Model Collaboration
We’ve been fortunate sufficient to check plenty of totally different energy stations from varied totally different manufacturers over the previous few years, and the Anker 555 is by far one among our favorite transportable energy stations. Learn on for our full Anker 555 energy station overview…
What’s it?
Anker 555 Transportable Energy Station PowerHouse 1024Wh RRP: £1,099.00
General Ranking 
(4.5 / 5)
Stockists
Options
- Battery Pack Rated Capability: 25.6V/40000mAh 1024Wh
- Charging Temperature: 32°F-104°F / 0°C-40°C
- Discharging Temperature: -4°F-104°F / -20°C-40°C
- AC Surge Energy: 1500W
- DC Output Port: 88%
- USB-A/USB-C Output Port: 90%
- AC Output Port: 85%
- DC Enter/DC: 120W Max
- USB-C Enter: 100W Max
- USB-C1 Output: 100W Max
- USB-C2 Output: 60W Max
- AC Output: 230V~, 50Hz, 1000W
- USB-A Output: 2.4A Max Per Port
- Automotive Charger Output: 12V⎓10A
What we thought
We’ve been lucky sufficient to check quite a lot of transportable energy stations with an identical capability and spec during the last couple of years, so we’ve shortly discovered in regards to the varied options that we like most and have a great foundation for comparability.
Anker are well-known for his or her dependable pocket USB energy banks, the type sometimes used to prime up your cell phone on days out and brief weekend tenting journeys. While these small energy banks are undoubtedly helpful, a bigger, higher-capacity energy financial institution offers way more versatility.
I’m all the time in search of a product that feels sturdy and nicely made as a result of once you’re utilizing a product like this, is probably going going for use in a van, while tenting and across the residence and backyard.
The Anker 555 has a strong, weighty really feel and is available in at round 12kg which is neither the lightest nor heaviest related spec energy station that we’ve examined. The heft is reassuring quite than cumbersome although and the product is nicely packaged and is provided with a mains charger and 12v charging cable.
The mains energy brick is chunky, however in use when charging it’s not noisy, and do you have to want to, you may plug in a photo voltaic panel (obtainable individually) and cost the ability station that method.
Execs
- Vivid and clear show which exhibits you ways a lot time you may proceed utilizing the unit based mostly on the present energy utilization
- It prices in a number of hours when plugged into the mains
- Built-in fastened carry deal with
- The addition of two mains plug and a pair of USB inputs, 3 USB C and 12V automotive socket imply you may energy/cost a number of gadgets directly
- It prices exterior gadgets like a smartphone shortly (just like mains efficiency)
- A photo voltaic panel can be utilized with the ability station
- The unit has a built-in gentle that I discovered very helpful
Cons
- It’s fairly heavy, so not one thing you’d need to be carrying an extended distance
- If you happen to place a heavy load on the ability station the inner fan does kick in, inflicting some noise
The decision
Our Ranking
Efficiency 4.5/5
Practicality 4.5/5
Options 5/5
Worth 4/5
General Ranking (4.5 / 5)
When you begin utilizing energy stations when tenting and at residence, you realise simply how helpful they’re and surprise the way you managed with out one. We’ve not taken it tenting but, however have used it extensively across the residence and can be making one other put up after we’ve used it extra out and about.
I do loads of crafting over the winter months requiring using a number of USB-powered instruments. I additionally make loads of brief movies for social media and {photograph} merchandise for the small handmade enterprise that I run.
Being able to make issues, take pictures anyplace and plug in my USB ring lights has proved invaluable. For DIY duties round the home too, I’ve discovered it extraordinarily helpful. My sander and drill each have brief energy cords and be an actual ache to make use of in sure places in my residence.
I’ve not too long ago accomplished a downstairs lavatory and hallway redesign which have each required me to place new cabinets and varied different issues up, and something I’ve plugged in (even our fundamental TV) have all run completely from the Anker 555 PowerHouse.
Do bear in mind that while the Anker 555 transportable energy station is ideal for tenting and is nice to have in an emergency at residence when there’s an influence minimize, in order for you one thing able to operating high-draw home equipment, you’ll most likely need to take a look at one thing from increased up within the Anker vary.
This actually isn’t the most affordable energy station on the market able to delivering 1000W, however over the last 6 weeks of just about day by day use, the battery has lasted nicely and supplied reliable, strong efficiency making this a wonderful transportable energy station alternative.
DISCLOSURE | Thanks to Anker who provided the featured product to us to check. We weren’t paid to write down this overview.
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