IROAD Powerpack Pro 15 Biggest Battery Pack Yet?

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Viofo A329S, Vueroid S1, U3000 Pro & more....
We received these battery packs a few weeks ago. IROAD managed to make a bigger battery pack.
Capacity 15Ah / 15,000mAH


Probably over next few months we will have to compile a more in depth review. But for now this is an introduction to a new battery pack
 
We finally have a dedicated battery for dashcams with a capacity of 15Ah or 192Wh!!
It’s about time.
Doubled capacity (compared to most batteries currently on the market) is undoubtedly a major plus.
However, to fully capitalize on this advantage, the battery must also be able to charge faster.
The 15Ah LFP battery allows a charging current of up to 15A or 1C.
This is almost twice as fast as the most batteries currently on the market.
I hope we'll find out soon.

Looking at the input ports, I am a bit puzzled - why are there two of them?
Especially considering the presence of a "Low-Off-High" switch?
Also, given such a large capacity, it would be ideal if the switch had four positions:
"Low-Off-Medium-High", corresponding, for instance, to charging currents of 5A-Off-10A-15A, or so.
 
GPak said:
We finally have a dedicated battery for dashcams with a capacity of 15Ah or 192Wh!!
It’s about time.
Doubled capacity (compared to most batteries currently on the market) is undoubtedly a major plus.
However, to fully capitalize on this advantage, the battery must also be able to charge faster.
The 15Ah LFP battery allows a charging current of up to 15A or 1C.
This is almost twice as fast as the most batteries currently on the market.
I hope we'll find out soon.

Looking at the input ports, I am a bit puzzled - why are there two of them?
Especially considering the presence of a "Low-Off-High" switch?
Also, given such a large capacity, it would be ideal if the switch had four positions:
"Low-Off-Medium-High", corresponding, for instance, to charging currents of 5A-Off-10A-15A, or so.
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Yeah its great that it is soo big. But the footprint is really not much bigger.

I know the whole low / off/ high is strange but they have done it this way for at least 5 years now. I guess you could say its there way of segregating cigar input cable and hardwire cable. I will check charging time. I do plan to put one into my vehicle to replace my 4 year old powerpack pro 12
 
hehe.
I have a fine bottle of Single malt ready to go when that Crimean bridge is taken down,
 
lufa6977 said:
I want one, but the price is a killer for me. 🙁

$400 ... that can buy a lot of Scotch. 🙂
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It is definitely not worth that price, a shame because similar or bigger capacity batteries for 4WD camping purposes etc are going for half or a third of that price at least. Just that you can't really purpose them for dashcams 🙁
 
Augustus said:
It is definitely not worth that price, a shame because similar or bigger capacity batteries for 4WD camping purposes etc are going for half or a third of that price at least. Just that you can't really purpose them for dashcams 🙁
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I would think this kit from IROAD is well-made, but it is pricey. I think what bothers me about all the manufacturers is that none of them claim that the individual battery cells are IR-balanced and matched to each other. That effort to match internal resistance from cell to cell does add to manufacturing cost, but it also ensures a battery pack that is worthy of the price demanded.
 
lufa6977 said:
I would think this kit from IROAD is well-made, but it is pricey. I think what bothers me about all the manufacturers is that none of them claim that the individual battery cells are IR-balanced and matched to each other. That effort to match internal resistance from cell to cell does add to manufacturing cost, but it also ensures a battery pack that is worthy of the price demanded.
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I agree - it is pricey, especially if they have retained the previous model BMS and Charge Controller and consequently the same charging speed.
To be fair, the Viofo's main Battery + Extended Battery with the same 192Wh combined capacity is also adds up to around $470.

Unfortunately we do not get detailed information regarding the battery cells themselves.
Nevertheless, one can indirectly judge the quality of the cells—and how well-matched they are to one another—based on the results of the capacity test: if the battery delivers its full rated capacity, this indicates minimal cell imbalance, suggesting that the quality is likely good. (At list initially)
 
I had this battery pack and returned it after a few days. The charge rate on mine was super slow via the ciagrette port regardless of what the battery level was. Maybe mine was a dud. I will be interested to see the charge speeds. Only about 40-50 watts max it was taking.
 
stephenjones said:
I had this battery pack and returned it after a few days. The charge rate on mine was super slow via the ciagrette port regardless of what the battery level was. Maybe mine was a dud. I will be interested to see the charge speeds. Only about 40-50 watts max it was taking.
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cigarette lighter chgarging is like almost 2.5 to 3 hours. This is why we recommend hardwiring these battery packs
 
SafeDriveSolutions said:
cigarette lighter chgarging is like almost 2.5 to 3 hours. This is why we recommend hardwiring these battery packs
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True but that charge rate was way too slow even for a ciagrette adaptor. I thought it was my car for a moment until I tested it with about 3 different power stations and the power draw was the same.
 
stephenjones said:
True but that charge rate was way too slow even for a ciagrette adaptor. I thought it was my car for a moment until I tested it with about 3 different power stations and the power draw was the same.
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How long was it plugged in for?
 
stephenjones said:
About an hour driving and also about the same on the powerstations. I charge larger powersations and also the 70mai battery pack in my car and they draw about 100 watts.
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You had it set to low? Not high?
 
SafeDriveSolutions said:
You had it set to low? Not high?
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Correct. That high setting didnt do anything when connected via ciagrette lighter port. I had to set it to low to start the charge. I did set it to high and left it for a few mins but it didnt start to charge.
 
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