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500-Watt power station keeps your devices charged and appliances running wherever you go. Charges with an AC plug or solar panel. Lithium battery has a longer life and more consistent performance compared to other battery styles.
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When comparing to other power stations, the DuraCUBE stands out for using a lithium-iron battery (LiFePO4). Compared to other battery chemistries, this style of battery lasts so much longer. The DuraCUBE is rated for more than 2,000 charging cycles. Power stations that use a lithium-NMC battery are rated for about 500 cycles. Lithium batteries are also more reliable and efficient than systems that use lead acid batteries, since lithium provides more consistent power, regardless of charge.
Many Ways to Charge
The included AC wall plug lets you fully charge the DuraCUBE before you leave home, but you can keep it topped up while you travel too. There is also an included DC charge cable that plugs into your vehicles outlet so you can charge while you drive.
The DuraCUBE was also designed with a built-in solar charge controller for plug-and-play compatibility with a portable solar panel expansion from Go Power (GP76FR sold separately). If youre on a prolonged camping trip or overlanding excursion, you can keep your power station charged all day long.
Digital Display
The DuraCUBE's LED display lets you know the current state of the battery. The current charge is displayed as a percentage, and the power draw of anything you have plugged into it is given in watts. This lets you know how long you have before the battery runs dry. The DuraCUBE is rated for 500 watt hours, so if you are using 10 watts, for example, that device can be used for about 50 hours. You can check battery performance with the clock display, which tells you how long the battery has been on. There's also displays to indicate if AC or DC outputs are switched on or off. The display will also tell you if the battery is being charged when you have a charge cable or solar panel connected.
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Hi there, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Today, we're gonna take a quick look at this Go Power DuraCUBE Lithium Portable Power Station. This is going to use a lithium battery to supply silent, clean power for your camping trip, tailgating or as an emergency backup. This is a very lightweight, aircraft grade aluminum construction with that lithium iron phosphate battery. So it's going to be durable and rustproof and weighs less than 20 pounds. So it's super easy to lift.
I can't imagine doing this with just about any other battery in there. So very, very portable, very easy to carry around with you. The handle here is going to also make that much easier to hold onto and carry around with you. So very, very lightweight, easy to get to where you're going. This is capable of 500 Watts of continuous power to run anything from a TV to a mini fridge.
It does have a pure sine wave technology that's going to help replicate your household AC power. So it's going to allow you to run devices safely including your sensitive electronics like HDTVs and computers. So having that 500 Watt capacity will allow you to charge your phone up to 60 times, run a 50 inch TV for 4 hours, power a mobile fridge for up to 10 hours or just use your lights for up to 60 hours. So lots of power included in this lightweight, portable power station here. And you can see on the front, we are going to have multiple connection points to allow you to secure your external devices.
And so we've got 2 AC outlets that give you that 120 volt power going through to your normal plugins. So your TVs, those sort of things. We're also going to have one Type C USB port here. So if you've got a newer phone or something along those lines. We also have 4 of the USB A ports.
We've got one 12 volt auxiliary port here and then we've got two of the barrel, 12 volt, DC 12 volt connector ports right there. And we're also going to be able to hook up to jump start a vehicle with the included cables here. So we'll just plug those in and we can get these hooked to our battery post so that we can charge our battery. Make sure that we're not stranded on the side of the road there. To get this charged up, we are going to have a couple different options. So on the backside here is our charging ports. So we've got our standard AC wall charger. So we just plug that in to the wall at home and then plug it into the port over here. And that will get it charged up pretty quickly. It only takes about 7 hours to get it charged up using AC power. They also include this MC4 to DC adapter that's going to allow you to charge using solar setup. So they don't include a solar panel. That's just the power station itself but they do recommend the Go Power DuraLite Portable Solar Panel. So because this system does have a built in maximum power point tracking system that's going to maximize your solar charging. You're not going to need a solar panel with its own onboard solar controller. So using that solar panel that I just showed is going to allow you to still use it. It doesn't have a onboard solar controller. So it'll plug right in, allow you to charge this up. If you're using solar power, it takes about 10 hours of full sunlight to get this charged up. They also include a DC charging port. So you can plug this into your cigarette lighter or auxiliary port in your vehicle, and then plug it into that side to get it charged up that way as well. And once we have it charged up, we've got this on button here at the front. So let's turn that on. You can see, we do have this LED display that's going to monitor our charging, our Watts used, our battery level and more. This does have a built-in battery management system that's gonna help protect against voltage, current, temperature and revolts, reverse polarity issues. So this also is going to allow us to charge our devices and charge the power station simultaneously or power our devices and charge this power station simultaneously with their pass through system. So if we have our solar panel hooked up, not only is it going to allow us to charge the system but it's also still going to allow us to use anything that we have plugged in. This will last for about 6 months, if you don't have it charged, if you don't use it. So it's gonna hold onto that power really well. So every 6 months or so, you wanna make sure to charge it up. And this will operate in temperatures ranging from 32 degrees Fahrenheit up to 104 degrees Fahrenheit. So it will do a good job for you in all sorts of environments and conditions. If we're looking at the size, this is right at 7 and a half inches wide. By, I'm going to measure with our 12 volt port there. I'm gonna say it's right at, 10 inches long and just shy of, oh right about 9 and a half inches tall. So again, very, very portable, very easy to take along with you to power your outdoor activities. If you want to have some electric, electrical capacity there for your refrigerator, for your TV on game day or whatever the case may be, this is gonna be a very nice lightweight option to have with you. And because it's battery powered, it's gonna be a much more enjoyable replacement for a generator. Instead of having that noise going all the time with your generator, this is gonna be really quiet and you won't even know it's there. So if you are looking for a portable power station, I think this is gonna be a great option for you. That completes our look for today. Again, I'm Michael with etrailer.com. Thanks for watching..
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (1 Customer Reviews)
500-Watt power station keeps your devices charged and appliances running wherever you go. Charges with an AC plug or solar panel. Lithium battery has a longer life and more consistent performance compared to other battery styles.This is a great product that will give you confidence when boondocking and traveling without having to find an RV park for the night for power!
A little back story: On two occasions I was boondocking and woke up with my Lithium batteries drained. (CPAP with humidifier and overlooked items draining battery.) Couldn't bring in the slide or raise the levelling feet. Couldn't start my built-in generator because a charge was needed on the battery. Fortunately, there were good samaritan rv'ers with a generator who kindly helped put a charge on as I carry a charger for lithium-ion batteries. I knew that I needed to be self-sufficient in order to boondock with confidence as the arrival of good samaritan rv'ers could not always be depended up. So, I embarked on a search for a back-up electric power source that would be powerful enough to charge my lithium-ion batteries sufficiently to start the generator and, hopefully, provide a power source for backing up other items and operating my CPAP, and would be small enough to not cause storage issues.
I searched different manufacturers for several days and focused on the Jackery 1000 as it appeared powerful enough to handle the battery recharge capability that I was looking for. I contacted the customer service representatives for the Jackery 1000 and told them what I was looking for. They asked that I send them the specs on my charger, batteries, and generator, which I did. They responded timely and kindly told me that the Jackery 1000 would not work. Dismayed, my search began anew.
I opened an etrailer email (although I have a small motorhome, I like to see the etrailer products that are available.). There was the Go Power DuraCUBE power station! I reviewed the specs on the DuraCUBE and its LiFePO4 Lithium battery and was confident that I had found what I was looking for. The compact size for easy storage was another major plus since my motorhome is a 25 foot class C. So I ordered it, hoping that I had made the correct choice as I could, at least, use it for my CPAP if it would not sufficiently charge the house batteries.
The DuraCUBE came and I depleted my motorhome's battery bank in order to replicate my dead battery experience on the road. I hooked up my Victron charger to the batteries, plugged the Victron charger into the DuraCUBE, and waited for the charger to light up (it takes a couple minutes) and start charging. After a couple of minutes, it lit up and started charging! Shortly thereafter, I could bring in the slide and raise the levellers. I was ready to get back on the road and could simply bring the DuraCUBE into the RV to continue the charging while I drove. It did take additional charging time before I had enough power in my battery bank before I could start the generator that could then take over the battery charging (and also recharge the DuraCUBE.) A total success!!!
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