Small Power Station Review VTOMAN FlashSpeed 1500

[@chrisk9351]

Great review! Appreciate your honesty. It should be noted that the extra battery does not work as advertised in the manual. Per the manual it would auto switch over once the extra battery is depleted, however this is not the case as confirmed by Vtoman in their email response. Once the extra battery is depleted the unit will shut off and the extra must be unplugged and the main unit turned back on, or the to use the power of the main unit first and then plug in the extra battery once the main unit is low. Not an ideal situation and should be noted on their website. I will be returning mine.

[@djbmw1]

Of note: The UPS feature will auto-shut off in 12 hrs. no matter the load applied, as confirmed by VTOMAN customer support. To me, this unit is falsely advertising the UPS functionality

[@davepage2645]

Im having a problem with a flashing 04 on the screen and even a mobile phone cutting out after 30 seconds while charging. If anyone knows what a flashing 04 means, please could you let me know. Thank you

[@Johann-g2e]

Hiya Firstly, great review! I bought one of these recently but solar panel power is very low on cloudy days. I have 2 x VS220W Pro (48V, 4.58A each) solar panels (connected in parallel), my question is: In order to compensate for cloudy days am I able to connect a third VS220W Pro panel (in parallel) and does the VTOMAN 400W solar input have over current/surge protection for when the sun comes out? Two panels at circa 80% of capacity on fully sunny days comes to approx. 351W, with a third panel it would be approx. 527W. Kindy advise, many thanks for any information

[@Ram14250]

Vitamin? "V" Toman... Weak review. How many watts does your fridge use?? Wholey cow! Mine draws about 200watts or less running. So of your test reports are a bit suspect!

[@francespueo5367]

Just saw a advertisement on new Blueitti 200L supposedly a higher faster solar input then the max200 that I have. If you ever get a chance to check it out, would appreciate. Thanks again for all your honest product reviews.

[@shanecurphey1011]

Great for camping. The mc4 to Anderson comes with the Vtoman solar panel as well as on their website for extra.

[@SlackersIndustry]

Couldn't get the older vitamin power station because the recharge is slow, this one I can get big difference

[@cmarin5904]

Hello. I am doing my homework on power stations. Want to run an evaporator cooler for up to 10 hours at 120w. This purchase would be emergency cooling / power outages - Florida storms -newborn baby in the family. Not sure I can pick up more than 40 lbs. That's kind of heavy to move around (for a mature lady). The solar attribute is a bonus - Sunshine state. The quick wall charge (approx. 1 hour) has my attention. Is there another product with that fast wall charge feature? This model has the incredible 0 to 100% - 1 hour turn around. (VTOMAN FlashSpeed 1500 Portable Power Station 1548Wh, LiFePO4 Solar Generator US)

[@minutemanprep]

For what you've explained I'd reocmmend the EcoFlow Delta 2 Max: us.ecoflow.com/products/delta-2-max-portable-power-station?variant=40538145095753&aff=368

[@cmarin5904]

Thank you very much! Need to buy this once with no regrets! Appreciate you!

[@weezyleo5277]

Hi Ben how are you? I kinda need help with a few things i hope you can help. I am new to solar and power station etc.. so i just ordered a EcoFlow Delta 2 max portable station i only got the station cause it’s all i can afford for now i can get the extra batteries later on well thats the plan. So i wanted to know what solar panels can i use for this power station?? And note i would prefer to get the flexible solar panels like the ones they have at Renogy I don’t know if they are compatible?? Also do i need to purchase wires to connect the power station to the solar panels and which ones? And what else do you recommend i get. I have another question for you but i will ask on another occasion. thank you so much for all your videos they are super informative.

[@minutemanprep]

You can use up to 12 Flexx 100 panels: poweredportablesolar.com/product/flexx-100-solar-panel/. There are two solar input ports on the EFD2M. You need two XT60i to MC4 adapters, not sure if your EFD2M came with them. For the solar panels, you'll do a 3S2P configuration on each solar input port. That means 2 groups of panels, in each group you'll wire 3 panels together. So you'll need the following: 12x 100w solar panels: poweredportablesolar.com/product/flexx-100-solar-panel/ 2x 2 to 1 branch connector: poweredportablesolar.com/product/2-way-pv-connector-branch-connector/ 2x 100ft solar cable: poweredportablesolar.com/product/100ft-pv-connector-cable/ 2x 15ft extension cable: poweredportablesolar.com/product/15ft-pv-connector-cable/ With that you'll be completely set to max out the solar input and charge quickly while still be very mobile and have lightweight solar panels. [e-mail].

[@xFourTwenty117]

I have a separate mppt charger, it's not officially supported but could you just get an EC5 connector, plug it in to the "battery" port and have the external mppt charger directly charge the internal battery?

[@xFourTwenty117]

Also, you could possibly add an aftermarket lifepo4 battery with the appropriate EC5 connector to add capacity at a very cheap price, then connect an mppt charger to that battery.

[@scottb6020]

Hi Minute Man Prep! Thank you for your detailed review on the VTOMAN FlashSpeed 1500. Just a suggestion: It would be nice for future reviews if you could do a AC Inverter and DC Idle test with no load connected to see what the parasitic draw would be if left on and idle for 10-12 hrs to see how much of the battery capacity is lost. Just a suggestion but would be great to know. Thanks again!

[@lisasitch5839]

Would not recommend this one at all. Bought it in late July or early august and have been testing various products to plug in. Small vacuum and usb fans and lights. It has QUIT. The week before I go full time vanlife. So I’m stuck without a power station and no help from VTOMAN AT ALL!! Do not buy this one. If you can keep it charging by ac can you imagine trying solar or anything like that!!! IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THROWING A 03 flashing. HELP!!!

[@t3angling575]

I have a Flashspeed 1500, in fact the only unit of this type that I have. Mainly purchased to run my home office during power outages, and camping/fishing situations when shore power is not available. So far it has performed flawlessly. I think a lot of people buy these types of products and think they can run their homes on it. They are not built for that, they are built for relativity small loads. If you run a larger load you not going to run it for long. If you want something to run larger loads, buy an appropriate sized system. My extra battery discharges first as it should. The main discharges as it should. UPS works as it should. Here in TX, we just got power restored this morning at 5 am, after 4 days of no power due to storms and a Tornado. Between a small generator and this Flashspeed 1500, allowed me to keep all of our devices charged, run my CPAP, and ran my home office. I was able to recharge the unit via an inverter/generator. The generator we have is small, so, this unit offset what I needed.

[@SlackersIndustry]

bought this and when i turn it on in the morning it charges by solar up to 100 percent and im using it as the day goes by and the capacity goes down but the solar never recharges it again, i have to turn it off and on again and it will begin to charge with solar. anyone have this problem?

[@johnmal5975]

I am with you I don't get these company's cheeping out on the mppt solar charger. That's why I bought my pecrons they get the solar charging aspect a lot of these companies focus on wall charging. Which is great but 99% of the time I don't use it.

[@rwstarke]

Carku (car-ku) makes it for VTOMAN and other brands.

[@bigbadaboomboom]

Never have I seen someone dis s free review item.

[@cromwellg60]

On the UK models the warranty is 5 years. Not sure about US models. It states it on their warranty page.

[@KevinFoulds]

​@cromwellg60 I checked with them as well and they told me TWO years everything they sell in the UK. Seems someone does not know. It states 2 years on their website. Nowhere does it mention 5 years.

[@cromwellg60]

@@KevinFoulds it does if you google “Flashspeed 1500 warranty” you will find the page. It’s point 4. They confirmed to me via email today. Happy to upload and show you but KZbin won’t let me post links

[@fanikurti2420]

I have the same. Is it normal that fans start even with the smallest of energy consumption? I connected to AC an electric blanket to the minimum and it consumes around 20W. The fans start and never shut. They are so loud all night.

[@timspeed163]

mine does the same 20-30w and the fan never stops I'm trying to find out if its normal my 600 jump fans comes on at the start but goes out straight away and never comes back on

[@EasyyokeFilms]

Do you still have this issue?

[@fanikurti2420]

@@EasyyokeFilms yep

[@KevinFoulds]

A 2 year warranty for this sort of money is a poor buy no matter what its output is. If this was 5 year like its competitors it would be right up there.

[@cromwellg60]

The Flashspeed 1500 comes with a 5 year warranty as standard. Their smaller units come with 2 years, like Bluetti etc

[@KevinFoulds]

@@cromwellg60 No mention of that anywhere on the UK website or Amazon where they sell most of these. You have to look hard t find jut the 2 year warranty.

[@cromwellg60]

@@KevinFoulds It wont let me post a link here, but type “VTOMAN Flashspeed 1500 warranty” into google and you should see a page on their website titled “extend your warranty” and it states: Warranty Details 1. When you purchase a product from the VTOMAN official website and sign for it, you will receive a 12-month warranty period. 2. If you register as a VTOMAN member and successfully activate your membership account, you will receive an additional 12-month warranty period. 3. Both of the above have been completed, and you will receive a 24-month warranty period. 4. FlashSpeed 1500 comes with a 5-year warranty period.

[@cromwellg60]

@@KevinFoulds Im trying to link it, but youtube wont let me If you google “VTOMAN 1500 warranty” it takes you to a page titled “extend your warranty” and it states in point 4 that the flashed 1500 comes with a 5 year warranty. Admittedly they are not very forthcoming with this information.

[@cromwellg60]

@@KevinFoulds for some reason my replies are getting auto deleted. If you google it, you can find the warranty extension page and it’s on there at the bottom. Not very forthcoming though.

[@lisasitch5839]

Would not recommend this one at all. Bought it in late July or early august and have been testing various products to plug in. Small vacuum and usb fans and lights. It has QUIT. The week before I go full time vanlife. So I’m stuck without a power station and no help from VTOMAN AT ALL!! Do not buy this one. If you can keep it charging by ac can you imagine trying solar or anything like that!!! IT WILL NOT WORK AT ALL. THROWING A 03 flashing. HELP!!!

[@duanehamdorf2228]

Thanks for your input. I am thinking about this one but now i don't know .

[@chingusfoot]

Ben is it feasible to offset grid power with ex. Apollo or Titan to power high draw power items like refrigerator, HVAC ?

[@minutemanprep]

Yes. I have been doing that for over a year now at my house with ease. The simplest option is get an Apollo kit from poweredportablesolar.com/ based on what you want to offset. I can help with that too if you need. [e-mail]. Then run your appliances directly off of the Apollo every day and then you'll reduce your monthly bill.