Could You Use This?

Yeah, if they moved the decimal point over a space, and halved the price it might be a good deal.

There are times when a generator simply isn't appropriate (such as during quiet hours at an RV park). I could make use of one of these, probably wouldn't buy it for the price they're asking but if they were giving them away... :B

I fully agree that is a battery pack
500 will get you a Genrac 1000 (Genuine 1,000 watt gasoline generator) oil, a tank of gas, Lunch or even the evingin meal for two if you do not go too expensive, and a generator that has no problem feeding a Progressivbe Dynamics 9180 with wizard in BOOST mode.

Ranger Smith wrote:
Not for $500. Normally $999.

You mean 599. And thisnis pre order.

Johno02 wrote:
Right, it does say "generator" right there at the top in bigger type. Proves not to believe things you see on the internet. I guess that a battery does technically "generate" electricity from something, be it chemical or mechanical. but I still wouldn't spend my money on it!

Sorry, I thought you were saying that the ad didn't say it was a generator.

Could I use that? No.

Right, it does say "generator" right there at the top in bigger type. Proves not to believe things you see on the internet. I guess that a battery does technically "generate" electricity from something, be it chemical or mechanical. but I still wouldn't spend my money on it!

i use anker products, they are pretty decent quality, but pricy

Johno02 wrote:
It says battery pack, not generator.

It says: "The Most Compact 400Wh Portable Generator,".

My first and main issue is that the only reviews for it are "I got the item free in exchange for my review". I don't put any faith in those type of reviews - however, I did note this comment in one of them:\
The next test was my Windows laptop. I took out the battery from my laptop, set the power options to never go into sleep mode and not to shut down the screen and measured how long it can run after I charged Anker PowerHouse to its full capacity. To my surprise the laptop and then PowerHouse shut down after about 2 minutes while I was still on the log on screen. I repeated this experiment 4-5 times with the same results. Anker documentation states the the PowerHouse will shut down if the device attempts to draw 160W or more. I measured used a power meter to measure how much power the laptop required and it was significantly below 160W - 32.5W. I am including the readouts of the power meter.

Personally, I don't like generators. I don't like the noise and I don't want to deal with another fueling need, so a battery pack like this IS my preference. I do have a small 400watt Wagan power pack that works great for charging laptops, cell phones, etc., and it comes in handy when camping.

If I could get a power pack that could handle running a portable heater for 2-5 hours per day for 5+ days on a charge, then I would put out the money - until then, I don't see spending $500 to charge my cell phone. I'd rather put the money into adding 2 or more AGM group 31 batteries to my current house battery setup.