 "Do not buy!" | 2008-08-17 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1SGCWSFN4KMMN |
| This is the second 1500 I purchased. I returned the first one and now the second one is working. I own two of the 600's which outperform the 1500. Very disappointed with this product. Buyer beware! |
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 "List price is $369, not $449" | 2008-06-03 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2HQKLMI74LJ28 |
| Amazon lies, the list price is almost $100 less than they advertise on here. This unit is great if you take care of it (ie DO NOT GET IT WET) and use an automatic transfer switch (if you are using it for sump pump backup). |
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| "Ready when I need it" | 2008-04-29 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1TTSKVWHTEO8B |
| I like this product because we get a lot of power outages in Southfield, Michigan. Our power pack is ready when we need it and it doesn't annoy the neighbors (or us) with loud obnoxious noise and fumes. We even bought a second one. Someday we'll step up to the solar charger kit that goes with it. Amazon also had the best price anywhere. |
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 "Updated Specs" | 2008-03-24 |
| - Reviewed By grantj35 |
Xantrex has changed the battery capacity of the Xantrex XPower Powerpack 1500. The unit delivered to me now has 51 AH (Amp Hour)'s of battery storage instead of the 60 AH listed in the Amazon product description or 63 AH listed in the downloadable product manual. The smaller battery capacity will shorten the charge time but will also shorten the time things will run when plugged into the unit.
Also note that the inverters output is 1350 watts continuous, 1500 watts burst for 10 minutes and 3000 watts maximum AC surge. |
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| "Silent power, great stuff" | 2008-03-06 |
| - Reviewed By User: A224W17K0O0Y9H |
| I used this thing for powering up some lights on an independent film and it worked out great. Four hours of non-stop filming and it still had enough juice to jump start my brothers car. I can't say enough good things about this inverter. |
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| "More Power!" | 2008-02-18 |
| - Reviewed By mikemcg90 |
| I had purchased a 400 watt portable power device (same manufacturer; Xantrex) about a year previous and was very pleased at its ability to power a fan and lamp for several hours during power failures. Then I started thinking about keeeping a fridge going during a summer power failure (we live in the woods; trees fall, lines snap)and found this bad boy on sale. It arrived double boxed--the store box nestled inside a shipping box with custom made foam dividers--in perfect shape. It was also fully charged. I've only used it for a few tests to see if it worked, and it functions well. The hand truck that supports it and makes it easy to move around is very well made (excellent tires!) and was easy to assemble. The charging unit is itself a pretty high end device that can be used to recharge a dead car battery! I like the freedom and security this gives us, the price was right, it looks pretty cool and it should have all the power we need to keep things going while the guys in the trucks get the power back up. |
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| "Update with disappointment" | 2008-02-18 |
| - Reviewed By mikemcg90 |
It is now summer of 2008 and we have finally had a couple of long power failures. Imagine my shock when the 'low power' warning buzzer on the unit came on after an hour; the unit was fully charged and we were only running a lamp with a 60 watt bulb! I subsequently tested it rigorously and, while it could power much bigger load items (like our fridge) than our little 400 watt version, it barely even lasted an hour. Meanwhile, our stupid little 400 watt version went three hours when tested on lamps and fans and such. I tested the 1500 on the exact same lamps and fans and it always conked out early. Luckily, the company rep has been very nice and they are replacing it under the one year warranty, but I will have to pay the (60 pound) shipping to them (and box this cumbersome beast up). They'll pay for the shipping of the new one to me. I'm not happy. Stay tuned and I'll let you know how the new one fares--you can be sure I'll be testing it right away. If it's the same deal as this I'll be requesting a refund and will not be at all happy about shipping it back. I may need to bring Amazon into the mix if that happens.
Original review follows (oh, and to answer the question asked of the original review, I ordered it from Amazon, who packed it so well. Now I'm worried about what shape the new one will arrive in!)
I had purchased a 400 watt portable power device (same manufacturer; Xantrex) about a year previous and was very pleased at its ability to power a fan and lamp for several hours during power failures. Then I started thinking about keeeping a fridge going during a summer power failure (we live in the woods; trees fall, lines snap)and found this bad boy on sale. It arrived double boxed--the store box nestled inside a shipping box with custom made foam dividers--in perfect shape. It was also fully charged. I've only used it for a few tests to see if it worked, and it functions well. The hand truck that supports it and makes it easy to move around is very well made (excellent tires!) and was easy to assemble. The charging unit is itself a pretty high end device that can be used to recharge a dead car battery! I like the freedom and security this gives us, the price was right, it looks pretty cool and it should have all the power we need to keep things going while the guys in the trucks get the power back up. |
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| "Keep an Eye On It!" | 2008-01-26 |
| - Reviewed By node-a |
| This item worked well for a short time but you had better keep an eye on it. I left it in a temperature controlled environment and initially checked it every month for charge. I got a little complacent and let three months pass without checking it, needed it during a power outage and, as luck would have it - it was completely dead. Apparently one of the cells in a battery shorted. This caused a complete discharge of both batteries. You would think the system could monitor this for the $300 price. |
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| "Good Product (maybe) but Amazon messed up" | 2008-01-14 |
| - Reviewed By jpfox@ehs.umass.edu |
| The original order was lost. When I called customer service about the order, she said "wait a few more days," despite the fact the tracking site showed only billing info one week after the order. Amazon finally wrote me that the order was lost. I reordered. The product arrived and appears to be OK. Too early to rate it, however. |
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| "pleased with timing & shipping" | 2007-12-27 |
| - Reviewed By User: A31UA24BPN8K4W |
| I had this shipped to my daughter. She received it timely and in good order. She had to chargeit and has not been able to use it yet. We are pleased. |
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