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Golabs R500 LiFePO4 518Wh Battery Portable Power Station

+ Free S/H w/ Amazon Prime

$262

$450

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Woot! has Golabs R500 LiFePO4 518Wh Battery Portable Power Station for $261.99. Shipping is free w/ Amazon Prime or is otherwise a flat $6 per order.

Thanks to Community Member folkhero40 for finding this deal.

Note: Limit 3 per customer. If you're a Prime member and you don't see free shipping on the order page, look for a "Use this address" button and tap/click that. The order page will finish loading and shipping will update.

Includes:
  • 1 GOLABS R500 Power Station
  • 1 AC Wall Charger
  • 1 Car Charger Cable
  • 1 MC4 Solar Charging Cable
  • 1 PD 100W Cable (PD adapter not included)
  • 1 User Manual

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Woot! has Golabs R500 LiFePO4 518Wh Battery Portable Power Station for $261.99. Shipping is free w/ Amazon Prime or is otherwise a flat $6 per order.

Thanks to Community Member folkhero40 for finding this deal.

Note: Limit 3 per customer. If you're a Prime member and you don't see free shipping on the order page, look for a "Use this address" button and tap/click that. The order page will finish loading and shipping will update.

Includes:
  • 1 GOLABS R500 Power Station
  • 1 AC Wall Charger
  • 1 Car Charger Cable
  • 1 MC4 Solar Charging Cable
  • 1 PD 100W Cable (PD adapter not included)
  • 1 User Manual

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holtzmann
Since Nov 2021 I have owned the GoLabs R300. The honeymoon was short lived. I have maybe 100 battery cycles and now when the battery is around 35% it will drop to 20% within seconds.
The DC port has never worked.
It takes about 2 hours longer to charge via solar compared to my JACKERY 300
I ended up giving it away.

Buy Bluetti
AlpNov
Passtrough AC seem to be problematic according to amazon review. Also the 12V DC plug is loose.
Snakeyes77
I got this last time it was posted. Can confirm that passthrough will always fail after about 1 hour. Doesn't matter if using solar or AC power. GOlabs support said to go ahead and return it.

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podsurg
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Got one, thanks OP
Now someone please comment on why this was a bad deal... Thanks
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Kelvrick
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Ticks pretty much all the boxes for me. LifePo (even though that isn't a requirement at this wh/price). PD usbc input for ease of charging, built in MPPT. Comes with wall, car, and solar charging cables.

Biggest negative is probably questionable warranty. Woot only gives you 90 days, not sure if you'll get anything extra from golabs.
Last edited by Kelvrick July 21, 2022 at 12:45 PM.
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Set off my LiFePo4 alert. This is better than Prime Day. Bluetti EB3A is good too at $209 but the 268 Wh is too low for some. At this price, this isn't bad at all considering that just a plain LiFePo4 battery with BMS costs roughly $4/(12v1Ah).
Last edited by 1-6 July 21, 2022 at 12:57 PM.
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Passtrough AC seem to be problematic according to amazon review. Also the 12V DC plug is loose.
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Biggest downside is the pass-through charging bug. If you are charging the battery (from AC, USB, or Solar) and using it to power something at the same time... it will shut off after 1 hour or less. If you are getting this to run something like a camping fridge/cooler, and hoping to charge it via solar while powering the fridge... don't get this unit.

Also, compared to other units of this size it charges much more slowly.

Other than that, it's a solid unit and good $/watt-hour.
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Since Nov 2021 I have owned the GoLabs R300. The honeymoon was short lived. I have maybe 100 battery cycles and now when the battery is around 35% it will drop to 20% within seconds.
The DC port has never worked.
It takes about 2 hours longer to charge via solar compared to my JACKERY 300
I ended up giving it away.

Buy Bluetti
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IveGotNothing
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Quote from podsurg :
Got one, thanks OP
Now someone please comment on why this was a bad deal... Thanks
Because they have a GoLabs vs Others diagram.

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Snakeyes77
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I got this last time it was posted. Can confirm that passthrough will always fail after about 1 hour. Doesn't matter if using solar or AC power. GOlabs support said to go ahead and return it.
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SilentJudge
Jul 21, 2022
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Quote from holtzmann :
Since Nov 2021 I have owned the GoLabs R300. The honeymoon was short lived. I have maybe 100 battery cycles and now when the battery is around 35% it will drop to 20% within seconds.
The DC port has never worked.
It takes about 2 hours longer to charge via solar compared to my JACKERY 300
I ended up giving it away.

Buy Bluetti
I have the R300 and use it every week since January 2021. I only use the USB C port to charge it and then power my electronics (laptop, tablet, etc) from the same USB C. Works well for that and never had a problem. For the price, I can't really complain. I'm sure you can pay more for a unit that's more efficient or actually has the full advertised battery capacity.
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scotts9612
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Mine broke after two months and now it is a paperweight. Just try calling there customer svs. It is a joke. also when any part breaks you can't repair it. just throw it away and buy a new one. do you trust the cheapest battery's used in this thin
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AnStability
Jul 21, 2022
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Damn I was gonna return the BLUETTI eb3a for this but reading these comments really helped overturn that decision.
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Nwryguy
Jul 21, 2022
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Quote from 1-6 :
Set off my LiFePo4 alert. This is better than Prime Day. Bluetti EB3A is good too at $209 but the 268 Wh is too low for some. At this price, this isn't bad at all considering that just a plain LiFePo4 battery with BMS costs roughly $4/(12v1Ah).
Bluetti is still the better value. And still has the same deal for prime day with the 90 dollar off coupon
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audioClover
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Quote from Snakeyes77 :
I got this last time it was posted. Can confirm that passthrough will always fail after about 1 hour. Doesn't matter if using solar or AC power. GOlabs support said to go ahead and return it.
So it's a known issue? Did they say if it could be resolved with a future software update?
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pigeon_deuce
Jul 21, 2022
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I have the R300. big thanks to everyone talking about the 1 hour AC shut off issue! I kept wondering why my cooler was shutting off on road trips! Otherwise I've been happy with it though. I also have the jackery 300 and I like it much better. My ac200p bluetti has been great as well, I use it full time. Just ordered the new small bluetti. Hope it's awesome!

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jumbo11
Jul 21, 2022
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The passthrough issue doesn't bother me. I don't plan on on charging and powering anything at the same time. Treating this strictly as a high-capacity portable power bank
Last edited by jumbo11 July 21, 2022 at 03:43 PM.
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