Oupes Power Station & Solar Testing Results

[@fshn76]

I always enjoy these videos that you do. Nice change of pace and your very thorough. Thanks Rick.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I've done that with the bulb, and that makes sense on the hot water. But this cooler was 90° when I opened it up.

[@tbelding]

Keep in mind that all of the battery bank companies skew their Ah ratings based on voltage. A 3600 'mAh' battery in a 5 volt power bank is NOT 3600. It's only 3600 if you draw it at 3.7 volts. So YMMV, where M is actually amperage :)

[@KuntalGhosh]

Something like this can be a life saver in hvac work.. sometimes the sites do not have reliable power or easy access to power. I had used a 2kw honda for many years and it is still running with probably few thousand hours on it. I had to rebuild it once. But with this there would be no dealin with gasoline and engine oil & it would make no noise no fumes. And can be charged in my truck. Also capable of running things like a vaccum pump or a recovery pump or even a drill with softstart.

[@HVACRSurvival]

All true comments👍👍. & The lipo battery has 2500-3500 charge cycles.

[@KuntalGhosh]

@@HVACRSurvival it is Lifepo4. Lipo would have 600cycles. They are different chemistry and energy density.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Yeah lithium phosphates what it is

[@publicmail2]

I had a window replacement delivered via Fedex, and when it got to my local branch it was damaged 8x's. Eventually they sent it to my local home depot freight ok.

[@HVACRSurvival]

I HATE FED-Ex

[@ginavanbeck8134]

I have the same unit and my gripe is that if they give me 100 W panel I should be bringing in 100 W and it never goes past 44 W! The solar panels are beautiful they’re heavy they look well-made but they’re crap

[@HVACRSurvival]

I’m not impressed with solar panels, they have to be absolutely perfectly aligned to the sun. It has to be a bright day no clouds and even then you usually lucky if you can get 80% of what they rated for.

[@CM-ou4zr]

Do you ever want to leave Ohio? All my extended family lives there and I can't say I like it that much when I visit

[@HVACRSurvival]

I would but the wife likes her job and then there's the family thing that screws it all up.

[@goobermcgoobs7589]

@@HVACRSurvivalRick move to Florida!!

[@jasonjohnsonHVAC]

Seems like a pretty good product

[@eastcoast186]

What’s your recommendation on the generator to buy I got the flashlight that you recommended and love it my EDC thank’s for the video

[@HVACRSurvival]

Gas generator or electric power station?

[@eastcoast186]

@@HVACRSurvival thanks

[@goobermcgoobs7589]

@@eastcoast186he’s asking you which type are you looking to purchase.

[@ginavanbeck8134]

The power brick gets so hot. It feels like it’s gonna melt so you have to put a fan on it when you charge it. The solar panels are crap because they only give you half of the wattage that they say they are and I will never buy another one.

[@mountains1233]

Is there anyway to verify it's LiPO4? BTW, Thank you for great in-depth analysis!

[@HVACRSurvival]

Are you talking about this particular power station or any in general? I mean, if you want to do destructive testing, you can puncture the battery and see if it burst into flames. If it doesn’t, then it’s a lipo4 from what I’ve heard.

[@mountains1233]

@@HVACRSurvival I meant this power station. The price is an incredible deal for an LiPO4 and I was just wondering if anyone verified

[@HVACRSurvival]

I haven’t taken it apart but they were honest on all the other specs so I feel confident it’s what they say it is.

[@uxwbill]

That seems like a very solid product, although I can't deny having some misgivings about the brand name, since it could be pronounced as "oops". :-P More seriously...does it have a bidirectional USB-C port from which you can charge the power station? If so, can you combine that with the solar panels, wall adapter or maybe even all three? You can get a USB-C "PD" trigger to request the higher voltages from USB-C ports that can supply them.

[@HVACRSurvival]

It does not appear to have by directional USB charging.

[@tbelding]

What went through my mind when I read it was Mary Oneida Toups, and I was wondering what kind of voudoun was in this thing :)

[@stedyone1090]

Read all Amazon 1 star reviews. Customer service stinks 😢

[@BackyardBeeKeepingNuevo]

No one ever said, “I wish I had a smaller (fill in the blank)😂

[@stedyone1090]

Reviews of owners all say Oupes customer service is terrible 😮 No thanks

[@HVACRSurvival]

I’ve never needed service so I can’t say much about it.

[@debbiedogs1]

LOL, 5 pm is not a good time to set up solar panels.

[@HVACRSurvival]

Agreed. But that's about what time I got home through the week otherwise the weekend was the only other time to record and sometimes the weather would not cooperate.

[@debbiedogs1]

@@HVACRSurvival - I realize you probably were trying to get this done and had to do it anyway, but of course it is a tough time to get a decent solar input, so my comment was trying to be some "wry humor", not a real criticism. I appreciate anyone able to do these videos and give us information.

[@HVACRSurvival]

No offense taken, I was a generator tech first then got into the solar/battery power station. So I'm still learning the things to look for. Thanks for watching!