Renogy Phoenix 246.24Wh/150W Portable Generator All-in-one Kit with 20W Built-in Solar Panel for Outdoors Camping Travel Emergency Off-Grid…

I received a busted unit. Contacted support to no reply so I will be starting the return process. (Upgraded to 2 stars since I got in touch with support).

Unit will not charge in the sun. I get an error 18 which I look up to be high temperature. The unit supposidly has an internal fan to cool but my fan does not activate, I do not know if I’m missing a button to turn the fan on or if it’s supposed to just begin running automatically. I can’t find anything in the manuals.

UPDATE

Finally got in touch with support on the phone and they weren’t able to answer my question about the fan, but they believe it only works when the inverter is running, which doesn’t help heat issues when the unit is sun charging.

Day 1 charge – 92 degree day went from 37-48% before an error 18… unit took 6+ hours to cool down and was a brick that whole time (meaning the unit was useless, you wouldn’t be able to charge anything with it while it cools down).

Day 2 charge – 96 degree day went from 47% to 59% before an error 18. I put the unit in front of a large vornado fan and it cooled in about 4 hours.

I’m not sure if my unit is busted or they are all like this. I read a lot of reviews where people wall charged their unit, I hope they try to solar charge them to make sure they do not run into some issues in a situation when they actually need some power.

Manual says safe to charge in up to 104 degree weather, I have done it twice in the 90s resulting in error 18s both times. I’ll keep trying to work with support and make it work, I really loved the concept of this unit as it would have my practical applications but so far it’s been a lemon.

Update!

Its now been a full business week since I was promised a call-back about the over heating and the fan issue and have not heard anything so I lowered the stars back again to 1. If you do buy this device please try Solar Charging it instead of wall charging it to see if it can charge via Solar. If you want a battery that you can charge via a wall socket there are more High Capacity options at a lower price. You do not want to depend on solar power to find your unit with an error 18 effectively turning it to a brick until it cools down.

 防災用としてポータブル電源一台購入を考え、品種類が多すぎで悩んでました。決め手はパネルが付いていること、別の購入する必要がないです。持ち運びのは1台だけでいいです。
梱包を開けると、思った以上カッコウ良くて、とても気に入りました。製品も頑丈そうです。
日本語説明書があり、いろいろな充電と放電用の配線が揃えています、親切です。
両端にある各入力と出力ポートには蓋が付きます。防水機能が付き、戸外使用する時に急に雨が降っても心配がないです。

早速各出力を試してみました。
Ipad、パソコン、テレビを早速稼働させました。問題なく働きました。使い方を電話で聞いたら、すぐ回答できました。サポートは問題なさそうです。
（出力をさせるため、メインボダンを押した後、ACとDC出力ボタンを押すことが必要があるのこと。）
側に付いライトが普通点灯機能以外、sosモード付きます。万が一の時、大分役に立つ
思います。
昼頃２時間ぐらい太陽から充電させました。バッテリー電量が30%くらい上がりました。

Living in Tampa, Florida, I fully expected to lose power for some period of time following a direct hit by Hurricane Irma. We have just shy of 1 million devices that require charging. Two hand-held amateur radios, two Apple iPads, three cell phones, etc, etc. Florida started to experience fuel shortages almost a week before the storm hit, so I knew that I didn’t want to fool with a portable generator. In addition to the generator itself, you need to source the fuel itself and gas cans. All three of those things are in ridiculous demand in the days before a storm.

I ordered the Renogy Phoenix and was miraculously about to have it shipped for same day delivery. I also ordered an additional Renogy solar panel. Frankly, my expectations were low. The features and specifications seemed almost too good to be true, but I figured it would allow me to at least keep my phones going if necessary.

Bottom Line: This thing is amazing; Renogy delivered. It just works. The build quality is high, and it includes a number of adapters/cables to facilitate both the charging and consumption.

Pro Tip: Get a 100 watt monocrystalline solar panel as well. When you set this thing up, you are going to be everyone’s best friend in your neighborhood, and you will need the extra juice! I made the mistake of getting a smaller wattage panel – don’t do it. You will want the speed of charging, and the extra “bandwidth” to deal with shade from trees or the cloudy day you will have immediately after the storm. I highly recommend this model: 

RENOGY Foldable Solar Suitcase Kit 100W Mono Without Charge Controller

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No matter which additional panel you get, you do NOT need to purchase a charge controller. This wasn’t initially clear, and I had to do a bit of searching. The Renogy Phoenix includes an internal charge controller.

Pro Tip #2: After the storm, when the power is out and everyone is working with daylight, you are going to lay in bed at night and notice the silence. It is *quiet* without every air conditioner in your neighborhood running. Exception: the one guy who is holed up in his house, not offering to help any of his neighbors, while running a 6000 watt generator that sounds like a freaking lawn mower attached to a leaf blower without a muffler. If you are that guy, your neighbors are going to HATE. YOU. Don’t be that guy.

Theoretical con: The plastic latches are… plastic. I question their durability over time. However, this doesn’t affect the usability of the product, and wouldn’t have changed my purchasing decision.

主に１、２泊の簡易キャンプの電源用として使いますが、
自宅でAC、移動中にCIGから充電した後も、
キャンプ中はソーラー発電で若干の上乗せ蓄電ができるので便利です。
屋外使用を想定したつくりでデザインも気に入ってます。

ポータブル電源によってはUSBなどを差し込むと自動で給電が始まるものもありますが、
これだと、電源ボタンを押して、DC給電のボタンを押してから給電が始まります。
細かく段階の操作があるほうが個人的には安心です。

マニュアルの操作方法から逸脱しないことが大切ですが、
マニュアルを見る限り、バッテリーの高圧故障、BMS放電禁止、充電過電圧保護、温度など、
実際のエラーコードの表示はまだ見ていませんが、使用時によくあるトラブルについては制御があるようです。

バッテリーは交換しやすい作りになっている様ですし、
これからある程度長期使用してみて、耐久性をみたいと思いますので星４つ。