Help choosing power adaptor

[KeithClarke]

Anyone here willing to help an idiot? I bought an AllPowers portable power station and managed to lose the power adaptor. AllPowers are unable to supply a replacement and I have found one here:

Adaptateur d'alimentation prise DC 5521, 3V, 5V, 6V, 9V, 12V, 15V, 18V, 24V, 1A, 1,5A, 2A, norme US, EU, AU, UK - AliExpress 39

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The replacement is offered with a choice of voltage between 3V and 24V, and current between 0.5A and 2A. How do I choose the correct voltage and current to charge this unit safely? AllPowers seem unable to answer this simple question.

The specs for the power bank are:

Portable power station
Model: AP-SS-007
Capacity: 164000mAh3.7V(606Wh)
AC Output: Continuous 700W(Surged 1400W)
USB-C in(out): PD 60W IN 100W OUT
USB Output: 5V3A
DC Output: 12V51 (each) 12V10A (total)
Car port Output: 12V10A

It's all hieroglyphics to me, but I suspect there are clever people here who know how to decipher. Thank you if you are able to help.

 

[brianmoooore]

There are chargers for these on eBay and Amazon. It looks like they are constant current chargers, with an output of 5A, and a variable output voltage up to 24 volts.

 

[KeithClarke]

Thank you. I haven't been able to find one with a 5521 tip on Amazon or eBay. If I have to go to the aliexpress link I sent, it sounds like the nearest I could get to what you are saying is output 2A and voltage 24V. Would that do the job?

 

[brianmoooore]

The original charger appears to be constant current, not constant voltage like the one in your link.
A quick Google search of the part number of your power bank plus charger, brought up two on eBay and one on Amazon.

 

[KeithClarke]

Thanks again. I must need new glasses. I'm trying 'allpowers AP-SS-007 charger' on eBay and Amazon but not finding anything at all.

 

[brianmoooore]

This is it: AC/DC Adapter For ALLPOWERS AP S500 AP-SS-007 APSS007 Power Station YHY-20005000 | eBay - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/405106211816 , but I've realised there's a problem. This one, and the Amazon one are in the US. The Amazon one won't deliver to the UK , and carriage on the eBay one makes it a little expensive.

 

[KeithClarke]

Thank you very much for supplying that detail. It looks like I'll have to rely on charging the thing using the solar panel. And you think the charger in my link wouldn't do the job?

 

[brianmoooore]

You can charge it from the mains via the car charge port. That is suitable for 12V or 24V DC, and it looks like it can charge at up to 100W, so the charger would have to be capable of delivering a continuous current of over 4A for 24V or over 8A for 12V.
The one in your link appears to be about 15W, so nowhere near up to the job.

 

[KeithClarke]

According to the user manual, the car port is only an output. The only choices for input are solar or DC with the elusive 5521 connector.

 

[KeithClarke]

You can charge it from the mains via the car charge port. That is suitable for 12V or 24V DC, and it looks like it can charge at up to 100W, so the charger would have to be capable of delivering a continuous current of over 4A for 24V or over 8A for 12V.
The one in your link appears to be about 15W, so nowhere near up to the job.

Could I perhaps use this?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/KUNCAN-12V-24V-Cigarette-Lighter-Connector/dp/B01N078O5B

 

[brianmoooore]

ALLPOWERS S700 Portable Power Station | 606Wh 700W - https://uk.iallpowers.com/products/allpowers-700w-606wh-portable-power-station-s700 Description, 6 ways to charge.

 

[KeithClarke]

That is so helpful, thank you. I suppose I need this:

Amazon.co.uk

 

[brianmoooore]

You need the plug from the above Amazon cable, if that's what fits your power bank, but you can charge from the mains by connecting that plug to a 24V 5A mains power supply.

 

[brianmoooore]

An example: https://cpc.farnell.com/pro-elec/pe...ctor-120w-desktop/dp/PW05233?st=dc socket 24v

 

[KeithClarke]

You need the plug from the above Amazon cable, if that's what fits your power bank, but you can charge from the mains by connecting that plug to a 24V 5A mains power supply.

A million thanks for all your help. It is much appreciated.

 

[KeithClarke]

Oh dear. I used that Amazon cable with this adaptor, which comes with a lighter socket - I use it for running a coolbox. It did charge the thing, slowly, but everything got very hot indeed! Have I messed up?

 

[brianmoooore]

The pack charges at 100W. You've used a 70W charger.