BEFORE YOU BUY the FLASHSPEED 1500 by VTOMAN

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[@omm7763]

Josh, thank you very much for the review. I think you are the only KZbinr that has touched on the UPS problem. Yes I am finding the same problem. When 100% charged it takes 3 to 4 seconds to switch over to battery. In my opinion this is not a very good UPS. Also during my testing I got the same results as you. When you're drawing 1600 W charging from the wall and you lose power the UPS works as advertised. But if you were running a computer as they advertise with their picture and the 20 ms, I'm sure that computer would be shut down.

[@Josh_Oakes]

It was a surprise for sure! It’s unfortunate that it isn’t made clearer on the product page. Could cause issues for some people

[@NEKRWSPHERE]

I read it somewhere that the UPS mode has to be specifically set in the menu, that it's not automatic. But yeah, if I was misinformed, and if this continues to be the issue - UPS feature would be a clear example of misadvertisement. For me, likewise this would be a deal breaker. Much appreciated.

[@omm7763]

@@NEKRWSPHERE it is great that we have communication with products that are POS. 10 years ago, we didn't have this type of communication. This company was finally honorable after me showing KZbin videos to them that their product is POS. They took back the product and return my money only because I threatened that I would put this product up on KZbin as a POS. I will warn everybody, this product is POS. This company is POS to deal with!

[@maximegagnon8597]

Just bought mine. I also tested the ups. When charging it works. Also when I was fully charged at 100 %, I unplugged it and it still worked. I don't know if I have an updated model but it seems to be working. Please note that a regular UPS has a 3-4 ms switch time. 20 ms is not ideal. I wouldn't use this as a UPS but more to prolong the UPS battery time.

[@Josh_Oakes]

Glad yours is working. But again, Vtoman was aware of the issue prior to my review and hopefully it is fixed or at least the product page is clear about the UPS feature.

[@josephpiskac2781]

Josh i have been thinking that I have not seen any updates from you. So glad to see your still in business. God Bless and Merry Christmas!

[@markcosens1]

That ups issue is a deal breaker for me. Thanks for identifying it.

[@maximegagnon8597]

I tested mine and it seems to be working both while charging and when fully charged.

[@Josh_Oakes]

Agreed

[@Josh_Oakes]

Hopefully it’s been addressed in new models. I spoke with Vtoman and they were aware of the issue.

[@playokay]

Hi all, thanks for providing one of the more thorough reviews of the FlashSpeed 1500x unit. For me the biggest concern is 40v requirement for charging with solar. Their own panels are 48v/200 and 40v/400, but not a lot of other companies have this output. Maybe this is a trade off for being able to recharge the unit with A.C. in one hour, I don't know. I do know that the FlashSpeed1500x is currently out of stock and has been for several weeks. I guess I should have pulled the trigger sooner, like when Amazon had them on sale for around $550 for the main unit and $275 for the solar.

[@CarLifeTed]

Just ordered my one for 544 gbp only looking to run small tv and a ps2 for the car maby charge my power banks. Hopefully be ideal for couple hours low wattage

[@JesseCampbell0]

Does this have any sort of bluetooth connectivity, wifi connectivity or any way to trigger a generator to start either wired or wirelessly? I'd love to hook up a simple raspberry pi and have it automatically start a generator when it reaches 20% and turn off when it reaches 80%

[@lady_kas7825]

Hey Josh! Ty for the video. I just discovered Vtoman yesterday and the 1st video I saw was a lady talking about the flash1000. She said stop the 12v output to fridge on e the fridge stopped running compressor/fan and wouldn't restart unless button was engaged again. Is it the same case for the 1500?? I'd hate for stuff to spoil in fridge for what looks like a pretty big overlooked feature

[@catezaida8081]

Great video and thanks for doing this. I am thinking of purchasing one and this was good information. Again, thank you!

[@capodad2u]

In regards to the solar can you use other panels than the vtoman? The minimum required voltage is 30v up to 60v so I was thinking could I use 2 x 100w panels? Otherwise the ONLY choice is to purchase THEIR expensive solar panel which shouldn't be necessary as many of us have solar panels already.

[@sunshine3914]

That was one of my questions that I wasn’t able to find on their site.. @ 3:23 he says you can use a 3rd party panel. My other question was, how much does it weigh?

[@teddygas9689]

What’s the weight of unit pl?

[@vagabondtravels1500]

Hey Josh Loved your Slide out bed design. Would you do a similar bed build with build plans but with a Slide out rear kitchen Cheers

[@Artur-sw8er]

So 4 second delay disqualifies the power backup usefulness . Most electronics will shut off.

[@timrowlett5451]

Just got mine, and the unit is fully charged. When I turn AC unit fan comes on and outlet runs for 2 seconds, and then AC outlet shuts off. Any suggestions?

[@peterhannan3816]

Good review, however, if it were my device, I would heat the tabs and reset them so they did catch a very trivial issue.

[@DiddlyD-xx2ih]

Love your channel

[@Kojirakoso]

Nice review.

[@Elaine-sn3pb]

Thanks

[@dandelioncorsage]

The 1500 I bought 2 months ago arrived with reversed polarity. Many appliances wont work with reversed polarity. It appears to have floating neutral. My furnace won't work with this design. I was able to fix both problems but VTOMAN provided no technical help. I was going to return the unit but it seems the buyer has to pay shipping. Otherwise I like the unit but "buyer beware"

[@lawrencespellacy6037]

What was the work around? Did you ground the inverter neutral and if so to what-jut the Chassis or to earth? ..... and has it worked reliably since? What exactly was the modification? Thanks!

[@mattswanson3568]

🐐

[@KevenSnow-s9g]

Wilderman Brook

[@omm7763]

Finally, after dealing with this company for 40+ days they admitted that their product doesn't work. I would highly suggest not to buy this product. They did not want to refund my money, this is the worst company I've ever dealt with. I goddamn hope you got this for free. In my opinion it is a piece of shit

[@DaShcati]

Really..

[@omm7763]

@@DaShcati really.!!! This is the worst company I have ever dealt with. They have a warranty and they don't want to stand behind it. I actually had to get PayPal involved before they would return my money. I would highly suggest not to purchase anything from this company. The company is so new, I had to send my complaint to three different people and then finally I had to send them a KZbin video of their piece of shit not working before they gave me a full refund. I called their warehouse that shipped it to me, I called three different hotline and emailed, four different people. No one wanted to help me or resolve the problem. In the end, don't buy this product unless you think you have horseshoes up your ass.

[@wayneberry3453]

Can't see many others having the same feelings. Even ecoflow, bluetti etc have a few bad reviews. Apparently no customer service with bluettie.

[@Reflektologist]

BE AWARE BUYERS ive just bought 1 ov these for my campervan which i mainly live in and as fast as it charges if u want to run things higher than usb or low voltage mains items this will drain real quick...i tried my air fryer(1500w)and within 20mins it had drained 70% of battery so no good for long use...also on 12v van charge it takes 9hrs...not as good as people may think when spending all that money hmmm🤔

[@melissal3383]

Anything like hair dryer, air fryer, AC, furnace will draw down the power of ANY of these types of solar power stations. Unless you go Big, really big, but then the weight & mobility is too heavy. I saw a podcast where the guy used an induction cooktop but he also had 2 more storage batteries on top. Or try a heated blanket but then the unit might get too cold

[@truthismyreligion6391]

Yeah, I won't be running an air fryer on it lol.

[@davidl.9757]

Well duh of course the air fryer drained it quickly if it’s running 1500 W it’s only going to last an hour. How did you not know this before buying. Your gonna need a much larger power station for something like that

[@DaShcati]

​ow long you reckon a 200watt light would last?

[@jabbajawz]

​@@DaShcati An actual 200w light bulb would last like 7 hours. But if you get a 200w equivalent LED bulb, it would only use like 30 watts and would last a little over 2 days.