At some point, your sponsors are going to have supplied enough solar generation and battery backup for your entire neighbourhood to go off-grid.

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, one of these days I'm going to 'caterpillar' all these power stations together in a chain (starting with the smallest one) in an attempt to discharge them all simultaneously :)

@pileofstuff

2 жыл бұрын

@@JulianIlett Then connect the last to the first and create the largest and slowest oscillator!

@PetRatty

2 жыл бұрын

@@JulianIlett make sure you do it through a grid tie inverter to your house

At 10:12 your DC load showed only 0.59V when you turned the power back on. It very briefly showed 11V then dropped to 0.59V with the same 2.88A current for 3 seconds before finally cutting out. Seemed like the power bank has a capacitor on the output that quickly drained and then it refused to try to keep it going.

I cannot say I am too keen on that new UKCA logo/certification standard

I like the form factor but I guess the downside is I’d also need another bag for all the cables and adapters. Thx Julian!

LOL at the panel specs at 4:50: _indicator light: 1_ *_white hair_* _ blue LED indicator_ _(design drawing size, subject to the actual object)_

Now change it to 240V AC output and no button sounds.

Nice unit and good review, Julian! I wonder if the inverter specs will half for a 240VAC output once that unit is available?

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

Probably not. It's all about the Watts. The current will halve - the voltage will double. The Watts stay the same :)

@The.Doctor.Venkman

2 жыл бұрын

@@JulianIlett should have remembered my V x I = W!

So is this a *Jackery* brand? At 3:36 the wall adapter has "Jackery Japan" left of the UK CA mark.

how do you evaluate passthrough mode ? just everything that doesnt tun off? without taking it apart there is basically no way to know if the inverter runs on the input (2 stages of voltage conversion) or even more inefficient over battery (3 stages of voltage conversion).

That was a very thorough review. Many thanks.

That sound at 4:54 in the right speaker sounded weird... had to play it again to check it was the video and not my speaker.

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

My editing software does that occasionally.

How can it both be certified for the UK and have yanky sockets on it?

Kickstarter campaign coming soon so no idea what you will get, for how much or when.

@TheEmbeddedHobbyist

2 жыл бұрын

PRnewswire state $549 starting price

can I load my my bike, while i'm driving ?

Now we know why you need to keep adding more space in your shed.

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

Indeed. I'll do a workshop tour soon on my main channel :)

thanks for the review Julian, small and lightweight. always on usb power over a couple of months is not good, what is the price as i'm not going to "sign up" just to view their products

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

The unit does shut off automatically after 8 hours.

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

Not sure about pricing yet.

@PetRatty

2 жыл бұрын

@@JulianIlett looks good, didn't realise it was kickstarter

Is there some combination of button mashing that turns those bloody sounds off?

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

I don't think so :)

@PetRatty

2 жыл бұрын

if only, open it and remove the beeper

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

Stick tape over the speaker for half volume :)

@hi-tech-guy-1823

2 жыл бұрын

@@JulianIlett Or Re-flash the ESP (32 - 8266 both support PCM Audio : WAV MP3 AAC )With better Audio Files You only other Hope is They use a TF Card - Micro SD Card for the audio files I be tempted to look inside so see if they use a Universal World Inverter design And see if it has a Pot to adjust voltage 115 > 240V > 300V

@stoojinator

2 жыл бұрын

How often are you planning on pushing a button? It's not like you have to listen to it going while the unit is on. Its a short tone once or twice per use. Hardly annoying.

hello I'm thinking about buying one. What has been your experience after two years?

I'd be interested in one of them. Depending on how much it is (which I couldn't see on their website). I'm guessing it will be prohibitively expensive though. But would be super handy for someone like me who spends a lot of time off grid.

@stoojinator

2 жыл бұрын

Found a price of $US550 for it. So yeah, prohibitively expensive. I'll stick to my current solution, although this is neater.

@Seven_Joy

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe you'll get a super early bird offer on August 24

The zipper in The carry case is Water resistant

clover leaf?, I always called those mickymouse connectors :)

Fun fact about those potentiometers on the electronic load. They are rated for life under 50 times usage! So don't be shocked when it dies and creates havoc. I think eevblog did a video on them. Not sure if it was him or someone else. You need to sell off some of these power inverters you've been hoarding, and get yourself a 3D printer and let your creativity juices flowing.

Can it be charged via USB-C? That would be great

@dervihernandez

2 жыл бұрын

Nah they just replied to someone in Kickstarter, usb c is just out only that’s the only downside.

Hey there smarty pants :)

Too bad it doesn't say if it's usb-c PD or displays supported protocols for usb-c

Why don't they add a bluetooth speaker into one of these things?

This unit would do great as a UPS in a home/office situation. It would give you plenty of time to get home or to the office to shut down computers, test equipment, small medical equipment used at home. i would also take it on a weekender camping but not for small appliances, just charging my phones, BT devices, and a laptop. LIghting with LED strings would be good, too.

Hmm american sockets you must have enough battery portable power units by now I guess, getting ready for when the Power supply goes down:-)

With modern LED flashlights I always wonder: A lot of them have the SOS function, but is that really something that is needed, does anybody ever use it to any avail, or is it something that has just been taken as a "must have to boost sales"??

@BeezyKing99

2 жыл бұрын

have been in an emergency situation myself.... NO ONE UNDERSTANDS the SOS pattern anymore.

@andyjdhurley

2 жыл бұрын

@@BeezyKing99 It doesn't help when many of them get it wrong - the Jackery one which I have just says 'SO, SO, SO' etc, seems like the people who wrote the code for whatever chip they use doesn't know the SOS pattern either.

@tin2001

2 жыл бұрын

The chips provide the feature, and often there's no way to ignore it. And because all the chips do it, any new chips do it too since everyone else does it.

@true3

2 жыл бұрын

As a flight medic in the Rocky Mountains for over a decade I will say first hand that the people (Rescue personnel) that need to know SOS definitely do and I have been in over 4500 search and rescue calls with about half that were successful because of light flash and SOS signaling. It only has to save one life for it to be useful and that is why I believe all portable lighting devices should have that built-in or it written on the body so people know how to use it. Just my 2 cents!

Is this a paid review?

These devices are cool but who can afford them and what do they look like inside

@jasonlee3247

2 жыл бұрын

You want an X-ray of the buyer?

@jstro-hobbytech

2 жыл бұрын

@@jasonlee3247 I figured it'd be a stretch to ask

that is a USA model

@JulianIlett

2 жыл бұрын

USA and Japan I believe

A review of a model that hasn't even kicked off a kickstarter campaign yet. It's all vapourware until they start shipping, which might be next year, or might be never, so what's the point?

Why does so much electronics have to make sounds for every function? I hate it. Even my car plays sounds on many functions, drives me nuts.

@Markus0021

2 жыл бұрын

You should be able to turn the sound notifications OFF, or at LEAST turn down the volume! I've seen a lot of devices recently that don't allow either option - fixed volume, always on sounds which constantly annoy the user. Quite annoying.

For the love of all that's holy...they had better put a way to silence...or severely lower...the volume of that speaker!! That thing is ridiculously loud for the audio signals.

Tear down PLEASE please please thank you

I love most of your content, but these are becoming paid promos, to all intents and purposes.

I want to be like the DJ on the beach using this junk for 10 mins on their website.

@fremo1364

2 жыл бұрын

good one :)

It seems useless to you, pack it up I come over to Highwycomb and take it for £100 🤨🤨

Finally sold his soul to the advertising devil 😐