Dabbsson DBS1300 Portable Power Station
SVT Score, Mid
1,330 Wh LiFePO4 station at 36 lb with a 1,200 W inverter, a 15 ms EPS and room for two DBS1700B batteries (4,730 Wh); 1,000 W wall charging in about 2 hours, 400 W solar.
$599
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Usability
6.6 out of 10It stores 1,330 Wh, in the upper band of the compact tier below 1,400 Wh, so it scores 8 on capacity.
Its inverter is rated 1,200 W continuous with a 2,400 W surge at 120 V, so it scores 5 on power output.
Better on power outputAnker SOLIX C1000 Gen 2Inverter is rated 2,000 W continuous with a 3,000 W peak. $499.99Scores 10.0Dabbsson's US manual states about 2 hours to full at 1,000 W from the wall and solar input is capped at 400 W, so it scores 5 on recharging.
Better on rechargingEcoFlow DELTA 3 PlusA full wall charge takes 56 minutes. $669Scores 10.0Dabbsson's US spec table rates the cells for 4,500 cycles to 80 percent but the US manual gives 4,000, so on the lower figure it scores 8 on battery life.
It switches to battery in 15 ms and takes two DBS1700B batteries for 4,730 Wh, but Dabbsson sells no transfer switch or home panel for it, so it scores 6 on backup readiness.
Intertek's ETL directory lists it to UL 2743 by model under Shenzhen Daipusen New Energy Technology, so it scores 6 on verification.
Dabbsson gives it three years and extends it to five years when the unit is registered, so it scores 8 on warranty and support.
Dabbsson's US policy gives each station in its warranty table three years plus two on registration, five in all, and takes unused US orders back within 30 days.
1,330 Wh in 36 lb, expandable to 4,730 Wh
The DBS1300 is Dabbsson's 1,330 Wh LiFePO4 station, a 36 lb hand-carried unit with four 120 V outlets, 13 outputs in all and app control.
It suits a buyer who wants about 1.3 kWh in a 36 lb case for outages, camping or an RV, and who may add a battery or a second unit later rather than run loads above 1,200 W. $599.00 at dabbsson.com.
Strengths
- Takes two DBS1700B batteries for 4,730 Wh per unit
- EPS switchover in 15 ms
- Charges at up to 1,000 W from the wallrate set in the app
- Two units link through a $119 Dabbsson parallel connector
- Rated 4,500 cycles to 80 percent on the US spec table
- 100 W USB-C port
- Listed to UL 2743 by model in Intertek's ETL directory
Drawbacks
- Solar input capped at 400 Wat 12 to 60 V and 12 A
- 1,200 W continuousthe 1,600 W Power-Boost mode suits heating loads only, by the manual
- The US spec table rates 4,500 cycles to 80 percentthe US manual gives 4,000
- Two linked units are rated 2,300 W in the spec table and FAQ, 2,000 W in the US manual and on the parallel connector page
- The FAQ builds its 9,460 Wh system from four DBS2000B batteries of 1,700 Wh; the spec table and manual name the DBS1700B
- The warranty card in the US manual says 24 months against the policy's 36 months plus 24 on registration
- Dabbsson sells no transfer switch or home panel for it on its US store
- The product page counts 12 output portsits spec table lists 13
Specs
- Capacity1,000-1,499 Wh
- AC Output1,000-1,499 W
- Output Voltage120 V only
- Battery ChemistryLiFePO4
- Rated Cycles4,000-5,999 cycles
- Safety ListingUL 2743 listed
- Solar Input300-599 W
- Backup Switchover11-20 ms
- Warranty5 Years
- Expandable ToUp to 4.9 kWh
- Weight36.0 lb
At a glance
- Four AC outlets, 13 outputs
- Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app
- Built-in LED light
Dabbsson is the brand of Shenzhen Daipusen New Energy Technology Co., Ltd., which filed the DABBSSON mark at the USPTO, and dabbsson.com is run by Dabbsson Limited under Hong Kong law.
It sells direct from dabbsson.com and through listings on Amazon US and Walmart.com.
The Dabbsson DBS1300 is a 1,330 Wh (25.6 V, 52 Ah) LiFePO4 station that Dabbsson sells as "EV Semi-solid State LiFePO4", rated 1,200 W continuous and 2,400 W surge at 120 V from four pure sine wave AC outlets, with a Power-Boost mode to 1,600 W that the US manual says suits heating loads, three USB-C ports (one at 100 W, two at 30 W), three USB-A ports (one 18 W fast-charge, two 12 W), two DC5521 outlets and a 12 V 10 A car outlet, 13 outputs in all, though the product page counts 12. It charges from the wall at up to 1,000 W (400 W by default until raised in the app), which the US manual puts at about 2 hours to full and the product page at 44 minutes to 80 percent; solar input is 400 W at 12 to 60 V and 12 A, and AC with solar reaches 1,400 W, about 1.7 hours to full by the manual, 96 minutes or 1.5 hours by the page. The US spec table rates the cells for 4,500 cycles to 80 percent; the US manual gives 4,000, and the FAQ explains the gap as 4,000 plus 500 "extra cycles with BMS". Its EPS switches to battery in 15 ms, which the manual says is not a 0 ms UPS; one unit takes two DBS1700B batteries for 4,730 Wh, and two units joined by the $119 parallel connector reach 2,660 Wh, or 9,460 Wh with four DBS1700B, at 2,300 W by the spec table and FAQ or 2,000 W by the US manual and the connector page, at 120 V only. Dabbsson sells no transfer switch or home panel for it on its US store. It weighs 36 lb by the spec table (36.4 lb in the manual, 36.37 lb in the comparison table), measures 14.25 x 10.83 x 8.7 in, has a built-in LED light and Wi-Fi and Bluetooth app control. No web tester has published measured capacity or charge time for it. Dabbsson gives it three years and adds two more on registration, five years in all.
