I bought a non-branded version of Oupes 600w power station on Amazon for slightly reduced price ($350 vs $460),
but when I received, battery SoC was at 0%, date of mfg was 5/2021.
Every Oupes 'unboxing' video I've seen, the units have 80% charge,
and most of us know to keep lithium healthy to not DoD below 14%,
who knows how long this was at 0%..
Wondering if I should return to amazon, ask for (partial?) refund, or live with it.
I've read about dead lithium shunting out (shorting), so, is this a fire risk?
Is capacity/longevity impacted? I did charge to 100% SoC and run to 20% successfully, it generated 340 watts of used load power in that 80% reduction of SoC..
(battery rated at 595wh)
but when I received, battery SoC was at 0%, date of mfg was 5/2021.
Every Oupes 'unboxing' video I've seen, the units have 80% charge,
and most of us know to keep lithium healthy to not DoD below 14%,
who knows how long this was at 0%..
Wondering if I should return to amazon, ask for (partial?) refund, or live with it.
I've read about dead lithium shunting out (shorting), so, is this a fire risk?
Is capacity/longevity impacted? I did charge to 100% SoC and run to 20% successfully, it generated 340 watts of used load power in that 80% reduction of SoC..
(battery rated at 595wh)