GOLDEN MATE Thunder 280 Portable Power Station User Manual

GOLDEN MATE Thunder 280 Portable Power Station

Product Information

output: 18W 5VDC 3A, 9VDC 2A. Support SCP output: 22.5W 5VDC 4.5A,
4.5VDC 5A, 5VDC 2A

Product Usage Instructions

Charging Method

1. Car Charging: Connect the product to a car charger using the provided car charging input port.
2. PV Charging: Connect the product to a solar panel using the provided solar charging input port.
3. TYPE-C AC Charging: Use a TYPE-C power supply to charge the product. For 100W TYPE-C charging, make sure to use a charger and TYPE-C cable that meet the necessary charging parameters.
4. AC Charging: Use the original AC wiring harness to charge the product. The LCD screen will light up during charging. The word “Input” will appear in the upper right corner of the screen, and the charging indicator will be on. The charging power will be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen.

Parallel Use

This product supports parallel use for capacity expansion. To parallel use, connect the original wiring harness. Before parallel use, make sure to turn off the power of this product. Note that the parallel function only supports capacity expansion and does not support power expansion. Avoid using excessive power when using the parallel function.

Goldenmate APP

1. Download the GOLDENMATE APP to check battery data and manage the product.
2. Scan the provided QR code to download the GOLDENMATE APP for iOS or Android devices.
3. Turn on Bluetooth on your device and connect to the product.
4. After successful connection, you can check all information in the Bluetooth management and dashboard interface of the app.

Disclaimer

Thank you for choosing GOLDENMATE portable power station! Please read this manual carefully before using. Please read this manual carefully before using the product and ensure that you fully understand the content and can use the product correctly.
After reading this manual in details, please keep it properly for future reference. If the product is not properly operated according to the instructions, it may cause serious injury to you or others, damage to the product or loss of your property. By using this product, you are deemed to have read, understood, recognized and accepted all the terms of this document. The operator will be responsible for his own behavior and any results caused by the use of this product Shandong Goldencell Power Technology Co., Ltd. shall not be responsible for any loss caused by the operator’s misuse. In accordance with laws and regulations, Goldencell reserves the right to the final interpretation of this document and all related documents of this product. Subject to update, revision or termination without prior notice, please visitBGOLDENMATE’s official website for the latest product information

Package Content

Maintenance and Precautions

1. This product should be used away from heat sources (such as fire and other heat generating objects).
2. Do not expose the product to any liquids. Do not use the product in the rain or humid environment.
3. If the product is accidentally flooded or accidentally dropped into the water, please stop using it immediately and turn off the product, move the product to a safe open area to dry. Do not approach the product until it is completely dried, please take electric shock protection measures when touching the product, do not continue to use or discard the product after drying.
4. For long-term storage, please turn off the product and store it in a cool and dry place, charge and discharge the product once every two months (discharge to 30% of capacity first, then charge to 80% of capacity).
5. Do not supply power to external devices during charging. Otherwise, the battery pack will heat up and the product lifespan will be affected.
6. Please use it in normal environment, otherwise the product’s performance may be affected by low or high temperature environment. If the temperature is too high, the battery may catch fire or even explode. If the temperature is too low, the product performance will be seriously affected, or even cannot meet the requirements of normal use.
7. Before using, make sure that the product has enough power for outdoor use.
8. When the product appears high temperature, the power supply should be turned off immediately and check whether there is overload use.
9. Do not disassemble, repair or refit the product by yourself. In case of product problem, you can contact the after-sales personnel to deal with it.
10. When the battery life of the power supply expires, please recycle and dispose of it according to local laws.
11. If the battery leaks inside the products and liquid splashes into the eyes or skin, do not rub, wash it with clean water, and immediately seek medical attention.
12. In case of accidental fire, dry powder fire extinguisher or sand should be used to exdinguish.
13. If the product emits peculiar odor, heat, discoloration, deformation or any abnormality occurs during use, storage and charging, immediately stop charging and using, remove it from the device and isolate it under the condition of ensuring safety.
14. Please use this product within the temperature range specified by this product, the performance of the battery pack inside the product is greatly affected by the temperature, and the most intuitive performance is the change of battery pack capacity, which is normal.
15. Avoid condensation caused by sudden change of ambient temperature during use or storage, which can cause internal electronics to fail or metal parts to rust.
16. After receiving the product, carefully check the package for abnormalities and avoid impact during handling. Check whether the shell and accessories are damaged or missing, or any bad phenomena. If there is damaged or missing, please contact us.
17. When the battery pack is low, please charge within 12 hours, which is beneficial to extend the life of the battery pack. If it is not charged in time, the battery pack will be in a state of lack of power for a long time, which will affect the service life of the battery pack.
18. Do not cleane the battery pack housing with organic solvents.
19. The shallow charge and discharge of the battery can ensure the economical use of the battery pack, which is beneficial to improve the cycle life, and overcharge and discharge may cause the internal battery pack to overheat, fire or function failure, short life, and even danger.
20. The switch, LCD screen, USB, and battery pack of the product are consumable parts, and can provide paid after-sales service.

Warnings

1. Please make sure to read this product manual carefully before operating this product.
2. Do not let children to touch or operate this product to avoid danger.
3. Do not allow coins, keys, hairpins or other metal pieces to expose or enter ports. Metal pieces may short circuit the product.
4. Do not use this product in a strong electrostatic or electromagnetic environment.
5. Do not stack other sundries on this product.
6. Do not use this product in an unventilated or dusty area to avoid blocking the vents and causing damage to the product due to overheating.
7. Please avoid impacts, drops, and severe vibrations. In the event of a severe external impact, please turn off the power immediately and stop using it.
8. If there is dirt on the interface of this product, please turn off the power and wipe it with a dry cloth before using it.
9. Do not use this product outdoors in rain or snow, otherwise, there is a risk of electric shock.
10. Do not expose the product to fire, heat sources, direct sunlight, or temperature above 140°F (60 °C), it may cause an explosion.
11. Do not charge at high temperature over 45℃; Do not discharge and leave the battery at a high temperature over 60℃. Also keep away from fire, heaters or corrosive materials. Otherwise, it can cause overheating, fire, or function failure, shortened life, or even danger happening.
12. Do not overload the product.
13. Do not deform the product under pressure, which may cause damage to electronic components or part of the circuit, and make the product unstable.

The company does not assume any responsibility for losses caused by fire, explosion, or electric shock due to improper operation.

Functions

Operation instructions

Power On/Off:

1. Long press the power button for 1.5 seconds to turn it on. The indicator light and display are on.

2. If using USB/TYPE-C/DC output, first turn on the power button, then long press DC On/Off button for 1.5 seconds. The DC button indicator light will be on, and the USB/TYPE-C/DC output port will be powered normally.

3. If using the AC port, first turn on the power button, and then long press the AC output button for 1.5 seconds; the AC output button indicator light is on, and the AC socket port is powered normally.

4. If you use the lighting function, first turn on the power button, and then long press the LED light button for 1.5 seconds, the LED light indicator is on, and the LED light is on. At this moment, the light is only 50% power output; click the LED light button, the light will be full power output; if you need to activate the SOS function, press the LED light button again, and the light will flash as SOS signal.
   After using, you need to long press the LED light button again for 1.5 seconds to turn it off.

5. Please turn off the power station after usage.

Attention:
For your safety, when using AC high-power electrical appliances, please lead out the gr ound wire of this product with a copper wire and ground it.

Charging method

This product supports AC charging, TYPE-C charging, Car charging, and PV charging.
AC charging : Must use the original AC wiring harness, the LCD screen lights up during charging. The word “Input” will appear in the upper right corner of the screen, and the Charging indicator will be on, the charging power will be displayed in the lower right corner of the screen. TYPE-C charging: Must use a TYPE-C power supply. For 100W TYPE-C charging, must use a charger and TYPE-C cable that meets the necessary charging parameters.
Car charging : Must use a standard car charging cable. PV charging(optional): Support 11-60V/8A charging.
Attention : To avoid car battery power loss and affecting the car’s performance, your car is only allowed to charge the product when your car engine is on.
Users who use their universal solar panels with non-MC4 connectors to power the equipment, please note: the solar panel should be in the voltage and current range (please find more information about the requirement in the User Guide). Connecting the wrong MC4 interface may damage the device. EcoFlow does not guarantee equipment failure caused by improper personal operation(For example, the open circuit voltage exceeds 60V).

Goldenmate APP Download Guide

1. Check battery data through the GOLDENMATE APP.
2. Scan below QR code to download GOLDENMATE APP
3. Turn on Bluetooth, select and connect to this product.
4. After connection, you can check all information in Bluetooth management and dashboard interface.

Use of Paralleling

Parallel function：

• This product supports parallel use, the original wiring harness connection must be used.
• Please turn off the power of this product before parallel use.
• The parallel function only supports capacity expansion and does not support power expansion. Do not use excessive power when the parallel function is used.

Technical Parameters

Remarks : When using the TYPE-C fast charging function, the USB interface will affect the fast charging power
Note : The above are laboratory data obtained under standard testing conditions, and actual products may differ from laboratory data due to different usage conditions and environment

Troubleshooting

Output power logic

Battery mode

| 450-500W| Alarm, not turned off
500-800W| Turned off after continuous overload for 60s
800-1000W| Turned off after continuous overload for 5s
≥1000W| Turned off after continuous overload for 40ms

Display alarm analysis

1

|

Display is off

|

Power does not work: BMS protection

| 1. Disconnect the load and return to normal after restarting. 2.If it cannot be solved after disconnecting the load and restarting it, carry out the charging process.

3. If the problem still cannot be solved after charging,

please contact our after-sales personnel to deal with it.

2

|

“Input” Output” “AC” “Charging indicator” flash simultaneously at a frequency of 1s/time

|

Inverter abnormal: load overpower, inverter damaged personnel to deal with it

| 1. Disconnect the load, the screen stops alarming.
2. Disconnect the load, if the screen still alarms, turn off the power button, restart the power after five minutes,

__and the screen alarm disappears.

3. If the load is disconnected and the power button is turned off, the screen still flashes when restarting the power after 5 minutes, please contact our after-sales. personnel to deal with it

3

| “SOC” and “Charge and discharge time indicator (sometimes)” flash simultaneously at a frequency of 1s/time|

BMS failure

|

1.Disconnect the load and return to normal after restarting. 2.If it cannot be solved after disconnecting the load and restarting it , carry out the charging process.

4

| “DC” and “Output” flash simultaneously at a frequency of 1s/time|

DC (output) 12V abnormal

| Disconnect the DC load and wait for 10 seconds. If not

restored, restart the switch.

5

| “USB”“Output” flash simultaneously at a frequency of 1s/time| USB output

abnormal

|

Disconnect the USB load, wait for 10S and return to

normal.

6

| “USB”“Output” “Input” flash simultaneously at a frequency of 1s/time| TYPE-C output

abnormal

| Disconnect the TYPE-C load, wait for 10S and return to

normal.

7

|

The high temperature indicator is on

| Inverter high temperature abnormal|

Disconnect the load and resume after the product cools down.

Problem Solving:

There is no responce when the product is turned on, and there is no output from AC, DC, USB, and indicators.| (1) Check if the product is under voltage, remove the load, charge for 5-10 minutes, and restart.

(2) Please make sure that the product is currently used within the normal temperature range.

The product can be turned on, but the corresponding output ports has no output.indicators.

| (1) Check if the battery level is too low, if so, please charge in time.

(2) Check if the load’s power is higher than the output power of the product, remove the load, and restart.

(3) Check if the output of the product meets the requirements of the load.

(4) Check if there is a short circuit between the output port and the load, remove the device and restart the power.

(5) Use other power to see if the device works normally, it may be caused by the incompatibility of individual devices.

The product cannot be charged

| (1) Please check if the charging electrical parameters are covered by the charging

range of this product.

(2) Check if the current power supply has activated temperature protection due to

high or low temperature.

Unexpected shutdown during product use

| (1) The product may shut down due to the activation of the internal protection system.

(2) Please remove all electrical equipment and keep the product temperature within

the normal temperature range for 10-20 minutes.

(3) Check if there are any faults with the electrical equipment, unplug all electrical

equipment, and restart it.

After-sales service

If the product fails, please follow the manual to operate. If the fault still cannot be eliminated, please contact our after-sales service personnel and provide the following information: purchase date, phone number, detailed address, and description of the product failure. Please cooperate in answering the detailed inquiries from our after-sales department, including on-site conditions, fault performance, frequent/occasional accidents, and whether there are any errors in the operating procedures so that our after-sales department can identify the cause and response (or guide) the user on how to solve the product problem. If the fault still cannot be eliminated, please contact our company.

• During the warranty period, if the product is damaged due to material defects, process defects, as well as damage caused by non-human factors, our company will provide free repair and replacement of parts, which belong to our company.
• During the warranty period, the following situations cannot obtain free repair services:
• Unauthorized disassembling the product;
• Damage to the surface appearance is not covered by the warranty;
• The user does not use the product according to the manual;
• Faults or damages caused by accidents, human factors, environmental factors (such as operational errors, collisions, unreasonable voltages, dampness, etc.);
• The outer packaging and accessories of the product are not covered by the warranty.

FCC

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Note : This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Note : The Grantee is not responsible for any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance. such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
The device has been evaluated to meet general RF exposure requirements. To maintain compliance with FCC’s RF exposure guidelines, the distance must be at least 20 cm between the radiator and your body, and fully supported by the operating and installation configurations of the transmitter and its antenna(s).

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