pecron Q3000S Portable Power Station 2000W/3024Wh Solar Generator with AC Outlet/DC Output/USB3.0 Backup Battery for Outdoor Camping Fishing Emergency Power Outage

This a review of a device, but mostly insight for anyone who might want solar but has some of the same conditions, issues and thought processes that I have! It’s a bit lengthy, but I wanted to get my point across the best way I could without leaving too many questions on the table. I’m also not a professional on solar or a product reviewer, nor am I affiliated with anyone or product. I’m just a part time RV’er.Due to the current situation, pertaining to crowded CG’s, for the past year I’ve been contemplating and researching on installing a full solar system for 1-2 nights, on that rare occasion, that I want to or have to boondock. I wanted a system with 300-400W panels, a 2,000+ inverter and 250+ AH of AGM Bats etc.., in my 2019 Redhawk 25R, (which has a Pre wired entry gland on the roof). Taking into consideration these following facts;-We may be trading up in the next few years,-I’m no longer in any kind of physical shape to do a full install myself.-I didn’t want someone working on my rig that I don’t know and trust.-Not much room for any extra gear.-Keep the cost as low as possible.-Don’t expect to run AC on such a small system,(use my gas gen during the day).-I want to “KISS” (keep it simple) My wife needs a “KISS” lolFinding myself needing to travel from FL to AZ within the next 3 months, I decided that I need to do something fairly quickly incase I cannot get into these crowed CG and have to boondock. So my solution was to purchase a portable power station, (aka solar generator). I narrowed it down to the Bluetti AC200P and the Pecron Q3000S. I ultimately decided on the Pecron Q3000S and 300W of SunPower Flexible solar panels. I chose the Pecron over the Bluetti AC200P for a few reasons;-Bluetti has too many features I don’t need, (more to go wrong, especially the touch screen). Remembering My wife needs a “KISS”-Bluetti has the option of purchasing an additional bulky hand cart, (Pecron’s built in)-Bluetti has 2,000KWH, which is not bad but the Pecron has 3,034KWH!-At the time of purchase I was able to get a Hobo Tech 10% discount, so both were priced pretty much the same. I may add if I was concerned about staying off the grid as long as possible I probably would’ve went with the Bluetti or the Titan because of the large amount of Solar they both can handle and their quick charging features, Also the Titan’s batteries are expandable by stacking them and it has a 30 amp plug output! But the Titan is on back order for a couple of months and it is very pricey, comparatively.The Cons of the Pecron Q3000S are;-It’s sloooooow AC charging rate and a built in PWM, (but knowing that I plan on using it for 1-2 nights, then hopefully get into a CG with full hookups, this was not a big issue).-It’s solar input specs are narrow and not very high at all.The Pros of the Pecron Q3000S;-It’s massive 3,034 KWH in a small footprint.-It has only 2 ON/Off mechanical push buttons for AC/DC. (“KISS”)-It has a simple to read, Oldschool, LED display.-It has a 2,000W inverter that has a very low, efficient power consumption.-If you encounter any overloads, it just resets itself without hunting and pecking through on screen menus.Wanting to store the power station inside my rig because of weather, security and the weight of this things, (60lbs), I decided to store it, semi-permanently, behind my drives seat, (between the slide out wall and drives seat). It fits perfectly there and is readily removable.For installation and operation, I wanted to just plug in my shore power cord with a 30/15 amp adapter, install a house battery disconnect, (as to not charge the house battery while using the power station). Install a weatherproof, 15 Amp female receptacle outside, on my wall slide, run 12/2 romex under the dining room bench seat, to a 15amp male receptacle inside, terminating on the back of the interior slide wall of my dining room bench seat, (facing the drivers seat, right behind the power station). Also install a required PV, 15 Amp breaker panel in the compartment end of the wires coming in from the roof, to an SAE, interior outlet so I can plug my solar panels into the Pecron, with it’s included MC4/SAE adapter.My first use was a test flight from 6:15pm to 7:30am. I switched HW and fridge to LP. DW and I both took showers, used the Vortex bathroom exhaust fan, watched YouTube on our 55” TV with fire stick for 3 hours, never turning off our mobile WiFi router and it’s battery backup, had on 2 lights when needed, made tea in a AC powered tea kettle, left 2 night lights on all night, including 2 strings of LED ground lights around the RV, charged our 2 iPhones overnight, and ran a small, AC powered fan in my bedroom to keep cool and drown out any outside noise. And I need to mention that I forgot to throw the disconnect on my house battery, so the Pecron was charging the house battery all night also.The results were amazing!, we only used 13.7 KWH! And ran the Pecron down to 56% from 99%. I never heard the cooling fans go on, and didn’t experience anything different from being plugged directly in to shore/pedestal power! So far I’m very very happy with the Pecron. Once I have the solar panels installed, hopefully by end of this month, I’ll give an update.Another note, the Pecron will serve many other purposes. I plan on using the Pecron as a backup for small appliances in my S&B, charge a trolling motor batter and move it into a “new to us” rig, if we do decide to sell ours.I Hope this wasn’t tooooo long or seemed self serving to anyone. I’m no expert by no means, I just love to help and share good experiences with other like minded camping folk!

Review of the Pecron Q3000S 3024WH Solar Generator.I purchased the Pecron Q3000S from Amazon for the very competitive price of $1500 after a $200 dollar off coupon. As soon as the Q3000S shipped from Amazon I stumbled upon an even better deal on the Q3000S from Walmart. I was able to get an approval to return the Amazon solar generator while it was still in transit. Both solar generators arrived at the same time. I started evaluating the unit from Walmart and found everything to be working fine until I tested the unit with solar panels. I found that the 30 volts measured at the solar aircraft connector to mc4 adapter supplied with the Q3000S were wired backwards when compared to the 30 volts from the AC or DC plug-in chargers supplied with the Q3000S. I fixed the problem by rewiring the solar aircraft connector to mc4 adapter supplied with the Walmart Q3000s and the solar panels started working correctly.I was planning to send the Amazon Q3000S back without opening it but wanted to see if it had the same problem. During the evaluation I found the Amazon unit would not power on the display or output any DC voltage. The AC voltage had an output and the power button would light up. The AC wall charger LED would light red but the Q3000S display did not work. I checked the solar aircraft to mc4 adapter and found it to be miswired just like the unit from Walmart.The Q3000S is a very good deal if you can get a good unit. If you are having problems charging with solar power, make sure the mc4 connectors are wired correctly on the supplied adapter cable.Finally, while trying to send the faulty Amazon Q3000S back to Pecron they would not send me a prepaid return shipping label only an unpaid shipping label which cost me $160.41 to return it. I have asked for a refund on the Amazon $1500 faulty unit and $160.41 for shipping it back to them. I will consider updating my rating pending the results of the requested refunds.Update: Pelcron refunded me the purchase price and return shipping on the bad unit. The Q3000S purchased from Walmart has continued to function correctly.

This seems to be the biggest electric generator with portability features that pecron dishes out, which stretches the word only slightly by virtue of the genny's 60-ish kg mass. The wheels on the bottom are well attached and durably built, remarkably so for semi-plastic, semi-metal framing; handholds all over the body mean rougher terrain is less of a big deal, but it's certainly not something to hike with on your backpack lol.Among other things, it runs the small AC unit in my car for a good few hours before running out of charge, which is saying something given how much power a compressor tends to eat. It's been a few months of testing before writing this review, and I've only needed to charge this thing about twice during that time through sparing usage. It sometimes struggles with receiving power from the car charging option, since the control box on the cord tends to get oddly hot after a few hours, but it charges from the wall with no issue and I'm hoping for good results from a solar panel once I can afford one. With at least a little ventilation (and protection from the sun), the device itself has only gotten warm a few times after extended use; the internal ventilation seems to be accounted for well, and it does alright shielded under the seat of my car.The best selling point about this device is its price -- I've yet to find one of comparable watt-hour rating that goes for less. If you're looking for bang-for-your-buck and aren't intending to drain this thing from 100% to 0% in one go, this is your genny.