[Music] Hi I'm Dustin Abbott and I'm here today To give you my review of the ankor solic C800 plus this is a mid tier midsize Portable power station with a standard 768 wat hours of battery capacity but it Has an extra powerful 1200 watt inverter Along with some unique and Innovative Features for camping and backup type Situations that we'll explore as a part Of today's review so to give you an idea Of some of the basic specifications this Unit is 371 mm wide that's 14 right over 14 1/2 in it is 8 in deep or 205 mm and It is 253 mm tall that's 10 in it weighs In at right under 11 kg or right over 20 Lb now obviously one of the things that Stands out here is that it does have a Very high number of AC outlets for a for This class of unit there are five AC Outlets that are rated at 1200 watts it Has a total of four USB uh DC Outlets here that includes one 100 watt USBC 130 watt USBC and then two Uh 12 wat usba outputs it does have the Standard DC output the car or cigarette Lighter style and it is puts out 120 Watts of power now as far as other Specifications there is no external Power brick so just an AC input here and A standard cord and then also our input For solar or DC is the xt60 style plug Warranty on the unit is 5 years and the Price point is
$499 So as mentioned some of the overall Features of the unit itself it has Battery capacity of 768 wat hours it Does have a 1200 watt inverter and we'll Explore that a little bit more because It is 1200 watts but then it has surge Power what they call surge pad of 1,600 Watts now that's a little bit different Than just having a peak you know kind of Spool up of you know say if it's 1,200 Watts to hit 2 2400 Watts for the Startup of things this goes a little bit Further than that and we'll explore that In some of our test it has the ability To to charge both at normal rates but Also what they call a hyper flash Charging that will allow this unit to Charge via AC really really fast you can Go from zero to 100% and right under an Hour which is very impressive solar Input is 300 watts which isn't the Highest that I've seen in this class but It is better than many that I've seen in This class many of them are limited at 200 Watts best I've seen in this class Is 400 watts so 300 kind of splits the Difference there as noted about the Various ports there are a total of 10 Different ports it does have app control Via Bluetooth that allows you to do a Number of different things and also to Monitor what's going on with the unit Itself even to remotely monitor it in
That sense it does have one of those Unique features that I mention is that Inside the top there is a a cabinet here Where you can open things up and inside On the plus unit now on just the Standard C800 this is a storage area and The plus unit that I'm testing here it Has some unique features for camping or For power outage that includes having a Couple of these portable lights that are Staying charged inside and so they have The option of operating like a spotlight Um as a camping light or a backup Situation light and then also a lower Power mode that if you're just wanting Some subtle mood type lighting they stay Charged inside of here and then Interestingly there's also this wand Inside of here that can extend out Extensively and there is a place on the Top to screw that in and mount it it's So high that I can't even fit it under Here and uh and so by doing that it Gives you a place to either Mount one of These lights or as we're going to see Something else to get the light up into The place where you need it so a unique Feature there that we'll explore a Little bit more in our test it also does Have what has become more and more Ubiquitous and that is a UPS mode which They claim will cycle in under 20 Milliseconds and we will also test that To see if it'll work for a UPS mode so
How about some of the tests that I ran Now typically some of the things that I Do I like to test are some household Appliances things that you might use in In a power outage or maybe you might Want to use if you're camping and so That includes a couple of different Blenders and so I used my more powerful 1100 W blender And it drew 923 Watts initially and it Settled down into 842 Watts it ran Without issue which we would expect Because it did fall underneath that 1200 WT threshold now where things typically Fall apart for this grade of unit is When I try to run my 1500 watt tea Kettle uh because it is it exceeds the The power output of basically all of These and it continues to draw that Current in a strong way here's where the Surge came into place I didn't have to Enable any kind of special feature it Was just prepared to do it and so Initially the draw was ramped up at 1477 Watts from this and so near the 1500 watt rating it was able to handle That fine and then what happens is that It slowly throttled that back to where It settled in at right under 12200 watts And I was able to get a boil and just About 3 minutes which is not much slower Than what I see via normal AC power most Of these units won't run it at all and For example there is a feature in some
Of the blue Eddie models that allows Them to to kind of ramp up in a similar Fashion for something like this though At a lower power rating and so I found Doing the same thing with something like The ac70 from Blue Eddie it took a full 5 minutes before I got the the water to Boil in the kettle which shows it was Operating with much less power so in This case we're able to maintain a very High level of of power and it kept Things cool and stable and I did note That when that surge pad kicks in the Fans ramped way up to keep the batteries Cool but everything ran stable there was No glitch it ran through no problem I Was very impressed by that now another Test that I do like to do is with a hair Dryer that's a 17 1700 watt rated hair Dryer now a lot of times units like this They won't even touch something like This it's just too much draw and so in This case when I plugged it in it Initially Drew 646 6 Watt and when it Continued to try to draw more than that 1,600 watts of rated power in The Surge Pad mode the unit uh shut off the AC Port and so it didn't cause damage to Either the inverter or the batteries That's about what I expected and and so It is useful but it is only that surge Pad is useful only if the actual Continued draw is underneath that, 1600 Watt
Threshold I also tested in terms of its Ability to recharge via AC and solar so When it came to uh recharging via AC the Normal draw was about 470 wats but then If I threw the app I put it into the Mode where it goes into its Ultra fast Charge mode I it was able to draw over 1,000 Watts it was running at 1,028 and it does give you a little bit Of a popup when you enable that to only Use it when necessary because that kind Of hypercharged does put more wear and Tear on on the batteries and so you Might diminish your longevity so if you Don't need it don't do it the you know The typical rate is still pretty decent Nearly 500 watts whereas most of these Units in the first Generations that I Tested they would draw a maximum of 200 Watts and so we've gone come a long way Since that point even in the standard Mode and being able to Quick Charge in Less than an hour is very impressive but Only use that where needed I also tested Uh charging via solar and while the Limit here is 300 watts what I did find Interesting is that it had no issue in Actually using one of my 400 watt panels And so it still only took that charge in At about 300 watts but what it meant is That I was able to maximize the amount Of solar energy going into it and so I Can get quite a fast recharge via solar Which was impressive to me as well when
I hooked up a 200 wat panel you know You're dropping down more into the Typically in the 150 160 uh watt range Of current and and so I I really like Being able to attach the 400 watt panel Because it means even though it can't Draw at 400 watts it will take it all The way up to basically that 300 WT Threshold and so I can get a quicker Recharge so anyway that was good as well Now another test that I did was testing The UPS function so I connected a Computer monitor that just the just to Have something on the screen I was Feeding that from my laptop but the Computer monitor was plugged into AC for The unit it showed that it was drawing 60 watts I unplugged the power supply to The C800 plus to simulate a power outage And you'll see that on the monitor There's no reaction at all there's no Flicker there's no blip it just Continued operating I ran this test Multiple times I got the same result Every time and so that's really Encouraging to me because I do think That if you have delicate equipment Attached you are going to be able to Just continue uninterrupted which is the Whole point uninterrupted power supply You're going to be able to continue Uninterrupted and not lose any kind of Sensitive sensitive data So let's talk about some things that I
Like and some things that I don't like Things that I like is that as noted this Is a more powerful inverter than is Typical for this class and that just Means that there's more things that you Can power off of it than you can with Most of the competing units obviously I Like that very much I also like the fact That the surge pad technology it just Worked it worked without me having to do Anything it just was smart in the way That it handled it and I found it to be More efficient than some of the Competing Technologies I also like the fact that with these Camping SL emergency lights that they They are the way this is designed it's Got little the place where it sits down It's it's got um little charge points Where this attaches and stays in that Place even when you're moving it around And so as a result these are always Charged and ready to go you know one of The things that you sometimes run into In either a camping or and in particular A power outage situation is it because You haven't been thinking about your you Know your backup lights be they Flashlight or whatever you go to use Them and the battery's dead so I really Like the fact that this keeps them Charged at all times and that just means That they're going to be actually useful When you need them I also like the fact
That this telescoping pole here helps to Keep put get this light up into a useful Place so maybe if you're in a camping Situation you know being able to put That up higher means that you're going To get the light up where it's going to Illuminate a bigger area so obviously That's going to be useful and so I Appreciate that I also appreciate the Fact that part of this design is it's Magnetic in the way that it attaches to This so by the way you can rotate it in Whatever Direction you want if you want To use it to kind of directly illuminate Something here like I demonstrated using On my electrical panel but what's Interesting is because it uses that Magnetic technology that means these are Also flexible and you can attach them to Anything metal and so that includes Putting it on the side of your vehicle So long as there's metal in the side of Your vehicle so if you have a flat tire Or you're working in that situation you Can put one or both of these to help to Bring light to that area and so that's Useful also clever in the design here is There is a little uh hook that uh would Allow you to hang them for example in a Tent or something similar so just a lot Of kind of intuitive design that's a Part of that also useful about this is That that ball that's at the top of this Which is useful in its own way but it
Can also be screwed off and so if you Screw it off off it leaves a standard Quarter inch attachment point there Which means that you could put a camera On there you could put anything that Will attach to that kind of you know Universal quarter inch expansion Port Which means that you could use this as You know for for filming uh if you're Not bringing along a tripod or something Similar I also like the fact that there Are more AC ports than usual and that's Been one criticism that I've had is that Some of the more recent models that I Reviewed they actually have fewer AC Ports than what previous models didn't It's been something that I've criticized So I appreciate the fact that we have Got this is actually the highest that I've ever seen in this class so that's Fantastic I also like the intelligence And the power output particularly with The USBC ports but with the USBC or the USB a ports as well they are all Intelligently ran and so you're going to Get the correct amount of power out Output that you need for uh running or Charging your particular device the app Itself it's not super fancy but is easy To use and I have had zero issues with Actually using it it was intuitive and Quick to pick up and so uh I really Appreciate the Bluetooth app support and I particularly like being able to
Monitor for example if I am using solar Panels and charging this out of doors Which is my preferred way of doing Things another thing that I think is Really clever about the integration on This is the fact that you actually have Control over of the front LED lighting Strip right off the app so consider in a Power outage you may have the stored Somewhere where you can't see to get to It and so being able to turn that light On gives you some light to illuminate in That space or maybe if you're coming Back to your tent at night being able to Turn that on allows you to again have a A little bit of a light already in that Area so just some again clever and Intuitive things there I appreciate the Fact that it has Stellar uh inputs on Both AC and solar and so that you can Get quick charges there and also I Appreciate the fact that the UPS mode Seems to work as as specified it's easy It's intuitive I don't need to you know Kind of program up something to make UPS Function which I have had to do with Some other units it's just automatic if It's plugged into the wall and Something's plugged into AC and that AC Is turned on UPS mode is engaged you Don't have to think about it let's talk About a few things that I don't like I Don't like the fact that there is no IP Rating on this this really seems like a
Fantastic camping Orient Ed unit for a Lot of reasons and the fact that it's Not IP rated means that it probably Could handle a little bit of light rain But I wouldn't want to you know have it Out of doors and you know sometimes Weather can be volatile it could start To rain while you're away hiking or Whatever and being exposed I think I Would have more peace of mind if it had Some kind of actual rating for being out In the elements I also while I Appreciate the the functionality on top And so this is not a serious criticism But some of the competing units do have A wireless charging pad on the top where You can just drop your phone on there Obviously we don't have that Functionality here so that's one thing That's lost to accommodate for the the Camping lights and so you may love the Camping lights and that may be the Killer app for you but if you think I'm Never going to use those well Unfortunately neither this unit nor the Standard C800 has a wireless charging uh Pad and so it's one thing that is missed There the other thing that I will Criticize just because some competitors Have embraced it and that is that there Are some units even at this kind of Storage and output level that do have Access to expandable batteries um Expansion batteries that allow you to
Extend the battery life this one is at Least at this point doesn't seem to be Functional and I don't really see any Kind of actual connection Port that Shows that it's designed with the Thought of EX expansion batteries in the Future some of uh Anchor's higher end Units do utilize that functionality so If you want that you may need to move up To the c1000 or higher units so in Conclusion this is actually one of my Favorite Power stations in this class That I've used I love the fact that it Gives you a more powerful inverter gives You more AC plugs and it gives you some Extra and intuitive feature points for The $500 price point so to me it's a Very strong value particularly because It works really really well there's not Been anything that's kind of left me Frustrated in the way that it actually Is incorporated and it actually operates And so kudos to Anchor I've liked the Company for a while for you know smaller Power stations or adapters even I've got Some of their bluetooth earbuds that I Really like but this is their first kind Of larger portable power station that I Spent time with and I like what I see Here there's some real thought in the Design process and it's a real value at The price point of $500 if you're interested you can look In the description down below there are
Buying links there there's also a Summation of my test and findings Available on my website if you want to Go check that out that's Linked In the Description as well as always thanks for Watching have a great day and let the Light [Music] In
