Crusader
Executive Member
Will depend on the panel size. With 160W the River should be around 3 hours and River Pro around 6-7 hours in ideal conditions. (If I didn't mess up the math!)
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Iceman360
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Just picked up 2 EcoFlow Rivers at Mica Benoni
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DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
How much did you pay for the max?
Iceman360
Well-Known Member
R 5500 each
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
Man, I really wish we had a Mica nearby.
I think these are just the regular Rivers, not the Max units?
Unless you got lucky and they gave you 2 Max's for the BF special for the regular River.
Iceman360
Well-Known Member
It's the 600w
Both the River and River Max are 600w max output. However, Mica is selling the River which offers 288Wh capacity.
Pho3nix
The Legend
Anyone tried the generic models available at Builders? Forgot the name but saw them there
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
Still a great price though, slightly more expensive than the similar spec Gizzu but miles ahead in quality and features.
Iceman360
Well-Known Member
Yeah it's the one that goes for 8-9k normally
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
My River Pro extra battery just arrived, plugged in and charging. No hassles.
Crusader
Executive Member
Did you upgrade the firmware on the Pro?
DrJohnZoidberg
Honorary Master
Yes I’ve upgraded it once when I first bought it and also now after connecting the extra battery.
Crusader
Executive Member
Seems the firmware bugs with the extra batteries has been resolved then. Good to know.
On another note. The solar panel I'm interested in from Geewiz states:
Solar Panel Polycrystalline 160Watt 12V (18.6V) 8.61A 1470x670x30mm 11Kg Connection Box+Cable
I'm enquired from them and according to the supplier it does not include MC4 connectors. I'm clueless with regards to this stuff. So if I buy a set of MC4 connectors the panel should have all the other wiring in place. I just need to add the connectors? How difficult is that to do?
Crusader
Executive Member
@KantSnyer did those Cinco panels come with MC4 connectors pre-installed? What do they look like on the back as far as wiring goes?
The data sheet for them says:
Open-Circuit Voltage (Voc) 22.39V
Short-Circuit Current (Isc) 9.529A
So that's well within the range of the River Pro, so shouldn't give any issues right?
KantSnyer
Expert Member
My Cinco's had MC4 connectors pre-installed, can't take a pic as they're fastened down now but just the MC4 connectors on +- 1m cable connected to the junction box at the back.
You should be able to add MC4 connectors to the cable yourself but you'll need a crimping and assembly tool, can possibly make a plan without them though.
Range of the panel is fine for the River Pro, I'm using 2 but they need to be in parallel otherwise voltage is too high.
Crusader
Executive Member
Great!
Stupid question, but if you use 2 in parallel wouldn't that put the Amps to 19.04A which is higher than the 12A the Pro's documentation says it can handle? Not sure how to exactly calculate what it can handle or not.
