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@thomasbarlow4223

4 жыл бұрын

Hey brother glad to see you doing well in your new home. Hope you didnt forget about us vanlifers... Renogy has this new 50A mppt / DC to DC charger which is so perfect for us who drive around in their rv/van. I think its a pretty new product. Your the only one we'd trust to review it. Im sure youd get a ton of views. Cheers from Florida.

@WillProwse

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! I have it and it's on my to do list. I was going to build an alternator test stand but that didn't work out. Will review it soon!

@brianwatson3705

4 жыл бұрын

What is your opinion on the red case centech invertors?

@MrKarlPrince

4 жыл бұрын

@@WillProwse I would been interested to see if you could have used both the charging inputs simultaneously, and if it favours the solar over the wall charge

@controlyourfuture5477

4 жыл бұрын

Really cheap way to get into solar and they look like they would be fun to test

I appreciate your honesty. I will never buy a solar generator until I have heard your reviews first. TY

@raqueliatheimpatientgardne8196

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! Seriously if i had not heard what Will said about some solar generators I almost wasted my money! He is the best!

Sounds like you need to come out with your own!

@stevenvialpando8365

3 жыл бұрын

No cap 🧢

dude I knew nothing about solar, and now you make me feel like a geek.. thank you so much for making all this info relatable to the average Joe

From what I learned watching your videos.. I can't see myself buying anything until they are the real deal so to say. When they are on point.

Will, it's good that you review these products for us dummies.. This product is useless to me if the 12 volt is not regulated. You're 100% right. All manufactures should regulate them. I purchased the Bluetti because of your favorable review on it. Look forward to your next video. Thanks a bunch!! 👍

I’m buying the first one you recommend. Hopefully they listen to what everyone is looking for .

I love listening to you Will, you are like no one else I have ever listened to speak. Your catch phrases and mannerism always seem to cheer me up. And watching you with a new toy reminds me 3 year olds at Christmas time, you just light up. Never loose that kid in you man, we get boring when that happens.

@bryanmathew2079

Ай бұрын

Ya Yes it's Rejuvenated His Joyous Attitudes@ Testings@ The Good Products

It’s amazing to me that a company somewhere out there cannot create, invent and produce a solar generator with everything that’s required to be a all in one system that meets the demands of serious users. One would think they would be watching Wills videos and create the unit he would recommend. It would be a super seller to this community. I for one would be willing to pay slightly more for that system. But not so ridiculously over priced.

@kyledutka4550

4 жыл бұрын

The titan solar generator seems to do that but it is really expensive

@tumbleweed1976

4 жыл бұрын

We seem left to build it ourselves.

@NicholasAndre1

4 жыл бұрын

I think the product lifecycle is like 18 months so just wait a little bit ;)

@ahpahcheirevolucian9623

4 жыл бұрын

I need one for the Caribbean .we use 220v DC.i need one to power my 220v blender,220v small deep freezer and I need like 1000-1500w.can someone help me PLEASE.

@anonimity1698

4 жыл бұрын

Checkout the EcoFlow Delta 1300. It just recently funded from Kickstarter (they asked for $50,000 and received $2.8 million!!). A certain someone with a KZread channel has ordered one for testing. It looks interesting!

I don't mean this in a bad way and with all do respect, Sheldon Cooper comes to mind when I watch your very informative video's.

@greensavant2573

4 жыл бұрын

"due"

@Beavereaver

3 жыл бұрын

I think we can all take that as a compliment.

@dukedavis736

3 жыл бұрын

I think he ran for the democratic nomination for President.....aka Pete Buttigieg.

@justsenditbro

3 жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing! Not meant to be an insult! I just love how thorough and informative these reviews are. Thanks for the vid man! Good work!

@russellborrego1689

3 жыл бұрын

Agreed! I never could really place it before, until I heard 10:19 and thought the same thing immediately.

With your experience you start your own design and manufacturing company. Your videos are great.

You make things so clear and your honesty is why I come, I hope this company does the right thing and tells us here they will

Product Manager for Lion Energy, Things to do, make sure resume is ready to go tomorrow. Product Manager for Lion, thoughts, WTF was I thinking sending this unit to Will Prowse.

Love going back thru your older videos now that I found you channel. Some of your stuff is over my head, but the more I watch, the more I understand. A saying from my business "the things you learn when you think you know it all... that's the best!" Thanks Will, keep up the good work. And please be safe.

Dude, your channel kicks ass! I am learning so much. I love how thorough you are.

I really enjoy and appreciate your thorough informative product reviews. Keep up the good work.

Very interesting review! Thank you. I am subscribed to lots of channels. I just turned on notifications for your channel. The ONLY channel I get notifications for! Keep the reviews coming. You are my source for all things solar etc.

Will, manufactures need to contact you before they even think about making anything. I love your hones reports & how you don't pull any punches. You are saving people thousands of dollars. Thanks.

These reviews are exceptionally helpful. Thank you.

Another fantastic review Will, If it’s in your wheelhouse, you should design and build the ultimate solar generator. I know I would buy one from you. As a side note, love your book. Keep up the great work

Sucked into watching another WP video. 🤓 I'm not a techno-geek, but I'm fascinated with your videos! (And I get to learn something!)

Your reviews are amazingly thorough and explained so well. Thanks much!

Great video as always. I am going to assume that a manufacturer who sends you a product for your review would have some knowledge of your expertise and depth of scrutiny during your equipment reviews. The fact that Lion Energy sent you this unit for your unbiased review reveals that their Q/C is sub-par. If I was a manufacturer and was sending you a product for review, I would go over it with "A Fine Tooth Comb" prior to sending it out. It is so cool that you found the connection defect.

Nice job, so far you have me tuned in to the Eco FLow for when the grid goes down. I will first try out there Customer Service Line first.

I value your reviews! This one is outstanding, too!

Often times engineers/companies will take criticism personal. They probably wont be giving you anything else to review. I like your content/channel. Subbed.

You should make your own company and build your own generators. You know what people need and where to set priorities. Great job!

I appreciate your solar passion and your testing integrity. Great work, videos, and resources. Thanks

I have no interest in these toys, but had to watch just for the entertainment value you bring Will. Thanks for not disappointing!

@hummingbirdbumblebee4618

4 жыл бұрын

Aaron Once the economy goes way down and the electricity is super high, you will be super glad you have a solar inverter charger and solar panels.

Thank you for a great review Will. As always, you are the best! I'll only buy what you recommend.

Your highly intelligent comprehensive reviews Are the very best !👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Great review....u have inspired me to learn more about electricity

Thanks for all your HONEST reviews!

I'm glad I went with the Jackery 500. I figured out a way to almost double the DC car charge rate by splicing a 8mm DC connector on the output of a 12V to 24V 3.5A charger that cost about $32. I still haven't been able to get a solar panel to charge it faster, but the DC charger was a game changer. I got the DC input watts up from 42 watts to 78 watts, which is almost as fast as the AC wall wart charges.

@quantumbinary1562

4 жыл бұрын

Can you provide a link to the two parts you used? The charger and the 8mm DC connector?

Great work.. Thanks for all you do.

I was going to buy this at Costco to run my iceco cooler. Glad I found out the 12v is unregulated from you. Thanks

Another one bites the dust. I sure hope you find a good one soon Christmas is coming up and I need a good 12v regulated source with a fast charger to run my camping equipment I am using. Thanks and I will keep watching, you are still doing a great job!

Will, great review. Even better if the companies you review fix their problems. Using the right crimper would eliminate those power pole defects.

What I see; solar reviews pays! You have turned your passion into wealth. From homeless and sick to owning a home and a Tesla and hopefully a healthy Will! Since most of your solar focus on smaller mobile systems, RV or cabin will you be going larger now that you have a home! Please no grid teathered! I am anti big corporate leaches. Good for you turning knowledge into power!

Good job with the closeups so we can see the numbers. Still in search of a solar generator that will pass the Will Prowse test. Can you do a project where you make your own? It will be fun and a good idea of about how much a really good unit costs to make. Put it up on auction when you are done... maybe.

Thanks for the test. I'm looking at buying a solar generator for a small power backup.

Great info; thanks, Will! One of these days the right combination will show up and they will be the market winner. Maybe it will be Lion Energy, if they act fast. I'm hoping to get my act on the road spring of 2020. What exactly I will buy for power depends on whether I'm in my 6 cyl. SUV only, or can afford another SUV with 8 cyl and pull a cargo van/tiny home. Meanwhile, I'm following your reports/updates on the latest power units or battery & solar arrays. Always grateful for your info, Will!

Wow , just steered me away! If the company addresses these issues I'll definitely buy from them I love their company!. So glad I watched this I hope they appreciate your knowledge! Thanks!

Klein tools and Milwaukee just came out with portable power stations. They don't look like they have 12 volt though. I'd love to see you test them.

Hi Will! I can’t believe you moved here! I love your videos, very helpful. Do you do paid consulting? I have bought an ambulance that I’ve got about 80% converted, having some electrical issues.

Love the video and one day I'll get one when I get the budget but I need one for my workshop

another well done review. no fake reviews here.

I love how you try to test a certain way, show us that it's not working if it does, explain why as much as you can and move on.

@chazbarclay

4 жыл бұрын

*doesn't

Great catch Will; I just found and watched your Lion Energy LT review. I’ve yet to use the 25’ Solar Extension Cable with our Safari ME; bought this unit a year ago for use with our RV. Hopefully Safari fixed the defect, But in any event; I will follow your advice and put some Heat Shrink Tubing around the Anderson Power pole connection to the cable. Overall, I’m very pleased by the Lion Energy ME and the EP. Thank you for that catch, as I’d never even imagine, like many others, pulling off the connectors insulating cover to inspect it.

Thanks for the video. Note to the manufacturer, and all other manufacturers... You better listen to this guy's recommendations. What Lion Energy did by shipping this unit to Mr. Prowse was they "Crowd Sourced their Chief Technology Officer."

Thanks for all of Your work, research, and videos, all well done. Respect

I have enjoyed ur reviews from day one and this is no different. Great vid.

Fantastic review. Thanks Will.

Will can you do a review on the goal zero Yeti Tank Expansion battery? It just came out and it would be great to see how well it works with the Yeti 1400 lithium power station or others. Love the vids!!

Super smart and great advice!! I am such a fan of yours!

Really hoping you have some larger units to review soon like a big brother to the bluetti.

I had been considering the Lion brand for Solar Batteries; Even spoke to their reps. NOT NOW!

A lot of the modern cheap 12v fridges will have an option to set the low power cutoff to 10.1v, which is a nice option if you want to run it on the unregulated power systems.

Finally a power generator that will run all my appliances and keep me 100% off the grid. Will your the greatest.

@itmaslanka

4 жыл бұрын

But it won't do a 11.2 amp frig correct?!

Hi! I jusy wanted to tell you that i appreciate your work!!! You are awesome!

Awesome review as always - thanks !

I got one yesterday. The Power crisis in Puerto Rico is terrible. And this really help me .plus was the only unit in the city 😳 available 🤣

Hi Will, When you do the Renogy 50A mppt/DC to DC charger, I hope you can add the Sterling Power DC Battery Charger 12v input to 24 v output DC to DC converter to the test.

Great review. You said what I thought! Jackery blows it away.

Great job. I really appreciate your tuff standards and demanding tests. Can you do a review on the Lion Energy SUMMIT model?

Lion Energy needs to get you to review in front of product releases!

Thanks so much for telling us when these units don't have 12V regulated output. 12V Regulators, mount up!

You are a genius as far as I'm concerned. Your parents must be proud.

You could do with taking the tree down otherwise winter isn’t going to be very productive for your solar charging requirements. What are your plans for your back yard? Are you going to build a taller frame for your solar arrays? Maybe a solar tracker for some of your arrays?

Yes they should regulate the cigarette lighter or 12 v source to actually be at 13.8 v because most small draw things like my handheld cb require 13.8 to operate properly or it will click. They could definitely add another 20v option with lifepo4. Thanks for how thorough your information is packed in the video wow! Super! My experience...Lifepo4’s max out @ 200 amps and easily start a truck.

Late post because I've kept this same unit for emergency purposes and didn't test it out too much. Since I use a CPAP machine, I used some remaining medical flex spending account funds to get this unit (came with the fast charger, slow charger, solar panels, and some camping lights). The way the buttons have worked for me is you need to hold them in when turning on/off the power and outputs. I was able to test the unit in a real-world scenario lately when we had electrical issues in our house and I had to kill the circuit breaker with 9 bedroom outlets on it. So, I used the unit for my CPAP machine for over a week until the wiring was fixed. Not realizing I had a fast charger with everything else in a box, and thinking I had only one charger (the slow one), I was connecting the slow charger every day to recharge the unit during daytime hours. It would take up to 9 hours to charge! From now on, I'll use the fast charger (3 hours will be much better than 9)! Really, I wanted to have this in case the power is completely out and the fact that it can quickly charge via the solar panels, which I also purchased. It will be a nice backup to my propane/gas generator (used for heavier loads).

You amaze me.please keep testing and pushing manufacturers for us and let us know when it’s time to buy. I have a Rockpals with 200 w solar and it’s just too whimpy I need to power electric heat in my van ‘cuz I travel with a parrot and parrots must have warmth and zero gases.

Will, Try precharging the capacitors in the inverter from a proper 12V source before connecting it to the Lions unregulated output. I bet a safety device was tripping up the output due to the inrush current of the inverters caps exceeding the 120W of the 12V receptacle.

@WillProwse

4 жыл бұрын

Very true, but my 240wh jackery can even power this inverter until it's dead. Still surprising. Actually I powered it with a 120wh micro battery the other day! Have never had this happen before.

Great review and very informative! Any chance you have any experience with the EGO Power+ Nexus? Looking into a larger unit and curious your thoughts on it. Thanks in advance!

Will, thank you for your honest and unbiased review. I love watching your video reviews and test demos on these portable solar power stations and the off-grid DIY solar stations and associated products. Can you comment on the portable power station by PAXCESS 330watt/78000mAh solar generator that they currently sell on Amazon now for $300 with a $60 off coupon? Any chance of your reviewing that unit too?

Excellent video. Very interesting, informative and worthwhile video.

I have a Suaoki G500 with a 450wh battery and it charges at 150 watts max from solar and thru my car with a 24v boost converter. 12v output is regulated as well. Inverter is only 300 watts continous tho. Worth reviewing for this class of generator.

@jonathandavis1674

4 жыл бұрын

@@Curb71 55 watts unfortunately. I mainly charge with solar or car 12v port that I boost to 24v to get 150 watts

this generator is on sale at Costco this month! need to send this review to all Costco members!

Hey Will, what were those dual folding Solar Panels you showed in this video? The pair with the Power Poles included? Thanks for all you do and demo. Super informative.

These units are super cool for what they are, super portable power with all the components right there. I still always come back to dang for 400 bucks more thats another Battleborn :D for camping and beach trips day trips totally awesome though!

thanks for your honesty nice review

Do you mind responding with which specific solar generators have regulated 12V output and, based on what's on the market today, which of these you feel is the best investment?

Will What would you recomend for sole use of 32l dometic fridge, charged with 200 watt of solar?

Good honest review. If the company follows up with you, are you going to let everyone know what they said?

One of my priorities is fast charging from the wall. I don't need 12v since this will just be for per outages Then all the other stuff you look for in a device like mppt and higher wattage so it can charge faster.

Inergy has rapid chargers at 189w now. Im thinking about getting one and hear its charges the Apex pretty fast

Great videos! So without watching every single video, which one do you recommend a guy to purchase? Running a portable fridge/cooler and charging phones . 500wh I’d assume.

Hi .. thanks for all your input ! I was wondering if you have a video on regulating the 12v receptacle ?

@davidr.1247

4 жыл бұрын

????

Was thinking about buying a Lion Safari NE (Elite) but there are no "reviews" on it yet. Decided to watch your review of one of their smaller units. The wire crimp problem you discovered is a HUGE problem for me. It speaks loudly of their lack of quality control. Having said that, the cable is not part of the unit and may have been produced by a different company. Thanks for your thoroughness.

Love your videos. Any chance you can get an EcoFlow Delta for review? It looks promising!

Will, FYI I use 12v DC5521 outputs on my DIY set up. My traditional battery chargers (AA/AAA/9v/18650) have DC 5521 12v inputs. Same for other gadgets which have 12v DC 5521 inputs. I didn’t bother installing an AC inverter in my setup as most gadgets I use are DC devices hence can be charged via DC inputs including laptops, DAB radio, Makita cordless batteries etc. I don’t get why people who have DC power supplies use AC to charge DC devices. Just charge DC to DC.

Great video as always, Will, thx. Q: I have had the same mfg defect with all the solar-to-portable power station (suaoki 200 a/h) connectors i have bought over the last year from chafon and acco power. I’ve replaced at least half a dozen. The crimps are bad and just never stand up to real world conditions. I’m thinking of soldering them to save myself money. Will that have a negative impact on how they work?

Very useful. I just can’t figure out if manufacturers are really smart to have you review , or are complete idiots. What I do know is I always learn something and appreciate what and how you do your vids Thank you very much and look forward to your next posting BYW I purchased the Bluetti based on your review Thx

Hi man good video man hears a idear you got the talent and skills how about make ones yourself with the batterys you cut up and do a break down what you fitted and prices and different sizes would very very interesting to see how much you can make them for and put together right cheers

OMG! Too think I was going to purchase one! 😬 Thanks for the information!

Hey Will thanks for the great info, just wondering for disaster preparedness since we are in lockdown/shelter home situation because of the corona situation - God forbid we dont have a blackout situation with the electric company etc.. is there a solar generator that you would recommend, a reputable company that have DIY solar starter kits that you have tested. Your thoughts please or if you have covered this before.. please share a link. Thank you so much for all that you do and sharing info to help us arm ourselves with knowledge of what products to consider or NOT consider. Stay safe and all the best!

Yo - will. You tell it like it is. Fantastic !!! Thanks.

Can this unit be charged and discharged at the same time? That, and the regulated 12v output and great display are the reasons why I stick with Jackery for my CPAP. But I could be swayed to switch for the fast charge rate.

I'm guessing that you're referring to 12 volt refrigerators that use a compressor. I've always used thermoelectric units because they don't seem to have as narrow a voltage input range. You can actually get some really good ones if you look around. I am actually considering getting one of the compressor based units to see how well they work.

Could I plug in a DC-DC converter into the unregulated 12v and get the same effect? How much loss?