Portable Power Stations

[dobbyhasfriends]

Now then, it’s arrived …

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Gotta love a company that sends a sticker sheet, bonus

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Seems like a well built solid piece of kit. Feels quality. Time will tell

its incredible cheap for what you get, let us know how it is!

 

[RsGaz]

How long was delivery?

 

[Tubby G]

How long was delivery?

Three days from Amazon, courier is Yodel

 

[Tubby G]

its incredible cheap for what you get, let us know how it is!

Will do. Today it has charged my phone, Exposure helmet light, and a Bose speaker whilst running my desk fan and also had a quick blast of my Nutribullet blender, zero issues

 

[Tubby G]

Looks a great piece of kit, it's really handy having the jump start facility too

You have to buy the jump cable separately which I didn’t as my hybrid car is supposedly meant to never run out of battery 🪫

 

[Tubby G]

VTOMAN have released an additional 1548Wh battery to pair with the Flashspeed 1500 today

VTOMAN 1548Wh Extra Battery Compatible With FlashSpeed 1500

Never Run out of Power The VTOMAN extra battery is designed to meet your everyday electricity needs with its 1548Wh capacity. It supports AC charging, allowing you to capture power conveniently wherever and whenever you need it. Give Your Devices More Runtime With top-notch LFP cells, the VTOMAN...

eu.vtoman.com

Currently on offer at €549, which is a bargain for a 1548Wh LiFePO4 battery, but only in EU. No doubt they’ll be on Amazon soon and will be able to pay a similar price. That works out to around £0.30 per Wh

Buy that with a Flashspeed 1500 now and you’re paying just over £1k for a 3096Wh Power Station

 

[davosaurusrex]

How are you getting on with yours @Tubby G ? I am tempted....

 

[Tubby G]

How are you getting on with yours @Tubby G ? I am tempted....

I have t used it since the first few days of receiving it and testing it out, but from my limited experience it seems a decent well built bit of kit.

I just turned it on to see how much charge is left, 99%, so has hardly discharged anything

 

[Kingerz]

That unit looks pretty good and is really cheap compared to the other big players.

Its main weakness is only taking 220W Solar Input, which would make it very slow to charge up compared to similar Bluettis with 500w inputs, but if you aren't worried about that or plan to use solar anyway, it's a solid way to keep charged for a big day.

I'm now up to three solar generators when I go away and can keep my 800wh Trance fully charged for three rides a day, with two smaller units for fridge, lights and devices.

I have it written up if anyone is interested at Blogger

 

[davosaurusrex]

I think the Flash 1500 can take 400 w solar input

 

[Tubby G]

That unit looks pretty good and is really cheap compared to the other big players.

Its main weakness is only taking 220W Solar Input, which would make it very slow to charge up compared to similar Bluettis with 500w inputs, but if you aren't worried about that or plan to use solar anyway, it's a solid way to keep charged for a big day.

I'm now up to three solar generators when I go away and can keep my 800wh Trance fully charged for three rides a day, with two smaller units for fridge, lights and devices.

I have it written up if anyone is interested at Blogger

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Bought the power station for pretty much the same reasons as you have stated in your blog

And yes the Vtoman 1500 will take 400W solar panel, 2 x 200W

 

[Dave_B]

Why don’t you guys just use a Petrol generator? It would cost less and not be weather dependent for charging via solar.

 

[Tubby G]

Why don’t you guys just use a Petrol generator? It would cost less and not be weather dependent for charging via solar.

I’ll be using it to go camping with the bikes Dave. Take it away full charged, and the bikes fully charged, and we’ll get two days of riding with two bikes (me & her).

Or, as we have range extenders on our lightweight bikes, we can use the range extender batteries first, return to the car to charge them, use the bike batteries, then come back and have another couple of hours on the recharged range extenders.

Cheaper to buy a Power Station then to buy spare batteries for various bikes

 

[Tubby G]

I’ll be using it to go camping with the bikes Dave. Take it away full charged, and the bikes fully charged, and we’ll get two days of riding with two bikes (me & her).

Or, as we have range extenders on our lightweight bikes, we can use the range extender batteries first, return to the car to charge them, use the bike batteries, then come back and have another couple of hours on the recharged range extenders.

Cheaper to buy a Power Station then to buy spare batteries for various bikes

Plus, a lot of campsites have reception areas or communal kitchens, with plug sockets,, such as the one at Glentress. The Power Station only takes an hour to fully charge on the mains , so we could charge it up there, take it back to the tent and then charge the bikes up ready for the next day.

It’s all about camping with the bikes rather than staying in hotels / AirB&B’s etc

 

[Dave_B]

Yeah I get all that, but why not just use a petrol generator rather than a power station. You don’t then have to worry about anything.

 

[Dave_B]

Something like this

P1 2200W / 2.2kW Petrol Invertor Generator, Portable, Lightweight Suitcase Style with DC & USB | P2500i

The low noise P2500i pure sine wave inverter generator produces 2200w maximum output from the Hyundai 4-stroke engine. Available to order now.

hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk

 

[Tubby G]

Yeah I get all that, but why not just use a petrol generator rather than a power station. You don’t then have to worry about anything.

Noise would be the main issue. Then the mess, carrying around petrol etc. Plus the Power Station can be used to charge phones, GoPro, ipad, all the usual gadgets & devices

 

[Tubby G]

Something like this

P1 2200W / 2.2kW Petrol Invertor Generator, Portable, Lightweight Suitcase Style with DC & USB | P2500i

The low noise P2500i pure sine wave inverter generator produces 2200w maximum output from the Hyundai 4-stroke engine. Available to order now.

hyundaipowerequipment.co.uk

Plus my other half wouldn’t be too happy if she’s trying to get an early night and I’ve got a petrol generator whirring away inside the tent so I can charge my phone and plug a little lamp into it

 

[davosaurusrex]

Yeah, at £400 for that I'd much rather all the advantages of a Power Station for £600

 

[Dave_B]

Where can u get a good power station for £600 ?

 

[Tubby G]

Where can u get a good power station for £600 ?

The Vtoman is currently £660 on Amazon if you apply the 40% off voucher, but the price fluctuates depending on the type of offer. Think I paid around £628

 

[davosaurusrex]

45% at the moment, £605

 

[Weeksy]

I'm a little confused here, why not just get a quiet £200 generator? We use one at various MTB races for power and even kettles etc. but no reason we couldn't use it for charging an ebike.

CAMPING SUPER SILENT SUITECASE Mobil Genset 2000W Petrol 2 Stroke Generator | eBay

SO THIS IS A 2 STROKE GENERATOR. Kindly be advised that any generator advertised as 'Silent' is indeed as quiet as a generator can be. However, do bear in mind that an internal combustion engine in.

www.ebay.co.uk

 

[davosaurusrex]

Looking at the reviews on that one I'd still rather pay out for a power station!

 

[Weeksy]

Well that was just the first I found in Google. I'll go find mine

Autojack Petrol Generator Quiet Portable Suitcase Camping Inverter 1200W

Autojack Petrol Generator Quiet Portable Suitcase Camping Inverter 1200W

www.toolsave.co.uk

That's what we have and have run for 2-3 of Trackdays for warmers etc too

 

[steve_sordy]

Plus my other half wouldn’t be too happy if she’s trying to get an early night and I’ve got a petrol generator whirring away inside the tent so I can charge my phone and plug a little lamp into it

With a petrol generator whirring away in your tent, you won't have to worry about getting to sleep. I would be worried about waking up!

 

[TheSnowShark]

People who use thermal generators do not even imagine to what extent others must suffer from their noise pollution.

The so-called "silent" mode makes me laugh (or not)

 

[Weeksy]

At a DH race there's pro teams with massive generators blasting power washers into oblivion. My tiny 1200w can barely be heard. Same at Trackdays.

Mine isn't silent, but I generally run it for 15 mins to perform a function. Throw it on a 20m extension cord and you hardly notice it.

I do get that charging stations are silent, but a generator just ticks more boxes for me personally

 

[Tubby G]

I wouldn’t be able leave a petrol generator running and charging the range extenders in the boot of my car whilst out on the trails

 

[Deadpool2e]

I’ll be using it to go camping with the bikes Dave. Take it away full charged, and the bikes fully charged, and we’ll get two days of riding with two bikes (me & her).

Or, as we have range extenders on our lightweight bikes, we can use the range extender batteries first, return to the car to charge them, use the bike batteries, then come back and have another couple of hours on the recharged range extenders.

Cheaper to buy a Power Station then to buy spare batteries for various bikes

Which one did you get in the end? This is what me and my Mrs need also for our trips away. Thanks