Hey, what's up? Sami here.
I've reviewed some power stations before, but nothing is like this one.
The product I'm going to introduce today is the Techoss S4200,
which they claimed it is the best budget power station on the market
for both indoors and outdoors.
So, what's new?
Let's take a closer look.
Alright, first things first, let’s check out the design of this Techoss S4200.
Just for the record, the one I got to test was a prototype, the one you get at the end
might be different and according to my experience, it will always be better.
Because the manufacturer will keep refining the product as they are ...
finalizing the product.
On the front, we have a 53mm by 28mm LCD display and under it there are several indicators
and physical buttons.
Through this panel, we can learn some basic information
about the power station under different modes.
Moving up is the PV Input, which allows you to connect with solar panels for charging.
We have two AC inputs and AC outputs lie on each side.
Techoss told me for the AC output they will ship with different outlets based on the area
you order so you don’t need to use an adapter.
At the bottom of the power station, they offer four nimble wheels so you can push to anywhere
you want.
What’s more, there is a handle there, which I have never seen on other power stations.
However, Techoss said not every model comes with that design.
I do really wish they can apply this design on every unit
because it can greatly improve its mobility.
I also found there are two slots on the top part, so you can lift it up… if necessary.
Though the 50kg weight is not something you can easily move around,
it helps when you need to.
Lastly, there is an on/off switch and a 7.9cm*4.8cm LCD display on the top panel.
Basically, that’s all the major designs of this S4200.
I like the grey finish, it feels a sense of high tech, a perfect fit for a modern home.
The total battery capacity for the unit is, the max output is 2,400W or up to 4,800W in a surge,
the inverter efficiency reaches 90%+ as they offer LFP battery module.
To my surprise, the unit comes with 5,500W MPPT solar input, which means if you can top
up this S4200 with that powerful solar panels, you can fully charge this beast in just 50m.
The life span is over 10,000 times, that’s almost double or even triple some of the power
stations we’ve seen on the market today.
Now, let’s test this thing out.
First of course, is the max loading power, can it reach the max output 2,400W power or
even 4,800W surge?
I just connected as many appliances as possible to the unit.
Since I don’t have a tool to show you the total output power, I marked each rated power
of these appliances on the screen.
Bang, I turned them all on.
It seemed all good, I could use all of them at once.
Of course, for each one of these appliances they might not reach its rated power when
working, but glad to know at least it handles all these devices.
The slogan for the Techoss S4200 is “The Essential Home Solar Generator”, it’s
mainly for home use when something unexpected happens.
But I also took it outside to test some other equipment.
I tried an electric drill,
a cutting machine,
and even a barbecue desk,
sadly though, I didn’t bring any barbecue.
We did test a Tesla there, it charged the car without any issue.
One single charge can get your Tesla about 20 miles range, though not ideal but it is
quite good for a home-based power station.
Besides you can charge two electric cars at one time.
Just imagine you and your friend’s car are a few miles from a power charging station,
this actually saves you lots of trouble!
Anyway, I’ll just put the list of how many working hours each electric device can get
from this Techoss S4200.
You can check it out if you are interested.
Lastly, about the charging.
The Techoss supports AC Charging and solar charging.
For solar charging, in order to meet the minimum 120v charging voltage, normally you have to
connect several solar panels together.
Like I connected three of those, each comes with 120W power.
Once the cable is plugged into the PV Input and the S4200 turned on, we can see the solar
charging logo is flashing.
That means it’s successful.
BTW, make sure the panels face directly to the sunlight to get the maximum result.
Other things of interest you might want to know is, one, the noise level.
It’s around 50 dB when working, that’s average home noise, definitely acceptable.
Next, for safety, the S4200 has equipped with over 10 kinds of protection including short-circuit
protection and overload protection, etc.
From my days of testing, I love many things of the Techoss S4200, like its portability,
both good for inside and out; Ease of use, everybody can use it without a steep learning curve;
Stable and versatile performance; And most importantly, the price.
As Techoss told me the super early bird price would be only $1,949, that is the best price
for its gigantic 4,200 Wh capacity on the market, because the sole battery cell and
inverter inside the S4200 would cost more than that.
But, it has only really limited numbers, you gotta act quickly if you are interested.
Of course, there is only one thing I really wish they could add, which is the APP.
If they could offer that it would be perfect, thus I can learn how much electricity I used
and how much money I saved by just using this power station.
But anyway, with this price, nothing to complain about and definitely, not a deal-breaker.
Alright, that's the video.
From all those tests, I'm impressed with the Techoss S4200.
It doesn't offer many fancy functions, but it's practical and in my opinion,
it can be prepared for the unexpected.
And if you are interested in this product, you can find out the link in the description!
I'm Sami and I will see you in the next one!