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Anker has built its reputation as a reliable supplier of all things consumer electronics. Over the last few years the company has moved into compact USB power packs to keep all your goodies charged up. More recently, it has pushed into the larger multi-kilowatt-hour units that can power anything from an electric car, a welder, or even an entire household.
As Anker continues to fill out its portfolio of portable power stations, it has introduced the SOLIX F3000. This unit is roughly the same size as a traditional Coleman cooler, but instead of being packed with your favorite cold beverages, it’s loaded up with some of the best iron phosphate batteries around.
As the name implies, the Anker SOLIX F3000 has a capacity of 3,072 watt-hours or just over 3 kWhs. Just like your favorite cooler, it comes with a pair of wheels and a handle that can be deployed when it’s time to move it around. It sits in landscape mode which gives it a much lower, more stable profile than Anker’s F3800 products.
With an MSRP of $2,599, the Anker SOLIX F3000 comes in at under $1,000 per kilowatt hour. If you’re looking for more storage capacity, you can add one of Anker’s BP3000 expansion batteries for an additional 3,072 watt-hours of storage capacity.
Anker is pushing the SOLIX F3000 beyond the traditional residential space with a wide range of optional charging cables. You can get an optional NEMA TT-30 or a J1772 EV charging adapter for $99 each. Those are fantastic options if you’re looking to use it as a house battery for an RV or van life setup, whether you’re traveling with a combustion engine or an electric vehicle.
In addition, the Anker SOLIX F3000 is well equipped to serve as a backup battery for the home. Anker offers optional accessories like the Double Voltage Hub, Smart Meter, and its Bi-Directional Inlet Box that make wiring it into your home a straightforward process.
Testing
Anker managed to pack over 3 KW hours of storage capacity into the compact Solex F3000, and that’s a huge accomplishment. Thanks to its LFP chemistry, Anker expects it to support 4,000 charge cycles.
When it comes to use all that stored energy, the Anker SOLIX F3000 is ready to put in some serious work.
On the front of the unit, Anker parked four NEMA 5-20R outlets which it can push up to 2,400 watts combined. Anker has also intelligently added a T-30R outlet to the front of the SOLIX F3000, which is the gold standard for recreation vehicle charging.
You’ll see these at lots of RV parks, though they only operate at 120 volts. This makes the Anker SOLIX F3000 a great option as the home battery for an RV setup.
To see what it was capable of, we ran it through all the tests in our stable and it supported everything from our high power Vitamix blender which even pops 20A circuit breakers in our home, all the way on up to an EV car charger.
Charging our Cybertruck from the Anker SOLIX F3000 was not successful as it’s not grounded, and while it can be overridden with a ground bonding plug, it’s not a safe option. Of course the Anker SOLIX F3000 is still limited to the 2,400 watt max output from the AC plug, though it can support surges up to 7,200 w for short periods of time.
It can push out 3,600 watts continuously from the TT-30R outlet, but that’s unfortunately still only at 120 volts. If you buy two of these units, they can theoretically be bridged to push out 240 volts, though we were not able to test this with our unit.
When it comes time to recharge the SOLIX F3000, it can pull up to 1,800 watts from a standard AC outlet, though this should only be done on 20 amp circuits. Pulling the maximum capacity of standard 120v outlets (15 amps) for extended periods of time can cause issues. I’m not an electrician, so seek advice from a professional if you’re unsure of your setup before charging.
In our testing, the SOLIX F3000 pulled just under 1,700 watts from a wall outlet, which is extremely fast and translates to a full charge in just under 2 hours.
Overall
Overall, the Anker SOLIX F3000 is a well-positioned addition to the company’s lineup of portable power stations. It can serve equally well as the house battery for an RV, power your camping expedition in an off-road electric vehicle, keep your house powered up when the grid fails, and can even be upgraded with additional battery packs if you want more storage capacity.
The Anker SOLIX F3000 is the ultimate jack of all trades in the portable power station space and if you keep an eye out for sales, I’m sure you can pick one up for less than its MSRP of $2,599. At the time of this writing, Anker has it on sale on its website via one-time purchase for $1,699, and so does Amazon, which is a screaming deal.
For more information about the Anker SOLIX F3000, head over to the official website.
Disclaimer: Anker provided the Solix F3000 to the author for the purposes of this review.
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