Adventure Kings 250 watt solar panel review for powering my iTECH1300P power station off grid 

Thanks, I'm so happy I could help. They are still going super well, and I'm ecstatic I gave them a go. Which power station are you looking at getting? My next will be either another 1300P or PS2000 from iTechworld (when funds permit!)

Probably the AC 180 from bluetti because it's at the price I want to spend and will do what I need it to. I looked at the itechworld ones but they are a little pricier than I can afford

@@mitchellchirkoff1071 I did look at Bluetti and others when I was first deciding, but the customer service was offshore and not great at the time - and I was too nervous to spend the money, so went with iTechworld because of their AU based shop and support (they answered all my questions, and fast) - and because they'd been around for so long (approaching 20 years). I can power heaps of stuff with my 1300P (max 1300 watts 100 amp hours) I believe the Bluetti is only 36 amp hours - from looking at it's tech specs - but can run higher powered things (albiet for less time), and is cheaper - but not a comparison of apples vs apples really). I'm very pleased with my 1300P (currently $1899 - there are a few discount codes floating around on the internet though, SKT10 is one I believe from Sarah Keelan Travels - I have no affiliation with them, but have definitely used their code). Depending what you're going to use it for really, but I can do all my cooking with a bunch of cheap appliances from Kmart and keep all my devices charged too. What are you looking at powering? My other videos do use cases for microwave, oven etc. And I have managed to bake cakes, and cook eggs, boil water, etc with the tiny 300 watt power station with the help of this 260 watt mini skillet from Target (Kmart now has them cheap for about 15 bucks). And the $22 sandwich maker from kmart, although I haven't done many videos is INCREDIBLE. 1000 watts. With the solar, just make sure you get the right adaptor to use with the kings to plug the solar into the unit. (iTechworld or Bluetti would have what you need, depending on who you went with).

I was looking at the Bluetti, but couldn't justify the cost for the weekend camping I do. Ended up building a setup using a Kings 120ah Lithium for about 1k with battery box, meter, 1500w inverter and solar panel. Working great so far. Also note that the Kings 250w panels changed, the older ones have 4 rows of cells, the new ones have 3 rows more rectangular cells.

Mixing two different panels is not recommended. What's coming through the Kings panels is fine and keeps the 1300P power station charged up :)

Thanks, but it's not a great idea to mix totally different solar sources with totally different specs. I already have an adaptor I got from Jaycar for those two orange folding blankets where I did join the two orange folding blankets together (before I had the Kings) to charge my 1300P. It bought in 100 or less watts regularly (rating for both those blankets were 100 watts EACH, but got at best 65 watts from each - so yes, sometimes it went over 100 but certainly nothing like my experience with Kings which was higher/more steady). There is no need to try to connect them to the Kings one as it is so good and gets me great results in various conditions. On a sunny day I can fully charge it for example (and that includes doing some cooking as well) If I purchase the PS2000 (iTechworld's next powerstation up from this one), I will however look at the possibility of using that same adapter to join 2 Kings panels together if I purchase another of these Kings panels.

You will generally be fine if you run them in parallel...

@@MegaRyan123456 This is the highest I can use with this particular power station. There's no need to use 2, as 1 works fine in this situation anyway.

​@@unintentionallyoffgrid You can overpanel a mppt controller as long as you stay within the voltage range

Hi, thanks and you're welcome :) Yes still happy with the 250W Kings and absolutely (still) love my iTech1300P and i300's. I do have the fabric iTechworld blankets, not the newer Raptor skin ones though (yet) - I have 2 x 100 watt ones that came as a package with my i300's. I actually attached the fabric ones to a cot I got at the op shop here, and it has been working well (I just lean it up against a milk crate angled towards the sun). Whilst those 100 watt ones had the attachable legs, I wasn't a fan and generally just leaned them on something instead given I was taking them outside and inside every day. However, the iTechworld Raptor skin ones seem to have nice pull out legs and anchor points. I'm getting a GoFurther battery box and 300 watt Raptor skin blanket shortly, so I'm really looking forward to testing that out just as I have here. Thanks again for watching :)

@@unintentionallyoffgrid Thanks for the reply, I think I may buy the kings panel although kings stuff from what I heard is cheaply made, I never bought any kings products before. From my research, there ain't many options here in Australia.

@@ParadigmImagesVideoPhotography these panels were on special for under $150 a couple of weeks ago, at that price - can't beat it. I've just bought one of their 30 litre drawer fridges after having no refrigeration for almost a year (could not afford it) and it seems to be going well also. Just a tip though, I had to pay extra for shipping due to my remote location when going through their website direct and accidentally found out that in their eBay store, the shipping cost was fixed (would have saved about $40 on delivery). They wouldn't do anything for me, but I know for next time ;) Also, I'm curious - did you have the Raptor iTechworld panels or the previous model of the panels? I'm quite excited to see how they go. iTechworld have hard panels too, so maybe just get in touch with them to see if they'd be suitable for your 1300P?

@@unintentionallyoffgrid i had the older 200w from itech, was my first one, didn't know much about them then. kings 250w is $249 without the extension cable , itech is much more expensive. no shipping cost for me, will pick up from kings store

@@ParadigmImagesVideoPhotography Those panels from Kings get cheaper than $249. Keep looking at their page, and they'll feed you a "special."

Although people on the Kings forum on Facebook will say otherwise about leaving them outside, I do not want to risk it - and it only takes less than a minute to fold them and bring them in/out (unless it's raining, in that case they don't go out at all). Plus............there's a lot of inaccurate info that gets thrown around on the internet pertaining to all this sort of stuff anyway. Mine is from first hand, use every day experience. If I don't look after my gear, I don't have power. Nothing. It may work if I left it out permanently in all weather conditions. It may not. I cannot afford to risk finding that out. I personally bring mine inside every day, as well as when it starts raining if I have them out on an overcast day and want to chance it. They have certainly gotten wet very briefly (the front side, I definitely wouldn't want the back to get wet) as I go to grab them and bring them inside - but I have wiped them down immediately after I brought them in. I have contemplated covering them with a tarp, but that's based more on laziness than anything else. With regards to IP ratings, that's a bit of a tricky one trying to find one that is portable and suitable for what you are asking. Especially when companies say something is IP something waterproof - don't be confused/misled - read the clarification on what that rating actually means. Same as you wouldn't assume you could dunk a phone into a bucket of water, even if it said "waterproof." Kings don't have any IP rating in their book, as you have noted - plus say to keep away from liquid. Hence why I do just that. The iTechworld 300 watt one I did a review on also on my channel does have an IP rating, but only relating to dust and splashes of water, certainly not something to leave outside indefinitely either. Plus it requires pegs to hold it down if it's windy. The Kings one does not (well except perhaps if it was crazy windy but generally it is fine). Conversely though, that foldable 300 watt blanket is more compact than the Kings one. It's really what the user needs and their budget (the Kings and iTechworld 300 watt one are considerably different in price, but one might not want to lug the Kings folding panel and looking for a more compact option they'd be willing to pay for) There will be hard panels that may have a better IP rating, but I've not really explored those as yet as I don't have the funds. Ultimately I'm not going to be gathering any power whilst it's raining, so I don't mind taking the step of bringing them in/out. I also can't afford them to stop working or need to replace them, so there's that also. Hope that helps :)

Thanks :) I have asked kings to ask the manufacturer as it was mainly for rain if it gets a little wet when you're not near by when it's out. Was thinking if not then might silicon around the edges of the panels and In the back and that would make it waterproof if it's not already. Thought I would ask after watching your video. thanks again for your reply :) if I hear back from them I'll let you know also.

@@glenlonsdale418 Yeah, I tend to be nearby if it looks like it's going to rain, rather than leave them (or not put them out at all - so paranoid!). Tampering or modifying the solar panel will void the warranty (in the manual also). Out of curiosity, what are you looking to charge up? Personally I want to get to a stage where I have enough juice that I don't need to worry if there's a series of poor weather days in a row, such as what I'm currently facing here in Western Australia.

Just wired up my mum's camper with controller etc and it's small van on a 6x4 trailer so not much room to mount a panel but to charge a big car battery inside. She's a farmer and not always nearby if rain comes. Just would be nice to know that we don't need to live on the edge because it's cloudy. As cloudy still charges okay with this one I found. Not fast but still better than the tiny old ones she had.

Just got off the Phone to Kings & they said you can get slight bit of water on the front of the panel but don't get any on the back. So guessing ill just silicon it up myself to make it water proof :)

This IS mono crystalline.

As mentioned in the video, no controller is required, as the power station has one inbuilt :)

@@unintentionallyoffgrid thanks for ur kind answer mate, u r amazing. I try to find answers many days already as I’m new to use power station. So if only use solar controller for other batteries? I got R600 600W which is LiFeP04 battery type I’m not sure should I try to charge directly into it? Cus I use solar controller as mentioned, it didn’t charge at all. Hopefully, u r the one can help solve my problems. Thanks mate for ur best videos. I’m ur tech fan👏🏼

Thanks for your feedback about my videos :) You'd need to contact Allpowers to confirm if the panel you are using is okay to use with their product (not too many volts), and secondly - yes, most of these portable power stations do have the controller built into them. You would have to check with Allpowers though that that is the case with theirs. If it is not working when solar is connected, it may very well be the fact that you have a solar controller attached when it is not needed. However, please contact Allpowers to confirm all this as I am not familiar with their product. Also confirm you have it connected up properly when you get in touch with them. Best of luck getting it sorted :)

@@unintentionallyoffgrid appreciated ur kindness ideas. Thanks heaps👏🏼🥰

sure does!

Thxs, saved me 28 minutes

@@petearvo 28 minutes of waffling, no less.

There's no need to be worried. In the video, I mentioned that the panels do not come with the controller, nor is it required - as the power station comes with everything needed inbuilt. If the panels were to come with a controller, I would need to bypass it. The link in the comments goes directly to the item I purchased on the Kings site to confirm it's specs. There are also links to all the other items mentioned, where you can look at their specs too. This is why I add links to all my videos. The voltage on the Kings panel is totally fine for use with the iTechworld 1300P. I even double checked with iTechworld before purchasing. You've done your own sums to convert to volts as I only see watts on my power station (as per what was shown in the video). At no time does it show volts other than when I show the specs on the sticker on the back of the solar panel. I have no reason in my day to day life to convert watts to volts, so I don't do this. I'm not sure why AGMs are being mentioned here, as none of iTechworld's portable power stations come with AGMs, they are lithium. There's quite a difference in weight between lithium/AGMs - as well as how AGM's/lithium batteries work. You may wish to watch Kickass's very detailed video about the differences between AGMs and lithium's, if you have not already. Link: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-fH7dJyHQRVw.html Regardless, all information provided was true and correct - and extremely detailed -and there is absolutely no need for concern. These power stations are super simple, plug and play and as long as you follow the specs outlined on the product pages, all is safe. iTechworld also have a number of safety features built in, in the instance something wasn't going quite right.

The unit has an mppt controller inside so it's fine

In my video, I mention that the iTechworld products come with the controller and everything else inbuilt, hence not requiring a controller on the actual Kings solar panel.

At no point at all in the video is there a display of any voltage readout .. There is Watts in .. Watts out .. Temp and % of charge .. Love to know where you got the voltage reading from ??? This setup is perfectly fine .. Only thing I would do if desperate for more Charge is to play with the angle of the panel a bit threwout the day .. But she is getting all she needs out of it so it's perfect for her ...

​@@unintentionallyoffgridYep ..I heard you mention it a few times so not sure how others have missed it ..