Customer Reviews With Photos
As far as portable solar panels go, this setup is pretty decent. It's compact, easy to set up and generates a decent amount of power. Ideally, you would couple these panels with an all in one portable solar generator. My home made solar generator is not all in one. In order to get this panel to work with my station, I needed to get an adapter cable to go from xt60 to a solar connector. Ideally you would also need to connect a charge controller between the panels and the battery, but for testing purposes I briefly connected directly to my battery bank. The panels were in direct sunlight and my battery monitor showed they were pushing 140 watts at just over 9 amps. When I set these up I was a little apprehensive, but these do what they're supposed to do. My battery bank is 200ah. I went from 96% to 100% in less than 10 minutes. My gripes with this setup are minor. The biggest issue I don't like is the design of the standing legs. I get that it's supposed to be light and portable, but these legs are very flimsy. They work for now, but no telling how long they will last. My last 2 gripes are kinda my own fault, BUT because I'm not using a portable solar generator... there were 3 output cable types and not one of them were the standard solar cable connectors. Lastly, there's no charge controller. Both of these problems can be worked around. I was just a little annoyed that it wasn't plug and play for my setup. I would also like to point out that I have a solar suitcase from Renogy. Also a 200watt system. This setup is a little more expensive, roughly $360. But it comes with a charge controller and solar connectors. It's also a bit more heavy duty. However, with heavy duty comes greater weight. It has a stiff frame and durable leg stands, but the weight makes it less portable than this Allwei setup.
Even though this portable power station does not come with a wall charger, I was able to use the included USB C to charger to charge this at 20 watts. Power in takes a few hours for it to fully charge from 54%, but ultimately it is very nice to have portable power. While this is not a big unit, it’s got enough power at 240 watts for smaller electronic devices such as cell phones, tablets, watches, etc. for many hours when necessary. I use this for outdoor and local trips. This power station is very nice to have in case of emergencies. Should have included a wall charger...
I got these to replace my 12awg 100ft solar cables as I added more solar panels and my wattage drop was pretty bad because of the size and distance I had to run the cables. These 10awg cables are pretty flexible and seem to be made well. I had to reach out to the seller because of the weight difference between the red and black to see if there was a reason for it which they were very nice and offered great customer service. Even with the weight difference between them they work much better than the 12awg I was running before. Overall happy with my purchase and will definitely be purchasing again from this seller in the near future!
These appear to be around 150 watt panels, or at most 200 watt. Not 300 watt as advertised. One panel went missing (broken in shipping and trashed by Fedex?) and another arrived bent with slightly reduced output. So essentially, expecting 1200 watts, what I received was about 450w, and that's being generous- I was seeing less than 400w with 3 panels in full mid-day direct sunlight. So far this issue hasn't been resolved. If this changes, I will update my review.
Love how well made this extension cable is. It gives the choice of using the adapter if you need it. It's heavy and seems well made for the Solar Panel connections.
I originally bought this to use in my Everyday bag but found it to be a bit big. I ended up using it in my travels to Canada using a bigger backpack and it was great to charge my tablet and my Steam Deck. I was able to keep my work laptop (45-100w) topped off but that drained the battery really fast. The Canadian TSA pulled the device aside but once they read it was under 100wh, they were fine with it. I'm also using it as an emergency battery in my bicycle trunk bag. I use it to charge my phone, flashlight or the batteries to my GoPro I use as a bodycam. It was also able to power on a water Damaged Macbook M1 that was missing the mag safe charger and wouldn't power on from a 60w USB-C Macbook charger. Great lil battery overall. Included cable is very thick and durable. I have other bigger Jackery batteries that aren't LifePO4 but worked great after a hurricane so I trust the brand.
I have been buying emergency items lately, just to have a good stash if I ever need something. And I realized I did not have any solar panels for recharging. This seems like a pretty good one. It is portable and seems to be a good value compared to some others I have seen . I am new to the solar panel world be this one feels solid and well made . It is large when you open it but it folds to a decent size . Something that is needed in an emergency kit.
This is light weight and easy to store out of the way when not using it, it functions well. Easy to use. I highly recommend this.
Exelente estación de carga brinda una conexión 120v que se agradece se siente de buena calidad, le doy 5 estrellas
UPDATE 11/22/2024: The seller contacted me based on my review below, and offered to make things right. I requested that they update the listing to reflect the 4000mah capacity, which they did promptly; the listing now correctly reflects the size of the battery in the product. They also offered a free replacement of the product which I had returned. They seem to stand behind their product and acted quickly to address my concerns, so I have added two stars to the rating. Original review Nov 2024: This didn't even last one night with my camera; then checked the battery (because other reviews have noted this) an confirmed it only had a 4000 mah battery instead of the advertised 5000mah. Guess I was hoping they had fixed it, but I guess not. I returned it.
Exactly what I needed for when we have power outages during the winter and bad storms. I live in a wooded area so my power goes out frequently during the summer storms. I didn’t want anything massive. Just enough to do the job. So this is perfect. Easy to put together. (Just the wheels and stuff. Add oil and gas and you’re ready to go!
This ATS is in a well made box with good connections and a quality soldering job. It has a simple Puqele P30F JQX-30F relay that releases the solenoid tension when the power goes off the control circuit allowing the spring to flip the unit to backup. This is a very failsafe design. The problem is the gap between the two pairs of contacts is not great enough to eliminate a quick arcing as the power comes back on the control circuit. The chance the two circuits will be in phase is slim and about 1/4 chance they will be near complete opposites allowing an arc of 240 volts. This might be okay for some simple loads but will cause a problem for high induction loads. The ends of my wires were pre-tinned in an unprofessional manner. It made me wonder if the unit was returned already.
Seems solid. Connected my 3600 watt generator to my transfer connection. I would be leary a out sending the full 3500w continously through this little cable, but the jacket DOES say that it's stranded 10 gauge. Haven't actually tried it yet to see if it Bridges the phases, but it does connect to both sockets.
Pros: • AWG 10, 600V, 105C rated wire • Red and black conductors molded together “zip cord” • Molded SAE connector with weather boot looks quality • SAE polarity reverser included • What appears to be quality MC4 waterproof solar connectors on the other end Cons: • Initial insertion with other connectors was tight, with sleeve removal • Wire relatively thin compared to other solar cables • Wire rated at 600V vs 1500V for other cables This 15-foot SAE connector to a pair of MC4 water proof solar connectors appears well made. The wire itself has the red and black wires molded together as “zip cord” with only a short area where they are separate at the MC4 connectors. The wire is noticeably thinner than other 10 AWG cables I tested with (see photo). The reason they are thinner may be that this cable is rated at 600V whereas the other cable is rated at 1500V, so while they may both be 10 AWG the other cable may have thicker insulation. This cable is marked as 10 AWG, 600V and 105 C temperature. That should be sufficient for most solar applications though. I did try mating with another MC4 cable, and I’m glad I initially tested with that rather than an expensive solar panel. The initial insertion was a bit tight. When disconnecting (that definitely needed the MC4 tool) a contact sleeve came out of the female (the connector that actually looks like a male, with the red waterproof ring). This appears to have come out of the connector (see photo). I’m not completely certain it isn’t from the mating side, so will limit how many stars I take off. After noticing the sleeve come out of the connector I tested again and insertion was easier, more of what I expected. I did test basic continuity, and there is at least some continuity, so I’m not exactly sure what happened. I did use the other cable previously though, so I know it work properly. Even if the sleeve came out of that connector, was it because of problem with this cable? This is very concerning though, and I may just replace the connector to be safe, rather mitigating the whole purpose of getting a. pre-made cable.
