Portable Power Stations

Does anyone have an opinion on this:

Portable Power Stations

Compare portable power stations for compatible devices at home or away. Choose by output power, battery capacity, ports and charging options. Check what is included: some listings are cables, extra batteries or accessories rather than complete power stations. Match output and capacity to the...
www.geewiz.co.za www.geewiz.co.za

I'm literally after something I can plug my camera battery charger into on an upcoming overland trip
 
Greg_M said:
Does anyone have an opinion on this:

Portable Power Stations

Compare portable power stations for compatible devices at home or away. Choose by output power, battery capacity, ports and charging options. Check what is included: some listings are cables, extra batteries or accessories rather than complete power stations. Match output and capacity to the...
www.geewiz.co.za www.geewiz.co.za

I'm literally after something I can plug my camera battery charger into on an upcoming overland trip
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Thats pretty cheap
 
Greg_M said:
Does anyone have an opinion on this:

Portable Power Stations

Compare portable power stations for compatible devices at home or away. Choose by output power, battery capacity, ports and charging options. Check what is included: some listings are cables, extra batteries or accessories rather than complete power stations. Match output and capacity to the...
www.geewiz.co.za www.geewiz.co.za

I'm literally after something I can plug my camera battery charger into on an upcoming overland trip
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it is available cheaper. I suspect the battery is not LifePo4, so only about 900 cycles
 
The Ecoflow units have a UPS function, but it is not advised to keep it on this permanently...
Is this also true for the UGreen powerroam units; has anybody checked the manuals?
 
Finhobbyist said:
The Ecoflow units have a UPS function, but it is not advised to keep it on this permanently...
Is this also true for the UGreen powerroam units; has anybody checked the manuals?
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The Ugreen manual doesn't say anything about the UPS feature. So I guess there is no issue.

The only problem with UPS in SA is blackouts and spiking or too low current. So you would definitely want a quality surge protector plug.

Like this one: https://www.takealot.com/clearline-...-tripconnect-lightning-surge-pro/PLID38529135
It even comes with a guarantee of up to R20 000 if you appliance gets fried.
 
OutlawJoseyWales said:
The Ugreen manual doesn't say anything about the UPS feature. So I guess there is no issue.

The only problem with UPS in SA is blackouts and spiking or too low current. So you would definitely want a quality surge protector plug.

Like this one: https://www.takealot.com/clearline-...-tripconnect-lightning-surge-pro/PLID38529135
It even comes with a guarantee of up to R20 000 if you appliance gets fried.
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If it doesn't mention UPS then it would be an issue surely?

Does it mention "transfer time/switchover" anywhere?
 
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wingnut771 said:
If it doesn't mention UPS then it would be an issue surely?

Does it mention "transfer time" anywhere?
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The issue with the Ecoflow is a slow 30ms transfer time, and the older models did not have a LFP battery (lithium ion polymer).
Takealot shows the Ugreen has a UPS with 20ms transfer.
 
wingnut771 said:
If it doesn't mention UPS then it would be an issue surely?

Does it mention "transfer time/switchover" anywhere?
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The UPS feature is just built in, I guess they felt no need to comment on it in the manual. The manual was quite slim though, could've been a bit more comprehensive IMO.

The stated switchover time is 20ms, but tests done found it performed the best of a bunch of PPSs tested at 9.8ms. Though that could be specific to that machine. 20ms is enough though from what I have seen.

You can contact Ugreen directly and ask them. I have had good feedback from them. You will need to state the model and possibly the country location of the product you are inquiring about.

Contact details: https://www.ugreen.com/pages/contact-us

I got good feedback from the [email protected] email address, though just email both.
 
leon.davibe said:
That is a lot of money for 2kwh

If you need a pretty camping unit and surplus of money burning a hole in your pocket maybe

You can buy a cheap 5kw +5kwh battery combo for that price , that has way more solar capacity

Plus 3000w of AC charging capacity some even more

It is funny how scared people are of this
that is probably why all in one units actually sell

But i get it no matter how much i try and explain to my dad he won't budge
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Portable units are also for people that dont own the property. Some of us can not do a fixed installation.
 
Finhobbyist said:
The Ecoflow units have a UPS function, but it is not advised to keep it on this permanently...
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Ecoflow does not advice against keeping it on permanently. The new Lifepo4 units come with a 5 year warranty so you'll have peace of mind for 5 years at least.
 
leon.davibe said:
That is a lot of money for 2kwh

If you need a pretty camping unit and surplus of money burning a hole in your pocket maybe

You can buy a cheap 5kw +5kwh battery combo for that price , that has way more solar capacity

Plus 3000w of AC charging capacity some even more

It is funny how scared people are of this
that is probably why all in one units actually sell

But i get it no matter how much i try and explain to my dad he won't budge
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Are there any (or do you have) general recommendations as to what brands or specific models of 5kw inverters and 5kwh batteries to go for in a setup like this? Like something that can be hooked up together in a temporary trolley setup and permanently installed at a later stage.
It's very logical (at least to me) to do it in steps like this if one can't afford a permanent install right off the bat. The portable power stations with UPS features are just convenient due to being all in one, compact, not very noisy, easy to hookup to loads, etc. You're dead right about it not being a great value proposition for people who don't require the portability though.
 
Park@82 said:
Portable units are also for people that dont own the property. Some of us can not do a fixed installation.
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some of the trolley setups that geewiz and others sell is wall mount units just mounted on a box
and some trolley all in one units are exactly that axpert guts inside a case with a battery presenting as a single unit

literally nothing stops you from doing a wall mount unit as a trolley setup

just disable the bypass function in the menu of any 3kw or less unit
the 5kw unit you would have to pay attention not to exceed the plug if using a plug as input, ie limit load+charging to max 3500w
 
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