GOLABS Portable Power Station, 299Wh LiFePO4 Battery Backup $299.98

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03-31-2021 at 06:14 AM #2

Deal is back. For those interested in the discussion comments posted on previous deal, click the link below.
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03-31-2021 at 06:26 AM #3

I sent two of them packing. The loose ac connect was mildly irritating but the deal breaker was this thing couldn't handle max <200wh from two devices (Hisense lcd tv & xbone) on a half day outage... kept turning off; TV not pulling much of anything on eco mode, I'd even wait until after start to plug in other. Regular price might as well be $200, stays at this price for weeks. Ime, don't expect any support after 30 days based on response

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03-31-2021 at 06:55 AM #4

Works well for me. Takes quite a while for it to fully charge. I ran my cpap with heated tube and humidifier through the AC port for about 6.5 hours before dead. Need to get a DC adapter to get a good two days out of it

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03-31-2021 at 07:08 AM #5

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I sent two of them packing. The loose ac connect was mildly irritating but the deal breaker was this thing couldn't handle max <200wh from two devices (Hisense lcd tv & xbone) on a half day outage... kept turning off; TV not pulling much of anything on eco mode, I'd even wait until after start to plug in other. Regular price might as well be $200, stays at this price for weeks. Ime, don't expect any support after 30 days based on response

Weird, both of them did that? I have one of these and while I'm not the biggest fan of it, I didn't run into a problem where it would shut off unless I stayed over 300W load.

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03-31-2021 at 10:25 AM #6

i should do more testing. But i only tested a small 12v fridge which lasted close to 48 hrs. Also briefly tested all ports. Haven't tested much load. I do wish charging time would be much shorter and thus wished it had a quick charge feature. But I think most similar models don't have such feature yet. $100 off has been offered for a while and quite often

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03-31-2021 at 03:08 PM #7

I purchased this orange version for $200 too. I love it. Just remember the Peak wattage is 365. Buy a 60 Watt or 100 Watt USB-C Charger. It will charge at max 60 Watt and complete 100% in like 4.5 to 5 hours. This will be helpful for this CA Wildfire season.

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03-31-2021 at 03:10 PM #8

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Weird, both of them did that? I have one of these and while I'm not the biggest fan of it, I didn't run into a problem where it would shut off unless I stayed over 300W load.

This was the charger I got N-e-k-teck 100W GaN USB-C Charger out at Amazon.

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03-31-2021 at 03:13 PM #9

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This was the charger I got N-e-k-teck 100W GaB USB-C Charger out at Amazon.

Why did you reply to me with this?

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03-31-2021 at 03:16 PM #10

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I sent two of them packing. The loose ac connect was mildly irritating but the deal breaker was this thing couldn't handle max <200wh from two devices (Hisense lcd tv & xbone) on a half day outage... kept turning off; TV not pulling much of anything on eco mode, I'd even wait until after start to plug in other. Regular price might as well be $200, stays at this price for weeks. Ime, don't expect any support after 30 days based on response

which xbox? What size tv?
I know my 50" samsung runs around 100w, and xbox can be upto 160w

Ideally you would measure your load with a kill-a-watt meter or similar.

the stats do sound crap though
300W(Peak 370W)

usually peak is double the sustained output(on inverter).. so that shows they might be over-rating it.

My stormpower runs my 450w fridge for hours and its rated 600w/1200w iirc.

My cheap coleman 1200w/2400w inverter hooked up to the car.. didnt like it much.. would overload squeal on startup of fridge.. which is odd. since that is such a big inverter.

Had a 2.5 day outage last year but with the stormpower and the inverter hooked up to the car got though it without losing the freshly loaded fridge full of food.

Now this year I'm torn between going whole hog and getting a natural gas powered generator,
or that nice $350 firman inverter generator from costco.

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03-31-2021 at 03:16 PM #11

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Why did you reply to me with this?

Sorry it was suppose to reply to almightys about the DC charger.

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03-31-2021 at 03:26 PM #12

This new deal is missing the free 12v plug-in car adapter. The car adapter socket is too shallow as some standard car adapter will pop right back out. GoLabs was offer a free plug-in adapter. They also might have a greeting card inside to get a gift free carry case when you email them about it.

If any of you guys are interested on getting a power station Edison are having some rebate on certain brand.

https://marketplace.sce.com/porta...-stations/

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03-31-2021 at 04:14 PM #13

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which xbox? What size tv?
I know my 50" samsung runs around 100w, and xbox can be upto 160w

Ideally you would measure your load with a kill-a-watt meter or similar.

the stats do sound crap though
300W(Peak 370W)

usually peak is double the sustained output(on inverter).. so that shows they might be over-rating it.

My stormpower runs my 450w fridge for hours and its rated 600w/1200w iirc.

My cheap coleman 1200w/2400w inverter hooked up to the car.. didnt like it much.. would overload squeal on startup of fridge.. which is odd. since that is such a big inverter.

Had a 2.5 day outage last year but with the stormpower and the inverter hooked up to the car got though it without losing the freshly loaded fridge full of food.

Now this year I'm torn between going whole hog and getting a natural gas powered generator,
or that nice $350 firman inverter generator from costco.

good info Rand.

xbone & 55" Hisense Roku. Real bummer to see that performance.

i dont need a cpap & this thing seems overkill for a phones, tablets & laptop.

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03-31-2021 at 04:24 PM #14

Just finished building one of these power box...LiFePO4 3500 Wh and 1000W pure since wave AC, good for emergency and camping... hope mine won't blow up LOL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6...familyCali

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