Texas Juice!
Everything seems to work, both A/C outlets were able to power a small boom-box radio and I get juice out of all 4 USB ports. I charged it fully with the AC charger before a long road trip (crazy long, from El Paso to San Antonio and back again..Texas is BIG). I wanted to use it to power my thermoelectric, refrigerated cooler, but the 5.5 mm, DC output jack (right side, below USB ports) does not work while the Floureon Power Station is plugged in and charging via the DC input jack (left side, below USB ports). This was what I had envisioned, that the Floureon would run my fridge-cooler when I stopped to eat or get gas and then would charge itself when I got in and started driving again. You COULD use it this way... but it would require you to switch the plugs every time you stopped and/or started again. I find pumping gas, ordering fast food and washing bugs off the windshield at pit-crew speed pretty much has my attention maxed-out. So, I just plugged the cooler into the cigarette lighter in the backseat and used the Floureon on the passenger-side floor to run my cellphone's navigation app. via USB, without draining the phone battery. Also, I used another USB port to charge one Vape mod while the other one was in use. I used it like this for 2 days on the Texas-sized, round trip and it only reduced the power by one light (25%). I suppose I could have plugged the power station into the front seat cigarette lighter to charge the station (5.5mm DC input jack, left side) while using the USB ports (I tried it and this WILL work), but I had to buy the cig. lighter to 5.5mm DC cord, as it is not included. Also, I wanted to see if the charge would last the entire road trip, which it did and then some! This is a nice power supply unit for road trips or camping, but I was disappointed that it could not take a DC input charge while simultaneously running the 12-volt fridge via the DC output jack. For some reason, when you put power to the DC input jack, the DC output jack ceases to function. But, this is not a deal breaker. The Floureon is a handy piece of gear for wilderness camping (which is exactly what I would have been doing in far West Texas if I had car trouble) or anytime you need juice and don't have a convenient power outlet.
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