Works like a charm, and I'm happy to have it for power outages and car jump-starts. So what follows are quibbles... and warnings for those who might expect too much.
While it advertises itself as "Heavy Duty," looks rugged, (and certainly is heavy,) these things are actually for only light usage, and are somewhat fragile.
It won't withstand the extreme temperatures in your car, and needs occasional recharging, so forget just carrying it around in your trunk. And if you over-drain it, it's ruined permanently.
It works great for small lamps, fans, musical instruments, and even my desktop computer. But this is not going to run your refrigerator, toaster, hotplate, coffeepot, or any such energy hogs. It ran my 42" LCD TV, but not long enough to be practical.
For those who want to charge electronic gear like computers or cell phones, they emphatically warn you not to use the AC outlets. The DC outlet, which is like that of your car's cigarette lighter, works fine for these items... which makes one wonder why they have THREE AC outlets and only ONE DC outlet. Also, when using the DC outlet, make sure you switch on the AC outlets, or the alarm for over-draining the unit will not sound.
The jumper cables are good but SHORT, and the built-in light is about like a mediocre flashlight. (A bank of LED's would have made more sense.) The radio is better than I expected.
The digital gauges are so wildly inaccurate as to be virtually worthless. (A 75-watt lamp registered as 30 watts, a 60-watt lamp registered as 10 watts, and a 28-watt fluorescent registered ZERO.)
My last quibble is that the AC charger, in addition to taking forever, gets warm enough to give me pause.
Despite the foregoing, I like the unit a lot, and recommend it wholeheartedly. But I keep it at home and have DC chargers for my electronics.
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