Generator Y1200 1.3 Charger Grey Orange Battery Charger (GNY1200GY)

I'm at four stars for now because I really haven't stressed mine too hard yet. Regarding the issues others had with batteries, I have not. I've had mine about 10 months. At 5 and 10 months the battery was still at over 80% and recharged fully from a wall plug in less than an hour. The unit is considerably lighter than competitor products, which is beneficial if you can't lift heavy weights. One important thing: Do your homework and set expectations if you buy this product or any similar one. There are various TV commercials and ads on prepper sites for generic solar packs that lead you to believe you can run everything in your house during "painful power outages". That is NOT the case with any of these products (nor is the Y1200 advertised to do so, I'll point out). You can not simply plug in your furnace or AC if there is no grid power. For that, you will need a high capacity natgas, propane, or gasoline generator or, in the future, a fuel cell.

I really loved this item (while it worked as advertised), it has plenty of power and really last a long time. But unfortunately, the product decided to charge literally only when it wants to. I tried pretty much everything I can think of, but alas...I would have (deservingly so) have given it 5 stars, if it didn't quit on me right after the warranty expired.

Good price and fast shipping!

I purchased this product about six months ago. It does not hold a charge unless permanently plugged in. It completely loses the charge after about one month. Worse, it is impossible to reach the company. I have sent several e-mails, without any response. I tried calling their customer service and all you get is a voice recording and no call back. Steer clear of this product.

Plug problem with the 7.3mm input jack, unit works great now thats fixed. No help from dealer or China manufacturer, customer service very bad.

This will be a review focused solely on my 2nd Enerplex Generatr 1200 that I received. I won't comment on the first unit (which failed) or my interactions with the Enerplex's support staff relating to the replacement of my first unit. Suffice it to say that Enerplex is a relatively new company still ironing out issues with their support team.Let's talk about my 2nd Enerplex Generatr 1200.One word. Awesome. Just came back from a full week camping on the western slopes of Mount Hood in northern Oregon. The Enerplex team was great in helping me figure out how to connect my set of two 100W rigid solar panels (Renogy 2 Piece 100W Monocrystalline Photovoltaic PV Solar Panel Modules, 12V). We were staying in a very heavily treed and shady campground, and we only got a couple of hours of sunlight a day. We had 30 campers staying at the campground and a good portion of the campers were using the Enerplex to charge their mobile devices. In addition to mobile devices, we had DC powered Bose speakers, USB rechargeable lanterns and lights, plus we were running a low quality (25w / 40 lumen) projector at night to project movies onto the side of a cargo trailer.By the end of the first day, the Enerplex Generatr was down to 80% power. The second day's 2-3 hours of sunlight brought the battery back up to 100%. By the end of the 2nd day we were back down to 80% power. Third day's 2-3 hour sunlight, again, brought the battery pack back up to 100%. When we got to the end of the third day, the battery pack was flickering between 60-80%. Unfortunately, it was overcast on the fourth day. We were only able to get the battery up to a full 80% that day. Overcast skies persisted for the next couple of days. By the end of the fifth day, the battery pack was definitely down to 40%, and the end of the sixth day saw us finishing our camp trip with a 20% charge remaining.All in all? Very impressive. I look forward to continuing adventures in camping with the benefits of having Enerplex's Genereratr 1200 providing the juice for all our power needs.Tips: DC powered mattress pumps (Intex Quick-Fill 12v-DC Electric Air Pump, Max. Air Flow 21.2CFM) might trip the Generatr 1200 into standby mode if you plug it into the powered-up Generatr 1200, and then flick the pumps power switch to on. To remedy this: Have teh Generatr 1200 powered off, plug the powered-on pump into the 12vdc socket, and then turn on the Generatr 1200 main power. The pump will start working immediately and will not jolt the Generatr into standby mode.

Mine failed during its first use camping. Won't charge, turn on or run. Company has gone dark, so I am stuck with a boat anchor. Avoid!

Product is very solid and works just as designed. We use it while camping.