Anker SOLIX F3800 Plus Portable Power Station and 400W Solar Panel, 3,840Wh

I purchased this as part of a home emergency backup. I found out that it can take a ton of solar, too and fast charge with a 240 v generator. I have it hooked into my home through a generator port and with a soft start on my AC, 2750 of solar and a generator I can go forever. I bought the extension battery with it, now I want more. I have actually had fun with it. It is very high quality and easy to use and you can expand it as your needs (and budget) expand. It puts out 6000 watts and can surge a bit higher. It does cap out at 25 amps so it will run just about anything.

I have a 30A generator input into my home panel so have a manual switchover process. It's been fine for the few times we lose power. I have an inverter generator that handles emergency load (fridge, freezer, gas furnace blower, computer gear) but firing it up does take some time. I wanted to have a quick source of power that could drive things for a few hours but still allow recharging via generator for long outages (our last was five days a bit over a year ago). I did not feel the need to buy additional batteries with this setup, though it's nice to have that option. Tested out this set by running through my switchover procedure, using SOLIX instead of inverter. Worked like a champ, power quality is of course clean (that's why I replaced my old generator with an inverter- the power was so dirty the GFCI circuits kept tripping). Turned on a "typical" number of devices that I'd expect to support during an outage and the Solix projected over four hours of run time. I then connected my inverter generator to the SOLIX 240V input and started it up. Display showed about 2400W input (inverter can output double that) and a short recharge time (made sense since SOLIX was nearly fully charged). Inverter stayed in low idle with that light load which is another plus (quiet)! I know these input/output values can be tweaked using the app. I have a surge suppressor/circuit tester that I normally left inline between the inverter and the house and did hook it up to the SOLIX. It confirmed something useful. Normally the 240V outlet is floating neutral, and indeed before I connected the SOlIX to the house, the tester showed an open ground. Putting it in EV mode resulted in a "good ground" (bit misleading, but indicative of a change in status) showing which confirms what I've read- EV mode is bonded neutral. When I took it out of EV mode and hooked it up to my house, the ground then showed good due to the input outlet being properly grounded. So long story short, I don't have any concerns with ground on this device. The build quality is impressive, not only the SOLIX but the input adapter. I expected basically a cord and thought the price seemed high, but this thing has an impressive box in the middle working the magic. That DOES mean that if it fails then it may be costly, but it seems substantial so I'm not worried.

It's an excellent product. The first one they sent was damaged. I think it was done during shipping. Anker sent me another with no issues. Unfortunately, it was scratched up a little on the top left hand corner. The damage wasn't enough to send the unit back. The packaging is the problem - inadequate considering the weight. The F3800 Plus really has to be man handled.

Very low stand by power consumption

Getting conflicting statements. Chat GP states "push vs pull" electrical physics ...volts are pushed and amp are pulled. The internal MPPT of ur anker 3800 plus will only draw 17amps But Jessica the anker ai witch is trying to sell me grossly OVERPRICED 400 watt ankers. WTH!!! Can u please make what is already hard even harder for ur new customer?? I heard anker had some of the best CS and tech s. ...a week after my purchase there are NO MORE cs PEOPLE. ...can someone PLEASE message me and send me a number

Excellent portable power house when clubbed with the Anker home panel or the alternator. Gas and solar are the icing.

Exceptional engineering! This is the best product of it’s type on the market and the deals Anker has had lately are amazing! All of their Solix products are easily controlled and programed via their app which is extremely well designed. This allows you to create modular solar solutions for not only camping, but also power outages. Their entire Solix modular system is literally the best engineering I’ve ever seen. But it! u to create modular solar solutions for not only camping, but also power outages. Their entire Solix modular system is literally the best engineering I’ve ever seen. I’ve got all the needs of my home covered with 3 C2000 units and this F3800. Buy this!

While this product does appear to be high quality, the marketing is extremely deceptive. I bought this thinking I would be able to save power by shifting my time of use, but turns out that's not possible without the smart home panel. The marketing allides to being able to use it like that, but those features are absent without the smart panel. It's not unreasonable to assume this device could do this on its own, all the elctronics are there. If all you need is a giant battery bank / solar battery, then this may work for you. If you are planning on getting the home power panel, this may work for you. If you are like me and thinking of using this as a standalone unit to shift time of use, as the marketing alludes to, this won't work. It's very difficult to ascertain this information from any official documentation or marketing. Now I have to wrestle this massive thing back into its box to return it. Extremely dissappointed, will be looking at ecoflow instead.

The units work well. There a bit quirky, outlets shut off depends how you charge. That makes no sense to me. Ive got the generator adapter with all sorts of power, yet plugs are disabled unless i buy an adapter. It would make sense to configure the plugs way you want. I believe my unit is miswired slightly… All my 120v outlets have voltage present while running off the battery 25A plug has 120v Definitely need to test more. Ive been sourcing all sorts of adapters to see if i can make it work for my setup. Id say theres potential. Will probably purchase the home power panel kit.