I like mine. I bought it on sale and use it with a 100 watt portable solar panel. I use it for camping and to extend the power on my UPS if the power goes out.
I've just ordered one of these to combat the dreadful loadshedding here in KZN. Going to use it mostly for work, have you tried running your TV off it though?
Heyo! I don't have a TV 😬 lol. But the max output is 500w - so if your TV is rated for less than that (which most are) then you are good, I think my laptop and screen combo is similar to a TV so you should get the same amount of hours out of it.
Good review,I would like to see a review of a much bigger the 575 ….and perhaps a rizzen 1200 watts power station and include a solar charging experience,I am mostly off grid
thanks for this good review. just wanted to ask you, do you know does the cooler run, if you are just using around 30 watts? and is this other strange noise, is it permanently noticeable?
Hi.i took your advice and bought one today.Would like know does the lcd screen not stay on..I press display and the lcd is on for a bit then goes dark..is that how it works?
Hey Duane! They address it here: support.anker.com/s/article/Can-a-power-station-be-used-as-uninterruptible-power-supply Personally I choose not to use it as a UPS because I want to go easy on my battery cycles.
No but you can use it whilst it's charging. If you use more power than the charger supplies then the battery will run down but slower than if it was not on charge (obviously). If you leave the unit powered on and it's not on charge then it will self drain until it's empty. You can switch on the powersaving feature which will turn off the unit when the power draw drops below about 10 watts for an hour (as far as I know). This unit is a bit outdated as it only has one power input (excluding usb-c), newer units have about 3. Newer units can charge faster and usually have ac pass through with either a UPS (less than 20ms switch over) or 'EPS' (more than 20ms switch over).
Best honest review for real life scenarios instead of just charging cameras and drones. Thanks for bringing up the sound issue and clarification too!
Thank you!
I like mine. I bought it on sale and use it with a 100 watt portable solar panel. I use it for camping and to extend the power on my UPS if the power goes out.
Добрый день, меня интересует сколько времени нужно чтобы зарядить до 100. Процентов. Спасибо
I've just ordered one of these to combat the dreadful loadshedding here in KZN.
Going to use it mostly for work, have you tried running your TV off it though?
Heyo! I don't have a TV 😬 lol. But the max output is 500w - so if your TV is rated for less than that (which most are) then you are good, I think my laptop and screen combo is similar to a TV so you should get the same amount of hours out of it.
Good review,I would like to see a review of a much bigger the 575 ….and perhaps a rizzen 1200 watts power station and include a solar charging experience,I am mostly off grid
Mail them and ask them to send me one 😜
thanks for this good review.
just wanted to ask you, do you know does the cooler run, if you are just using around 30 watts?
and is this other strange noise, is it permanently noticeable?
Cooler runs whenever you use the plugs...so if you use USB charging it's silent
The other noise only came through my headphones as described
Thanks
Hi.i took your advice and bought one today.Would like know does the lcd screen not stay on..I press display and the lcd is on for a bit then goes dark..is that how it works?
Yes mine does that too.
Does it have a UPS function?can't find any relevant info anywhere...
Hey Duane!
They address it here: support.anker.com/s/article/Can-a-power-station-be-used-as-uninterruptible-power-supply
Personally I choose not to use it as a UPS because I want to go easy on my battery cycles.
No but you can use it whilst it's charging. If you use more power than the charger supplies then the battery will run down but slower than if it was not on charge (obviously). If you leave the unit powered on and it's not on charge then it will self drain until it's empty. You can switch on the powersaving feature which will turn off the unit when the power draw drops below about 10 watts for an hour (as far as I know).
This unit is a bit outdated as it only has one power input (excluding usb-c), newer units have about 3. Newer units can charge faster and usually have ac pass through with either a UPS (less than 20ms switch over) or 'EPS' (more than 20ms switch over).