63 of 63 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonder how I ever did without it., June 26, 2006
This review is from: Xantrex 852-0200 XPower Powerpack 200 Plus Portable Backup Power Source (Automotive)
I have sleep apnea and can run my cpap for eight plus hours when the power goes out. It inflates things with ease. Our car battery was completely dead and it started it on the first try. We have had ours for over a year and now I want to buy them for gifts.
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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent portable power solution, January 3, 2007
This review is from: Xantrex 852-0200 XPower Powerpack 200 Plus Portable Backup Power Source (Automotive)
This is an all around great performer when it comes to portable power. With an AC and DC plug you can power many small devices for a long time. As well I have jumped a couple cars with no trouble. Having everything available in a compact profile is very handy. The designers of this did a great job of thinking about it from the customer standpoint when putting it all together. My only issue with it is the charging of the pack via DC. I have 2 of them, a 150 and a 200 and neither will charge via the DC adapter. (in the manual it says you can use the double sided dc adapter and charge it back up via your car's cigarette adapter.
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Can't be beat for the price., August 24, 2007
This review is from: Xantrex 852-0200 XPower Powerpack 200 Plus Portable Backup Power Source (Automotive)
Seems I got mine for under 50 dollars and it was Free Shipping, which is the main reason why I try to always do Amazon first.
For 39.95 delivered to your door, it's AWESOME.
Keep in mind it is a 12 Amp/Hour battery. This must be considered when you are thinking about your application/use. For most people this means look at the AC Inverter Output ratings: 160W contintuous/200W for 5 minutes, 320W max brief surge, at 115V AC 60Hz appliances. Use a 200W incandescent lamp and probably how long would you think until it starts to go dim?
I bought it because it's better than jumper cables, has a functional flashlight, and I can inflate my tires, although I'd say don't expect much from the itty bitty compressor motor, it took about a minute to inflate a small pillow for my sleeping bag!
However, primarily, it purchased this for a powersupply to my QRP ham radio, which draws only 55 mA on RX and 1 Amp max on TX, so this battery will run my radio for days. I used it for 4 hours mostly transmitting (5 Watts). After the contest, 4 hours later, it was still able to give me 5W output with the Voltage reading 11.9V on Transmit, 12V on Receive. It's small, the integrated handle is wonderful, and everything is self-contained.
Unbeatable if you can ever get so lucky and find it for under 50 bux.
It is possible to improve the longevity and Power handling performance of the battery, but not without significant addition of weight, and not without significant increase in cost.
There are other makes that cost more, are bigger, heavier, and have no inverter. Not to mention pressure guage and built in air hose+nozzles.
This product does everything I want it to do, but I was not expecting it to power even a 60W bulb or anything like that. It does what it was designed to do.
If someone buys the smallest Toyota pickup truck expecting it to accomplish the hauling capacity of a Full Sized Tundra, only disappointment can follow.
I am very pleased with my unit and I would purchase Xantrex again.
NT4XT
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