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Wow! This was an Excellent video! The most thorough real world testing of the Solix C1000 I've seen, hands down! I'm buying this Power Station, thanks to you. Thank you!
I received my Anker Solix C1000 and used it in last 3 days.. It lasted full 2 days doing numerous work and it took only about 1 hour to charge back up to 100%.. Now I am not concern if the power were to go out/ I will still have my modem, router and my phone working for days... It is a good product.
Good showing of the Anker. This is great for a short term power outage, but as you can see it will only power 1 or 2 major items at a time, what people dont see is that, if you keep running a high surge load on this unit over and over, it will burn the chips. Not just this one but all high frequency units, they are not designed for this, most people dont understand this, and when they break, you have a large paper weight, because the cost to repair is 80% the cost of the machine, thats why they do not repair them. Low frequency inverters are designed to take these high surge loads over and over, day after day. They are tranformer based units, built just like the electric grid, I see most people have 2,3,even 4 of these these high frequency units, with that money you could have bought a powerfull low frequency unit, that will run multiple high draw items at the same time and never damage the unit. But if you did somehow damage it, it is repairable, and easily fixed.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! I love transformer based inverters! They are beasts! I have a 3k transformer based inverter for my 12V batteries. Can you recommend a power station about the size of this Anker that uses a low frequency transformer like you’re talking about? I’ve never been able to find one. But it sounds like you probably know of one due to you being a die hard low frequency transformer based person! I’d love to get my hands on a small portable unit like this with the inverter you’re talking about and do testing on it! Thanks for watching!
Not sure of any this small in power, now as far as size and weight, the Titans, from Point Zero Energy, are absolute monsters. 3000w ac 6ac plugs on 2 independent 15 amp circuits, 5 cigarette outlets 20 amp 13.8 volt, 30 amp tt30 plug(rv), dual mppt controllers 150v, 2000w solar input, dual ac chargers 1500w, ext battery expansion port, can utilize any battery chemistry, ie lead acid,gel,and lithium from any manufacturer in a24v configuration, infinate battery expansion. Comes in 2kw battery packs, all metal, stackable,portable,mc4,and anderson connectors,heaviest component 32 lbs. Minute man prep on TH-cam has ran this system on his off grid cabin 24 hrs a day with more than 2000w solar in discharging the batteries daily for almost 5 yrs continuous, still running flawless. I own 2 of them and 15kw in battery w/6kw in solar actual size is 18"w x 11"deep x8" tall
Thank you! I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the video! You are going to love the unit! 8 hours of perfect sunshine sounds like a good estimate to me! Thanks for watching!
Can you test and comment on the 12v power? I would use it for camping and plug in a fridge. My current solar generator 12v cannot power it, but 110v can. Thanks
Yeah, I finally decided to buy Anker C1000 after learning from your video and others that it could indeed run a full size fridge. Amazon had it on sale for $429. The moment I get it, I am going to try to charge it on my 100 watt solar panel. So, according to your test, you need to tell the unit to stay on when running a fridge?
Yes, you do need to tell the unit to stay on for the fridge to continue running, it will not automatically keep running once power stops getting pulled from it when the fridge shuts off for s while. Enjoy your power station! It’s a great unit! I use mine all the time! Thanks for watching!
I’d be very interested to know the model of fans inside this unit as well. I think the original fans in the unit were Evercool EC6015SH12BP. I think you can identify them quite easily when looking through the cover with a torch. I can’t imagine Anker will have changed models, but it’s interesting to know. Great testing, it’s good to see devices used with a broad range of home appliances for any grid down type situation.
Thanks for watching! It’s sure a lot of fun to test these things and see what they can and can’t handle around the house. Fan info: Evercool EC6015SH12BP. Doesn’t appear they changed the fans from the ones you saw.
So you have a clamp meter or how much was the surge or peak wattage for your gas dryer ? I did a test in a small gas generator it got like 1200w then drop regular to 400-700wattw depending on load I guess it depends on what’s the surge motor needs to move . But I am glad you did all these test . Do you happen to know the voltage you get out of those ac output ports when nothing is plugged in and when using a microwave?
I did not take any of those measurements. If the dryer is empty, a lot of the smaller power stations are actually able to start it…but then it becomes difficult to put clothes in it…hence why I test with a full load of wet clothes. Significantly adds to the start up surge needed. I did not check the voltage at any time. I certainly could…just trying to strike a balance of good tests and not so many that the video is crazy long. Thanks for watching and commenting!
It's a Whirlpool. It's rated for 6.5 amps at 120 volts. So that would make it rated for 780 watts...but I think that's only while it's running and doing a defrost cycle in the freezer at the same time. When it's running normally as you can see in the video, it only pulls 100ish watts most of the time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
My Anker 555 won’t start my gas dryer either. According to a Bestek inverter that I have, my dryer hit over 1700 watts peak surge which exceeds the 1500 watts peak of the Anker.
It definitely takes a lot of juice to get it started. The only power station so far I’ve tested that’s started it is the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max. Thanks for sharing your insights and for watching!
Yep! That’s right! I’ve already let Anker know about that. They’ve been highly responsive thus far…so if they fix that I’ll be making another video letting everyone know.
@@theresatrickforthat one concern who did you purchase your c1000 from Anker website / a review donation or Amazon and what company did the delivery were you able to track it during shipment ?
@@theresatrickforthat one concern who did you purchase your c1000 from Anker website / a review donation or Amazon and what company did the delivery were you able to track it during shipment ?
The AC output can be longer than 24h if you switch off the automatic standby mode of the ac outputs. This is a separate entry in the menu. The function you showed is a time like a time clock for a christmas tree.
looks like, when we need power up our house for lets say a few hours, we need at least 20 units of these, those power banks are only good for camping, or to charge some small stuff when you are on the trip. thx for video, very informative
Could you please test a pass-through UPS mode with about 500 W load? Need to make sure that it's dead silent and can stay in that mode forever. Need to back up my UPSes so they can stay on longer during multi-hour blackout.
So, can it be charged up from the car - or is the DC port just an out only? And if it can be charged when the vehicle's in motion, how long does it take compared to the solar panels and/or wall charging? Thx.
Yes! You can charge it from the car! You use the same port as you would for solar charging...the DC input port. Car charging will take close to 10 hours from 0 to full. If you max out the solar input and you have perfect conditions, it'll charge 0 to full in 2ish hours. And of course you can see the test in time-lapse in the video juicing the thing up from the wall and how long that takes. Thanks for watching!
Does it matter if the car is on or off when recharging this battery or will affect the charging time? I’m thinking about getting this instead of installing an inverter on my car. I feel like this has a lot more utility usefulness than having inverter in my car.
I'm surprised that your unit has firmware 7.2.7. I believe the C1000 shipped with 1.2.7 and is now on 1.3.2. My serial number is higher though, so maybe they sent you a preproduction unit? The fans are quite annoying. Both the erratic fan curve and the groaning nature of the fans at low speed. A moderate sustained load will heat the unit up and makes the fans very loud. Can you look through the vents and read the model number of the fans? I'm interested if they're different than mine.
I didn’t get specially told this was a pre-production unit…but you never know with the units they send out for initial testing. Fan info: Evercool EC6015SH12BP. Thanks for watching!
Great video ... do you think that the Solix C1000 can run a fridge that's running at a normal cycle at 100 watts and power a microwave at the same time if watt from microwave is 1600 ish watts? The max load is 1800 watt load so it should be possible? Thank you for looking into this . Therefore, 100 watts from running fridge and 1600 watts from microwave. 1700 ish watts from
You’re going to be flirting with its limits. It’s possible it will work…it’s also possible you’ll need to unplug the fridge while you use the microwave and then plug the fridge back in once you’re done using the microwave. Thanks for watching!
can you charge this with a gas generator? I have a small 1000w generator but wanted to get this to have power overnight and inside so was wondering if it can be recharged with a small gas generator. would be nice to only have to run the gas for an hour or so then turn it off for the day and run my fridge
@@theresatrickforthat Thank you! Just picked it up for hurricane season here in FL during our tax free week! I hope they have a sale on the expansion battery, I might pick that up in the fall during the second tax free prep period.
Do you recommend having to charge it at night and using this on the daytime since the electricity is higher than a night? I want to charge it at night because the electricity is cheaper and then use it in the morning. Would that work over that be counterintuitive? Hehe
If you have time of use electricity rates then what you said would work great and save you some money in your power bill for sure! Thanks for commenting!
@@theresatrickforthat excellent...same for mine and I've got this very model of Anker Solix on order and had been hoping I'd be able to use it this way!
@ kinda of a deal breaker. I just bought c300 dc and was considering this one. I keep the cigarette port on all the time and it never turns its self off. I thought the a/c inverter would be the same on the c1000. Thanks for the detailed review.
I tried to find this info but can't seem to find it. Can I charge this unit with solar panels and power a device at the same time? like say run a fridge while using solar to charge it
I haven’t been able to test the Anker brand panels. But I love these that I’ve now made two video on. th-cam.com/video/vQNizKAjsg8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7fbOb2x4eV7j8CUm and th-cam.com/video/btYK9FKt6yc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=z9x7MuAT7gbvv_TV Thanks for watching!
Oh I’m sure this and others can run those things. How long is the question. I don’t own any of those. How many watts do the ones you have pull? Thanks for watching?
So how many watts did that meter say the fridge used to run until done, that is the most important part of the test 😂 also you confused me about the inverter turning off, was a legit accurate test, good awesome video but the fridge thing confused me.. I tried to zoom in , awesome video though
As you can see in the video, most of the time the fridge was pulling just under 100 watts the majority of the time. There are heating elements to help with the freezer defrost, and when those turn on now and again, then it pulls over 300 watts. If there’s no load on the power station for a long enough period of time, Anker has it programmed to shut down. That’s the issue I ran into and the way around it is to use the timer. Then it won’t shut down on its own when there’s no load…like when the fridge is off between cycles. Thanks for watching and commenting on both of my videos!
I got the AC180 first, and then grabbed the C1000. My biggest gripe on the AC180 is no wifi, and there is no auto-awake. If you have solar panels plugged in, you have to unplug and plug back in every morning. The Bluetti app crashes a lot on the Androids. Although smaller, I think Anker makes a better unit.
@christopherplascencia3926 Actually, it's about the input. If solar panels are connected to my AC180 before the sun comes up, you have to unplug and reconnect the 8mm input during the daylight for the unit to accept current. There is a long thread about this issue online, and I think the term is "auto awake".
That’s actually pretty good runtime for a gaming PC! Did you watch the part of my video here where I connect it to my gaming PC? My PC pulls over 500 watts, so this power station would only run my PC for slightly less than 2 hours. I don’t think you got a dud at all…your PC is just power hungry. Thanks for watching!
I guess this video is good for all the people who cant comprehend that 1800W output means you can power anything that would plug into a standard 120V 15A Outlet in your house, But for everyone else, we already knew it could do this.
Right? I think it's the surge on the dryer that's too much. If it could get up to speed first, I think the power station would have ZERO issues running it. Thanks for watching!
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Thanks for the thorough testing. Practical info like this makes a huge difference.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Best testing video I’ve seen. Good job. Luckily this is the unit I had decided to buy.
Thank you so much! Glad you got one of these! You’re going to love it! I sure love mine! Thanks for watching!
Wow! This was an Excellent video! The most thorough real world testing of the Solix C1000 I've seen, hands down! I'm buying this Power Station, thanks to you. Thank you!
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it and found it helpful! You’re going to love your C1000! Thanks for watching and commenting!
🔥Most thorough review I"ve seen in my life. Dude you're awesome.
I appreciate that! Thank you so much! Glad it was helpful to you! Thanks for watching!
Appreciate the effort in all the testing you did. Good Video.
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
I received my Anker Solix C1000 and used it in last 3 days.. It lasted full 2 days doing numerous work and it took only about 1 hour to charge back up to 100%.. Now I am not concern if the power were to go out/ I will still have my modem, router and my phone working for days...
It is a good product.
Wonderful report! I agree it’s a fantastic unit! Thanks for watching!
Excellent review! Love the practical applications!
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching and for your kind comment!
This is the video i was looking for. Other videos seemed more like commercials
Awesome to hear! Glad I was helpful! Thanks for watching!
Great real world testing examples, would love a follow-up with more tests sometime! Thank you!
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed the video! Thanks for watching!
Good video. I bought one last night with 200w solar panels.
That’s so awesome! You’re going to LOVE it! Thanks for watching!
Excellent review! You demonstrated all the applications I wanted to potentially use this for....we can hang out our clothes to dry😊
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed watching it! Thanks for commenting and watching!
Nice to see these real world testing, hopefully you can try and test the smaller c300 ac one c800
Thanks for watching and great suggestion! I'd love to get my hands on a few more models!
Brilliant video, real tests for real people.
Thank you! That’s what we strive for! Real world tests that aren’t just on a desk in front of a camera with a talking head. Thanks for watching!
liked all the test you did congrats
Thank you! Thanks for watching!
Good showing of the Anker. This is great for a short term power outage, but as you can see it will only power 1 or 2 major items at a time, what people dont see is that, if you keep running a high surge load on this unit over and over, it will burn the chips. Not just this one but all high frequency units, they are not designed for this, most people dont understand this, and when they break, you have a large paper weight, because the cost to repair is 80% the cost of the machine, thats why they do not repair them. Low frequency inverters are designed to take these high surge loads over and over, day after day. They are tranformer based units, built just like the electric grid, I see most people have 2,3,even 4 of these these high frequency units, with that money you could have bought a powerfull low frequency unit, that will run multiple high draw items at the same time and never damage the unit. But if you did somehow damage it, it is repairable, and easily fixed.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! I love transformer based inverters! They are beasts! I have a 3k transformer based inverter for my 12V batteries. Can you recommend a power station about the size of this Anker that uses a low frequency transformer like you’re talking about? I’ve never been able to find one.
But it sounds like you probably know of one due to you being a die hard low frequency transformer based person! I’d love to get my hands on a small portable unit like this with the inverter you’re talking about and do testing on it! Thanks for watching!
Not sure of any this small in power, now as far as size and weight, the Titans, from Point Zero Energy, are absolute monsters. 3000w ac 6ac plugs on 2 independent 15 amp circuits, 5 cigarette outlets 20 amp 13.8 volt, 30 amp tt30 plug(rv), dual mppt controllers 150v, 2000w solar input, dual ac chargers 1500w, ext battery expansion port, can utilize any battery chemistry, ie lead acid,gel,and lithium from any manufacturer in a24v configuration, infinate battery expansion. Comes in 2kw battery packs, all metal, stackable,portable,mc4,and anderson connectors,heaviest component 32 lbs. Minute man prep on TH-cam has ran this system on his off grid cabin 24 hrs a day with more than 2000w solar in discharging the batteries daily for almost 5 yrs continuous, still running flawless. I own 2 of them and 15kw in battery w/6kw in solar actual size is 18"w x 11"deep x8" tall
Point zero energy titan
Yup bought it thanks. Super thorough. Bought it with 200w solar. Any idea how long that takes to charge? My guess is 8ish hours full sun.
Thank you! I’m happy to hear you enjoyed the video! You are going to love the unit! 8 hours of perfect sunshine sounds like a good estimate to me! Thanks for watching!
I rarely remember to Thumbs Up a good video
You got one today; GREAT review
You’re the best! Thank you so much! Thanks for watching!
Can you test and comment on the 12v power? I would use it for camping and plug in a fridge. My current solar generator 12v cannot power it, but 110v can. Thanks
I have the Bouge RV 12v 53qt. Coolers and the Anker Solix C1000 powers it great on the 12v outlet! Thanks for watching!
Yeah, I finally decided to buy Anker C1000 after learning from your video and others that it could indeed run a full size fridge. Amazon had it on sale for $429. The moment I get it, I am going to try to charge it on my 100 watt solar panel. So, according to your test, you need to tell the unit to stay on when running a fridge?
Yes, you do need to tell the unit to stay on for the fridge to continue running, it will not automatically keep running once power stops getting pulled from it when the fridge shuts off for s while. Enjoy your power station! It’s a great unit! I use mine all the time! Thanks for watching!
I’d be very interested to know the model of fans inside this unit as well. I think the original fans in the unit were Evercool EC6015SH12BP. I think you can identify them quite easily when looking through the cover with a torch. I can’t imagine Anker will have changed models, but it’s interesting to know. Great testing, it’s good to see devices used with a broad range of home appliances for any grid down type situation.
Thanks for watching! It’s sure a lot of fun to test these things and see what they can and can’t handle around the house. Fan info: Evercool EC6015SH12BP. Doesn’t appear they changed the fans from the ones you saw.
@@theresatrickforthat Thanks for letting me know.
@@chrisjames7015 Yep, same annoying fans as mine. :)
@@adriftatlas I think the only option is an extension lead to keep it out of ear shot. :(
So you have a clamp meter or how much was the surge or peak wattage for your gas dryer ? I did a test in a small gas generator it got like 1200w then drop regular to 400-700wattw depending on load I guess it depends on what’s the surge motor needs to move . But I am glad you did all these test . Do you happen to know the voltage you get out of those ac output ports when nothing is plugged in and when using a microwave?
I did not take any of those measurements. If the dryer is empty, a lot of the smaller power stations are actually able to start it…but then it becomes difficult to put clothes in it…hence why I test with a full load of wet clothes. Significantly adds to the start up surge needed. I did not check the voltage at any time. I certainly could…just trying to strike a balance of good tests and not so many that the video is crazy long. Thanks for watching and commenting!
13:30 What would be nice to see how long it runs with the air conditioner hooked up to solar.
Good idea! Thanks for watching!
Can you tell me the manufacturer listed wattage on your fridge?
It's a Whirlpool. It's rated for 6.5 amps at 120 volts. So that would make it rated for 780 watts...but I think that's only while it's running and doing a defrost cycle in the freezer at the same time. When it's running normally as you can see in the video, it only pulls 100ish watts most of the time. Thanks for watching and commenting!
Cool bit of kit i need one
Sweet! Thanks for watching!
My Anker 555 won’t start my gas dryer either. According to a Bestek inverter that I have, my dryer hit over 1700 watts peak surge which exceeds the 1500 watts peak of the Anker.
It definitely takes a lot of juice to get it started. The only power station so far I’ve tested that’s started it is the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max. Thanks for sharing your insights and for watching!
Dope review thanks!
You’re welcome! Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
So I’m confused the ac built inverter will shut off at 23/24 hours cycle it won’t stay on for permanently for days if I was using 10-100watt load ?
Yep! That’s right! I’ve already let Anker know about that. They’ve been highly responsive thus far…so if they fix that I’ll be making another video letting everyone know.
@@theresatrickforthat one concern who did you purchase your c1000 from
Anker website / a review donation or Amazon and what company did the delivery were you able to track it during shipment ?
@@theresatrickforthat one concern who did you purchase your c1000 from
Anker website / a review donation or Amazon and what company did the delivery were you able to track it during shipment ?
@@charlschuck6Anker provided the unit for review and testing…so it came direct from them and, yes I was easily able to track it.
The AC output can be longer than 24h if you switch off the automatic standby mode of the ac outputs. This is a separate entry in the menu. The function you showed is a time like a time clock for a christmas tree.
Hi. Can it power as it’s solar charged ?
Yes it can! Thanks for watching!
looks like, when we need power up our house for lets say a few hours, we need at least 20 units of these, those power banks are only good for camping, or to charge some small stuff when you are on the trip. thx for video, very informative
My pleasure! Thanks for watching!
Get the anker solix f3800
EcoFlow is way better all around. I appreciate your time as you took to explain things, but that's about it.
Thank you for the compliment and for sharing your thoughts! I appreciate and love to hear what everyone has to say! Thanks for watching!
I lol'd at the mini split clip in the intro
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching!
Too bad it couldn't run the dryer. I was actually going to buy this unit for running the gas dryer. Thx for testing.
Glad I could help! Thanks for watching!
Great test
Glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!
Could you please test a pass-through UPS mode with about 500 W load? Need to make sure that it's dead silent and can stay in that mode forever. Need to back up my UPSes so they can stay on longer during multi-hour blackout.
I'll put that on my list to make a video about! Thanks for watching!
So, can it be charged up from the car - or is the DC port just an out only? And if it can be charged when the vehicle's in motion, how long does it take compared to the solar panels and/or wall charging? Thx.
Yes! You can charge it from the car! You use the same port as you would for solar charging...the DC input port. Car charging will take close to 10 hours from 0 to full. If you max out the solar input and you have perfect conditions, it'll charge 0 to full in 2ish hours. And of course you can see the test in time-lapse in the video juicing the thing up from the wall and how long that takes. Thanks for watching!
Does it matter if the car is on or off when recharging this battery or will affect the charging time? I’m thinking about getting this instead of installing an inverter on my car. I feel like this has a lot more utility usefulness than having inverter in my car.
I hope there is an firmware update to keep that inverter on. Thats annoying to keep having to put on a timer
I agree! I would love for them to add that functionality! Thanks for watching!
I'm surprised that your unit has firmware 7.2.7. I believe the C1000 shipped with 1.2.7 and is now on 1.3.2. My serial number is higher though, so maybe they sent you a preproduction unit?
The fans are quite annoying. Both the erratic fan curve and the groaning nature of the fans at low speed. A moderate sustained load will heat the unit up and makes the fans very loud.
Can you look through the vents and read the model number of the fans? I'm interested if they're different than mine.
I didn’t get specially told this was a pre-production unit…but you never know with the units they send out for initial testing. Fan info: Evercool EC6015SH12BP. Thanks for watching!
What if powerstation is full, but attached to solar panel when sun keeps shining. Does it hurt the unit?
Not at all! It’ll shut the charger down until it runs the battery down enough to accept a charge again. Thanks for watching!
You should have plugged it in to the surge plug?
I did later on if you didn’t keep watching. Same results. Thanks for watching!
My question is about the ups for the PC. Will it keep the pc on without shutting down in a power outage?
It should! I don’t test that aspect in the interest of time and video length since other people on TH-cam do that test. Thanks for watching!
The on/off power switch LED light stays illuminated all the time, even when the unit is off. Is that normal?
You’ve got to push and hold the power button to shut it completely off. No LED’s should stay on. Thanks for watching!
Great video ... do you think that the Solix C1000 can run a fridge that's running at a normal cycle at 100 watts and power a microwave at the same time if watt from microwave is 1600 ish watts?
The max load is 1800 watt load so it should be possible?
Thank you for looking into this .
Therefore, 100 watts from running fridge and 1600 watts from microwave. 1700 ish watts from
You’re going to be flirting with its limits. It’s possible it will work…it’s also possible you’ll need to unplug the fridge while you use the microwave and then plug the fridge back in once you’re done using the microwave. Thanks for watching!
can you charge this with a gas generator? I have a small 1000w generator but wanted to get this to have power overnight and inside so was wondering if it can be recharged with a small gas generator. would be nice to only have to run the gas for an hour or so then turn it off for the day and run my fridge
Yes you can! You can even adjust the charge rate in the app so it doesn’t overload small generators likes yours. Thanks for watching!
@@theresatrickforthat Thank you! Just picked it up for hurricane season here in FL during our tax free week! I hope they have a sale on the expansion battery, I might pick that up in the fall during the second tax free prep period.
Do you recommend having to charge it at night and using this on the daytime since the electricity is higher than a night? I want to charge it at night because the electricity is cheaper and then use it in the morning. Would that work over that be counterintuitive? Hehe
If you have time of use electricity rates then what you said would work great and save you some money in your power bill for sure! Thanks for commenting!
I have that same transfer switch on my household boiler. Do you have yours wired for a bonded or floating neutral generator?
Great video btw!
Thanks you! I have mine wired for a floating neutral. Thanks for watching!
@@theresatrickforthat excellent...same for mine and I've got this very model of Anker Solix on order and had been hoping I'd be able to use it this way!
I just bought one with 400w panel
Awesome! You’re going to LOVE it!
@21:35. You have to set a timer to force the a/c to stay on is ridiculous. Probably a bug
Yeah, it would be nice if you could force it to stay on. Thanks for watching!
@ kinda of a deal breaker. I just bought c300 dc and was considering this one. I keep the cigarette port on all the time and it never turns its self off. I thought the a/c inverter would be the same on the c1000. Thanks for the detailed review.
I tried to find this info but can't seem to find it. Can I charge this unit with solar panels and power a device at the same time? like say run a fridge while using solar to charge it
100% yes! Works great! I do that all the time! Thanks for watching!
@@theresatrickforthat awesome thanks!
Do you have a video reviewing the solar panels?
I haven’t been able to test the Anker brand panels. But I love these that I’ve now made two video on. th-cam.com/video/vQNizKAjsg8/w-d-xo.htmlsi=7fbOb2x4eV7j8CUm and th-cam.com/video/btYK9FKt6yc/w-d-xo.htmlsi=z9x7MuAT7gbvv_TV Thanks for watching!
@@theresatrickforthat yeah, I am more Interested in how Anker performed. Thank you for sharing your other reviews.
what setting makes the inverter stay on longer when not drawing power?
The timer in the app. Thanks for watching!
How long would this one last running 300wh continuous?
About 3 hours…maybe slightly more but not much. Thanks for watching!
thank you so much@@theresatrickforthat
Can this, or any of the other Power Stations that you've tested run a Pellet grill? Trager, Green Mountain Grill, PitBoss... If so, for how long?
Oh I’m sure this and others can run those things. How long is the question. I don’t own any of those. How many watts do the ones you have pull? Thanks for watching?
Thank you!!!
You're welcome! Thanks for watching!
@@theresatrickforthat this helped a lot!!
2 solar panels and you could run that mini split all day. That is excellent.
Mini splits are crazy efficient! Thanks for watching!
So how many watts did that meter say the fridge used to run until done, that is the most important part of the test 😂 also you confused me about the inverter turning off, was a legit accurate test, good awesome video but the fridge thing confused me.. I tried to zoom in , awesome video though
As you can see in the video, most of the time the fridge was pulling just under 100 watts the majority of the time. There are heating elements to help with the freezer defrost, and when those turn on now and again, then it pulls over 300 watts.
If there’s no load on the power station for a long enough period of time, Anker has it programmed to shut down. That’s the issue I ran into and the way around it is to use the timer. Then it won’t shut down on its own when there’s no load…like when the fridge is off between cycles. Thanks for watching and commenting on both of my videos!
Can it be used while charging?
Yes it can! Thanks for watching!
could this run a sump pump?
Most likely unless you have a super huge pump. Thanks for watching!
Can it and how long will it run a portable heater?
It most certainly can run a space heater…your typical 1,500 watt space heater would run about 40ish minutes on high on the C1000. Thanks for watching!
Best video ever
Thank you so much! And thanks for watching!
you shouldn't use the ultra fast charging. it charges in an hour normally, my 767 also charges in around an hour. normally
I agree. But we like to test the claims on this channel in a real world setting, so got to test it on ultra fast!
@@theresatrickforthat I understand but did you show it being charged normally? I must have missed it if you did. Great video, great product
The Anker C1000 Drone edition.
Anker c1000, delta 2, and bluetti ac180. Those are the three that are similar. I went with bluetti. The wireless charger and larger capacity got me.
Sounds like you did your research! 👍Thanks for watching and commenting!
I got the AC180 first, and then grabbed the C1000. My biggest gripe on the AC180 is no wifi, and there is no auto-awake. If you have solar panels plugged in, you have to unplug and plug back in every morning. The Bluetti app crashes a lot on the Androids. Although smaller, I think Anker makes a better unit.
@@designomatic by auto wake do you mean the c1000 turns on when power draw is plugged into the unit ?
@christopherplascencia3926 Actually, it's about the input. If solar panels are connected to my AC180 before the sun comes up, you have to unplug and reconnect the 8mm input during the daylight for the unit to accept current. There is a long thread about this issue online, and I think the term is "auto awake".
I think it can be used as a APC also…. The C800 can
Thanks for watching!
You can run then completely dead the BMS will protect the battery’s
Yes indeed! Thanks for watching!
I saw 7.5" deep.
Cool deal! Thanks for watching!
I must've gotten a dud - mine dies just 4 hours or so of running my gaming PC. $700 down the drain...
That’s actually pretty good runtime for a gaming PC! Did you watch the part of my video here where I connect it to my gaming PC? My PC pulls over 500 watts, so this power station would only run my PC for slightly less than 2 hours. I don’t think you got a dud at all…your PC is just power hungry. Thanks for watching!
I guess this video is good for all the people who cant comprehend that 1800W output means you can power anything that would plug into a standard 120V 15A Outlet in your house, But for everyone else, we already knew it could do this.
Yep! This is why TH-cam is filled with all kinds of different videos for different people's needs! Thanks for watching and commenting!
Simply incorrect. Inductive loads without soft starts will trip up HF inverters. So shut your mouth.
@@gastiresoil9758I like when you said shut your mouth, lol.
So confidently incorrect.
And yet, still tons of useful info and use cases provided in the video. Which is great to know when making an informed purchase.
Runs 120v heater for 45 mins
Thanks for commenting and for watching!
i think its comical it can run the furnace but not the dryer lol
Right? I think it's the surge on the dryer that's too much. If it could get up to speed first, I think the power station would have ZERO issues running it. Thanks for watching!
@@theresatrickforthat try testing a different brand if your still curious, could make a difference if electric or gas dryer
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Will it run a 3/4 hp well pump?
Unfortunately, no. Thanks for watching!