Please don't forget to mention the max voltage input of the DC/solar input! According to the specs, it's 55V. Pretty good, but just 1V shy of being able to charge safely from my home solar battery bank (around 56V peak when fully charged). I went for the ALLPOWERS R600 earlier this year, it takes 60V max, so it charges perfectly directly from my home DC system, super neat! This one also doesn't have the Type C input, a bit disappointing. I have to say, it's very difficult to find a model with everything I want in a single package.
@@FamilyGeekery Sure! Note it's also very important to know the max voltage rating of the solar input when using portable panels, because some solar generators accept quite a low voltage. For example, the older River 3 could take from 11 to only 30V, very different from the River 3 Plus and its 11 to 55V. I have a couple Sunslice Fusion 150W panels, and those go up to a pretty high 39Voc and around 30Vpp! When the battery is fully charged and not pulling power from the panels, the voltage will shoot up to the Voc (and sometimes a little above, with strong sunlight). So on the older River 3 for example, my panels would very well exceed the rating of the solar input, but it would be perfectly fine on the River 3 Plus!
I just ordered one. Looks really good and battery expansion is awesome.
Please don't forget to mention the max voltage input of the DC/solar input! According to the specs, it's 55V. Pretty good, but just 1V shy of being able to charge safely from my home solar battery bank (around 56V peak when fully charged). I went for the ALLPOWERS R600 earlier this year, it takes 60V max, so it charges perfectly directly from my home DC system, super neat! This one also doesn't have the Type C input, a bit disappointing. I have to say, it's very difficult to find a model with everything I want in a single package.
Great info! I’m usually focused on portable panels for this size station, but I can see how it would be great to charge from your home setup. Thanks!
@@FamilyGeekery Sure! Note it's also very important to know the max voltage rating of the solar input when using portable panels, because some solar generators accept quite a low voltage. For example, the older River 3 could take from 11 to only 30V, very different from the River 3 Plus and its 11 to 55V. I have a couple Sunslice Fusion 150W panels, and those go up to a pretty high 39Voc and around 30Vpp! When the battery is fully charged and not pulling power from the panels, the voltage will shoot up to the Voc (and sometimes a little above, with strong sunlight). So on the older River 3 for example, my panels would very well exceed the rating of the solar input, but it would be perfectly fine on the River 3 Plus!