Power bank with AC outlet review | Updated RAVPower PD Pioneer 20000mAh 80W Power House (RP-PB054)

[@TheTechnologyMan]

I’d love to know what you think? Would the AC outlet be useful to you, and would you pay extra for it? Please feel free to use timestamps to jump ahead or back (these also show up as chapters in video now): 0:00 Intro* 0:36 Overview*, unboxing 0:53 Weight, dimensions, build 1:14 Top of unit: 10W Qi wireless charging pad, 3W magnetic Apple Watch charger 1:26 Front of unit: 2 x USB-C Power Delivery: 87W, 20W. 2 x USB-A 15W shared 2:01 Testing the charger*. Charging 6 devices simultaneously: 15" MacBook Pro, iPad Pro, Samsung S7, Ugreen portable charger, iPhone X, Apple Watch Series 4 2:51 Charging Apple Watch, issues 3:39 Results from charging 6 devices. Temperature 3:49 Fan noise 4:24 Qi wireless charging 4:42 Charging a 15" MacBook Pro - results 5:01 Voltage display switching fast charging iPhone and iPad 5:43 20W USB-C port charging iPad 6:07 USB-A ports. Share 15W output 6:48 Conclusions* *Sections

[@andrewcouchman1120]

Just bought one from Amazon

[@rebellucy5610]

AC power plug is a must.

[@dominictant]

I need to know if I can recharge this with a Goal Zero Nomad 20 solar panel. Thank you and I am anxiously waiting your reply.

[@pontiacuser]

Mine stopped working after I let my phone plugged in overnight while camping. Now it charges from an outlet but doesn't charge anything itself. Does anyone know any reset?

[@Rascalboy-ew1bs]

I learned alot thanks brother

[@aswadaziz5724]

The quality of your videos are mad. Top notch everything. Making me interested in things i dont even know about. You are the bomb. BEST TECHNOLOGY MAN

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Wow thanks Aswad Aziz!

[@nickwebb9290]

Having researched many laptops and read reviews I came across your review of a model I thought looked fairly good. Your review has given me the confidence to order this HP however it’s going to be the model with Anti-Glare. Looking forward to its arrival, thanks your all the effort you take in producing these excellent reviews.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Nick Webb! Guess this comment should be on my HP laptop video - but I hope you like the laptop!

[@nickwebb9290]

@@TheTechnologyMan Thought it was....🙄

[@rustyyoung7980]

I learned quite a bit. Very thorough, you're great at making these videos. Thanks so much!

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Rusty Young - really appreciate it!!

[@purehatredteam]

I found this video so useful. Thank you for doing this

[@TheTechnologyMan]

No problem - thank you Tri-Tam glad it was helpful!

[@maldo_rob3322]

Great thorough video. I just bought this power bank and it is great.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Maldo_Rob! I just reviewed a big expensive power bank and it made me appreciate the convenience of this one more!

[@tajamuladil]

That’s really very interesting and informative stuff and subscribed ❤️

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thanks so much TJz Adventures!

[@tajamuladil]

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[@FactStorm]

Great review, you worked so hard on this!

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Many thanks - very pleased you liked the review!

[@lancecorc2527]

Amazing review thank you! Just what I was looking for!

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Great thanks LanceCorc!

[@martkt10]

Interesting review , and the uk plug socket is a great idea, though i agree the power bank needs a bit more power for a uk plug and in my opinion it's a bit of gimmick as the problem i foresee if it was used for camping most camping led lights have built in power or at least mine does, currently looking for a good solar charger, most seem a bit naff, keep up the great reviews, Mart

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Mart! I like that you could use it for other things - but its intended use is for charging laptops and it seems to work pretty well for that.

[@ren_dezvous]

Very helpful review! Thank you. 😃

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thanks Ren Mendoza! Glad it was helpful!

[@XenoAlex2222]

Great video! You certainly are an expret, nice editing too! I was going to buy this for my Dell laptop, but you mentioned it's max cap is 80W and my charger is 90W. Do you think if I charge my laptop with it with it switched off, it would keep it under the 90W threshold and avoid the cut-off surge protection feature? :)

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Will depend on the laptop - but a lot of laptops will be under the 90W limit with the power off.

[@carvin7CHANNEL]

QUESTION! How long you think this will work on a portable heater? Plan on using in my car...very cold where I’m at and my car heater isn’t working. Thinking to use this for a temporary alternative for now. Please respond!

[@TheTechnologyMan]

You'd have to check the spec on the portable heater - I imagine it would need more power than the power bank can deliver (100W).

[@DreamsVille77]

I just bought one for $ 50 from its official website, I think it was a good price

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Wow that's a good price! I have far more powerful power banks for pure Sine wave output but still grab this most of the time because of its convenient size!

[@nasiruddin2045]

Very practical review.👍👍

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you nasir uddin!

[@CBitsTech]

Great, detailed review. I already own this, and needed to use the AC outlet today for my Lenovo laptop, it didn't work. The laptop charging adapter just buzzed quietly. When I got home, I tested it on an old Acer and it worked, as did a very old 17 inch Dell. I do notice a buzzing on the laptop adapters. I also noticed it made my Kill-a-Watt monitor hot. I'm guessing the modified sine wave is a problem for more sensitive laptop adapters. There is a compatibility list on Amazon now, which I don't remember Seeing before. I can't figure out why, but it looks like it only works with certain volt and amp combinations. Makes me a bit worried to use it, really. Shame, the Lenovo was going to be the main use for it.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you CBits Tech! I'd check the Lenovo charger - if it's over 4A that may be the issue.

[@CBitsTech]

@@TheTechnologyMan It's 1.3A input, that Lenovo charger. In fact, it's a lower power than the other two laptops that it did work with. The adapter brick is smaller. I wonder if the adapter can't handle the modified sine wave. I am not knowledgeable in these things though.

[@watharkar7374]

Very useful video. How's this charger doing after 11months of you making this video?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Watharkar Family! Still works fine - very handy little charger. I just wish it had pure sine wave output like the Jackery I tested ...

[@TopDog8762]

Excellent review

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you!

[@k3lkun01]

Thank you for the review i bought one because of your review. I have one question, whats the indication that its already fully charged?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

No problem - glad the video helped! If you press the button once it'll show the remaining charge.

[@k3lkun01]

@@TheTechnologyMan is it normal for the unit to drain so fast? i charged an anker 10k powerbank using the ac outlet drained it to 1 light and was able to charge a note10 to 50%. do you think its defective ?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

The battery is only 20Ah - most of its size and weight is from the AC outlet. Charging your Anker powerbank via AC maybe isn't that efficient - could you not use the USB ports? I doubt it's defective - but you might need to do more testing - or even buy a cheap USB power monitor.

[@andrewcouchman1120]

Great reviews thank you.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you!

[@yalmadiable]

Great review really. But it’s really not useful to not having a charger to recharge it! It’s not accepting latest iPhone charger as you said. I bought it but don’t know how to charge it!

[@TheTechnologyMan]

I'd pick up a 30W (minimum) USB-PD charger off Amazon - should cost around £10-15 - it'll have many other uses I'm sure!

[@TheSilversephirot]

Thanks for this review, I just got a scooter but the battery doesn’t last that long, I’d like to know if this portable charger would be good to charge my scooter on the go, thanks

[@TheTechnologyMan]

I doubt it's have enough power for a scooter, but you need to check your charger.

[@biigdogmadeit]

BEST REVIEW!!

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you!

[@gitgiit6894]

thank you for the video, just one question, is 20w charger from apple enough to charge it or 30w is required??

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thanks git giit! Yes that will work fine - will just take slightly longer.

[@turboduran4682]

I have a ninebot max electricity scooter and I'm looking for the right one to get and I wanted to know if you could help me out which one to get

[@TheTechnologyMan]

You'd need to check what the charging adapter needs - I'd imagine this wouldn't provide enough power. Check my reviews of bigger power stations like the Jackery and EcoFlow.

[@Germania9]

Planning to do some PC gaming while on a 10 hour flight and this power bank looks promising. How long would my i5 laptop with a decent Nvidia graphic card would last during the flight while charging on this power bank?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Really hard to say without knowing how much power it draws under different loads, and will depend on what you're doing on it. Gaming - you might up to an extra hour.

[@kevinhughes9801]

Great review please can i get a link to the usb power meter device u used?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Kevin Hughes! There are cheaper ones that do pretty much the same job - but this is the one I use: geni.us/currentmeter [eBay]

[@kevinhughes9801]

The Technology Man thats excellent thank you. Yeah have a cheaper one just does usb and no usb c so this will b much better. Can i suggest you add a link to the bottom of article on your page for this to? Just an idea. Thanks

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Good idea - thanks!

[@juriaanoussoren]

I have the same ventilator so with this you can use it in youre garden ;) But no serious, is it aliwed to take this in a plane? I beleive offical youre only alowed certified powerbanks....not to many have those...but wonder if this thing goes true....or they see it as a normal powerbank... Maybe im the only one knowing this, But otherwise this thing can be handy if you got a non usb c laptop with you....otherwise i dont see to many futures for it, but it sure can come in handy and dont think the price is bad at all

[@TheTechnologyMan]

I think it's just within the allowance - but you'll need to check with your airline ...

[@juriaanoussoren]

@@TheTechnologyMan i see, never got checked on it, but here some airlines got in the small letters they need to be aproved, only powerbank i ever saw with a aproval is the nillkin qi+ powerbank stand

[@stuCameraman1]

Hey nice review. I'm currently looking for another modern AC power bank to power my multicolor (B22) LED bulbs for film making. On the bulb box it states 5W per bulb. I currently have an old 200w AC powerbank (I found in a pile of rubbish) and I've run 2x AC (B22) multicolor bulbs from 1x 3pin (uk) socket. It ran fine for 4hrs +. How many 220v 5W 3pin plugs do you think I can run on 1x 3pin socket on a AC powerbank, ideally I'd like to run 3-4 B22 LED bulbs....many thanks.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you stuCameraman1! The Ravpower is 74Wh - so if it's 85% efficient you could run 4 x 5W bulbs for (74Whx0.85) / 20W = around 3 hours. It has a max sustained power of 80W so you run as many as 16 x 5W bulbs theoretically! I just reviewed a bigger (and more expensive!) portable power bank with a 240Wh if you need longer: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqPQgneOl8R0p6s

[@armandojimenezdev]

Had this for 3 years and almost never used it. The outside case started to sweat and became sticky, If I connect anything to the AC outlet, the connected device starts to buzz or not function properly

[@TheTechnologyMan]

One reason I hate the matte slightly rubberised finish!

[@alialqattan7952]

Thank you dude

[@TheTechnologyMan]

No problem - thanks ALI ALQATTAN!

[@dominictant]

Hi, I need to know if I can recharge this with a Goal Zero Nomad 20 solar panel. Anxiously waiting your reply.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

I don't know that solar panel - depends it it has USB-C output which is how the RavPower charges.

[@dominictant]

@@TheTechnologyMan thank you for getting back to me... The Goal Zero solar panel has a USB "A" output, so all I need is an adapter right ? USB a to USB C... Would I be correct in assuming this ?

[@Mclovin69270]

Kinda late to the party but i own a RavPower adapter with C port and regular USB port 64W can that charge this portable? Or would that be to much power?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

It will just take the power it needs - so 30W IIRC.

[@dan-nx2gu]

Wait what if you plugged in a WiFi router it will work or not?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

It should be able to power that.

[@jozefserf2024]

This will be popular amongst many laptop users if it becomes better known. Probably too big for phone users, unless your group sharing eg on a trip.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Yes it's pretty handy if you have a laptop and need power on the move ...

[@cod4r]

What would you recommend for charging a H/K Studio 6?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

I can't find out what the spec of the charger is - my guess is this would be fine.

[@cod4r]

@@TheTechnologyMan it's a 19V/2A.

[@rfa2381]

Well I need for my laptop and output 19V 6.32A... Do you know a good option?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Unfortunately that's around 120W - more then the 100W rating on the power bank. I'm just testing a gaming laptop with similar specs. It might be able to charge it while the laptop's switched off or idling - I'll be checking that in the upcoming video.

[@93SupaFly]

does it mean i can use it on my lenovo legion 5 pro 2021 laptop ? the charger specs are Lenovo Legion Slim 230W GX21A10946 Input: 100-240V-50-60hz Output: 230w Max 20V 11.5A but i already recheck the battery capacity is 80whr. ( but of course not using it while gaming maybe when the laptop is idling or standby )

[@TheTechnologyMan]

No I'm afraid not - this only has 80W output.

[@Taptapfail]

Hey I have a question. I have JBL partybox speaker which has 80wats RMS and 160wats max output. It has short battery life so I would like to imorove it. I dont understand if this powerbank can make speaker use just 80wats or it can use 160 max? Is max 160 wats max or max 80 xd...cuz I need 160? I dont want to have half the power if I plug speaker in 😑

[@TheTechnologyMan]

You need to look at the AC adapter and see what that requires - there should be a voltage and current - multiple them together to get power and check less than 80W. I don't have that speaker but would guess it'd be ok.

[@tyronewalker5764]

Never any trouble with Ravpower hardware. That is until I dropped them.😢

[@TheTechnologyMan]

😂

[@robbiecockburn1489]

Hey! Thanks for your very in depth review. I've a question you may be able to answer. I'm looking to power a speaker through something like this. At the moment, I use a 12v DC lead acid batter and an inverter to plug it in and power it when I'm outside. Would this power my speaker? It's an AER compact 60w. I'll link to the specs page in the manual. www.manualslib.com/manual/629051/Aer-Compact-60-2.html?page=6#manual If you think this would work, how long do you think it would last? Just an hour or so? Thanks, Rob

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Thank you Robbie Cockburn! Looks like it needs up to 120W so probably not - but I can't say for sure.

[@thatstupiddawg5989]

Good job I love ur video

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Great - thank you!

[@briancaroll1194]

Can this work for my acer aspire v5-471g with i5 processor 15.6 full hd screen? Thanks

[@TheTechnologyMan]

It should - but you need to check the charger - if it's less than 4A you it should be ok.

[@tyronewalker5764]

Dud you say that it couldn't charge a Chromebook?.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Will depend on the power requirements of the laptop - IIRC it charges my son's Lenovo Chromebook with a 45W charger fine.

[@tyronewalker5764]

@@TheTechnologyMan Thank you.

[@lindomag1219]

So you cannot use it on a regular laptop?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Yes you can just using the laptop's AC adapter - so long as it doesn't exceed 80W.

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Depends how much the laptop consumes.

[@shaley8470]

I post my charger for the model # Rp-pb054, what type of charger should I get?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

A 30W wall charger with USB-C cable is the fastest way to charger the power bank.

[@KomaNation]

Hello do you think this would work for dji mavic pro?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Should do - but don't have one to try. Looks like the charger is rated at 50W - well within the spec of this.

[@KumaChikara]

Does this support pps to Superfast charge a Samsung phone?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Not as far as I know - it's not listed in specs.

[@KumaChikara]

@@TheTechnologyMan thanks

[@doublemanson]

🛑Can this be charged by the ankle 21watt solar panel?

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Not something I've tried sorry - but if the Anker solar panel has USB-C PD output it should work ...

[@fjblazing9332]

how to charge the powerbank itself

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Via the USB-C port as I show in the video ...

[@DamianChirek]

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[@TheTechnologyMan]

Not sure what those emojis mean so don't know how to respond!

[@chatran9867]

Avoid ac outlet power banks at any cost from this brand, really poor control quality, stop working after 2 months, I bought 6 units, 3 of them has been stop working after 3 months since the buy

[@TheTechnologyMan]

That's concerning. Mine is till working fine - but doesn't get really heavy use - especially at the moment where I'm stuck at home most of the time!

[@chatran9867]

@@TheTechnologyMan Well I used them almost everyday to turn on wifi routers, not a heavy load, Im pretty sure the battery is still good, I already dissambly them and the battery voltage is ok, btw they use LG batterys, not bad, but the logic board is really bad

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Good to know what's inside thanks. It would be nice to see a more ruggedised version.

[@richyrich4914]

They don’t even give you a charger to charge their device - that’s the dumbest thing I have ever hear

[@TheTechnologyMan]

Would be nice at the price they charge for it and the fact that you need a decent USB PD charger - but you don't normally get a charger with power banks.