Sunday, June 21, 2009

Xantrex 852-0200 XPower Powerpack 200 Plus Portable Backup Power Source

Product Description

The XPower Powerpack 200 Plus is a great addition to your vehicle's emergency-preparedness kit. It will jump-start your vehicle, its air compressor will inflate tires, and its built-in emergency light lets others see you if you’re stranded. This portable power source will charge cordless and mobile phones so you can stay connected to family and friends during a blackout. It also can power a TV, radio, or computer, so you can stay safe and follow news and weather updates during hurricanes or other storms. Or if you need power on the go, the XPower Powerpack 200 Plus can operate a variety of electronic products such as a camcorder, video game console, hand-held blender, fan, and more so you can stay productive, comfortable, and entertained.


Product Details

  • Amazon Sales Rank: #3640 in Automotive
  • Brand: Xantrex
  • Model: 852-0200
  • Dimensions: 6.00" h x 12.00" w x 9.00" l, 19.00 pounds

Features

  • Provides up to 200 watts of AC power
  • Operates 115-volt AC or 12-volt DC products anywhere
  • 250 PSI air compressor for inflating tires and sports equipment
  • Comes with vehicle jumper cables
  • Built-in emergency light for illumination at home or on the road

Amazon.com Product Description
There are many times when extra power is needed, but not available. If an outlet is not within reach or plugging into the dashboard cigarette lighter is simply not an option, you'll be pleased that you have the Xantrex Powerpack 200. This device is an all-in-one unit that is not only powerful enough to start your car, but robust enough to provides portable power for small appliances -- it even comes with a built-in air compressor for all your inflating needs.



The Xantrex Powerpack 200 has enough power to jump-start your vehicle and run small appliances. View larger.


It comes with a built-in air compressor for tires and other inflation needs.


The clamps secure to the side of the Powerpack to ensure they don't get lost.
Enough Power to Jump-Start Your Car
Powered by a rechargeable battery, the Powerpack 200 provides up to 200 watts of AC power. It can jump start most 4-cylinder and 6-cylinder engines, and will operate a wide range of DC-powered products. This unit is ideal for power emergencies and comes with a built-in emergency light for extra illumination and jumper cables.

Inflate Tires and Sports Equipment
The Powerpack 200 also comes with a 250 psi air compressor for inflating vehicle tires, small sports equipment, camping equipment, pool toys, and more.

Power Additional Appliances
The unit also has the ability to power small appliances such as cell phones, laptops, lights, radios, nearly anything you might need in an emergency situation.

Great for Outings
The Powerpack 200 isn't just for times of need. It is perfect for taking on camping trips or outings where some extra power is needed to run camcorders, video games, televisions, even your espresso machine.

Safety Mechanisms
The feature-rich Powerpack 200 has a built-in 200-watt inverter, a sealed, non-spillable 12 amp-hour AGM battery, and a reverse polarity detector to prevent accidentally clamping the cables onto the wrong terminals. A barragraph LED indicator monitors the Powerpack's battery charge level, so it won't overcharge, and an audible alarm signals unit overheat and battery under-voltage conditions. An overload and over-temperature protection is built in to ensure longer inverter life.

Accessories
It comes equipped with an AC charger to recharge it from a standard wall outlet, and a DC charging cable to recharge from your vehicle so that it can be recharged anywhere, anytime, so it will always be ready when you need it. The jumper clips are designed for easy storage on the unit, so there's no need to worry about them getting separated and lost. No matter who you are, the XPower Powerpack 200 Plus is a great addition to your vehicle's emergency-preparedness kit.


Customer Reviews

Wonder how I ever did without it.5
I have sleep apnea and can run my cpap for eight plus hours when the power goes out. It inflates things with ease. Our car battery was completely dead and it started it on the first try. We have had ours for over a year and now I want to buy them for gifts.

Excellent portable power solution5
This is an all around great performer when it comes to portable power. With an AC and DC plug you can power many small devices for a long time. As well I have jumped a couple cars with no trouble. Having everything available in a compact profile is very handy. The designers of this did a great job of thinking about it from the customer standpoint when putting it all together. My only issue with it is the charging of the pack via DC. I have 2 of them, a 150 and a 200 and neither will charge via the DC adapter. (in the manual it says you can use the double sided dc adapter and charge it back up via your car's cigarette adapter.

Can't be beat for the price.5
Seems I got mine for under 50 dollars and it was Free Shipping, which is the main reason why I try to always do Amazon first.
For 39.95 delivered to your door, it's AWESOME.

Keep in mind it is a 12 Amp/Hour battery. This must be considered when you are thinking about your application/use. For most people this means look at the AC Inverter Output ratings: 160W contintuous/200W for 5 minutes, 320W max brief surge, at 115V AC 60Hz appliances. Use a 200W incandescent lamp and probably how long would you think until it starts to go dim?

I bought it because it's better than jumper cables, has a functional flashlight, and I can inflate my tires, although I'd say don't expect much from the itty bitty compressor motor, it took about a minute to inflate a small pillow for my sleeping bag!

However, primarily, it purchased this for a powersupply to my QRP ham radio, which draws only 55 mA on RX and 1 Amp max on TX, so this battery will run my radio for days. I used it for 4 hours mostly transmitting (5 Watts). After the contest, 4 hours later, it was still able to give me 5W output with the Voltage reading 11.9V on Transmit, 12V on Receive. It's small, the integrated handle is wonderful, and everything is self-contained.

Unbeatable if you can ever get so lucky and find it for under 50 bux.

It is possible to improve the longevity and Power handling performance of the battery, but not without significant addition of weight, and not without significant increase in cost.

There are other makes that cost more, are bigger, heavier, and have no inverter. Not to mention pressure guage and built in air hose+nozzles.

This product does everything I want it to do, but I was not expecting it to power even a 60W bulb or anything like that. It does what it was designed to do.

If someone buys the smallest Toyota pickup truck expecting it to accomplish the hauling capacity of a Full Sized Tundra, only disappointment can follow.

I am very pleased with my unit and I would purchase Xantrex again.

NT4XT

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