What I would like to know is how long it takes to charge when it's plugged into a car cigarette lighter plug, once it has been fully discharged - many of those power stations take 12-16 hrs to charge off car plugs or solar panels - they state that they will charge at the same rate as when there plugged in the wall but in fact often take twice as long to charge off a car or solar panels - that buzz or interference u heard on your device is because of the inverter it a FCC CLASS B inverter they create line noise, the CLASS A Part 15 inverters "create noise free powe"r but are exspensive - u did a good deminstration of what that unit can handle as far as up front loads - what u might do is see how long it will run while ur drawing off the 110 AC side with a light load - most power stations are over rated when it comes to actual battery capacity - if they state there battery's capacity is 150 watts - in reality with a lithium battery u might only have 50% of that capacity as usable energy & that's if u were charging or using a device that draws very little continues power - I would say 3-5 watts or so with that unit - if u use a fan that draws 25 watts it might only run 2 hrs or less and cut out on low voltage - as for a fan when camping lol it's an absolute must, in the south central & east in the summer - but u would need at least a 6-800 watt power station for a small fan to run all night at a 25 watt load - but it still has to be reilably charge the next day - LIFAN makes a small 600 watt camping inverter genretor( FCC Class A) - I don't recommend drawing more than 350 watts continues off that generator- it's ESI-860i-CA it will run a small fan for 7-9 hrs on a tank of gas or 1.5 quarts of gasoline ( but it does make noise) and can be hard to start it weighs about 15 lbs - ( it's better to use air cooled engine gas sold in lawnmower shops) instead of gasoline, that fuel doesn't gum things up like gasoline - I was an offshore oilfield electrician for decades - we generated all our own power so I have a full understanding of power production & battery tecnology - when my son's were young I would bring them on camping trips that lasted for mutable months and we used devices similar to that power station for fans, lights and the old Bag Phones lol - I used a Honda 650 watt camping generator and solar panels to charge the power station we had when living in a tent for long periods - I've been looking into that westinghouse 160 - so this was of interest to me -
I've never used USB fans so I don't know any thing about what they draw - in the south when ur camping in a tent it helps to have a fan blowing air out of a tent - Mosquitos and Nats sence the Co2 we exhail if you have a fan blowing stagenet air out one of the openings of a tent when there is no breeze the mosquitos will smell the Co2 exiting at the fan and will try to gain entrance were the fan is blowing air out of a space instead of coming in thru screens or door ways - in the end u have a bug free space - for us that grew up in the south before air-conditioning know what I've mentioned
@@Ectodex I'm guessing what ur saying is those Westinghouse electrical engineers haven't the slightest idea about what there saying when they say they designed that power station so it could be charged off a 12 volt cigarette lighter plug in a car - I'm guessing by your statement your also a electrical engineer and your far more intelegent and knowledgeable than the Westinghouse manurfactors engineers - could you give me an explanation to explane why you stated that Westinghouse engineers are not very intelegent - you have to be an engineer so I would appreciate a response from you thanks
Purchased mine from Amazon in August. It took 9 hrs and 15 mins to fully charge after doing tests with lamps to discharge and see how long the battery lasted. I am pleased and thank you for this review!
Thanks for the review! I'm looking at getting either this unit or the igen200 just to power cell phones and tablets during power outages. I have to admit I always get a chuckle from the comments in videos like this. "Can I power a space heater with this 100w power station?" lol
Actually... I never thought taking a fan to the beach was goofy.. I was thinking why use a 110v fan instead of a 11inch usb fan. Great video, thank you. Take care out there.
I would say it depends on how you plan on using this system. If you are looking for portability and have some extra cash this unit may work well for you: amzn.to/2WAbXAD
I just wanted to let everyone know that Westinghouse had nothing to do with the production of this generator. Westinghouse consumer products no longer exist as an entity except in a trademark that anyone (including you if you have enough money) can license and use. All consumer products with Westinghouse name on it is used under license. Westinghouse consumer products died in the 1970's. It's the same with other well-known US manufacturers such as RCA and GE. The names are used under license and the products are made by the Chinese. General Electric washers dryers and refrigerators are now owned by the Chinese. Some are still made in Louisville Kentucky. I foresee that production being shipped to China sometime in the future.
Can you switch to supply the 12VDC outport? Because on the screen always shows the USB icon and i don't know if in any case, the portable battery always is feeding all the outports? Congratulations for your video. Really interesting. Thanks in advance
I’m going to be sailing across the pacific and I need a way to charge my 6 18650 batteries separately from the boats power, I was thinking about getting this but wondering how long it would last and what kinda solar panel would I need to charge this?
I have those IKEA drawer LED lights that light up when you open the drawer. For my kitchen island that is on wheels and has no power, I'd like to try one of these. The LED strips are 2W to 10W and of course opened up just a few times a day for a few seconds. If I use one of these for the LED transformers, how long do you think it would last? Does the battery consume power with the fan when "on" but not putting out any power? I have no problem plugging in the battery every few months to re-charge it.
Being lithium-ion it should last pretty well. I keep a smaller lithium jump starter in my car and I only charge it every six months and it usually only loses one bar of charge in that time.
How long does this last though? If power was out and I had a space heater I wanted to plug in and use to heat a room, how long would this last? Also, how long will it hold its full charge?
I’m a musician and I do outdoor busking. I have 5 pedals that use 9-volt batteries for each one or their individual ac power supplies. Can I plug a 3-prong extension cord with surge protector into the AC input and then plug the 9-Volt power supplies into the extension cord and run them all off this unit?
Hey thanks for the question. So to figure that out you need multiply 120 by the amps each power supply draws (should say input voltage and show amps) then if it is less than 100 watts it should work.
@@UnboxingNStuff this is what the power supply says on it: Input 100/240v 50/60Hz O.2A Output 9volt= 0.5A Please advise thank you 0.2A X 120 = 24 watts Is that correct it draws 24 watts ?
@@thirdgearband based on that info you should be able to run 4 of them at once. If you go to my channel I just put out a new video on the next size up power pack and it should be able to run up to 6 of the pedals.
@@UnboxingNStuff thank you for the info. This will keep me from having to charge each of my 9-Volt batteries individually hours on end when I can just plug into the iGen160s. I’ll get one of these then to power them all through this one unit. One last question? What’s the difference between this and a pure sine wave unit? Am I safe using this on my guitar pedals?
@@thirdgearband pure sine wave is a must for very sensitive electronics modified sinewave works with most electronics. I would imagine the pedals would work fine. Good luck.
No, a heat gun on high is going to draw 15 times more power than this can deliver. You're going to need a much larger battery bank or a gas generator for that.
@@charlieburns1385 the temperature only would affect charging. You can't charge lithium batteries in sub freezing temperature. but it should work if charged before hand. I would assume this battery pack would be a bit small I would probably go larger
Hello unfortunately no, devices that heat use alot of watts. You would need a larger unit if you can find out how many watts you need to run your blanket then you can find a device that will work for you.
Good News it only takes 6 hours to charge the iGen160s on AC power not 7-8 hours as stated in the video!
Took me 9 hours to charge!
What I would like to know is how long it takes to charge when it's plugged into a car cigarette lighter plug, once it has been fully discharged - many of those power stations take 12-16 hrs to charge off car plugs or solar panels - they state that they will charge at the same rate as when there plugged in the wall but in fact often take twice as long to charge off a car or solar panels - that buzz or interference u heard on your device is because of the inverter it a FCC CLASS B inverter they create line noise, the CLASS A Part 15 inverters "create noise free powe"r but are exspensive - u did a good deminstration of what that unit can handle as far as up front loads - what u might do is see how long it will run while ur drawing off the 110 AC side with a light load - most power stations are over rated when it comes to actual battery capacity - if they state there battery's capacity is 150 watts - in reality with a lithium battery u might only have 50% of that capacity as usable energy & that's if u were charging or using a device that draws very little continues power - I would say 3-5 watts or so with that unit - if u use a fan that draws 25 watts it might only run 2 hrs or less and cut out on low voltage - as for a fan when camping lol it's an absolute must, in the south central & east in the summer - but u would need at least a 6-800 watt power station for a small fan to run all night at a 25 watt load - but it still has to be reilably charge the next day - LIFAN makes a small 600 watt camping inverter genretor( FCC Class A) - I don't recommend drawing more than 350 watts continues off that generator- it's ESI-860i-CA it will run a small fan for 7-9 hrs on a tank of gas or 1.5 quarts of gasoline ( but it does make noise) and can be hard to start it weighs about 15 lbs - ( it's better to use air cooled engine gas sold in lawnmower shops) instead of gasoline, that fuel doesn't gum things up like gasoline - I was an offshore oilfield electrician for decades - we generated all our own power so I have a full understanding of power production & battery tecnology - when my son's were young I would bring them on camping trips that lasted for mutable months and we used devices similar to that power station for fans, lights and the old Bag Phones lol - I used a Honda 650 watt camping generator and solar panels to charge the power station we had when living in a tent for long periods - I've been looking into that westinghouse 160 - so this was of interest to me -
I've never used USB fans so I don't know any thing about what they draw - in the south when ur camping in a tent it helps to have a fan blowing air out of a tent - Mosquitos and Nats sence the Co2 we exhail if you have a fan blowing stagenet air out one of the openings of a tent when there is no breeze the mosquitos will smell the Co2 exiting at the fan and will try to gain entrance were the fan is blowing air out of a space instead of coming in thru screens or door ways - in the end u have a bug free space - for us that grew up in the south before air-conditioning know what I've mentioned
@@able880 You shouldn’t be charging this with your car battery. Not very intelligent.
@@Ectodex I'm guessing what ur saying is those Westinghouse electrical engineers haven't the slightest idea about what there saying when they say they designed that power station so it could be charged off a 12 volt cigarette lighter plug in a car - I'm guessing by your statement your also a electrical engineer and your far more intelegent and knowledgeable than the Westinghouse manurfactors engineers - could you give me an explanation to explane why you stated that Westinghouse engineers are not very intelegent - you have to be an engineer so I would appreciate a response from you thanks
Excellent!!! Heading out tent camping, this is exactly what I need. This was very helpful!!
Thank you. Due to your excellent review, I literally just ordered one for myself. This seems the right size and power for my needs.
Purchased mine from Amazon in August. It took 9 hrs and 15 mins to fully charge after doing tests with lamps to discharge and see how long the battery lasted. I am pleased and thank you for this review!
Wow 9hrs
So it's good?
@@awesomeyou6815 Yes, good investment! I check it monthly and it has held full charge for the past year.
Thanks for the review! I'm looking at getting either this unit or the igen200 just to power cell phones and tablets during power outages. I have to admit I always get a chuckle from the comments in videos like this. "Can I power a space heater with this 100w power station?" lol
I have a Electric scooter will it charge it?
Actually... I never thought taking a fan to the beach was goofy.. I was thinking why use a 110v fan instead of a 11inch usb fan. Great video, thank you. Take care out there.
P.s Do you know if you can charge and use the usb at the same time?
Yes i believe so 👍
Great review! I'm looking at using this when I thrift. I'd be able to test out a vcr/stereo on the spot!
That's a great idea!
Im pretty sure I found the power station to buy . Westing house is the grandfather
Thanks for a very easy to understand review. :)
Thanks a lot! Very detailed review and for me just in time to buy one.
What is a good solar panel for this unit and how many watts thank you and awesome video.
I would say it depends on how you plan on using this system. If you are looking for portability and have some extra cash this unit may work well for you: amzn.to/2WAbXAD
Great job, very thorough.
Thank you. This was very helpful.
Absolutely! Stay tuned for the iGen200s review should post sometime tonight.
Anybody know if it is a multi-voltage power supply...I wonder if I could use it in Europe and Asia with just a plug adapter
Do you think this will power a smoke machine?
I liked the quality of your video and I loved it keep it up ❤️❤️
I just wanted to let everyone know that Westinghouse had nothing to do with the production of this generator. Westinghouse consumer products no longer exist as an entity except in a trademark that anyone (including you if you have enough money) can license and use. All consumer products with Westinghouse name on it is used under license. Westinghouse consumer products died in the 1970's. It's the same with other well-known US manufacturers such as RCA and GE. The names are used under license and the products are made by the Chinese. General Electric washers dryers and refrigerators are now owned by the Chinese. Some are still made in Louisville Kentucky. I foresee that production being shipped to China sometime in the future.
You sound mad bro lol I did some research you are both correct and incorrect.
Can you switch to supply the 12VDC outport?
Because on the screen always shows the USB icon and i don't know if in any case, the portable battery always is feeding all the outports?
Congratulations for your video. Really interesting. Thanks in advance
Very useful vídeo, thanks!
How do I know when it is fully charged. Does it come fully charged?
Great review. Thanks Can someone recommend a compatible solar panel setup for this unit? Thanks!
I’m going to be sailing across the pacific and I need a way to charge my 6 18650 batteries separately from the boats power, I was thinking about getting this but wondering how long it would last and what kinda solar panel would I need to charge this?
I have those IKEA drawer LED lights that light up when you open the drawer. For my kitchen island that is on wheels and has no power, I'd like to try one of these. The LED strips are 2W to 10W and of course opened up just a few times a day for a few seconds. If I use one of these for the LED transformers, how long do you think it would last? Does the battery consume power with the fan when "on" but not putting out any power? I have no problem plugging in the battery every few months to re-charge it.
Nice job 👍
How long will it hold a charge unused? In other words, if I fullly charge it & don’t use it for 3 months how much of the charge is preserved?
Being lithium-ion it should last pretty well. I keep a smaller lithium jump starter in my car and I only charge it every six months and it usually only loses one bar of charge in that time.
How do I know if I should use the ac or DC to charge?
Thank you I would like to know what solar panels please
Could you suggest a compatible solar panel?
Kind of late for a response, but I do know that Westinghouse sells their own solar panel specifically for charging these things.
thanks
How long does this last though? If power was out and I had a space heater I wanted to plug in and use to heat a room, how long would this last? Also, how long will it hold its full charge?
Unfortunately this is not powerful enough for a heater they usually draw 900 or 1500 watts this is only rated for 100 watts ac output.
hi, usb c have very low power, do it need an special or different wire?
it should operate normally with the original wire that came with your device.
Why does it keep shutting off?
Do you think this would work for my new idea of a mounted tv on my tailgate and dvd ply just for say 6 hours?
Can I charge the Bike Battery ? Battery is 60 V. 😃
I saw you ran a smaller fan. I would be curious to know if could run a 20” box fan
According to google a 20" box fan pulls about 86 watts at full speed so it should work.
Awesome vdo
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You know if it is pass thought capable? (Use when charging bypassing the batteries) with an solar panel for example
Im not sure but i believe so at least with a wall charger.
@@UnboxingNStuff you can do it with the wall charger? I believe its the same circuit hehe its the dealbreaker for me to buy it. Btw nice review👍🏻
Would this suit a 62 year old woman who may want to possibly primitive camp?
Depending on your needs it definitely could.
can you charge laptops with this thing?
Amazon doesn't deliver that unit in Canada.... do you know where to buy in Canada...? Thanks
Ebay sells them too.
Can I charge my scooter?
I’m a musician and I do outdoor busking. I have 5 pedals that use 9-volt batteries for each one or their individual ac power supplies. Can I plug a 3-prong extension cord with surge protector into the AC input and then plug the 9-Volt power supplies into the extension cord and run them all off this unit?
Hey thanks for the question. So to figure that out you need multiply 120 by the amps each power supply draws (should say input voltage and show amps) then if it is less than 100 watts it should work.
@@UnboxingNStuff this is what the power supply says on it:
Input 100/240v 50/60Hz O.2A
Output 9volt= 0.5A
Please advise thank you
0.2A X 120 = 24 watts
Is that correct it draws 24 watts ?
@@thirdgearband based on that info you should be able to run 4 of them at once. If you go to my channel I just put out a new video on the next size up power pack and it should be able to run up to 6 of the pedals.
@@UnboxingNStuff thank you for the info. This will keep me from having to charge each of my 9-Volt batteries individually hours on end when I can just plug into the iGen160s. I’ll get one of these then to power them all through this one unit.
One last question? What’s the difference between this and a pure sine wave unit? Am I safe using this on my guitar pedals?
@@thirdgearband pure sine wave is a must for very sensitive electronics modified sinewave works with most electronics. I would imagine the pedals would work fine. Good luck.
Would you recommend this for a heat gun ?
No, a heat gun on high is going to draw 15 times more power than this can deliver. You're going to need a much larger battery bank or a gas generator for that.
Yes @Nodak81 is correct.
Did you end up pairing this with a panel?
I have not picked up a solar panel to pair with this yet however I may soon.
Hi, can it be charged from car, wall outlet, or solar while it is providing power to electronic device(s)?
Yes it can 👍
@@UnboxingNStuff Thank you.
I'm thinking for a manuf home heat tracer water pipes to protect from freezing in a 2 or 3 day power out?
What do you think?
How many watts does that draw?
@@UnboxingNStuff maybe like a light bulb in watts
Also is it affected by very cold temps bc it would be outdoors
@@charlieburns1385 the temperature only would affect charging. You can't charge lithium batteries in sub freezing temperature. but it should work if charged before hand. I would assume this battery pack would be a bit small I would probably go larger
I'm reading the heat tracer tape is about 3 to 7 watts p ft
Mine is 42 feet so at most it would be 300 watts or 3 amps @ 120 v should work?
What's the maximum amp solar panel thus unit can handle? Anyone???
2 amps, if I'm not mistaken.
Would it run an electric blanket all night
Hello unfortunately no, devices that heat use alot of watts. You would need a larger unit if you can find out how many watts you need to run your blanket then you can find a device that will work for you.
Could you run an xbox and monitor off of it? If so, how long?
Unfortunately not you would have to get a bigger one.
@@UnboxingNStuff alright thanks for getting back so soon!
For how long can it run a projector?
Depends on the power draw of the projector.
Can it support Dremel, what do you think?
It could charge a battery for one but probably not run an ac model.
@@UnboxingNStuff Thanks, which power station should i use then?
You said you were going to run a tv on this? Sneaky.
Has anyone tried a CPAP
I’m interested in this as well. This would be a huge selling point for me if it does power a CPAP.
its cool but its not worth $128.00. $50 tops
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Thanks for your input
Should have tested with lights
I definitely could have which test were you thinking the runtime?