And four months later, it finally arrives 
DJI Power 500 / 1000 / 2000 (portable power station) - Rumours, leaks, gossip and general discussion
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Strange that the feature summary fails to mention what I find potentially very interesting ..
You can get 2kw electric kettles and frying pans. BLOODY useful for camping rather than gas wafting past kettles/pans (and blowing out on a windy day) .. you get all the heat where you want it.
And - it saves the space of a gas bottle and stove .. since you’d be taking the PPS with you anyway.
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I got one of these for in the garden next to smoker and bbq, quite compact, less room than gas cooker and would run off the power station.
It’s still “another thing” to take .. still need kettle/pan/etc .. and only one at a time
With electric pan / frying pan, each set at 1kw, you can have two things running at a time .. and I’d probably go 1kw kettle for the same reason .. even though slower than a 2kw.
At the June BM, @clinkadink had an electric saucepan. It was what made me look in this direction.
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I had been looking at possibly ..
.. (currently excellent deal at £350 off) .. but only 1500W max, and they wouldn’t guarantee a 1500W frying pan would actually work .. too marginal.
looks good, There were quite a few options and many types at the meet in June, I did think long and hard before I got the Anker Solix, it will, on paper, charge 37 mini 4 pro batteries. Even quarter of that would be enough for a weekend for my needs
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Charging drones is a minor need for me. Camping fridge/freezer #1.
Ok folks, I’m a bit stumped.
I’ve connected my 1kw fast charger to the car battery using good quality croc clips (jump lead style)
On charging my power 1000 V1 the current only went to just over 500 watts.
I have the dongle so i can change the settings in the Home App and this was all set to charge at 1000w but nothing changed.
The firmware is the latest version.
Sooo has anyone else experienced this issue.
Could it be the croc clips?
Ive attached a pic of the setup.
Cheers Paul
I am sure this setup should be perminatly attached to the battery terminals
You had the engine running and was driving around 
Have you done the calculation of the Battery Voltage × Alternator Current to work out the max power output of the cars alternator circuit
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Won’t a 500w constant load just drain (or kill) your car battery?
You are probably correct about a more permanent setup the only difference is having the two cables fixed to the battery terminal, but if that would carry more current then that could be the issue.
The engine was running all the while.
At idle?
Just above to make sure there was 14 volts going to the battery.
The unit can be set so if the voltage does drop the dgi charger shuts down or if set in auto reverse charges to the car battery. I think
No I haven’t.
I wouldn’t know where to start.
Find the alternator max amp output and measure the battery voltage with the engine above fast idle and times the 2
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When I get home tomorrow I’ll do as you recommend.
What will the numbers tell me, max watt output? Or
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There are a bunch of factors that cause your setup not to run at 1kw.
Temperature of the 1000, where it is in its ‘helpful’ self maintenance schedule. Output of your altenator. Any smart charging your car uses etc.
Dont be discouraged. Anything between 500 and 1000w is normal
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Thats about the best i get on tick over in ideal conditions. Temp etc
Some cars have there own smart charging which can cause issues whilst drving along.
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Is your charger wired direct to the battery.
Nope.
I didnt want to modify my car for 2 reasons.
Technically, i’ld have to inform my insurance but mainly I’m lazy so it seems i have the exactly same setup as you.
If need be i can feed the cable out from under a half closed bonnet and through the passenger window.
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