ECOFLOW River 3 Power Station - Full Test and Review

[@FamilyGeekery]

UPDATE! I stated in the video that the USB-C port is both an input and output. I swear I read that in EcoFlow's specs somewhere, but after testing I can confirm that my unit does NOT charge through the USB-C port. Sorry for any confusion!

[@Solarsystemrdffdfyyhh]

I’m excited and I have the river 2. It’s a great setup and very reliable. Can’t wait for this one! Thanks for the review!

[@FamilyGeekery]

Thanks for watching!

[@johnny555]

Yes! Do the test.

[@FamilyGeekery]

Who's excited about the new River 3 Series?

[@taoooyz5044]

I am very curious about the ups functionality

[@FamilyGeekery]

I meant to include a demo of it in the video. I’ll probably make a follow up video. But basically it will switch the ac power from a pass through to the batteries in about 20ms. Fast enough for most electronics, but may reboot your computer.

[@Mae-nr7wr]

i may get another river 2 since it does not charge with usb-c

[@FamilyGeekery]

Yeah, there’s definitely nothing wrong with the river 2 series. Still great stations! Thanks for watching!

[@diskdrive123]

Converters run less efficient at lower loads, but to get 2x the run time, that means they where

[@dmitrybachinsky]

You could not charge it through usb-c port, right? River 2 has that option

[@FamilyGeekery]

It does charge through the USB-C port. I mentioned it but I might have forgotten to actually do it in the video, lol. Sorry

[@dmitrybachinsky]

@@FamilyGeekery Have u tried? Some bloggers say it does not

[@FamilyGeekery]

you're right! I swear I read somewhere on their site that it would charge in through the USB-C port, but after testing, I can confirm that mine does not. I will pin an update to the comments. Thanks for keeping me honest!

[@Merk555]

Like the Anker Solix C300 more...only 1 usb-c on the River 3 is criminal...Anger has 3 and more energy storage to boot (288Wh vs 245Wh)

[@FamilyGeekery]

That’s a great option for sure. About 2 pounds heavier, but a little higher specs and more ports. But if you’re already in the Ecoflow ecosystem, I wanted this video to show some of the new features. Thanks for watching!

[@HansKeesom]

xboost inot 600 watt. xboost lowers the voltage so it can continue the amps. Great for powertools that need that but watch out with devices that have electronics in them.

[@FamilyGeekery]

Good tip about the sensitive electronics. But Ecoflow clearly calls it “600 watts” on their page and all their marketing material. I’m just simply reporting their advertised specs. Thanks for the cautionary heads up!

[@HansKeesom]

​@@FamilyGeekery Ecoflow does that because it is simpler for the general public. But they are lying and you should not copy their lie... In their video they say "run up to 600 w appliances" which is already a bit better. It means that an up to 600 watt appliance might run but as I said on reduced voltage. Would not run a 500 watt computer on it.....