Okay, so, I’ve been messing around with this Anker River 2 Max power station thing. I wanted to see how many watts it could crank out when you first turn it on.
First, I made sure I had the River 2 Max. There are other models, but this is the one I got my hands on. It’s a chunky little box, but not too heavy. It has a bunch of ports and outlets on it for plugging in all sorts of stuff. I made sure it was fully charged. It’s got this display that shows you the battery level, so that was easy to check.
Getting Started
- I grabbed a few different things to test it with. My old 500w heater, my old 100w phone. I figured these would give me a good range of power needs.
- I started with just the heater. I plugged it in, turned on the River 2 Max, and flipped on the AC outlet switch. The display showed the wattage being used. I wanted to see the very first number that popped up, the “startup” watts.
- The heater started pulling around 510W, as it should. Seemed like the River 2 Max handled it just fine.
Test Results
Next, I tried the phone. I plugged it into the USB-C port and started charging it up. The display showed it pulling around 100W, just like the phone should. No issues there either.
I thought, okay, what if I plugged in as much as I could at once? I connected the heater, my phone. I was curious to see if the River 2 Max could handle it all at the same time. I turned everything on at once. The heater kicked in, my phone started charging. The display showed around 610W total. Not bad!
Then I thought, what if I turned everything off and then turned the River 2 Max on with everything plugged in and switched on? Would it make a difference? I turned it all off. The heater, phone. Then, with everything still connected and switched on, I powered up the River 2 Max. It worked the same as before. Everything got power, and the display showed around 610W total. I think it did get up to like 620w for a split second, but then it settled down at 610W. It could handle a little more than its 500W rating at startup. That’s pretty good.
So, from my little experiment, it seems like the Anker River 2 Max can handle its rated 500W output no problem. And it can even handle a bit more than that for a short burst when you first turn things on. It’s a pretty solid little power station, from what I can tell. I was pretty happy with how easy it was to use. Just plug stuff in and turn it on. The display is helpful for seeing what’s going on. It seems pretty reliable.