EGO Power+ PAD5000 Nexus Escape 400W Inverter, Battery and Charger Not Included 7.7 x 4.72 x 8.2 inches

Works great with all my EGO batteries. It's very compact and fits tucked away in our family's blackout kit. The power is clean. It does make a little noise when operating, but it's nothing that's too drastic. Imagine the sound a gaming console makes. I dont think it was mentioned in the description (at least not when I bought it), but the USB-C port is actually an input/output. So you CAN charge your EGO batteries via this device. So now I can just leave a battery installed and use it during a short power blackout. When power's back up? Just plug this device into a wall charger. No need to drag out the dedicated battery charger from my garage. Huge plus.

This is surprisingly helpful in power outages and recommended if you own Ego batteries already. You can plug an AC power strip into the single outlet then plug in a few smaller loads like LED bulbs, small fans, laptop charger, etc. It powered my 42 inch TV for 90 minutes to watch a movie with a 5ah battery so I could unwind after a day with no power. Additionally the USB A and C connections will charge your smaller electronics so even just that is helpful in a black out. Additionally the integrated LED lights are helpful to (dimly) light up a dark room or probably best for a tent. I do wish the lights had 1 higher level to double the light output but there are reasonable and certainly help in a blackout. I own 2x 5ah and 1x 4ah batteries that I can use with this and overall was surprised at how handy it was to use in a recent power outage in addition to a small generator and medium solar generator I have. I will say that if you do NOT already own Ego batteries, due to the relatively high cost per watt hour of OEM Ego batteries, that you are better off buying a small purpose build solar generator by EcoFlow, Bluetti, Anker or others rather than buying this and an Ego battery as the purpose build all in one solar generators provide a lower cost per watt hour.

I use this inverter with EGO 56V batteries for remote work in the yard and while camping, and it’s been very reliable for that kind of portable power. It’s quiet, simple to set up, and provides stable power for things like a laptop, phone chargers, lights, and other small electronics. I’ve been in the EGO ecosystem for over 10 years, and this integrates seamlessly with the same batteries I use across my other tools. Build quality and fit are consistent with the rest of their lineup. One behavior to be aware of is that it appears to automatically shut off after extended periods with little or no load. This helps protect the battery, but it also means very low-draw devices may not stay powered indefinitely without activity. Runtime depends entirely on battery size, and higher loads will drain packs quickly. Also note the inverter does not include a battery or charger. Overall, this is a practical, well-built portable power option for light-to-moderate loads, especially for outdoor use or if you already own EGO batteries.

This product has a very good feature “pass through “ advantage whereby you can actually charge the battery WHILE USING the battery. It also has the design flaw of a handle that can damage the cable inputs or cables. The lamp part of the inverter is on a side that could be used to illuminate the surroundings but is also a side that would be convenient to use as the base of the inverter and battery assembly. The battery level indicator is not intuitive or actually a indicator at all from what I can gather. If I have to read a manual to understand how a proprietary battery indicator works then it is not an indicator at all or at the very least not at all intuitive. I like that it takes USB-C for the input and I love that it has a light at all. I like that it has a fan for thermal management. I wish it had a 12v DC output for linking a string of these together for additional wattage. Overall I give this unit a four out of five stars. I would buy this again and I would suggest it to a friend with a list of pros and cons as well as features and benefits. I sincerely hope this helps.

Something the big 2000 watt Nexus needs is the ability to charge the batteries while you're using the inverter. This PAD5000 can be charged through the USB-C port while the inverter is powered on! They really need to advertise this because it's a very desirable feature. This way I can power a car fridge while it's being charged by the 12V power outlet (through a 12V to USB-C PD adapter) so that when I turn the car off, the fridge can run off the battery. Other things to note. The LED light has two power levels. It still functions if the inverter has overloaded, and so do the two USB ports and USB-C charging. It draws 48W from my 45W charger and 86W from my 87W charger, so that is good that it can charge at the higher USB PD rates. It has a built-in multi-speed fan that gets a little loud at full output but I'm glad it's there to keep it cool. I'm charging it at 86W, and the fan is running quietly but audible. It doesn't have any rubber feet, so it's going to get scratched up. Another huge improvement over the smaller Nexus is that this outputs a pure sine wave. You never want to use a modified sine wave with pretty much anything these days. I'm also glad it's so much smaller than the monstrosity the larger Nexus is. There is absolutely no reason for it to be that big. I have a 48V pure sine inverter that's the size of a small car amplifier, so I'm sure they can make it smaller. A strange behavior that I noticed is that if you overload it, you can't reset it until you unplug the USB-C charger from the USB-C port. Holding down the power button doesn't do anything until that's unplugged. I would have expected to be able to reset it by simply holding down the power button for a second. Wish list: I wish there was a way to parallel multiple units together for increased runtime and/or capacity. I know I can easily wire more batteries in parallel though if I want to because I did that on my 2000W Nexus so that I could power my window AC all night for camping. I used my eBike's 52V batteries (because Ego batteries are 52V batteries - 14 cells in series). The other reviewer is right in saying that having a power button for the inverter would be nice because sometimes you only need USB power. Shutting off the inverter could save a few watts, though in practice this isn't really significant unless you need to power a low-power device for days at a time. It would be cool if you could use it like a computer UPS, which you can but the problem is that the battery would always be fully charged, and lithium ion batteries never like to be stored fully charged. If you don't already know, the best way to store lithium batteries is at around 40%. If you store them fully charged, you'll quickly find that they won't last longer than a few years, even with their self-discharging feature. It's best to not leave them fully charged for any significant amount of time to reduce permanent degradation of the cells. And speaking of that, it would be cool if you could tell it to stop charging the battery at a certain charge level or voltage, for example 40% for storage or 80% for best life or any percent I choose. Imagine not having to replace a UPS battery for 10-20 years. And this feature should be added to all Ego chargers so that I don't have to manually discharge all my Ego batteries. It's such a waste of time. And speaking of UPSs, it would be nice to have an AC input jack on the unit so that it can be plugged directly into the wall for charging or pass-through charging. Anyhow, I really like it, and I'm sure it'll sell like hotcakes. Good job Ego!