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Mar 19th, 2022 10:27 pm

hardcorn [OP]: Jr. Member; Sep 16, 2008; 133 posts; 164 upvotes

Mar 19th, 2022 10:27 pm

[Amazon.ca] Golabs Portable Power Station i200, 256Wh LiFePO4 Backup Battery - $169.99 with coupon

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I've been watching this little power bank for awhile. Considering the reduced price right now I think its a decent price. The pure sine wave inverter and LIFEPO4 batteries was what set it apart from the others.

$239.99 reduced to $209.99 , then offering $40 coupon at checkout brings it to $169.99

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Mar 19th, 2022 10:32 pm

RandomGuy22: Member; Aug 20, 2018; 311 posts; 1347 upvotes

Mar 19th, 2022 10:32 pm

I feel like that’s such a small amount of watt hours.

Depending on your use case, this might be a good option, but do bear in mind the capacity.

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Mar 19th, 2022 10:33 pm

urbangentleman: Member; Nov 15, 2015; 280 posts; 223 upvotes; VANCITY

Mar 19th, 2022 10:33 pm

Nice one OP. The R150 is also on sale with $30 coupon which brings it down to $149.99.

Dont think this is ATL, but good price nontheless.

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Mar 19th, 2022 10:51 pm

Deals Deals Deals: Deal Addict; Dec 28, 2006; 2975 posts; 1142 upvotes

Mar 19th, 2022 10:51 pm

This one is pure sine wave whereas the r150 is modified sine Wave, I got the r150 for $129 and definitely regret the purchase. Get a pure sine wave one.

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Mar 19th, 2022 11:21 pm

Cucumference: Deal Addict; Aug 19, 2018; 1998 posts; 2584 upvotes

Mar 19th, 2022 11:21 pm

Deals Deals Deals wrote: ↑ This one is pure sine wave whereas the r150 is modified sine Wave, I got the r150 for $129 and definitely regret the purchase. Get a pure sine wave one.

What equipment are you using that doesn't work with r150?

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Mar 19th, 2022 11:29 pm

n-ster: Deal Addict; Apr 18, 2010; 1810 posts; 1070 upvotes; Montreal

Mar 19th, 2022 11:29 pm

Anything I plug into the R150 makes weird noises, could the modified sine wave just be worse than usual?

Mar 20th, 2022 12:00 am

draggonfly: Member; Feb 27, 2013; 389 posts; 655 upvotes; Québec

Mar 20th, 2022 12:00 am

Never get modified sine wave. Weird noises are the least of your concerns, death of the electronics is the main issue.

Ive had a few components die to modified sine wave.

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Mar 20th, 2022 12:50 am

rfdnewbie6910: Deal Addict; Aug 11, 2019; 2397 posts; 2966 upvotes

Mar 20th, 2022 12:50 am

i bought a golabs one before, not this one specifically, but the quality is decent. altho i never had jackery, so i cant compare

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Mar 20th, 2022 2:43 am

unzari: Jr. Member; Jul 31, 2006; 157 posts; 186 upvotes; Coquitlam

Mar 20th, 2022 2:43 am

Great price, but note this is not shipped by Amazon. Direct from Manufacturer.

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Mar 20th, 2022 3:40 am

tomatoonline: Deal Addict; Mar 30, 2010; 2886 posts; 531 upvotes; Burnaby

Mar 20th, 2022 3:40 am

draggonfly wrote: ↑ Never get modified sine wave. Weird noises are the least of your concerns, death of the electronics is the main issue.

Ive had a few components die to modified sine wave.

thanks for reminding. good to know the risk.

ASUS RAMPAGE II EXTREME; i7-950; GTX 560; 16G Mem; 2TB HD; 24x DVD-RAM;

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Mar 20th, 2022 7:36 am

Richchan: Newbie; Dec 23, 2007; 81 posts; 165 upvotes; North York

Mar 20th, 2022 7:36 am

Thanks Op. Just purchased this as a portable backup for when we go camping.

Also, anyone have recommendations for a solar panel to hook up to this one?

Mar 20th, 2022 7:48 am

Gutty96: Deal Guru; Jun 24, 2006; 13673 posts; 8070 upvotes

Mar 20th, 2022 7:48 am

Would this work to power a CPAP in and outage? Or while sleeping in a tent?

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Mar 20th, 2022 7:57 am

Chingyul: Deal Addict; Oct 12, 2006; 2166 posts; 559 upvotes; Alberta

Mar 20th, 2022 7:57 am

Been eyeing one of these for a bit. How low has the R300 gone?

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Mar 20th, 2022 8:13 am

slickenned: Jr. Member; Nov 29, 2012; 133 posts; 96 upvotes; Toronto

Mar 20th, 2022 8:13 am

Gutty96 wrote: ↑ Would this work to power a CPAP in and outage? Or while sleeping in a tent?

This will power a CPAP. However, for how long is the real question. If you use the cord your CPAP came with (with the little brick transformer), it wont last very long at all with the heating options on. You lose a fair amount of power in the transformer.

You'll want to get around this using a DC plug for your CPAP as it bypasses the big transformer (I use this, but yours will be different)

With this battery being small, you'll want your heating very low (or off) if you want it to last all night.

My Philips Dreamstation uses 80 watts of power at full heat etc. Assuming the watt hours (Wh) of this battery is accurate (its usually overemphasized in the product listing), that means ill get 256Wh/80w= 3.2 hours of use. This is not taking in the power losses in the transformer into account (in other words, it'd be even lower than this in real life usage).

TLDR It will work, but get a DC power plug and see if you can use your CPAP without heating, or else it will probably run out of juice before the night is over. Get a bigger battery than this if you need heating in your CPAP (which you will very likely need in a winter power out situation)

Golabs sells decently priced solar panel chargers, more watts mean faster charge(60 Watts, 100 Watts)

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Mar 20th, 2022 8:36 am

Canadianbac0n: Member; Dec 9, 2017; 362 posts; 951 upvotes

Mar 20th, 2022 8:36 am

I have the 300w along with their 100w panels, all from amazon. An absolute bliss. The 300 charged 4 phones twice, a BT speaker twice, had 11w led lights from 8PM to 1-2AM 2 nights in a row and after 3 days still got home with 18% battery left. No more camping in the dark

Support has been excellent. Email replies were same day or next day.
Undecided between this and Jackery ? Jackery is not LiFePo, which the 300 and this one are - 2000 cycles vs 500 cycles, safer to transport, safe to temperature differences, does not require regulator for the 12V port (more efficient) and takes charge/discharge cycles way better than Li.
Cheaper than other brand names.

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Mar 20th, 2022 9:47 am

BatmanDeals: Sr. Member; Aug 21, 2019; 827 posts; 608 upvotes; BC

Mar 20th, 2022 9:47 am

Not bad but bit low capacity. I have the r300 and it's just enough for a 17 inch laptop all day without gpu usage.

But if u were to get the r300, the blueeti 500wh battery is better deal.

Mar 20th, 2022 9:58 am

wing0: Deal Addict; Mar 20, 2004; 4665 posts; 1647 upvotes; Mississauga

Mar 20th, 2022 9:58 am

draggonfly wrote: ↑ Never get modified sine wave. Weird noises are the least of your concerns, death of the electronics is the main issue.

Ive had a few components die to modified sine wave.

Hoe about this under $100 UPS, I was going to get one for modem and router. Wouldn't they kill those devices? I don't think the cheaper UPS output real sine wave.

Mar 20th, 2022 11:05 am

draggonfly: Member; Feb 27, 2013; 389 posts; 655 upvotes; Québec

Mar 20th, 2022 11:05 am

wing0 wrote: ↑ Hoe about this under $100 UPS, I was going to get one for modem and router. Wouldn't they kill those devices? I don't think the cheaper UPS output real sine wave.

Ups are different but yes, I've had modem psu die as well as a fancy evga 80 plus gold psu die after power outage. I've since switched to only pure sine psu as well, which aren't that expensive, I've purchased a few at 130$ à pop.

Ups only output during power outages whereas these you're kinda using the output exclusively. Electronics are usually fine for a while on modified sine but lifespan is significantly reduced. The horrible noises are an indication they don't like the power source too.

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Mar 20th, 2022 11:57 am

eugene188: Deal Addict; Sep 10, 2010; 3469 posts; 1841 upvotes; Ottawa

Mar 20th, 2022 11:57 am

What do most of you guys use this for? Camping or something similar? Doesn't it kind of defeat the purpose of going camping when you are still all plugged in and connected? If being connected is so key, then why not use a campsite with power hookup? We used to use those when we were kids. If it is just for keeping phones charged, then wouldn't a simple power bank be easier/smaller?

This seems like a good starter for a home emergency kit or something like that for the next time we get a huge ice/snow storm. But I'm not really sure what I would power. Last time we had a huge outage, the whole power stations went down and were damaged. So getting internet might even be questionable. Do cell towers have their own backup power supply? It might be worth it to keep cellphone charged up.

I kind of want one along with the solar panels since they are both on sale, but I also kind of need to justify to myself why I'm spending a couple hundred.

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Mar 20th, 2022 12:07 pm

Chingyul: Deal Addict; Oct 12, 2006; 2166 posts; 559 upvotes; Alberta

Mar 20th, 2022 12:07 pm

For general camping, I'd say a power bank is good enough to keep cell phones topped up.
Maybe this lets you bring a powered cooler, brighter area lights?
At home, it's a good preparedness device? Can power a couple more items for longer vs just power banks?

I'm in the same boat though. Lots of what if scenarios. The one kicker might be that it allows me to take my OneWheel camping, and charge it.

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