Portable power supplies are the most useful ways that we can charge and power our devices while we’re on the move. However, the main problem with these power supplies is that they’re very large and heavy because of their very high power capacities and they have lots of abilities so that ultimately, means they also have lots of circuitry. That results in not too many people purchasing these portable power supplies. That is why it’s important for there to be some power supplies that hit an average power capacity, charging abilities and powering abilities so that the power supply doesn’t result in being too massive that you find it difficult to take places.
One of those power supplies that don’t go all the way through with power is this PAXCESS portable generator (like GOAL ZERO YETI 150 ) that has a power capacity of 40,800mAh power capacity. It still has quite a few ways that you’re able to utilize it, but it’s not overbearing and you’ll find it rather easy to take it with you when you find the need to use it.
Power Capacity:
The power capacity of this power supply is 40,800mAh and since this is a power supply that has quite a few charging and power options available, it’s going to depend on how you use the power supply that will determine the Output power capacity that you’re actually going to use. That said, we’re going to give you the average amount of Output capacity that you’re most likely going to receive.
Power Capacity for Smartphones
Since there are USB ports on this power supply, you’re able to charge smartphones and tablets. When it comes to charging smartphones with this power supply, there are no problems at all. Since charging a smartphone with a relatively low capacity such as an iPhone 7 will result in 15 full charges. If you’ve got a smartphone that has a high battery capacity like the Galaxy S8 then it can charge to its full power about 10 times. Charging smartphones with this power supply can basically seem endless.
Power Capacity for Tablets
If you’re charging tablets with this PAXCESS power supply, it doesn’t really have any hangups there either and as Mini tablets such as the iPad 2 Mini and the iPad Mini 4 are able to charge to full power 5.5 times. Charging Full-sized tablets such as the iPad Air will result in about 4.5 full charges then.
Power Capacity for Laptops
Since this power supply has quite a lot of DC Ports and it also has two AC Outlets, you’re able to charge laptops with it too. That said, charging laptops will basically give you the same amount of charges that a tablet will give you as they have very similar capacities, so expect about 5 full charges for most laptops on the market.
Output Charging:
There are quite a few powering and charging options that are available with this power supply, so let’s go through them in segments.
USB Ports:
There are two USB ports and each of the ports has a charging speed of 5V/3.5A. This is a really good charging speed that is going to be able to charge most USB chargeable devices at their max charging speeds. However, neither of the two ports feature Quick Charge and therefore, Quick Charge compatible smartphones will not be able to recharge at their max charging speeds.
When it comes to Non-Quick Charge compatible USB chargeable devices, then they will most likely be able to charge at their max charging speeds. Tablets such as iPads are able to charge at their max charging speeds with these USB ports as they have a max charge rate of 5V/2.4A.
DC Ports:
There are 3 DC Output ports that each have a charging speed of 12V/15A and with that kind of power, these ports are mainly meant for charging laptops and possibly powering small appliances.
AC Outlets:
This power supply has two AC Outlets, with there being a Two Prong Outlet and there’s also a Three prong Outlet; the max power Output of the AC Outlet portion of the power supply is 100Watts. 100Watts is really only enough power to power small appliances and you’re definitely going to want to power small appliances with this power supply when it comes to using the AC Outlet. Since if you’re powering a lamp that requires 100W of power then it will only be able to run for 1 hour because, in order to calculate the time, you should do this:
100W / 100W of the Lamp = 1 Hour of Powering Time
So the lower the wattage needs that an appliance has, the better. At least when it comes to using this power supply because then you’re able to power the appliance for a longer time.
AC Adapter
This PAXCESS portable generator is recharged through an Input port and you can recharge it from 3 ways. The fastest way to recharge this power supply is by using the Wall Adapter that gives a recharge speed of 15V/2.0A and that results in the power supply being able to recharge to its full power within just 7-8 hours; for a 40,000mAh power bank, that is really good.
Car Adapter
Then the second fastest recharging method of this power supply is its Car Adapter that gives a 12V/2.0A recharging speed and that results in a full recharge of 8-9 hours.
Solar Recharging
Lastly, the third recharge method can be done through a Solar charger that is under 100W 15-20V and you can use the Solar charger with an MC4 connector to actually recharge the power supply. It’s going to depend on what Solar charger you use that will determine the full recharge of the power supply. However, Solar recharging the power supply is going to take a lot longer than the other two options for recharging it.
Design
Size and Weight:
Almost all power supplies are large and heavy as they have very high power capacities. Of course, this PAXCESS power supply is quite large and heavy, but in terms of how power supplies are built, this is actually on the small size.
It has a length of 6.9 inches, a width of 6.5 inches and a thickness of 3 inches. The weight of it is 3 pounds. So it’s not all that bad and the portability of this power supply is made a lot easier with its use of a handle.
