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.
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars (2 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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