to the desired device. The experience will tell us what is the necessary flame. For small phones, this is surprisingly small (such as the smaller flame from a gas burner or the equivalent to eight candles). For maximum performance it will be necessary the medium flame from a portable gas burner.
2. Supervise the level of water and never let it dry when it is placed over a flame. In case you forget, it will be irreparably damaged, so it is necessary to not leave it unattended.

Do not keep in the neoprene cover when hot. Do not close the top if it is still wet.

APPLICATIONS

A. Mobile phones, tablets and rechargeable batteries: NANO will charge with no problems from small mobile phones to rechargeable batteries and small tablets. The charge time is slightly higher than the one taken from a usual domestic electric socket.

B. Lighting: The USB and LED "Water" light bulbs, designed by PowerSpot to light up with a very low voltage, are perfectly adapted to NANO. If you use one or two of them, each will shine with the same intensity than an in-candescent 60W light bulb. Many of them can be connected in parallel, up to a distance of twenty meters. This allows lighting up simultaneously several rooms in the same house. Please note that the more light bulbs are added, the lower they will shine because the electric energy produced by the generator is distributed among all of them.

C. Electrical Appliances: Today there are multiple electrical appliances that work through a USB connection to the computer. Any of those appliances will work perfectly if connected to the NANO.

PRECAUTIONS

A. Never leave the device to dry out when it is over a flame The thermolabile label inside will indicate if this occurs.
B. Never unscrew the screws on the base. The thermoelectric plates located inside will irreversibly be damaged.
C. Never immerse the device in water. Although the base is airtight, the filtering of water will damage the electrical components.

D. Do not cool down suddenly, by either immersing the base in water or pouring ice or cold water inside. The sudden contractions will make the metal bend, therefore cancelling its power generator capacity.
E. Do not allow the connector cable to be in contact with the flame. Although it is made of fireproof materials, its resistance to fire is not unlimited and the heat generated by the flame could melt the protective plastic cover of the cables inside.

SUGGESTIONS

NANO can work placed over hot surfaces such as a barbecue, a hot plate, a heater and a victroceramic hob. In fact, it requires less heat than a direct flame because these will dissipate heating regularly on the base of the device.

Over a vitroceramic hob it can work amazingly well. Although it looks like nonsense to use an electric hob to activate a power generator, NANO can be used if there is not another socket in the room.

If you use gas to heat the base of the NANO, it is recommended to put a grid on top of the burner (an anti-rollover grid is supplied with this package).

NANO provides a 9W light point (around 800 lumens). However, it can slightly light up at least ten points, which is usually enough for a family house. Every time you add a light bulb the voltage will be reduced slightly, therefore you will have more light points but with lower intensity.

All PowerSpot thermoelectric generators can be connected in a series or in parallel, increasing therefore the total available power for the same circuit. Please check PowerSpot web site for further information.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

NANO

Weight:	250 gr
Dimensions:	Height: 50 mm ∅: 65 mm
Maximum power release:	10 W
Maximum Voltage:	5 V
Maximum Amperage:	1.9 A
Autonomy:	50.000 h of continuous use
Operation temperature:	150 °C - 400 °C

Components

Base: Aluminium 6061
Thermoelectric plates: 1
- Size:	35 x 35 x 4 mm
- Voltage of the open circuit: 8 V
- Load resistance: 2.1 ohms
- Output voltage of load pairing:	4.1 V
- Output current of load pairing: 1.9 amps
- Output voltage of adapted load: 9.8 W
- Heat airflow through the module: 188 W
- Heat flow:	12.4 W/cm 2
- Composition: Bismuth telluride, ceramic and graphite. RoHS free.

• Screws: Blued steel A4.

COMMERCIAL CERTIFICATE OF GUARANTEE

REQUIREMENTES FOR THE VALIDITY OF THE GUARANTEE:

1. The present guarantee only covers PowerSpot official products and to benefit from it, it must fulfil the following requirements:

A. Reflect the device model and date of acquisition in the period of pre-sale (physical shop or online shop).
B. In the period of Commercial Guarantee it will be an ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENT to attach the present COMMERCIAL GUARANTEE properly filled and stamped by the shop and the original invoice of purchase identifying the model of the device.

1. The benefits of the guarantee will only be valid if you use the technical services that PowerSpot S.L. has established in its Network of Technical Services.
2. The device must be used according to the instructions that are detailed in the pertinent manual of use.

GUARANTEE COVER

The period of the guarantee for parts or whole model, labour and shipping is 2 years. The application of the guarantee starts from the date of purchase.

EXCLUSIONS OF THE GUARANTEE

• The non-fulfilment of any of the requirements expressed above.
• All component or interior or exterior accessory from the device that is not specified or included in this certificate of guarantee.
• If the failure is produced by fire, flood, meteorological agents, impact, crushing or the application of inadequate voltage or power.

• The damages due to bad handling, even in transport, will be claimed in presence of the staff from the shipping company, therefore it is essential to check the packages before signing the corresponding delivery note.

• The damages caused by physical break on the casing, plastic, paint, glass, trims and similar.

• The damages produced by bad handling due to not reading properly the instructions of use and maintenance attached to the device. The buyer agrees at the moment of purchase the reading of the instructions and its understanding, and admits that, if having any doubt, will ask PowerSpot, S.L. before starting up the device.
• Due to the use of accessories not appropriate for this device.
• If the device is repaired or manipulated by staff non authorized by PowerSpot, S.L.

IMPORTANT NOTE

• The present Commercial Guarantee does not affect the rights the user has regarding the regulations contained in the Law 23/2003 of July 10, of Consumer Goods Guarantee (BOE, July 11, 2013)

• During the time the repair lasts no damages or liabilities will be paid for the time the device is out of service.

• PowerSpot S.L. is not responsible for the damage that the device could cause in external elements.

• The mere inspection of the state of the device could entail the destruction of the essential elements for its use. If during the inspection the technician detects the damage has been caused by any of the points expressed in the previous section of “exclusions of the guarantee”, the expenses to return the device to an operative state will be payable by the client, or the client will assume the devolution of the device in a non functional state.
• The PowerSpot products have not been designed for any "critical use". Critical use meaning life support systems, medical uses, connections to implemented devices, commercial transport, nuclear installations or systems or any other use where the product failure could lead to damage or the loss of a life or property damage.
  • These devices are susceptible to color changes when subjected to heat.

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