🌍 Power Your Adventures with Solar Magic!
The ENERNOVA ETA PRO 1200W Solar Generator is a robust portable power station featuring two 200W foldable solar panels with an impressive IP68 waterproof rating and 23% solar conversion efficiency. It can charge up to 11 devices simultaneously and is designed for quick recharging in just 3.5 hours, making it ideal for camping, emergencies, and outdoor adventures.
D**L
Regulated outputs - quick charging...
This is a pretty nice power station, and I could say this would be my favorite because it has the least amounts of things I would nitpick on. Here are the highlights:1. The unit supports pass-through charging without interrupting power (operating like a UPS). Both AC and DC outputs can be active at the same time.2. This unit happily charges over 5A of power without any issues, and can take power from both the USB-C and DC ports at the same time. It actually is able to draw so much power that it is able to overload my meter. Most other power stations are only able to draw up to 45w-60w at a time.3. You do not need to turn on the unit before powering up the individual ports. For example, you can press the USB / DC / AC buttons to turn on those outputs when the unit is in an off state.4. The 12v DC outputs appears to be regulated to around 13.5v as opposed to the battery terminal voltage (same for the lighter jack and the DC jacks).5. The AC output is higher than most units, and is the closest to the standard American AC voltage at 125v AC.6. The DC input uses a 4.0x1.7mm DC jack, and would not fit your standard 5.5x2.1/2.5mm jack. You will need a type G adapter (not included in the box) if you have a solar panel that has a 5.5x2.1mm output.7. The USB-C port is bidirectional and allows charging/discharging over that port. It also follows USB-C standards by not using proprietary quick charge protocols over that port (e.g. QC3.0 - i.e. PD3.0/PPS/QC4 only).8. The USB-C port allows up to 20v/3.25A of power (65w) even though the advertised output was only 60w.9. The energy meter shows output usage only and will not give any insights of how much power is being used to charge the unit (i.e. the energy meter will remain at 0 when the unit is charged unless there are devices that are plugged in at the same time).10. The time remaining indicator is quite nice and it reminds me of a traditional UPS. This is especially nice if you need to conserve power during an outage and you have critical equipment you have to power. Because the unit allows a fairly high input rate, using a transfer power station from the outside could allow this unit to power critical devices without interruptions doing an outage.11. While turning on the AC output turns on the fan and the fan is louder than other units I have, I don't find it too bothersome enough. The fan only stays on when the temperature is high and does not remain constantly on.12. The outputs does have relatively long anti-shut off timers (in hours rather than in seconds) which allow low-power devices to be charged unlike most other power stations.13. Like most other power stations, the USB-C port is independent from the USB output and is triggered by the insertion of a USB-C type device. In other words, it is not necessary for you to press the USB output button to turn the port on.
J**G
very good quality battery
I have been a camper lover for many years. Also I have been looking for a powerful rechargeable battery for a while. Since we have a plan for the incoming holiday, I decided to finally do a quite search to buy one with decent quality within my budget. Seems this one fit my criteria well.It comes with good package, double layer with cushion. It was received without scratch and damage on the surface. The LED display looks decent. It shows the remaining batter life under the current usage. That is a feature I really like. It has wireless charge capability for your phone on the top! Kids will love that.Overall, I am satisfied with the product, right size with the functionalities I need. I will provide an update if I discover new features of it with my camping
B**S
Updated review
The media could not be loaded. UPDATE: WHile I did have issues with this unit I was able to correct the main issue. That being the fan noise. There are 2 fans in this and the one fan on the right side was squeeling something fierce. I was easily able to access the fan and removed the access cover on the blade. A small drop of oil on the bushing and all was just fine. (I have been in contact with the company and they were okay with me trying to correct the issues.) The AC was not lasting as long as it should have and after a number of discharges and recharges it has gotten better. Not where it should be but much better. I am thinking that the inverter is not as efficent as it should be. BUt it does work perfectly.I did discover that the DC side of this is very efficent. I am using it to run a camping 12 volt fridge. When coupled with a 120 watt solar panel this device stays between 61% and 100%. The 61% is in the morning when the sun goes down and once the sun comes up it fully recharges and stay full all day long. Best of any of my power stations. I can run this forever, in theory. And so far it has met that theory head on. The MPPT solar charge controler must be something very special. This DC usage is what I wanted this for anyway so I am not displeased with the AC thing at all. I upped it to 4 stars because the noise should not have been there and the consumer repairing this is not a good idea. I am a retired automotive electric specialist so totally understand what I am doing. A novice might not be able to handle this sort of repair.Now I am sure that it was just an isolated case but it did happen so had to report it. The people at Evernova were great towork with.ORIGINAL REVIEW: I had such high hopes with this product. It has a great looking design. All the signs of a company that cared for their product and was proud of it were there. Super safe packaging. All of the things that lead to a successful product. But, there are some big issues with this one.I have a number of power stations and know what to expect from them when it comes to performance. This one worked on all of the outputs and accepted a charge as it should. But, the trouble started when usng the AC power. After running for a time the internal fan would come on. The item being used was also a fan that consumes about 57watts of power. The internal fan started squeeling and would not shut off once cooled down. I removed the fan that was using the AC port and the internal fan would not shut off until I actually turned off the station making noise the entire time. Another issue was that even though this has a 296wh battery, it would only run that 57wh fan for less than 3 hours. (I did continue the test until the battery light started flashing) Should have been in the 5 hour range or just under 5 if it was working at around 80%. Less than 3 is not even close. Lastly, and this isn't a huge problem, the hours to depleted isn't really that. It is more of information as to what hour it is running in. Again, not too important. I have included a video showing the sound with the fan used pluged in as well as unpluged.On the plus side: it seems to be assembled well and all parts fit tightly and look great. It has a number of great features. It included the station, AC power charger and leads, the auto cigar lighter/power port plug and cable and a good instruction manual.I really wish that I could give a glowing review but this is what I found. I also must say that this is why companies give warranties, some failures are t be expected. So, with that in mind, if the company replaces this and I find that the new one works as it should I will update this review.
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