[500Wh portable power supply with a current price of less than 30,000 yen] "EBL portable power supply 500W" is recommended for ordinary households who only go camping a few times a year [QOCL Improvement Committee #004]

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The author, who has written review articles on portable power supplies several times, including real-life experiences such as traveling in a camper van, places the most emphasis on portable power supplies specs is "capacity and rated output (incremental maximum)" in addition to "price, size, and weight."

The model I usually use is EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W when I tried out EBL Portable Power Supply 500W I will explain to you why I came to the conclusion that 500W"

What is EBL portable power supply?

The EBL nickel-hydrogen rechargeable battery and its charger that I actually use for clip-on flashes. It's not impressively high performance, but I've never felt any dissatisfaction.

A long-established manufacturer that has been making batteries, battery chargers, and more since 1998 for over 20 years.

The " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " is a Chinese manufacturer called EBL. Many people are wary of Chinese manufacturers, but it is now possible to say that most of the cost-effective portable power supplies are made by Chinese manufacturers. Except for those with the economic power to ignore prices, it is common for many people to choose a portable power source made by Chinese manufacturers or made in China.

That said, it must take a lot of courage to suddenly purchase a portable power source, a relatively expensive item from a brand you never know. Therefore, if you would like to know more about EBL, we recommend that you try purchasing a set of the same Ni-MH battery and charger from Amazon etc. If you check the quality, you will realize that this manufacturer is a manufacturer that is far from the image that it is "cheap or bad" made by some Chinese manufacturers. Incidentally, I also love EBL nickel-hydrogen rechargeable batteries at home, but I have never felt any particular problem.

wrote a review article for the first time in 2022 " EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W I have been using EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W without any major complaints 've been asked to review EBL Portable Power Supply 500W with an electric capacity of about half and almost the same size Basically, I even thought that portable power supplies would be more appropriate to have a larger capacity, so I think that how much can it be used at about 500Wh? I actually tried it out, having some mean questions like this.

Recommended points

• A sufficient capacity of 519Wh without using large-power appliances
• Low price for a reasonable amount even for ordinary households that are not used outdoors
• AC (household) power cannot be used when passing through (please check) but pass-through charging is supported*
• Up to 10 devices can be charged simultaneously
• Supports charging from solar panels
• It supports 60W USB PD, so it is convenient for laptops and other computers.

*Although it supports pass-through charging, we recommend not using an AC power source when charging to protect the battery's performance.

Points that interest me

• There is no fast charging mode that supports short-term charging
• The size is almost the same as "EBL portable power supply 1000W".

Main Specifications and ratings

Detailed review

What you can and can't do with 500W: If you give up on the microwave, 500W is almost enough for outdoor use.

The "EBL Portable Power Supply 500W" is a large "500W" written on the top left of the front of the main unit. In reality, the capacity is slightly larger than 519Wh and 500Wh.

A portable power source that is now an essential tool for disasters and emergency use, even if you are not a regular person who enjoys outdoor activities or camping. However, when you buy it, you may be worried about how much capacity it will take. In fact, when you pay, there are as many large capacity as you can, and the size and weight will increase rapidly. So I thought the price was less than 100,000 yen and the weight of my wife and I could somehow handle it with one hand was less than 10kg, so I looked for a portable power source, but with this budget it was a large capacity and 1000Wh class. The 500Wh class has a budget to spare. actually introduced EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W " and the " EBL Solar Panel 100W 20V , which were available for purchase on the 100W solar panels just before the budget However, the total amount at the time was approximately 85,000 yen.

In my case, I go on camper vans relatively frequently, so it would be reasonable if it was under 100,000 yen, but I think it's a little too expensive for people who only go camping a few times a year, and are basically for use in emergencies and disasters. What's more attractive than I expected is the 500Wh class, like EBL portable power supply 500W What's more, the "EBL Portable Power Supply 500W" is much more affordable than the 1000W.

portable power supply, the 1000Wh class portable power supply , and the 500Wh class EBL portable power supply 500W , the battery capacity is about twice as different, with a rated output of 500W (up to 1000W instantaneously) compared to 1000W (up to 2000W instantaneously). In reality, for example, if you have a 500W electric stove, the theoretical value is that " EBL portable power supply 1000W " can last for about 2 hours, while the " EBL portable power supply 500W " can only last for about 1 hour.

However, even if it is set to the 1000Wh class, heating and cooling appliances, such as coolers and heaters, which consume a lot of power, often require nearly 1000W of electricity, and in the end they only operate for about an hour, so they cannot be expected to have a very large effect in terms of practical use. Other household appliances that consume a lot of power include dishwashers, induction cookers, irons, toaster ovens, electric kettles, irons, washing machines, dryers, and vacuum cleaners, but most of them don't feel the need to move them even when they're outdoors or in emergencies. The only thing that refrigerators depend on the size and power consumption, but if they are powered out for a short period of time, they can operate for a few hours, so the large capacity 1000Wh class may have the advantage. However, it will take a considerable amount of decision to allocate valuable electricity from a portable power source to the refrigerator during a power outage that is unknown how long it will last.

Among these large-power appliances, I would like to use the microwave in a short amount of time, even if it consumes electricity from a portable power source. It can be used for a few minutes of usage, which is also attractive because it actually consumes less power. However, many products have an instantaneous maximum of nearly 2000W even in 500W or 600W microwaves, so I can say I chose the "EBL portable power supply 1000W". In short, I wanted to ensure that I could use the microwave when traveling in a camper van.

I don't know about this because I rarely use this microwave, but hair dryers consume a lot of electricity in a relatively short period of time, and are home appliances that you should use even outdoors or in emergencies. Conversely, if you give up on a microwave and a hair dryer, you probably won't find many home appliances that consume a lot of power even when using the electricity from a portable power source.

Conversely, mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets that you absolutely want to use can originally run at several W to tens of W for battery power, so if you have the EBL Portable Power Supply 500W , it can run for several dozen hours, and even laptops with relatively large power consumption are said to consume around 50 to 120W, so if you have the minimum amount of email checks, you should be able to use the built-in battery without any problems for several days. To actually try these, EBL portable power supply 500W to Forever Camping Paradise, which , and actually tried it out.

For testing, we used an "EBL portable power supply 500W" that was charged to 100% using a household power source (AC power source). It can also be charged through a cigarette lighter socket or solar panel.

First use a laptop with a "EBL portable power supply 500W" that has been charged to 100%.

I tried using my laptop with "EBL Portable Power Supply 500W" for about 90 minutes, assuming I checked my email in the morning.

In fact, EBL portable power supply 500W to Forever Camping Paradise , and before testing the battery life, we conducted a number of full charging experiments from 0% to 100% using our home AC power source (home power source). The spec table states that the charging time is 7-8 hours, but in our environment, we have charged it several times from 0% to 100%, but we would like to inform you that the charging was completed in about 5-6 hours.

The first thing we tested was the power consumption on a laptop with the "EBL portable power supply 500W" that was fully charged after a solid charge of 519Wh. I took the portable power supply after charging it properly, but since the built-in battery of my laptop, MacBook Pro 13-inch 2017, is only about 35% charged, I would like to refuse to charge it while it is running. In addition, I ran it for about an hour and a half for 90 minutes, in order to check email for a long time, and played OUTDOOR GEARZINE's YouTube videos

EBL Portable Power 500W " was reduced by 9% by using Wi-Fi for an hour and a half The reason why power consumption is gradually decreasing is likely to be due to the large impact of the built-in battery for the MacBook Pro 13-inch 2017, which initially only had 35% of the charge, being charged to 100% after 90 minutes. Also, the MacBook Pro 13-inch 2017 is compatible with USB PD 60W, so we did an experiment by powering directly over USB without using AC power. If possible, it is recommended not to use an AC power source, as it allows for efficient use of the electricity from the portable power source.

Even after using my laptop for an hour and a half from the morning, the power consumption was less than 10%.

Among the mobile appliances that many people use on a daily basis, even if you use a laptop with a large amount of power consumption, the electricity used in an hour and a half is quite excellent, with less than 10% of the electricity used in the first and a half.

I could see the cloud breaks so I tried charging it with "EBL Solar Panel 100W 20V".

EBL's solar panel "EBL Solar Panel 100W 20V". I also load it in a camper van and use it to charge the "EBL portable power supply 1000W".

It was extremely hot on the day of the experiment, but the conditions were often cloudy and blocked by the sun. Therefore, I was thinking that I could experiment with charging with a solar panel, which is a big impact even if it is just a little shade of sunlight, but I could see the clouds breaking, so " EBL Solar Panel 100W 20V EBL Portable Power Supply 500W".

It was charged to 5% in about an hour. It can be said that it recovered more than half of the electricity consumed during an hour and a half of the power consumed during the laptop, but solar panels are very affected by how much sunlight hits them. The sky scene from the day the experiment was conducted is as shown in the photo below. " EBL Solar Panel 100W 20V " was too cloudy to demonstrate its full potential. According to the spec table and other information, the EBL Solar Panel 100W 20V has the ability to fully charge the EBL portable power supply 500W in about 7-9 hours In conditions where it is difficult to secure a power source that can be charged, such as in the event of a disaster or for long-term camping, solar panels, which charge portable power sources at a very high speed when the weather is sunny, are an important option to consider purchasing. In addition to the 100W type, EBL also offers 200W type, so it's nice that you can choose the one that suits your usage.

The weather isn't bad, but the weather is cloudy. It was not suitable for experimenting with solar panels, but it was able to charge it to about 5% in an hour.

Even if you spin two reliable fans in emergencies or outdoors, you can easily use them.

To prevent the heat, fans are more realistic than coolers that consume too much electricity. In the test, we adopted the mean condition of using two fans at the same time.

Whether it's outdoors or in emergencies, how to cool down in the summer season is an important issue. It would be fine if you could use a cooler that you normally use at home or a spot cooler outdoors, but coolers that often have power consumption of over 1,000W are great if you can use the 500Wh class " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " as well as the 1,000Wh class " EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W " for 1-2 hours. However, it is not a clever way to use all the electricity from your portable power source to run the cooler for about an hour.

This is why realistic usage is a fan or circulator. actual price around 9,000 yen from the chest of drawers, which I usually use at home, Solar Power Fan2 from Apics International (actual price around 20,000 yen) using EBL portable power supply 500W

The 3D swingable JH01 Circulator is connected to an AC power source, while the Solar Power Fan2, which is equipped with a solar panel and can be powered by battery powering, is powered by USB to operate each one. be said that the reason they operated two units at once was that they were worried that the battery of the " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " was not enough for a single unit, so it was argued that they wanted to test it under more mean conditions.

The Solar Power Fan2 has a full rhythmic wind, while the JH01 Circulator operates in a mode where the air flow is detected at a temperature above 30°C and automatically adjusts the air flow. However, when two units are simultaneously operated, the power consumed in an hour was only 3% of the "EBL Portable Power Supply 500W". Even if two fans are run continuously for six hours, the calculation is that they only consume about 20% of electricity.

EBL portable power supply 500W for just 2 days of camping or a power source that requires running a fan to cool off during a power outage, then the supply is more than enough.

, some people may be concerned that even though the power capacity is half, the " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " is not much different in size from the " EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W However, in reality, considering that it is necessary to charge smartphones and other devices for the whole family, the author feels that it is quite practical to be able to charge up to 10 devices simultaneously, including wireless charging, thanks to the large size of the unit.

The Apics International's Solar Power Fan2 used in the test is equipped with a solar panel, waterproof and battery-powered, making it a safe unit even outdoors and in emergencies.

Continuous use with "Bonarca Car Refrigerated Freezer 15L" to use the battery

"Bonarca Car Refrigerated Freezer 15L." It can be used continuously by connecting items used as a sub-refrigerator for a camper van. I thought about using up the battery.

I started using my computer with the intention of checking my email in the morning, and although I used a solar panel to charge it halfway through, I continued to use the EBL Portable Power Supply 500W and the remaining battery power of the EBL Portable Power Supply 500W was 93%. Not even 10% was available. So I connected the portable refrigerator that I continuously consume electricity and want to use for long periods of time at camping, and the author's favorite Bonarca Car Refrigerator 15L using a DC power cigarette lighter socket to drive it.

The outside temperature was above 30°C, but the temperature was set at 5°C, as if the ingredients I took to camp were refrigerated and stored. Under these conditions, we observed the time it took to run out of electricity from EBL portable power supply 500W

It may have been a mistake to put the "Bonarca Car Refrigerated Freezer 15L" into eco mode, but the " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " continued to supply power while maintaining the temperature inside the cabinet at 5°C for about 28 hours, not just for a day. The temperature inside the cabinet was initially about 31°C, and it took about 30 minutes for the temperature to drop to 5°C, which consumed a lot of power during this period. The cooling stops when the temperature inside the cabinet reaches the set 5°C, and when the temperature inside the cabinet reaches around 7°C, cooling begins again, so depending on the timing of the measurement, many cases have been observed that the power consumption is 0W.
I thought that the electric capacity of " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W Recording the test results is a difficult result. Incidentally, during the test, the lid of the "Bonarca Car Refrigerated Freezer 15L" was not opened and closed. In actual use, the lid is opened and closed when removing ingredients, so the temperature inside the cabinet will rise each time, which is why the actual operating time will be slightly shorter. However, it would be more than enough for a one-night, two-day period.

Summary: Portable power supplies you can choose based on your frequency of use and budget

For general use, the 500Wh class "EBL portable power supply 500W" is just right

If you look at the two units side by side, you can see that the "EBL Portable Power Supply 500W" (front right) is not that small compared to the "EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W" (back left).

Perhaps because of the recent rise in natural disasters, it seems that portable power sources are essential not only for people who buy portable power sources to enjoy outdoors and camping more, but also for charging their computers and smartphones in emergencies and disasters, and for driving information collection tools such as televisions and radios. Therefore, price and capacity are extremely important factors.

Basically, the higher the price of portable power supplies, the larger the capacity, but models that can be purchased up to around 100,000 yen do not have enough electrical capacity to use a cooler or electric stove with a large power consumption of over 1,000W, just like usual.

In particular, the 1,000Wh class EBL portable power supply 1000W and the 500Wh class EBL portable power supply 500W , which I strongly feel is whether a microwave and a hair dryer can be used or not.

Of course, there is a double difference in electrical capacity, but unless you are thinking about running a home appliance with a large amount of power consumption, the results of the test are as mentioned above. The main focus is to camp for about 2 days, and if you are preparing for a short-term power outage, the " EBL portable power supply 500W " is enough. If you have a budget and want more security, I would also recommend EBL Portable Power Supply 1000W EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " below 30,000 yen is actually very attractive.

Rather than worrying about all of this or that, first try using a portable power source and find out what you need, the 500Wh class " EBL Portable Power Supply 500W " is more than enough, so why not try to experience its high cost performance?

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Former monthly camera magazine editor. While pursuing the spectacular views of Hokkaido and the wildlife, I was completely hooked on the outdoor life of camper vans and sleeping in my car. While traveling the entire country with his 2-year-old son and wife, he is a photographer writer who photographs and writes everything he has experienced, not only cameras and lenses, but also outdoor camping, child-rearing, PC gadgets, cooking, and dieting. OUTDOOR GEARZINE plans to write a variety of articles, focusing on the QOCL (Quality of Camping Life) Improvement Committee, which will improve the quality of life in camping and camper vans.

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