Great review, i have one of these and agree with most of whats being said here. I just used it for the 1st time in my campervan and ran a transporterhq fridge, a set of leds at night, a few phone charges and used a electric airpump for about 5 minutes and after 28 hours it was down to 16%, so the cooler was only 17 hours as it was run off of AC and it doesnt go into standby mode like a fridge.
@CampingSecretsUK yes, for me as long as I can be off grid for 24hrs, maybe 36 max, then that's all I'll need. It's so quick to charge that a short stop somewhere with an hours plugin will see me through another day
Excellent review. Watched loads of reviews but none have flagged 70% as real life use. That’s awful. I just sold my EB70 as I’m needing more capacity but struggling to justify the cost of the Ac180. Can get the Anker 857 for £30 less which is tempting.
@@CampingSecretsUKthe thing is though I don't think anybody should be using a low wattage device through the AC or DC port because just having it on will absolutely torch your battery there are usually almost always USBC variance of low wattage devices people buy these devices that are made for people who live efficiently and then they want to continue their inefficient stay at home life using these devices and then complain about it
I just got my AC180P today (the orange one). I thought it was the sweet spot with weight and price and how it fits in the car. I considered the AC200 which gets rave reviews but it costs nearly twice as much and weighs 28kg and I don’t need that capacity.
I would not have a Lithium NMC battery in my house or car or tent. They can fail catastophically, going into thermal runaway (explosive fire). So it is only Lithium iron phosphate LiFePO4 battery for me. Unlike a Lithium NMC battery, exposing a lithium iron phosphate battery to extreme temperatures, short circuiting, a crash, or similar hazardous events won't cause the battery to explode or catch fire. They are very safe. This particular model is the one I'm planning to get for my microcamper.
You're right on the safety profile of LiPo batteries. Saying that, if your NMC pack is from a reputable brand (eg Jackery), they have multiple circuits in place to detect potential problems. I've never heard of fires with jackery packs. It's the cheap Chinese goods which need to be careful of in my opinion. That being said, it's always to stay as safe as possible
True. I've done plenty of videos on solar and don't think it's much use in the UK except for a few good days a year. For me the power packs are for pre-camp mains charging and then use over a weekend. Cheers
Great review, i have one of these and agree with most of whats being said here.
I just used it for the 1st time in my campervan and ran a transporterhq fridge, a set of leds at night, a few phone charges and used a electric airpump for about 5 minutes and after 28 hours it was down to 16%, so the cooler was only 17 hours as it was run off of AC and it doesnt go into standby mode like a fridge.
Cheers Adam! Are you pleased with the performance?
@CampingSecretsUK yes, for me as long as I can be off grid for 24hrs, maybe 36 max, then that's all I'll need.
It's so quick to charge that a short stop somewhere with an hours plugin will see me through another day
Excellent review. Watched loads of reviews but none have flagged 70% as real life use. That’s awful. I just sold my EB70 as I’m needing more capacity but struggling to justify the cost of the Ac180. Can get the Anker 857 for £30 less which is tempting.
Efficiency will be more like 80% at higher loads, but yeah it's not that great for a 50w load. Good luck in your choice!
@@CampingSecretsUKthe thing is though I don't think anybody should be using a low wattage device through the AC or DC port because just having it on will absolutely torch your battery there are usually almost always USBC variance of low wattage devices people buy these devices that are made for people who live efficiently and then they want to continue their inefficient stay at home life using these devices and then complain about it
Thank you 👍👌👏
I just got my AC180P today (the orange one). I thought it was the sweet spot with weight and price and how it fits in the car. I considered the AC200 which gets rave reviews but it costs nearly twice as much and weighs 28kg and I don’t need that capacity.
Hi
Nice summary
However I would have preferred the discharge example using 12v and not using the inverter
thanks for your Great honest review 👍
My pleasure 😊
I would not have a Lithium NMC battery in my house or car or tent. They can fail catastophically, going into thermal runaway (explosive fire). So it is only Lithium iron phosphate LiFePO4 battery for me. Unlike a Lithium NMC battery, exposing a lithium iron phosphate battery to extreme temperatures, short circuiting, a crash, or similar hazardous events won't cause the battery to explode or catch fire. They are very safe. This particular model is the one I'm planning to get for my microcamper.
You're right on the safety profile of LiPo batteries. Saying that, if your NMC pack is from a reputable brand (eg Jackery), they have multiple circuits in place to detect potential problems. I've never heard of fires with jackery packs. It's the cheap Chinese goods which need to be careful of in my opinion. That being said, it's always to stay as safe as possible
@@CampingSecretsUKyeah there is absolutely no reason why I would ever pick a traditional lithium battery for any reason or any use case whatsoever
What power wattage was the hairdryer?
You can keep the display on by changing 'on' time in the app
Tell me it's not as simple as that! *runs off to check*
I don't seem to have that option. Where in the app is it? Are you using offline mode, or have you logged in?
You didn’t mention much about solar charging. Really these battery bank power sources have to be connected to solar to make them worthy to own
True. I've done plenty of videos on solar and don't think it's much use in the UK except for a few good days a year. For me the power packs are for pre-camp mains charging and then use over a weekend. Cheers