The AllPowers R600 - 2 Features Short Of Perfection!!
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- čas přidán 28. 08. 2024
- The Allpowers is a DOPE device with two flaws holding it back from power station perfection.
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Question, Will the USB-c drop w if using the USB-a next to it like the E600LFP?
Holding both the AC and DC/USB buttons at the same time for three seconds will turn off that annoying beep. So far, my V2 has not had a noisy fan, I could barely hear it when charging at 407 Watts.
Nice review. The size is good for a day trip running a compressor-cooler and charging a laptop and phone.
The separated MC4 cable will let it more easily connect to series panels.
I knew there was a reason why I liked the separate cables. Good eye!
Love this power station. I’m with you on the fan, LOUD.
My R600 arrived this morning, Ive. Loving it so far, but I notice the UK version doesn't have the barrel outlets. My EB3a has them but I only use them for charging handheld ham radio gear. On the really big plus side are the two Type C 100W ports, I can charge both of my INIU 25,000 MAh power banks at full rate simultaneously. Huge win for my personal usecase. Keep up the good work!
Awesome!! keep me posted on how you like it. Did you get the updated one or the original
Interesting @ the barrel connectors too
@AskIveSolar In the app it's recognised as the AP-R200 V2.0. I spoke too soon, it's throwing E2-10 and E2-07 error codes, and the cooling fan isn't spinning up properly. I believe the 07 is overheat on charge, the 10 code is overheat on discharge, both would be triggered by the fan not spooling up. It only happens with AC operations and not on the DC side. Allpowers changed the ac side cooling fan, the noisy fan on the older unit is a server fan, hence its loud noise, the new version has a pathetically underpowered 6015 0.2A 12V unit that barely shifts any air. No point sending it back just for them to exchange like for like. I'm going to mod the case and throw a small server fan on there. I don't care about the noise, lol. Anyway, I just thought I would pass along what I found out to your viewers. Keep up the good work Ive.
That’s a nice little power station, like you mentioned, perfect for power dumping. Those fans sound horrendous. 👍🏻
@AskIve Solar Ha! I pulled an all-nighter, and was about to turn in … but saw this pop up, when I was about to turn off my TV! ❤ So, I’m up for this one … I don’t, usually, be up this early! Of course, this is not for me … but nice review!
An all nighter. Nice.
Hey Ive, nice review! I just picked up 3 month old Allpowers R1500 yesterday for $380. Seems like a solid unit so far. We've come a long way since our old Rockpals 300.
We've come so far!
300w solar input is really sweet for its size. I might get one of these for my Dad come Christmas time.
Nice @ getting one for dad. Maybe it will be cheaper around that time. Fingers crossed
Be very carful about polarity on the solar charge controller. There is no polarity protection built in on the solar inputs. Trying to get a replacement MPPT board is impossible (per the manufacturer). They wouldn't even sell me the burnt IC. Guess when the right to repair in the US becomes law, this will have to change. First one overheated and blew when I was charging outside (unit in shade), but it was too much heat pulling wattage from inverter and charging at same time. Company did warranty, so great support! Second one was my bad. Great unit if you keep it cool and be careful with solar polarity. Replacement must have had different firmware on the fan, because it ramps up (variable) and is much quieter. Also, no beeps noise when making adjustments in App. First one received from amazon was a jet engine and beeped.
Thats really interesting because they have a new color that may have a better fan as well.
The LOUD fan was the deal breaker for me along with it coming on every 15 minutes for 2-3 minutes even under a light 30 watt load. None of my other power stations do that and for that reason it went back to Amazon(with a $35 restocking fee) and I have a Pecron E600LFP coming in today to use.
Nice @ the pecron. It's another budget friendly one that is stocked with basic features. I had my USB stop working.
@@AskIveSolar ever rma that yet?
E600LFP is soo quiet on its own. The charge brick is loud when charging, but turns off when charged. It will turn on ti top off the charge. Don't use 100w USB-c and the USB-a side by side they are on the same rail. Use a criss cross, top USB-c bottom USB-a. The USB-c will drop watts to protect USB-a port (18w) if you do. No app, no UPS. Basic power station that just works. Can run 1400w coffee maker with ease! You will be amazed.
Waiting on mines to come in. Got the bundle with the 100w solar panel for $271
Nice, I hope its the quieter one.
Excellent review, just subscribed! You are my new go-to resource for solar generator reviews! Honest, concise, and entertaining!
I totally agree that this unit should have a bidirectional USB-C port! I hope AllPowers is taking notes. :)
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I think you just gave me some words to think about for my channel banner. Honest concise and entertaining. Well entertainment is in the eye of beholder.
Thanks again and you'll see me in your comments as I watch more content and I hope to see you around as well. Safe travels!
Dude thanks for advising how to get to the settings without having to create account! I was not
You're welcome Sir!
THANK YOU Sir - I enjoyed the Enthusiasm 💕 you went ABOVE and Beyond on this review 👍🏽 my best to Mrs Ask & those sweet babies😊
🙏🏽 Thank you for those kind words and absolutely! We may go live on here or the family channel today. We shall see
Didn’t see this in time I’ve. Nice kit
Yeah I like this device a lot and they have improved the fan noise but it gets less solar now which is just fine for me. My 300 watt panels get around 250 220 210 so Im not complaining.
I have been debating putting it in my living room to power dump into the Bluetti AC60 since the AC60 cant do 24volt panels aka I can only do 200 watt 12v into it max.
You nailed this review, I own one so can agree with all your points!
Thanks polecat. Shoot, you made me go watch it again. Haha
My family just picked this up for $209 on Amazon can't beat that price
Facts, its full of features for that price for sure!
I stopped buying small power stations. 500wh or better. I just bought another 750wh eco flow.
Nice. My wife agreed @ the smaller ones. Ha.
Also how are you doing boss. You good
@@AskIveSolar everything and everyone are doing good. Thanks for asking.
The fan sounds like a jet / vacuum. I didn’t expect that. I have this and the Delta 2. I hope someone will replace the fan in future. It’s fine outdoor but I like to use it indoor for stuff. I have the Golabs i200 and that has a great low fan.
I don't think I've ever heard my i200 fan. Lol
Major flaw. This cannot maintain 100% while you use it. The fast charge is only for until ~80%. Basically if you need to use a 600w device this will not have power by pass. Ecoflow has no problems. In fact, a hairdryer at 600w on Ecoflow cannot run on the R600 with AC plug in at 100%. The R600 can run it at 500w only while on battery. The 600w inverter isn’t even accurate and I am using a hair dryer.
Ill have to read this a few times. But this is really interesting.
Oh so basically the UPS / EPS feature that allows pass through cant go up to 600 because the fast charge of 600 stops when it hits 80%. Very interesting.
@@AskIveSolar UPS works when it’s at 100% on AC up to 300w. UPS doesn’t work with DC. I bought a radiant heater lo 400w hi 800w and it wouldn’t start. It works with the River 2. Once it’s warm up with the River 2 then I can quickly plug it into the R600 and it will work on lo. The R600 surge can’t even start a 800w heater. This R600 is good on paper but lacking
That fan is wicked loud. Dang, absolute deal breaker. I'm on board for a small powerstation. I guess the EB3A will still maintain its king of the throne status a little longer.
Another channel did a video on the beige R600 that gets a little less solar but has a better fan situation. It was a product less video though.
Here we go you got to have a google account to use the app or whatever big brother system you prefer. That's why I like my pecron no app. Oh youtube did not like my comment and mysteriously my power station stopped working. Lol, no thanks Great video as always.
Haha @ big bro. They always wanna be in our business John. It's wild.
@@AskIveSolar I just googled googles storage capacity for giggles. 470 exabytes. 1 exabyte equals 1048576 Tebibytes. All filled with our personal data. Wild like you said. If that isn't creepy!
I had one these recently but sent it back due to excessive noise from the fan every 30 or so minutes and it would go on for about 2mins, this happens with very little load like 20w -30w. Maybe mine was just faulty. And yes it was set to mute in the app...
It seems that they may have addressed the fan issue by dropping down the solar input on their updated ones. *shrug*
I have the same one and have the exact same thoughts on it, the fan is obnoxious. I wanted to use it as a UPS to power my desktop on a daily basis but it's too loud to have at my desk. I did decide to keep it tho cuz its perfect for power dumping, and like you said, it would be even better if the USB was bidirectional.
Great minds! I'm glad I'm not alone
Specs out like the Bluetti EB3A.
563
Close but this edges it out in the solar and ports
@@AskIveSolar I did say "like"
@3ccdmike shrugs, I hear you tho
Stop the beeping by pressing and holding both the USB and the AC on/off buttons.
I think I tried it when you I first read your comment but I will try it again.
Excellent
Thanks Mark!! Appreciate you watching and commenting!
Could you do a test using a electric shower head ( suicide shower) with one of these units?
Want to know if it would be worth putting on the camping list.
Oh and of course you will need some type of water source.
Nah. Im not into that and I don't have one. Silver Cymbal did a video and he said it used about 1200 watts. Maybe the boost or power lift mode would work.
Check his video out.
I bought this unit in early June 2023, I charged it up to full charge then put it away, the unit is completely off, I pulled it out today 9-28-2023 and the batteries are completely empty, so it does have phantom power draw that will drain the batteries in about 3 months.
Interesting!! When this one is not as integral to my daily power intake, Ill play around with it.
@@AskIveSolar BTW, i check how much power it consumed using my Kill- A- Watt when charging from empty to full, it consumed 350Wh.
Great review. This is LOUD.
Right! It's crazy. Ha
It is a great unit but it takes up to 3 hours to charge to 100% from a wall power outlet. From 0 to 99% it charges under less than 1 hour. The last 1% takes up to 2 hours.
Have you monitored how much AC power it takes to get full?? I'll need to look at that.
yes...1A...for 2 hours
That's crazy. Have you used a watt meter to see how much power it takes completely to get charged
Dropping a view and a follow god sir!
Appreciate that Sir!
I can't hear the fan on it over top of my window air conditioner so it can't be that loud, besides I would much rather have a loud fan than a hot power station.
Glad you're happy with it under your circumstances. That's really all that matters
No, this fan is another level of bad for the amount of work it is doing. This is such a beta product.
@@story1234 for a beta product it sure works awful well lol
Trademark infringement. The UPS symbol looks very similar to the United Parcel Service symbol. Will be sending a note to UPS headquarters about this and watching for their response. Thanks for the video Ive.
😂 you know what!! You might be onto something.
Whoa, you're right. I'm a graphic designer; UPS will go after them for this once they hear about it.
@@white.lodge.dale.cooper I know I said I was going to let UPS know about the trademark, but I stopped snitching when I was 7 years old. It's hard enough trying to make a dollar in this world without some nobody dropping dimes all over the place. So I stayed to myself.
I didn't think you were serious. :) I think it's my moral duty to snitch if something or someone may cause or could cause real harm, like loss of revenue, marring of reputation, physical/emotional injury, or riding a larger more successful company's reputation coattails; that's not cool. In this case, I don't think it qualifies since Allpowers is not in any way a competitor of United Parcel Service and I doubt that anyone is going to see that logo and say, "Wow Allpowers partnered with UPS so I'm going to buy it for that reason." If someone did snitch, United Parcel Service's lawyers would probably just demand a firmware update changing the shape of the UPS indicator, which would be relatively easy to do. But still, I can't believe the design team were clueless enough to let this through because it could result in a lawsuit or product recall costing millions. I've personally seen it happen and it ain't pretty, yet so easily avoided. @@equallywrong
Hey quick question how do i turn on the Bluetooth? because i bought one and i have no idea how to turn on Bluetooth to use the app.
The new version has to have the DC button held for a few seconds.
I think there might be something wrong with your unit mine barely makes any noise when I turn it on and the fan's are extremely quiet while charging or discharging
I think you are the exception to the rule. Everyones I've seen is super loud.
TN Frank
Off Grid Smart House or something like that.
Preppin on the creek too
@@AskIveSolar interesting
Same with mine but the wireless charger and the USB ports don’t function. It’s super quiet, maybe they made improvements?
I'm really starting to wonder about the longevity of these devices.
All are designed to be replaced, it's part of the program. I was sent the R600 and the USB ports and the wireless on top don't work. Not sure how this review is going to go over so positively, despite the panel and the main unit being quite great for a smally.
@@AskIveSolar
New follow. Nice work!
Thanks and thanks! Do you have any power stations already?
How long could you run a small plug in 115v fan on this thing if you didn't have the solar panels on it?
The volts is only have the equation. You would need the amps to figure out watts. I can't imagine it would use more than 100 watts and if it does. Get another fan, maybe from the marketplace. But I'd guess about w hours.
I'm just trying to figure out if it would hold up for like a 2 day camping trip. But it sounds like it might not be enough to cook some food and use a fan
Heat uses a lot of power. The inverter maxes at 600 watts.
The pecron e600lfp has double the capacity and inverter power for around 300 bucks.
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@AskIveSolar yeah but it's almost 600 with the solar panels. Might just get the cheaper one and leave the panels outside
You can buy any panels (usually) so you don't need to get there's. Even look for used panels online.
Can you send me some battery? lord knows I need them.
When I get upgrades, Ill give away older ones on my live streams.
@@AskIveSolar wow for real I was just joking
@@stevencorrea8032 yep, I've given away about 8 of em. Some of my first ones. They have some quirks but they work. You just have to pay shipping.
@@AskIveSolar I have solar but I batteries are gone leadfarmer73 predicting predictive power outage I got to keep my eyes for the giveaway