GOLABS Portable Power Station, 204Wh LiFePO4 $124.99.. (coupon $80 + code: adds a $45 discount)

Nice price OP. Thanks for sharing. However, I will close this tab and preend I didn't see it. I need to control my consumerism.

This is an awesome product. I have a friend who's a regular car camper. He told me this type of power station is a must have.
I don't camp as much, only about 4 times a year so i'll pass on this. Great find OP!

If only the 300W version was on such a discount.

Great find though, OP

If I hook up a blower for a kids inflatable bouncing castle would this last for at least 2 hours of play or do I need the 300W version?

Great deal as power outage season is upon us (at least in my area now)

not powerful enough for cpap I dont think

almost jumped on it seeing the 204Wh (just bought 2 deep cell batteries with similar Wh for more $$!), but the 204Wh is a little misleading- must be at 3 or 5v rather than 12v (so way less capacity than my deep cell batteries). 160w at 120v isn't a ton, but nice to have the option to plug in a laptop or something of the sort.. I'm working on an off grid system to run a fridge, charge laptops etc, so not a fit for me.. Interesting find though!

Can it power my edge trimmer OR blower for yard? Usually I have problem with extensions.

zachamo wrote: ↑ almost jumped on it seeing the 204Wh (just bought 2 deep cell batteries with similar Wh for more $$!), but the 204Wh is a little misleading- must be at 3 or 5v rather than 12v (so way less capacity than my deep cell batteries). 160w at 120v isn't a ton, but nice to have the option to plug in a laptop or something of the sort.. I'm working on an off grid system to run a fridge, charge laptops etc, so not a fit for me.. Interesting find though!

What would even be your option beside a generator? fridge are pretty hard to power unless it is RV versions.

How are these? Last time I saw one on sale, people were bashing this brand and saying its crap and spend bit more and get a Jackery. Anyone with this and use it often with a review? Also people mentioned online has a lot of "bought reviews from the manufacturer" so dunno what to think!

zachamo wrote: ↑ almost jumped on it seeing the 204Wh (just bought 2 deep cell batteries with similar Wh for more $$!), but the 204Wh is a little misleading- must be at 3 or 5v rather than 12v (so way less capacity than my deep cell batteries). 160w at 120v isn't a ton, but nice to have the option to plug in a laptop or something of the sort.. I'm working on an off grid system to run a fridge, charge laptops etc, so not a fit for me.. Interesting find though!

I think you are confusing Wh, or Watt Hour, and AH or Amp Hour.

Watt hours dont change depending on voltage.
So if you had a 100 AH, 12V battery, you would yield 1200 Wh.
so this being a 204WH battery, would be equivalant to A 17 AH, 12V battery.

beezus888 wrote: ↑ not powerful enough for cpap I dont think

Probably yes. A CPAP does not use a lot of power. But I would not rely on it for over 6 hours if you really need the cpap for sleeping

sold and shipped by gotrax. Return may be an issue as one reviewer said it is not allowed because it is a battery?

Cucumference wrote: ↑ What would even be your option beside a generator? fridge are pretty hard to power unless it is RV versions.

Bigger batteries. And a pure sine wave inverter.
I basically have a 5kwh battery system hooked up to 980w pure sine wave inverter which will run anything that consumes less than 980w peak, for about 4kwh useable (due to inefficiencies)

This unit being modified sine is equivalent to my 226wh custom built eliminator 400w power pack. Would not recommend using modified sine for anything important (which means CPAP) or motor loads. In fact, one of my computer power supplies died after using this modified sine inverter.

This unit is probably fine for the usb ports and a small solar panel though - that's what I'd consider as use case.

good price, sweet deal OP. unfortunately i maxed out my cc on notebooks and crayons..

Anyone know what the max watt this device can receive from a solar panel? I have around 200 watts or 400watts of 12v (18v) solar panel and I want too recharge it faster

beezus888 wrote: ↑ not powerful enough for cpap I dont think

If you were to power a CPAP/BIPAP on a one of these types of power banks, I would advise to see if your CPAP has a 12V DC adapter accessory plug. This would not waste power converting DC to AC (power bank to power brick) back to DC (power brick to device) with the supplied AC adapter you plug into the wall socket. You would also need to get a 12V cigarette barrel adapter which comes with this battery pack.

I have a Philips Dreamstation and have used this DC adapter with my Aimtom 155WH while camping (without humidifier) for about 6 hours/day for a couple days with battery left over
https://www.canadacpapsupply.com/dc-pow ... ghter.html

That all being said, there's suggestions to only use your CPAP/BiPAP with a pure sine wave inverter (this one is a modified sine wave) due to the volatility of the power that comes out of modified inverters and could damage both devices.

koontzy wrote: ↑ Anyone know what the max watt this device can receive from a solar panel? I have around 200 watts or 400watts of 12v (18v) solar panel and I want too recharge it faster

Q3: What is the maximum input from solar?

A: Our GOLABS portable power station is built in an MPPT controller, the voltage is 10.8-23.5V (3A), the maximum input power can reach 60W(depends on sunlight). We recommend 60W to 100W solar panels.

I don't know much about things like this, but i assume this is more for low powered devices like laptops and cellphones? Not really much use during power outage if i already have a few portable power banks?