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Anker PowerPort Solar: An Overview

hey what's up everyone Tim here from everyday tactical vids today we're looking at this product from ankor this is the powerport solar basically what you have is a set of three solar panels and you can charge two different items using USB ports connected to these solar panels

here's a look at the box it comes in really nothing too fancy to say about it basically it keeps the product safe and when you open it up inside you can see they want you to know they're America's number one USB charging brand

as far as paperwork you get this little thing that says not happy or on this side happy so basically uh you know you can give them feedback and then your welcome guide is very simple so how to use it get it in the sun plug in your items charge them up keep your phones and tablets out of the direct sunlight light intensity will affect the charger output bright sunlight provides the provides Optimum charging conditions that's pretty much it and then down here on the end we have the spec basically what you're getting here is your output your open size your closed size and the weight of the uh of the product

I will tell you that um when we look inside you'll see that basically they're like lots of sun good medium sunlight not so good poor sunlight bad it's kind of common sense when it comes to using a solar charger uh the real test that this will see will be to see how quickly it actually charges up uh an item so let's open it up look at it and let's head out to the sunlight

Product Features and Initial Testing

Design and Core Functionality

so I want to note here this is the 21 watt solar charger you do have dual outputs again you can charge two things at the same time here are your three solar panels over here you can see lots of sunlight good medium sunlight you know not so great and then no sunlight or rain or lots of clouds it's not going to be helpful at all

Let's look down at this last section here you can see open up the hook and loop which is in the middle and look down in you can see that little red light glowing so that means that the panels over here are picking up light and uh Char you know being ready to basically charge your items uh this is not a battery pack so it's not storing power it's just going to send power out you can also see it says IQ which means that it's going to be able to sense you know it's basically not going to fry your phone your iPad things like that they do include one micro USB which you can keep in there uh just know that because that's open you know if this gets dumped out stuff can fall out it is good though because if you're charging up you know with the panels out exposed to the sun you could keep an item in there so that it doesn't get you know totally fried out in the hot sun

Real-World Charging Test Setup

here's a quick look at my Fitbit as it's charging so it's about halfway charged now and let me show you what the setup looks like so this is it on the back of my car three panels I would call our weather right now partially cloudy and it's going from partially cloudy to Sunny you can actually see some of the reflection of the clouds there on the hood of my car but we'll uh put a timer on and see how the charging process goes

and it's going from partly cloudy to mostly sunny and then you know a little bit of clouds again so you're never going to be in ideal situations all the time um so I wanted to test it out and see what it's like actually in these less than ideal fully Sunny uh situations just as a point of reference looking at the sky you can see some clouds over there then Blue Sky bunch of clouds over that way blue skies again so it's definitely mixed as far as what we're getting for sunlight coming through here

Performance, Use Cases, and Brand Confidence

Charging Performance in Mixed Conditions

All right we're fully charged and it took about an hour and 24 minutes so let me offer some thoughts here um took about an hour and a half to charge my Fitbit uh what can I tell you about that to me that's that's decent um it was cloudy and then partially cloudy and sunny so there was a mix of everything it was never very very cloudy um but it certainly wasn't Prime you know midday sunlight blaring down or you know Shining down onto the three solar panels uh the reason I like to test things in that type of lighting is just because you're not going to often have the best lighting out there uh that's just life that's what happens so I want to see how long does it take to charge something if you had an iPhone that was on zero in that amount of time you would have it well charged but you know in probably about 20 minutes you could have enough charge where if you had to make a phone call and talk for four five six minutes whatever uh you'd be good to go so that's not a major uh to me it it functions like it should function

Personal and Emergency Applications

what am I going to be using this for well I'm going to actually keep this at home for part of my uh emergency setup just at the house for the family you know if power went out and there was no way to uh to charge anything up we could just get out into even some weak sunlight and charge up iPhones and things like that to make phone calls whatever the case might be so that's where it's going to stay

Anker does have a smaller version of this so instead of three panels it has two and that's a little bit more lightweight easier to travel uh with that but this you know this is a cool option I'm going out to shop show in uh probably you know what is it 4 months or so 3 months 4 months anyhow um I'll be in the desert there so maybe I'll bring this out and test it out there if I feel like it I do have some other products from ankor that work quite well so I may not need a a solar charger but we will see

Anker's Innovation and Reliability

what I can tell you is that there's plenty of companies out there making solar chargers or battery packs and things like that what I do want to say though is seems like Anchor's always ahead of the curve on that like they have the latest technology they're thinking of different ways to create items that you can use for charging uh whether it's solar or just you know a battery pack something like that there always seems they always seem to be ahead of the curve and that's really proven by the number of people who use their products so if you're going to invest some money in something that's not you know a $5 thing that may break in a month and a half uh anchor is definitely a good company to go with they powered me all the way through SHOT show 2015 or I guess 2016 and they're going to be a power source for me through all of Shot Show 2017 and probably all the upcoming shot shows I go into the future because I like their products and um they're a good company to work with

Conclusion

so thanks for che out this video uh links down below if you want to purchase this or other anchor products and uh if you do contact them or if you're in touch with them let them let them know that everyday tactical vids is a place where you heard about their products thanks as always for checking out the videos more videos coming soon take care

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Anker PowerPort Solar?

The Anker PowerPort Solar is a 21-watt solar charger featuring three solar panels and dual USB outputs, allowing users to charge two devices simultaneously directly from sunlight.

Does the Anker PowerPort Solar store power like a battery pack?

No, the Anker PowerPort Solar is not designed to store power. It functions as a direct charging solution, sending power out to your devices as it collects sunlight.

How does sunlight intensity impact the Anker PowerPort Solar's charging efficiency?

The charging efficiency of the Anker PowerPort Solar is significantly affected by light intensity. Bright, direct sunlight provides optimum charging conditions, while medium, poor, or cloudy conditions will reduce the charger's output and overall speed.