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Anker SOLIX C1000 1800W 1056wh LiFePO4 Battery Portable Power Station
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my issues: 1. once in a while the unit wouldn't charge via solar. had to disconnect solar input and put it back in. this alone was a deal breaker for me 2. the usage would not show on the display for low power items. it doesn't do it all the time but certain phones or tablets etc will show zero power usage even when plugged in. Anker told me it won't show for anything under 15w and I showed them through video that that's not right because I can sometimes get a reading under 15w. they either don't know their product or something is wrong with mine. 3. also had other odd behavior like the charge reading from solar being way off although this happened maybe only 5 times out of 4 months. 4. certain appliances at certain times don't play nice with this unit. for example i used my Anker with a small window ac that draws 350w. once in a while for some reason it won't power it. i have to disconnect and reconnect. this anker should be good for 1000w so 350w should be no problem.
mine was still working when i returned it but i didn't have much faith that it would be good for another 5 years of use. it already showed me in the first couple months some unexpected behavior that lead me to take some vids of it, show it to Anker, and get the approval to return it.
Not everyone has the knowhow, time, tools, or resources to build their own, hence why these exist. I live very rurally, and our power goes out on occasion. Something like this allows me to still use my internet, PC, tv, etc for a good while instead of just sitting in the dark. I can't exactly put our gas generator in my room..
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my issues: 1. once in a while the unit wouldn't charge via solar. had to disconnect solar input and put it back in. this alone was a deal breaker for me 2. the usage would not show on the display for low power items. it doesn't do it all the time but certain phones or tablets etc will show zero power usage even when plugged in. Anker told me it won't show for anything under 15w and I showed them through video that that's not right because I can sometimes get a reading under 15w. they either don't know their product or something is wrong with mine. 3. also had other odd behavior like the charge reading from solar being way off although this happened maybe only 5 times out of 4 months. 4. certain appliances at certain times don't play nice with this unit. for example i used my Anker with a small window ac that draws 350w. once in a while for some reason it won't power it. i have to disconnect and reconnect. this anker should be good for 1000w so 350w should be no problem.
mine was still working when i returned it but i didn't have much faith that it would be good for another 5 years of use. it already showed me in the first couple months some unexpected behavior that lead me to take some vids of it, show it to Anker, and get the approval to return it.
my issues: 1. once in a while the unit wouldn't charge via solar. had to disconnect solar input and put it back in. this alone was a deal breaker for me 2. the usage would not show on the display for low power items. it doesn't do it all the time but certain phones or tablets etc will show zero power usage even when plugged in. Anker told me it won't show for anything under 15w and I showed them through video that that's not right because I can sometimes get a reading under 15w. they either don't know their product or something is wrong with mine. 3. also had other odd behavior like the charge reading from solar being way off although this happened maybe only 5 times out of 4 months. 4. certain appliances at certain times don't play nice with this unit. for example i used my Anker with a small window ac that draws 350w. once in a while for some reason it won't power it. i have to disconnect and reconnect. this anker should be good for 1000w so 350w should be no problem.
mine was still working when i returned it but i didn't have much faith that it would be good for another 5 years of use. it already showed me in the first couple months some unexpected behavior that lead me to take some vids of it, show it to Anker, and get the approval to return it.
This stuff is serious money for the limited use it would likely get. It's not like some $2 lithium bms from Alliexpress. I use my unit everyday for solar and charging phones, power bricks, various batteries etc. It has Japanese cells from a e-car.
These prefabs would make me paranoid. When is error 06 going to come up or something else? What corners were cut?
Not everyone has the knowhow, time, tools, or resources to build their own, hence why these exist. I live very rurally, and our power goes out on occasion. Something like this allows me to still use my internet, PC, tv, etc for a good while instead of just sitting in the dark. I can't exactly put our gas generator in my room..
$249 isn't showing in a search on here. Not saying it didn't happen though.
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Have some faith young grasshopper!
https://www.reddit.com/r/dji/s/Qz07gy5CZs
https://www.reddit.com/r/dji/s/Qz07gy5CZs
Damn that's awesome. I need to expand my deal searches then 🤣
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