5.0 out of 5 stars This thing is a fantastic. I picked it up x 2 and also 2 x 400W solar panels.
I documented the unboxing for this review, really well boxed and simple instructions, nothing excessive. Sturdy for keeping.
The panel carry bags are sturdy, they need to be for the not light panels.
I would not go dragging them on the ground [my OCD], and i used a thin drop cloth for most of my setting up and placing of the panels. Using rubber gloves like ATLAS is a must for ease of set-up. Probably a 2 person job, otherwise you need to think ahead, so the panels don't tip or overflex.
At the price point i would have expected to have had a bag for the Delta Max unit included.
My needs are to power my at home computer kit, for 2 work at home adults and a child with 2 monitors!! Plus a tech heavy house.
We are in NorCal, but due to the way our roof is chopped up, we can only get a small 4.2kW solar system plus 2 Tesla PowerWalls, this hits to areas; supplements that system with low stress, and gives us a portable unit for outside entertainment needs [lights, sound, temporary cooking / ice].
I do however have a balcony [suntrap] with a large surface to accommodate the 400W panels, (will be placed on a trellis roof we are building on-top of the balcony). It gets peak sun all year around in the 10:00 to 14:00 sun-power band.
These things kick it out, i monitored it from the morning 6am [slightly grey, sun not above the horizon and local shading], at about 22W input, which steadily increased to now [11:37 pacific] to 500W, the battery is fully charged.
Open book, i had charged it a little. When it arrived its at 30%.
So i hooked up the solar system during the unpack, but it was cloudy so i ended up just plugging it in to the AC for a 1.5 hour to full charge.
I hooked it up to laptop, large draw monitor and a bunch of tech equipment.
So, now 11:40 it is simply pulling 140W from the solar, for my 120W consumption.
But for the next 3 hours i can get 800W draw, before i will fade and then drop over to battery draw. That said the panels became shaded after 2pm.....i used the power for the rest of the day [laptop, large monitor, charged a phone and a JBP speaker], drawing about 120W, total. The solar panels where regulated producing about 140W.
Overnight, my hub and a bunch of internet gear had been drawing 20-30W, and left me with 11 hours as i turn my computer and monitor etc on [drawing 80W to 110W].
It is 08:00 and i am getting 22W from the solar, and will be about another 2 hours before the solar starts to kick in, at 09:30 i am getting 60W input and climbing, and i will continue to write about how long it is before i hit 100%....10:58 at 377W solar input, and a fill time of 3hr53 minutes or less..... 401W at 11:05 and charge time of 3hr25min or less.
So it got up to 81% before the shadow came over the panels.
Not ideal, but it is 20:00 now, and it should last overnight.
06:55, 60% charge...light use this morning [just the laptop, no big monitor], and at about 08:26 the panels are picking up 60W and meeting my demands. I learnt yesterday that laying them flat is the best option with the real estate i have.
All in all, really like it.
What a great bit of kit.