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DaranEner 100W 89.6Wh LiFePO4 Solar Portable Power Station w/ 7-Port Output (Cool Grey) on sale for $103.99 - Extra $54 Off w/ promo code
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Features:
- 2x 100W AC outlets
- 1x 45W PD fast-charging USB-C port
- 1x 15W USB-C port
- 2x USB-A ports
- 1x 60W DC port
- Smart LED display shows real-time battery status for hassle-free daily and outdoor use. (Solar panels & compatible cables not included)
- Weight: 2.54 lbs
- Dimensions: 6.5 Γ 3.3 Γ 4 inches
- Ergonomic soft handle
- Recharge from 0% to 80% in just 1.5 hours
- Supports charging via wall outlet, car charger, USB-C PD and compatible solar panels
- Powered by automotive-grade LiFePO4 battery cells, this portable power station offers 500+ rated charge cycles and up to 3,500+ cycles in practice β 3x longer service life than standard lithium batteries. Its advanced BMS delivers 12 layers of safety protection.
- For optimal battery performance, manufacturer recommends performing two full charge and discharge cycles after initial use
- Ultra-Quiet Operation
- 3-mode LED flashlight (high/low/strobe) and an anti-mistouch design
- 3-Year Manufactuer Warranty
Top Comments
Community Reviews
This compact LiFePO4 power station is best suited to light-duty backup and portable use, such as camping, a car console, a dashcam, a home network, or a phone charging nightstand. It can run a modem, router, and other small loads, and the built-in light and 120 volt pass-through charging add convenience. The main limits are short runtime under heavier draw and slow charging from both the solar port and USB-C. It is not a true uninterruptible power supply, so millisecond outages may still restart sensitive gear.
The power station can run a home network setup including modem, router, and MoCA adapter during outages.
The unit can act as a small UPS by powering devices from its battery without requiring switch-over time.
The unit supports pass-through charging through the 120V power cord plug while also powering connected devices.
The LiFePO4 power station can be used for camping tasks like powering low-draw lights and inflating air mattresses.
The 89.6Wh capacity can limit runtime for higher-power loads around 100W, which may leave only about half an hour.
The solar and USB-C charging performance can be slow, which reduces how quickly the unit is ready again.
The unit can be underpowered for some router and phone charging scenarios, with fast battery drain observed during use.
Some units can arrive DOA or with poor build quality, which creates a risk of needing a return.
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"Yes, the DaranEner R100 Portable Power Station features pure sine wave AC output on both 100W outlets."
"Yes, you can charge the DaranEner R100 using a vehicle's 12V accessory port (cigarette lighter socket)."
If these are true, then this seems like a pretty handy inverter to keep in the car, and isn't much more than a pure sine inverter without battery.
EDIT: The only potential hiccup is that the DC input is rated for 40W total with a 3A. At the 12v of a vehicle's accessory port, that's only 36W.
Even the slowest laptop chargers are rated for 45W, with the majority being around 65W. So while this might keep up with a mid-level (15" screen, i3/i5 CPU, integrated graphics, 16GB RAM, SSD or NVMe) laptop that is already fully charged and only doing basic office tasks (Teams, Excel, Word, browser), charging or running a laptop at full speed would have you tapping into this unit's battery.
Taking into account conversion inefficiencies (say, 90%) and 10% battery buffer, you're left with a real-world capacity of 72Wh. A 10A draw deficit (pulling 45W) will get about 7 hours before the unit's battery is depleted and a 30W deficit (pulling 65W) gives you only about 2.4 hours.
This is probably still fine for my use, but I'd be happier if it could do at least 60W at 5A since a quality, pure sine inverter can reasonably and safely provide 100W (12v@8-9A so as not to trip the common 10A fuse). And it doesn't actually include the vehicle accessory adapter, so that's an added cost if you don't already have a socket adapter with 5.5x2.1mm barrel plug. I might cancel this purchase...
Now we all know it will probably be less but if we believe the advertised numbers are remotely correct, 100w draw 45-50 mins of run time
The listing claims 95%, which any modern, halfway decent inverter can do. Anything that isn't an alphabet soup brand is getting 90% or better. Factor in a 10% safety buffer and the real capacity available to an AC device is at least 72Wh.
Even if it's running at 100W the whole time, that's 43 minutes. That's assuming the capacity is correct and the unit isn't defective, of course. If you're getting 30% less runtime, something is broken because the math isn't mathing.
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