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My $300 'solar battery bank' turned out to be a fancy paperweight
I bought this big solar generator off a flash sale site thinking it would keep my freezer running during power outages. Paid $300 for it, 2000 watt hours they claimed. First real outage hit last month and it died after about 90 minutes with just a fan and my phone charger plugged in. Turns out the internal battery was way smaller than advertised and the inverter couldn't handle the surge from my fridge compressor. I ended up having to throw out $200 worth of meat and frozen veggies. Has anyone else gotten burned by those cheap portable power stations?
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the_jake17d agoMost Upvoted
Wait, you only got 90 minutes out of a supposed 2000 watt hour unit with just a fan and a phone charger? That math doesn't even come close to adding up, man. Sounds like they flat out lied about the battery capacity or sent you something with a completely dead cell from the start.
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markh8516d ago
Isn't that always the way with those flash sale sites though? You think you're getting a steal, but it's really just a gamble on whether the product is even half of what they promised. @the_jake is right about the math being way off, it's like when you buy a "giant" bag of chips and it's mostly air. I've noticed this pattern everywhere now, from cheap batteries to discount tools, where the specs just don't hold up under real stress. So it's not just you, it's become the standard playbook for these scammy online sellers.
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