This Lets You Charge From ANYWHERE // BigBlue SolarPowa 30
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- Опубликовано: 15 июл 2024
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I've been wanting something that allows even more solar charging mobility since we flew back to California for the summer and I finally found one to show you guys. This is one of the nicest compact solar kits I've ever tried. I hope you like this video.
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I got 20% off on top of the discounted $80 price. That brings it down to $64! Thank you for the link! Great video, huge discount
I bought the same 30 watt solar charger from amazon, as I needed it for an Himalayan expedition. Having limited knowledge on solar chargers I checked if the phone was charging while I plugged in the charging cable with the panel under bright Indian summer sun and it showed charging.
Thinking everything was fine I carried it on my expedition, it was then when I realised that although my phone and other devices were showing it was charging but the charging time was almost unbearably long ( mostly showed 3 days for a full charge) and all this on a hot sunny high altitude meadow. making the device useless.
After returning from my expedition, I installed an amp meter app and to my shock the device under the most ideal condition was outputting less then 0.5 amp which along with the 4 volt giving in at the max 2 watt. I also learned that the device keeps on automatically disconnecting and connecting.
I DMed it to the official big blue official handle on Facebook by my FB account and emailed them for a warranty claim. I haven't received any response yet. so yeah don't be so sure about the 24 month warranty.
Got the bigblue 14 w panel for my phone and power bank a month ago, very happy with it so far
I have the 28w Big Blue and I paired it with the INIU 140W Power Bank, 27000mAh High Capacity Laptop Portable Charger, USB C in&Out Tablet Powerbank, Smart Digital Display Phone Charge Compatible with iPhone 15, Samsung, iPad, MacBook, Laptop etc., a perfect match for portable power on the go👍
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Thank you and the algorithm! 😁
I already have the big blue 28w with amp meter, and the big blue 100w panel (which I only paid 60 USD for, a bargain at the time). I love their products. I might consider picking this up as well later in the year, but that might cannibalise my use of the 28w since it doesn’t have a kick stand, but then both are small enough to bring both. My camping situation is I get dropped off at a place by others as I’m legally blind and can’t drive, I then charge all of my tech during the day and use them at night, and usually other people’s stuff as well
Looks like I made the right choice. :) Just need it to charge up a few small power banks for bike packing. And I got mine for $50.00 which seems like about the right price for this. :)
Interesting product. The more I think about it though, the more I think it makes more sense to just have an emergency power bank charged up to take on a hike. If your phone runs out of juice if you're in trouble, the power bank will fix things faster, and involves less bulk and less cost. Not putting 90 bucks into buying a BigBlue, as you point out, allows you to almost buy a 100W foldable panel for less portable situations. To me, this BigBlue would only really make sense if I were doing a week-long trek away from any power source. In every other scenario I'd be back near my vehicle often enough for a bigger, higher powered panel to make more sense.
If you have a set budget and can only buy one thing, small power bank is the obvious choice. But once you have one, the next obvious choice is a panel big enough to charge it and small enough to bring with you. That's this panel. Basically the same idea as getting a portable panel for a large power station but on a smaller scale.
@@freelyroaming I hear you. What I meant was an emergency power bank, on top of any power bank you might already have and use. In terms of weight and form factor, additional power banks just make more sense, with one or even two that you reserve only for emergencies. The only situation where this wouldn't suffice is if you are doing some serious long distance hiking away from all power sources for multiple days... then the BigBlue would make sense to me. A panel is only needed if one is going to be away from the vehicle and other power sources for longer than the power banks would last... but that's just my take.
@@malk6277 this is exactly the same reason as why you might want a solar panel for a full sized power station. The only time you would need one is when you can't charge from the wall. I wouldn't necessarily say buying more capacity is always better than being able to just recharge from solar. I always feel better knowing I have the ability to renew from the sun. Perfect example is flying my DJI Mini 3 Pro drone. I might only be out for an afternoon but I can recharge my drone batteries and fly for much longer than I normally would be able to.
Thanks for this interesting video. I own this same panel. In your video (and others), when the panels are facing the sun, the LED indicator is blue. When my panel faces the sun, the LED is red. I can't find any information about this in the manual. The panel is charging my phone but I'm wondering why the difference in the LED colors! The panel, as you suggest, is a nice quality build and hits a sweet spot with larger phone batteries and power banks.
I bet it's just a matter of which batch your panel is from.
@@freelyroaming Thanks for your opinion. I suspect this is the case. There's no doubt the panel is working perfectly. I have an ASUS UX435E which has a 65w mains charger. This panel is charging the laptop via USB C without issue. I'm really happy with it.
What is the difference between this and tieh original 28watt solar panel?
as i understood this has a quickcharge port, the 28w doesn't have it
My light turns blue but doesn’t even charge my phone
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