Einhell PXC 150W Power Inverter
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A 230 V socket, a 60 watt USB-C Power Delivery port and a dimmable LED lamp, all running off a Power X-Change battery you already own.
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Characteristics
- Output: 150 W on the 230 V socket
- USB: USB-C Power Delivery 60 W + USB-A 10 W
- Power source: 18V Power X-Change battery (not included)
- Convenience: Dimmable LED lamp, hook, socket covers
- The 60 W USB-C port that charges a laptop directly
Detailed overview: Einhell TC-ES 18/150/1 Power X-Change inverter
The TC-ES 18/150/1 belongs to a still thinly populated category: inverters that plug into a tool battery rather than carrying their own. The unit stores no energy at all, it simply turns the 18 volts direct current of a Power X-Change battery into 230 volts alternating current, plus USB power. Since Einhell's whole cordless range shares the same battery, from hedge trimmer to sander, the accessory slips naturally into an existing kit.
The 230 volt socket delivers 150 watts, covering most small appliances: laptop charger, lamp, camera battery charger, small pump, router. The USB-A port supplies 10 watts and the USB-C Power Delivery port goes up to 60 watts. That last figure is worth pausing on: it is what most thin laptops expect, and comfortably above what any tablet or phone on the market needs. Plugging in over USB-C rather than the mains socket removes a pointless conversion step and markedly improves overall efficiency.
The rest of the design targets field use. The sockets are protected by covers against dust and splashes, the housing has non-slip Softgrip surfaces and a hook lets you hang it from a branch, an upright or a boot rail. On top, a dimmable LED lamp lights a work surface or the inside of a tent without dazzling. The battery charge indicator stays readable throughout use.
One point deserves stating plainly, because Einhell sells two similar models. The TC-ES described here has no charging input: it consumes the battery and never recharges it. The pricier TE-ES 18/150/1 variant adds a charging function and a 12 volt output. If you want a device that can recharge your PXC packs, that second reference is the one to look at.
Runtime depends entirely on the battery fitted. Our reference for calculations is the 4 Ah pack, meaning 72 watt-hours, covered in our page on the Einhell Power X-Change 18V 4.0 Ah battery: expect around twenty minutes at full output and about an hour and a quarter charging a laptop over USB-C. For longer needs, a portable power station with a built-in battery remains the rational choice.
EAN: 4006825684209
Comparison
At around 90 euros, the Einhell TC-ES 18/150/1 faces the equivalent Ryobi inverter, which plays the price card, and the entry level of self-contained stations, here the Allpowers Volix P300. Here is what really separates them.
| Criterion | Einhell TC-ES 18/150/1 | Ryobi RY18BI150A | Allpowers Volix P300 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mains output | 150 W | 150 W (300 W peak) | 300 W |
| USB-C Power Delivery | Yes, 60 W | No | Yes |
| Energy available | Battery dependent (72 Wh at 4 Ah) | Battery dependent | 256 Wh built in |
| Ecosystem | Einhell Power X-Change | Ryobi 18V One+ | Self-contained |
| Recharges the battery | No (see TE-ES) | No | Not applicable |
| Observed price | ≈ 90 € | ≈ 67 € | ≈ 169 € |
The first criterion remains the tools you own: these two inverters are not interchangeable, each accepts only its own brand of battery. If you are on Power X-Change, the Einhell is your only option anyway, and that is good news because its 60 watt USB-C port makes it the more accomplished of the two. If you are with Ryobi, the RY18BI150A inverter saves you some twenty euros, at the cost of two USB-A ports limited to 12 watts. Against a self-contained station like the Volix P300, the trade-off is guaranteed energy: the station carries its 256 watt-hours, the inverter depends on your batteries but swaps in three seconds and weighs three times less.
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On paper this TC-ES looks like its Ryobi rival: the same 150 watts on the 230 volt socket, the same principle of clipping onto a tool battery. It is the USB ports that open up a gap. Where most of these units make do with two dated USB-A sockets, Einhell fits a 60 watt USB-C Power Delivery port, exactly what a modern laptop expects. The difference is not cosmetic: going through USB-C avoids converting power to 230 volts only to convert it back inside the laptop's power brick, and that double conversion easily costs a quarter of the energy. In practice, with the same 4 Ah battery, you gain twenty to thirty minutes of laptop runtime. The rest is carefully done: covers over the sockets against dust, non-slip surfaces, a built-in hanging hook and a dimmable LED lamp, far more useful than a simple on-off light. Two things to know before buying. This TC-ES version does not charge Power X-Change batteries, it only consumes them; Einhell reserves the charging function for the pricier TE-ES variant. And like any inverter this size, it heats up under sustained load and dislikes confined spaces. At around ninety euros it costs some twenty more than the Ryobi equivalent, which the USB-C port amply justifies in our view, provided of course that you already own Power X-Change kit.
Frequently asked questions: Einhell TC-ES 18/150/1 Power X-Change inverter
No. The TC-ES has no charging input: it consumes the battery to produce power. Einhell reserves that function for the TE-ES 18/150/1 variant, which adds built-in charging and a 12 volt output at a higher price.
Because it avoids a double conversion. Using the socket forces the unit to make 230 V, which your laptop's power brick then converts back down to low voltage. Every stage costs energy. Straight over USB-C you easily gain a quarter more runtime on a laptop.
A 4 Ah battery stores 72 watt-hours. Expect around twenty minutes drawing the full 150 watts from the socket, about an hour and a quarter to charge a laptop over USB-C, and several hours on a simple lamp or a phone.
Yes, with the whole Power X-Change range, from 1.5 to 6 Ah and beyond, including the Plus and Multi-Ah models. The bigger the capacity the longer the runtime, with no other change in how the unit behaves.
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