I bought the older 1200ah one John and its brilliant for Viv-i-van. I found Afeiry to be a great company to deal with when mine came minus a cable. They sent one the same day and I got it the day after. Great review of both products. I've shared the link to the video with my sister who is after one for her van. Best regards- Kenny
Great review John. Thank you. Certainly mind blowing. Everything just right. Especially the overall weight for those of us not Mrs Atlas! Much appreciated. Best wishes always. Much love, Pam xx
What would be really helpful mate, for me and a fair few others I think…When you do these powerbank reviews to put up some kind of tick list or spreadsheet page comparing between others you have/reviewed/tested. Price/size/weight/inv max watts/use while charge/charge time/max solar etc… plus most important bit..your rating from 1-10 etc. the “GJR” scale👍🏼 especially on things like extra features and geeky stuff you like. There’s so much on the market now and i value your opinion. Just an idea, maybe ask in a vid what others think? Cheers John 👍🏼 Atb Ant
Dude! You are amazing if aferiy dont put you on the pay roll! I was so mixxed up between this and another brand we all know its Jackery. I watched your video and you spoke so people wpuld understand so i basiclly ordered on your word and sir you was absolutely spot on its an amazing machine from an amazing company and service.
I'm happy I found your channel. I bought a old camper van and theres one dead agm battery with some old inventer. I wanted to get a bluetti ac200max and hook it up with the victron like you did on your other video. Happy i cam a cross this channel. thanks
Good review John, thanks. I'll admit to being sceptical of these power banks when people started being given them, but you've convinced me to consider one in our van. Cheers 😊
Great review again John. These are a really great price, very tempting….. Still 6 months off getting our van, so I’ll wait to see if they bring a bigger battery version out. 😊👍🏻
Hi John, I just received my Afreriy 2000w and solar panel. Aferiy have been excellent A question please I need a cable extension to reach from my campervan dash to the power bank, Afreiy's is only one metre I am so worried about getting the wrong cable. If I get a male to female connector ( xt90) that is 14 awg ( as thiers) or thicker will this be okay / safe Regards Howard
A lot of people are running an inverter from main van battery to charge such power banks fom 230 when driving. There are videos also showing how to charge them from B2B when driving through the solar charging port, although inverter looks the easier way as your not messing round trying to fool the unit into thinking you are charging via solar?
@@TonyBolger-c8z you can also connect a b2b to main battery and charge it through the solar input. Have search on youtube for the various methods to determine which is the best and safest way for you
That's interesting John, my idea would be to drop a power bank into the van, make a 12v connection as in your fuse box example, 240v, solar input etc. Looking at other units the ability to do your 12v connection seems to rest with a cigarette lighter output, you would have thought more units would have more robust connection options, unless I am looking in the wrong place. I like this one, but I would have the unit hidden away in the only space left and not being able to turn 12 or 240 on remotely seems to rule this one out for me, but cracking review.
John awesome review! I acquired this product and when charging it via AC input it begins to charger, you can hear it then fizzles out. Any idea what may be wrong? And /or any other alternative ways to charge it up or is the internal battery dead? Thanks in advance!
I was wondering how long wound the battery last if plugged into the hook up point. I dont understand electrical things. I would only use the 12v fridge mabey a projector for watching tv and a actfri. Thank you
Thanks for pinning my comment John. Could I ask when you review another power station can you show how it would fit between the front seats or behind (in front) of them when swivelled as we all have different van layouts. Cheers Michael.
Hi john. Great review but, something ive noticed in all solar panel reviews, nobody mentions are the panels waterproof? im assuming all folding panels are of the same construction. Cheers.
Does it beep incessantly as the sun goes down while the solar is still connected? In it's prior iteration that I returned, the relay would click and beep and was so annoying when the solar was at the cusp of charging it at sundown and sunrise.
Hi John From your recommendation we have bought eferiy 1200w power station. Which is ample for our needs. Really pleased with this product Unfortunately the 200 w solar panel is out of stock. Could you advise please another lightweight panel which is compatible or should we wait for it to come back into stock. We enjoy all of your vlogs thanks very much
Very interesting review - thanks. When charging from the vehicle, which socket do you connect the 12v to? Is it the same cigarette socket that is also used as an outlet? Am I right in saying that this powerbank enables simultaneous powering of the vans 12v fixed wiring (lights, outlets etc) via the XT60 outlet, whilst also being charged via solar via the XT90 inlet? Is that fairly unusual for powerbanks (I don't think I have seen this on others)?
Hi John I bought this model recently and agree it is great value. When using it to charge iPhones we found it turns off after around 30 minutes, have you noticed this issue?
Great review, do you prefer it to the Allpower one you reviewed the other day? I was impressed by that too so am confused now as they both sound great bits of kit. I noticed the solar panels look like they have a fabric backing, I'm guessing that's waterproof? Thanks again, Rich.
Hi John looks a great bit of kit such a shame about the lack of app, did you notice while testing if it uses much power if the unit is on but not using any outputs, stand by mode if you will, thanks
Hi John, thanks for another very informative vid. When using the XT60 output, when can I connect to my installed 12v system? Should it be wired directly to the 12v leisure battery and if so, will it cause an issue if that battery tries to send 12v to the Aferiy? Sorry if silly question, I’m very new to this.. cheers.
Hi John, are you still in the Manchester area ? Is it possible to meet for a chat /advise 🤔 I'm new to being full time vanlife and with winter on its way could do with the help ! Regards Rob
Hi John do you still have to have earth the system if you use that power bank to run your van Don't know anything about these power stations many thanks in advance
Hi John, great vid and presentation, just a question about using this system for when we have power cuts at home. Currently I can use a max 2700 petrol generator which I want to change to battery…what drawbacks do you see eg. Earthing?? Thanks Mike
@@GadgetJohn Thanks John, I'm hoping when I look at the spec on the Aferiy it will meet my needs for the fridge freezer, Wi-Fi router and of course the tv and boxes which I can currently run on the 2700 generator….thanks again from a Manchester lad now living in Norfolk…cheers Mike
Hi John, Watched this a few times and now thanks to you got one coming this week. When you pointed out it can be used as a hook up, did it work well for you? Also, my van is a coach built VW T6 so had all electrics ready setup of course so in view of this, do you know if using the Aferiy may cause any issues as obviously it will be sending only 12v to the vans current 12v setup which is expecting 230v as I don’t want to blow anything? Tia.
If you use this as hookup that means plugging your 240V from the van into the aferiy just like you'd do on a campsite. If you want to use the aferiy 12V to power your van then you'd need a switch to go between the leisure battery or aferiy 12v as you shouldn't have both connected at the same time
That’s easy, work out the amount used, say 50% would be 1000 watt hours, to charge at 12v is roughly at 100watts, so divide the amount to be charged by the charge rate, in this example it’s 1000wh by 100 watts which would mean 10 hours of charge from 12v
Hi John, just missed speaking to you and Mandy at the NEC yesterday, gutted. However, I am looking for a generator to power our motor home Rapido 696F for a few weeks at our daughters place as we can’t get mains power to it at the moment. I know power banks are the so popular these days but as we don’t really do off grid I thought a generator would be the way to go. Have you any recommendations ie make, power etc? Keep up your excellent videos.
Hi John thanks for the quick reply. We will be running heating and fridge, possible air fryer or one pot cooker, hair dryer occasionally obviously not all at the same time, lights and tv off 12v. Would this powerbank manage us if we charged it every day.?
Followed the link John, odd that it says "does not include car charging cable" which I would have thought many (inc myself if I bought one) would use to top up whilst travelling? Amazing how the battery capacity is increasing but the form size isn't by as much. Liked the spark reference :-)
I have the 2400 and the 500 solar … so far I have to say support from Aferiy is poor to non existent….. you cannot call them and all you can do is email which no one replies to…
No BS and just sound advice, thank you John!!!
I'm seriously thinking about buying one of these to power a CPAP machine when we're off grid
Bought the earlier one after your recommendation, then that video disappeared. Happy with it and bought a 100w solar panel....just need a van now!
The older aferiy video review is still online, but the discount code no longer works.
I bought the older 1200ah one John and its brilliant for Viv-i-van. I found Afeiry to be a great company to deal with when mine came minus a cable. They sent one the same day and I got it the day after. Great review of both products. I've shared the link to the video with my sister who is after one for her van. Best regards- Kenny
Great review John. Thank you. Certainly mind blowing. Everything just right. Especially the overall weight for those of us not Mrs Atlas! Much appreciated. Best wishes always. Much love, Pam xx
What would be really helpful mate, for me and a fair few others I think…When you do these powerbank reviews to put up some kind of tick list or spreadsheet page comparing between others you have/reviewed/tested.
Price/size/weight/inv max watts/use while charge/charge time/max solar etc… plus most important bit..your rating from 1-10 etc. the “GJR” scale👍🏼 especially on things like extra features and geeky stuff you like.
There’s so much on the market now and i value your opinion. Just an idea, maybe ask in a vid what others think? Cheers John 👍🏼 Atb Ant
Dude! You are amazing if aferiy dont put you on the pay roll! I was so mixxed up between this and another brand we all know its Jackery.
I watched your video and you spoke so people wpuld understand so i basiclly ordered on your word and sir you was absolutely spot on its an amazing machine from an amazing company and service.
Glad I could help!
I'm happy I found your channel. I bought a old camper van and theres one dead agm battery with some old inventer. I wanted to get a bluetti ac200max and hook it up with the victron like you did on your other video. Happy i cam a cross this channel. thanks
Thank you John
Good review John, thanks. I'll admit to being sceptical of these power banks when people started being given them, but you've convinced me to consider one in our van. Cheers 😊
Tread very carefully if using Aferiy…. awful customer service and not in uk
Ordered mine in the UK via Amazon and had amazing customer service and updates even a thank you for ordering message.
Great review again John. These are a really great price, very tempting….. Still 6 months off getting our van, so I’ll wait to see if they bring a bigger battery version out. 😊👍🏻
great review thanks John, the good and bad is what we need to know.
Oh this one has everything, good one to have as a back up as you said, thank you for the reviews, more to ponder😏🤙
Thanks for that John. Really helpful. I'll be looking for something like this to boost capacity in the motorhome off-grid in the winter. 👍
Hi John, I just received my Afreriy 2000w and solar panel. Aferiy have been excellent
A question please I need a cable extension to reach from my campervan dash to the power bank, Afreiy's is only one metre
I am so worried about getting the wrong cable. If I get a male to female connector ( xt90) that is 14 awg ( as thiers) or thicker will this be okay / safe
Regards Howard
Hi, this is the cable we use to extend the solar panels reach amzn.to/496NSEN
@GadgetJohn Brilliant thanks John, much appreciated.
Good argument to move away from batteries in mohos!? But can you dc/dc charge it from alternator?
You can charge it from 12v, solar or mains 👍🏻
A lot of people are running an inverter from main van battery to charge such power banks fom 230 when driving. There are videos also showing how to charge them from B2B when driving through the solar charging port, although inverter looks the easier way as your not messing round trying to fool the unit into thinking you are charging via solar?
@markford4328 so you can connect an inverter to the main starter battery and rapid charge the powerbank ? That's a game changer !
@@TonyBolger-c8z you can also connect a b2b to main battery and charge it through the solar input. Have search on youtube for the various methods to determine which is the best and safest way for you
That's interesting John, my idea would be to drop a power bank into the van, make a 12v connection as in your fuse box example, 240v, solar input etc. Looking at other units the ability to do your 12v connection seems to rest with a cigarette lighter output, you would have thought more units would have more robust connection options, unless I am looking in the wrong place.
I like this one, but I would have the unit hidden away in the only space left and not being able to turn 12 or 240 on remotely seems to rule this one out for me, but cracking review.
Good review John 👍
I have a Hymer Merc 1992 van. Can I simply plug the hook up into the ac of the Aferiy and power van from there ?
Yes, for battery charging, but be mindful of using the power bank to power your mains appliances.
John awesome review!
I acquired this product and when charging it via AC input it begins to charger, you can hear it then fizzles out. Any idea what may be wrong? And /or any other alternative ways to charge it up or is the internal battery dead?
Thanks in advance!
My advice is to contact the manufacturer for support, I’ve not experienced the issues you mention.
I was wondering how long wound the battery last if plugged into the hook up point. I dont understand electrical things. I would only use the 12v fridge mabey a projector for watching tv and a actfri. Thank you
Super video John👍
Thanks for pinning my comment John. Could I ask when you review another power station can you show how it would fit between the front seats or behind (in front) of them when swivelled as we all have different van layouts. Cheers Michael.
Hi John have they made a alternater charger for them yet John like eco flow
Check my recent videos, I made a far better universal power station charger
Thank you 👍👍👍🏴🇬🇧🇨🇦
Hi john. Great review but, something ive noticed in all solar panel reviews, nobody mentions are the panels waterproof? im assuming all folding panels are of the same construction. Cheers.
Does it beep incessantly as the sun goes down while the solar is still connected?
In it's prior iteration that I returned, the relay would click and beep and was so annoying when the solar was at the cusp of charging it at sundown and sunrise.
Great Review John 👏 thanks
Hi John
From your recommendation we have bought eferiy 1200w power station. Which is ample for our needs. Really pleased with this product Unfortunately the 200 w solar panel is out of stock. Could you advise please another lightweight panel which is compatible or should we wait for it to come back into stock.
We enjoy all of your vlogs thanks very much
I’d wait for it to come back in stock as all the others I’ve used are much heavier and not as robust.
Very interesting review - thanks. When charging from the vehicle, which socket do you connect the 12v to? Is it the same cigarette socket that is also used as an outlet? Am I right in saying that this powerbank enables simultaneous powering of the vans 12v fixed wiring (lights, outlets etc) via the XT60 outlet, whilst also being charged via solar via the XT90 inlet? Is that fairly unusual for powerbanks (I don't think I have seen this on others)?
Hi John I bought this model recently and agree it is great value. When using it to charge iPhones we found it turns off after around 30 minutes, have you noticed this issue?
If there is no power going in or out then it’ll go into power save mode.
Great review, do you prefer it to the Allpower one you reviewed the other day? I was impressed by that too so am confused now as they both sound great bits of kit.
I noticed the solar panels look like they have a fabric backing, I'm guessing that's waterproof?
Thanks again, Rich.
Yes I do! Prefer this, that’s why I’ve got it installed in my van now.
Hi John looks a great bit of kit such a shame about the lack of app, did you notice while testing if it uses much power if the unit is on but not using any outputs, stand by mode if you will, thanks
I leave it powered on all the time and just switch on the output I need when I need it and I’ve not seen it drop the %remaining at all
Hi John, thanks for another very informative vid. When using the XT60 output, when can I connect to my installed 12v system? Should it be wired directly to the 12v leisure battery and if so, will it cause an issue if that battery tries to send 12v to the Aferiy? Sorry if silly question, I’m very new to this..
cheers.
You’d use the 12v from the power station to power your camper instead of having a leisure battery.
Thanks. I’ve already got leisure battery setup so I’ll need to work out a way how to switch from that to the power bank. Thanks.
If it's in Power saving mode after 30 min, will it start automaticly if my fridge kick in?
How is the noise leven when charging and discharging?
It’s silent when charging from 12v or solar, the unit powers on as soon as it starts to charge.
Hi john can you charge the AF P210 and use it at the same time. THANKS 👍
Yes you can! 👍🏻
Hi John, are you still in the Manchester area ? Is it possible to meet for a chat /advise 🤔 I'm new to being full time vanlife and with winter on its way could do with the help !
Regards Rob
Hi John do you still have to have earth the system if you use that power bank to run your van
Don't know anything about these power stations many thanks in advance
I recently made a video all about earthing in a campervan so it’s worth watching that.
Hi John, great vid and presentation, just a question about using this system for when we have power cuts at home. Currently I can use a max 2700 petrol generator which I want to change to battery…what drawbacks do you see eg. Earthing?? Thanks Mike
Petrol generators are pretty basic and don’t have an earth, so anything is better
@@GadgetJohn Thanks John, I'm hoping when I look at the spec on the Aferiy it will meet my needs for the fridge freezer, Wi-Fi router and of course the tv and boxes which I can currently run on the 2700 generator….thanks again from a Manchester lad now living in Norfolk…cheers Mike
Hi John,do you keep a note of money spent and mpg ? and can you share !!!!!
Hi John,
Watched this a few times and now thanks to you got one coming this week.
When you pointed out it can be used as a hook up, did it work well for you? Also, my van is a coach built VW T6 so had all electrics ready setup of course so in view of this, do you know if using the Aferiy may cause any issues as obviously it will be sending only 12v to the vans current 12v setup which is expecting 230v as I don’t want to blow anything?
Tia.
If you use this as hookup that means plugging your 240V from the van into the aferiy just like you'd do on a campsite. If you want to use the aferiy 12V to power your van then you'd need a switch to go between the leisure battery or aferiy 12v as you shouldn't have both connected at the same time
Thank John, very helpful as always. Cheers!
does it have a built in charge controler in order to connect to any solar panel directly?
It does have its own built in charger so you can connect the solar panel directly to the power station.
Thanks John.@@GadgetJohn
I have brought a Aferiy 1200w power supply, would I be able power it up with a Aferiy 400w solar panel?
Thats probably going to work, but check the product spec for the maximum solar it’ll work with.
Thankyou so much John
Is overload protection button on aferiy supposed to be loose when you press it?
If it goes into overload protection the button pops out, you then press it back in to reset it, therefore the button is supposed to be free to move.
@@GadgetJohn thanks for your response.
How long to charge from 12v ?
That’s easy, work out the amount used, say 50% would be 1000 watt hours, to charge at 12v is roughly at 100watts, so divide the amount to be charged by the charge rate, in this example it’s 1000wh by 100 watts which would mean 10 hours of charge from 12v
Thanks John, is there a way to charge them quickly when on the move via starter battery?
go0od vid thanks lee
Hi John, just missed speaking to you and Mandy at the NEC yesterday, gutted. However, I am looking for a generator to power our motor home Rapido 696F for a few weeks at our daughters place as we can’t get mains power to it at the moment. I know power banks are the so popular these days but as we don’t really do off grid I thought a generator would be the way to go. Have you any recommendations ie make, power etc? Keep up your excellent videos.
This power station is great, but you don’t say what power you need or for how long
Hi John thanks for the quick reply. We will be running heating and fridge, possible air fryer or one pot cooker, hair dryer occasionally obviously not all at the same time, lights and tv off 12v. Would this powerbank manage us if we charged it every day.?
As long as it's not electric heating then the rest is fine.
So it wouldn’t run our truma heating at 1800w. I’ll have to rethink.
Would the Ecoflow Delta max allow us to use the heating.
Oh, OK.
Followed the link John, odd that it says "does not include car charging cable" which I would have thought many (inc myself if I bought one) would use to top up whilst travelling? Amazing how the battery capacity is increasing but the form size isn't by as much. Liked the spark reference :-)
I’m going to be talking about ways to fast charge power banks from the starter batter in a future video.
I have the 2400 and the 500 solar … so far I have to say support from Aferiy is poor to non existent….. you cannot call them and all you can do is email which no one replies to…
Did you use my amazon link? If so you can get support through the seller.
@@GadgetJohn no I didn’t…. sadly I purchased direct from Aferiy….
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Really?
What’s up Roger?
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