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Impressive!
Out of all the little solar batteries I've bought, this one is the second best. I've become kind of collector of these solar battery units. I own several little ones and one large EcoFlow Delta. The reason for the little ones is that it just takes way too long to charge these and the bigger the battery, the longer the charge time. But the EcoFlow Delta is the exception to the rule as the huge Delta charges completely up in one hour! This unit takes the traditional 8+ hours to totally charge up. With that aside, this unit is in the top two little units that I own, 3rd overall. (3 units got returned; ROCKPALS 300, Baldr, and another Chinese knock off. Don't waste your time on those. So weird, they're all made in China (save the EcoFlow USA!) but they rip themselves off! The ROCKPALS 300 has the power block built inside the unit and it gets too hot and causes a smell that made me sick! Plus, these batteries just hate the heat damaging them! What was ROCKPALS thinking?! But The ROCKPALS 250 has the power block outside of the unit, so I kept it)
I love how this little 200 unit has a very nice display showing how much is being charged and discharged. Nice (usually just bigger more expensive units have this feature) and the display also shows the actual battery percentage compared to bars. It also has an auto shut when charging to avoid overcharging. I got like 170 180wh out of it but that's actually closer to the 220wh they claim compared to all the other brands (I think they say to take 80% of the claimed WH and this is exactly that. Why not just put the 80% in the first place?!) Compared to all the others it drains very consentantly from 100% to 0%. All my others either drain quickly on the first half or second half. I'll be like, Wow this flash fish took forever to go from 100% to 80% so at this rate it will go forever! Just to find 80 to zero went more quickly (But my Flash Fish 300 for under $200 is probably my favorite small unit as I actually got 220+ WH! But it has no display other than the charge bars. But in the end, I'd take more power over flash lights and displays)
I would rate this Paxcess 200 well above the ROCKPALS 250 and below the Flash Fish 300. Be prepared!
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August 2020 · Patio Lawn and Garden · verified purchase