EGO nexus escape 400 watt inverter review

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11 ай бұрын

I bought this ego nexus escape power plus 400 watt inverter with my own money and am doing this review of it to try to help you. I think its great overall. Downsides are the smell it makes and the way it turns off on its own after two hours if you are not pulling 10 watts AC and (or?) 100 mA from one of the usb ports. The upsides are that you get pure sine wave AC power from your ego batteries. Let me know what you think! -johnny
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@rebellucy6200 11 ай бұрын

Good review! I have one and like it. I already had (3 batteries) for my blower and trimmers so it was a no brainer for another portable power station. Funny how you mentioned that weird smell. I noticed it also. Not as bad as my little Bluetti portable power station. It smells so bad I had to remove it from my bedroom.

@TRYtoHELPyou 11 ай бұрын

Tks for the good words. And tks for sharing too, funky smells is just a thing it seems.

@cheesefries7436 2 ай бұрын

I love the idea. This thing is a no-brainer if you already own an ego mower or something. I'll be picking this inverter up for camping trips.

@TRYtoHELPyou 2 ай бұрын

yep yep. its a good choice. If you are looking for lots of power stored, signature solar is a very good option to consider.

@aaronproctor4745 5 ай бұрын

This would be a great back up for my led grow lights for my grow tent.

@TRYtoHELPyou 5 ай бұрын

As long as they draw enough power to keep the thing on, absolutely. I have been using this thing a lot still and it's good. I was able to fire up a 4.5 inch angle grinder today and it was able to power it most. If I pushed hard on the disc, it would load down the motor and then the ego thing would cut off. All that is to say I'm still liking it a lot.

@greglee1345 9 ай бұрын

Thanx, great review

@geod3589 11 ай бұрын

Since I already have a few batteries, I bought this for a small portable power source. It works well for smaller items. Mine will not power my small freezer or refrigerator because they both will pull over 3.3 amp when the compressor comes on. Another review of this item ran his fridge around 10-12 hrs with a 10AH battery, his must pull very low power.

@stephenrickstrew7237 10 ай бұрын

I’m Guessing He has a super efficient new Hitachi D/C fridge with a low start up draw ..

@TheRealSpuff 9 ай бұрын

Just tested this on a 2022 Whirlpool 19.4 cu. ft. fridge/freezer with a 7.5Ah battery (it was full or mostly full). Got about 4.5 hours out of it, but I could probably get it to stretch a little more in an emergency situation by turning the temps up and turning off the ice maker. Might be able to cycle usage of it too (some time off, some time on).

@Silverado_EV_ChEVy_Avalanche 7 ай бұрын

I have a small Camping! fridge/freezer and even the old 150 W one powered that if you get the ones that are designed to draw less power then you should be fine but yes a mini mini fridge would be big ask for this. I just got one and I’m gonna be testing both of that and the eco-flow Delta mini along with the solar panels that go along with it

@RandomVids519 14 күн бұрын

My girlfriend has a c pap machine and just bought the energizer one for 400$canadian to go camping with used it all night and only went down half charge im guessing thats impressive?

@dougclendening5896 5 ай бұрын

I used this for a microphone and amp to run games and play music at an outdoor party. Lasted more than 3 hours on a 7.5amp battery

@TRYtoHELPyou 4 ай бұрын

nice, no noise issues?

@dougclendening5896 4 ай бұрын

@TRYtoHELPyou noise from the inverter? No! But loud amps for such occasions are not known for their signal to noise ratio in the first place. As for the activities? It worked great!

@I2AT 11 күн бұрын

Can one unit charge another unit (through the 100 usb-c) to prevent running out of battery power and needing to turn off the thing being used.

6 ай бұрын

Great review ! I just bought one and now I'm searching a good Solar panel with an USB-C PD 100W to charge my EGO battery (But I find only solar panels with a USB-C PD 65W max 😫😫) If you find a solar panel with USB-C PD 100W I will instant buy it 🤲🏻

@TRYtoHELPyou 6 ай бұрын

Nice, so I think I am understanding you however I'm unsure where a good place to go is for that. Also, be advised, one person commented that even though it says 100 watts, some people are only able to charge at 57 or something? I'm not quite sure but.... something to consider. Interesting Idea you have, I hope it works out. Please share if so.

@dscrive 11 ай бұрын

Huh, that seems like a pretty good use case for someone with lots of batteries. I wonder if the reason for crazy good deals on EGO equipment is quality related, or more people bought it expecting gas endurance and only got electric performance.

@TRYtoHELPyou 11 ай бұрын

So for the riding mower, it was simply that a store was dumping a mass quantity of floor model everything (washers fridges mowers etc) to a resale outlet store. So crazy how cheap (1000 dollars with nothing included tho). The weed Wacker I got was missing it's string spring, mower (2 of them with battery really cheap) the people said the batteries weren't working. But they were and still are, long story as to how the batteries can appear to not be working (red overheat light on charger). Yeah. Snowblower was that the guy moved from a house to an apartment, it was a good price.

@staindtemples 9 ай бұрын

Good idea but something was wrong with the two I got. Just had a solid red light on the first one used the replacement on a fan and ran for a while till it didn't then the red light was stuck on always a good thing to thoroughly test it out before the return window ends. Ego is far from perfect. Look at the brand-new mower with speed IQ it hasn't done well and even got a massive price drop.

@TRYtoHELPyou 9 ай бұрын

Right right. The auto adjustable walking assist feature sounds like a bit of a pain to use.

@jjellen5804 16 күн бұрын

What is the red blinking light

@bguy1979 10 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@TRYtoHELPyou 10 ай бұрын

Oh man this is a first thanks, as well! ❤

@JanGottesman 5 ай бұрын

How to charge the inverter itself?

@stephenrickstrew7237 10 ай бұрын

They had the Ego Fans for 100$ at Lowe’s in February.. but they are pretty darn bulky .. so I didn’t get it .. I had the 150w and it did make the fan buzz so I just ran it on high ..looks like I’m going to get one of these

@TRYtoHELPyou 10 ай бұрын

Noice. Yeah it's useful. Been using it a bunch.

@stephenrickstrew7237 10 ай бұрын

@@TRYtoHELPyou it’s great in my Jeep with a fan keeps the hound cool 😎 Thanks for your review I have Ego Mania real bad .. just bought a PH 1420 and it’s a real powerful tool

@loubecker8784 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the vid does the unit have a 12v female jack? I dont see one but maybe there’s one

@TRYtoHELPyou 7 ай бұрын

Sorry my initial comment (now deleted) I thought I was leaving on another video 😂, this unit does NOT have a 12 volt outlet.

@emilycohan 5 ай бұрын

you helped :D cheers

@pauldrice1996 18 күн бұрын

So as somebody who needs to use my weedwacker once per week I could use this as a trickle charger and get more cycles out of my battery compared to using the 1 hour charger it came with because rapid charging is not great for batteries.

@TRYtoHELPyou 18 күн бұрын

Yeah, sort of... I have a 10 year old 4ah ego battery that is still kicking and most of its life was spent on a 550 watt rapid charger (grey). So I guess what I'm saying is these batteries are decent as is. When there is a problem the warranty usually is long enough in duration to cover issues.

@takenusername 11 ай бұрын

I'm hoping that Prime Day causes a sale on this. If not, saving 5% with either my Amazon credit card or Lowe's credit card will be my only discount.

@TRYtoHELPyou 11 ай бұрын

No prime day nothing for this! Discounts are often a mind game. Like a coupon, just to lure us to execute the purchase. If it's worth it, I say buy it. 150 is both expensive and inexpensive depending on what you are relating it to.

@takenusername 11 ай бұрын

@@TRYtoHELPyou Lowe’s has sent me a $10 off coupon. Not sure I can use it with the 5% credit card discount, but I’m willing to try.

@jjellen5804 16 күн бұрын

Don't buy it

@Golfexpertbelieveme 9 ай бұрын

I was hoping to find out how long it could keep a laptop running if it was constantly on

@TRYtoHELPyou 7 ай бұрын

I left a response thinking this was my Ryobi review. Deleted it. It's kinda hard to answer this question. How many watts does your laptop pull and how many watts hours does the battery store? Those questions need to be answered and then the question you ask can be more properly answered.

@unwantedchannel113 9 ай бұрын

Is this the only way to charge a battery from a 12v car socket? You have to use a usb cable?

@TRYtoHELPyou 9 ай бұрын

I'm lost on your question. But, if you mean is this the only way to charge an ego battery off of a standard car cigarette lighter, I think the answer is yes because most of them max out at ten amps or around 120 watts. Ego does not have any charger that I am aware of that is less than 210 watts.

@Jeo-What 4 ай бұрын

Would this setup works as a temporary UPS solution for a garage opener (1/2HP, 3/4HP?) during power outage?

@TRYtoHELPyou 4 ай бұрын

Unsure, it depends on the initial power draw. I want to say no because of the initial surge the motor takes.

@emilycohan 5 ай бұрын

any info about solar charging options for this?

@drazenko264 4 ай бұрын

I found a 100w solar panel USB-C PD adapter on Google. It has an MC4 connector for the solar panel.

@kathymcgraw4495 7 ай бұрын

Mine turns it's self off in exactly 2 hours each time I've used it. It doesn't happen with my 150 watt. I'm not using the USB, I was using the plug outlet.

@TRYtoHELPyou 7 ай бұрын

Manual states it auto shuts off if not enough energy is being pulled. You see that in the manual/video? How many watts are you pulling?

@jasonkelsey3441 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the in of on cpap . I am looking for something to power both cpap and an oxygen condenser through the night. Any suggestions out there?

@TRYtoHELPyou 7 ай бұрын

I have seen ametek powervar systems after I have made this review. That is likely the medical grade equipment you should use. If you don't have that kind of coin or medical insurance, consider this, it would have the power to last the whole night no matter what. All it can't speak for is medical grade reliability. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/otyFdsyJvZaac6c.htmlsi=07VyJiAP7a5Wyy6O

@acolock 9 ай бұрын

I bought one of these. Worse case of buyers remorse ever. Good for charging cellphones, thats about it. Bought it to have a little power while camping and it wouldnt blow up my air mattress. Every other usb charging device i have ran the pump just fine

@TRYtoHELPyou 9 ай бұрын

I still use this thing a LOT and have had no issues with it so far. It can put out 400 watts constant. I've used it for lots of stuff too. If yours is not functioning correctly get it exchanged/warranty replaced?

@mevinmeza 7 ай бұрын

I didn’t mention how long the fan will last for!!

@TRYtoHELPyou 7 ай бұрын

Correct, I don't believe you did.

@Texasprepper 9 ай бұрын

It only charges at 56 watts

@TRYtoHELPyou 9 ай бұрын

Ok, it says 100W in and out. Where are you getting 56W (watts)?

@Texasprepper 9 ай бұрын

@@TRYtoHELPyou because I own one and have tried charging it at 100 watts from my power stations and it will only take 56 watts. People from the ego facebook page have verified the experiment.

@TRYtoHELPyou 9 ай бұрын

@@TexasprepperI wonder if that's with a fully dead battery.... You have me even more curious. Tks for pointing this out.

@Texasprepper 9 ай бұрын

@@TRYtoHELPyou i saw another video and he claims that it can be done with a special car adapter...I dunno.

@mannyfragoza9652 11 ай бұрын

150.00 and you still have to buy a battery for another 120.00 270.00 for 400 watts LOL nope

@TRYtoHELPyou 11 ай бұрын

No no no, your best bet is to spend 600 on the 12 ah battery. /S

@rebellucy6200 11 ай бұрын

Most people already have the battery with their outdoor yard tools.

@mannyfragoza9652 11 ай бұрын

@@rebellucy6200 you have to buy the battery that is specific for this solar generator. You cant just pop in any old battery lol

@danielkennedy3073 10 ай бұрын

@@mannyfragoza9652, you don't know much.

@Silverado_EV_ChEVy_Avalanche 7 ай бұрын

Yeah, sorry Manny but you’ve missed the point. The battery is the most expensive part. If you already have the battery, then it makes sense to get this if you don’t, then it may not but many of us have the lawnmowers and the Weedwhacker and the chainsaws and therefore we have the batteries at our disposal, I personally have 7 batteries +2 that have an issue I have to fix

@56igadget 11 ай бұрын

You should read the directions before telling people what to do with it. It says hold the power button down for 1 half second to turn on jeez

@TRYtoHELPyou 11 ай бұрын

6:00 + 10 seconds.... "you've got to hold it down more than half a second"

@stephenrickstrew7237 10 ай бұрын

We must not “should “on ourselves ….or each other …

@56igadget 10 ай бұрын

@@stephenrickstrew7237 shut up

@JohnRampino 26 күн бұрын

When you take it out of the box how do you charge it

@TRYtoHELPyou 25 күн бұрын

You don't charge the device itself. A battery attaches to it.

@JohnRampino 25 күн бұрын

@@TRYtoHELPyou I lost my marbles there for a second so I forgot what an inverter meant, but thank you very much your video was very informative and intelligent