EcoFlow RIVER 2 - taken apart and tested 

Pulling more than 5 or 6 amps continually through those "cigarette lighter" type sockets will lead to a spiral of problems. A better 12v output needs to become the "norm".

I do like the fact that it has a 5 year warranty. That is good enough for me.

Try starting the heater with the eco fully charged. 30% the batteries are dead and you're commanding way too much.

Cigarette lighter sockets in this day and age are just a terrible design, so many much better designs, but cos cars standardised them for use by smokers, they ended up being all over the place, and they are so damned flaky when it comes to suppling more than an amp or two as they rely on sheer luck for the plugs to actually stay put, but, we're stuck with them, which sucks, especially when there's so many far better options for 12v accessory plugs... :\

I wont be buying 1 of those then!

i believe you may have unplugged the output plug which is NOT displaying the output wattages. so you may need to look at the wirings.

My router allows me to have a guest network. I keep this set 2.4Ghz only and put all my IOT devices on that.

the reason for the small inverter might be due to current limits, if they're smaller cells (particularly LiFePo4) they're probably not rated for more than 50A continuous discharge.

I'd be interested to see how a GoalZero pack stack up, compared to the cheap ones - i.e. is it worth the extra money?

A 1.4 meter battery... how did they fit them in there? :P

Thanks David... after watching your video I went out and bought the River 2 Max. I guessing they are about the same inside.

Hi David. Another nice review. Never mind the whistles and bells, quite happy to cart a battery pack that will fire up my diesel heater which will keep my winter tent warm.

Good to see what lies beneath the covers and I am very impressed on how clean the circuit board is.

Thanks buddy, nice informations.

Nice to know that it has a 3000 charge cycle which means I can use it for around 10 years.

I agree about pushing up the inverter output though this is better than some at 600w.

I have the same situation with the River 2 Max the Watt meter is poor and does not register under 20 watts. It also does not register low level solar input either. I love the app and the quick charge. The fans also seem to run at full speed a lot when other similar sized powerstations are silent. I'm on the fence about whether to keep or return. I agree with you well constructed. Thanks for the content.

lots of other people can get 8 amps out the dc socket at 11- 12v. also i believe the ground is there so when its plugged in (charging) the output will also have ground

Its not garbage, they are very clear on the output of the 12v socket......

I have one of these units, and in my testing, the AC output draw must be above 15 watts to show on the display or in the app, which is disappointing considering the previous versions would register any wattage draw.