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An electronics tech friend of mine did a very thorough video review and non-destructive teardown of a Bluetti lfp one a year ago. They are an absolute beast the charger/inverter master unit is 30kg and each 3kWh battery module you add is another 30kg!
About to pull the trigger on a refurbished one of these found a deal for £650 with one year warranty trying to find as much information about battery degradation first because it won’t be lifep04 it will only of had 800 cycles from new, not a deal breaker for me though as I already have a 400ah battery bank in the van which I intend to trickle charge through the solar input I’m really getting this for the 3000w x boost inverter and 100v mppt
Would be charging in the garage alongside our Fox LFP batteries so would prefer LFP for safety & longevity reasons and trying to avoid cobalt in batteries.
Watched this twice now, first out of interest, second as I’ve put the caravan on site for the summer (if it ever arrives) and they charge like a raging bull for electricity, cost a whopping £27 for a two day stay ! As we intend using the caravan an awful lot this year having our own battery pack seems a logical move. I think the electrically heated wet central heating is probably the biggest power user but my thoughts are to take the pack home, charge on cheap rate Octopus then take it back up with us for the next visit. The other idea would be to have the solar panels laid on the van’s roof to trickle charge the unit during our away days so no need to drag it around with us. We don’t really need it at home as a back up as we have solar and 5Kw of battery storage. Your comments will be appreciated
That sounds like a perfect use case for a battery and solar panels. That electricity cost is enormous! I would just recommend the LFP batteries EcoFlow make though as they'll last much longer.
@@MrEV thanks for the reply, much appreciated !. I had already settled on LFP as the way forward. Going to do my sums on the cost of the unit with solar against paying for power on site for a year, its going to be a fine line as I imagine we will still need some site power but intend to charge the unit at home using overnight octopus / our solar battery then topping up via the solar panels. spreadsheets at the ready !
Thanks for the video. Would you take this over the Jackery Solar Generator 2000 PRO? I already have a gas powered generator but I'm debating whether to get a solar powered one. Thanks again
It's certainly worth having a solar backup. I've not used a Jackery but they seem like a great brand. All I would say is to aim for a battery that has LFP chemistry. They're safer, longer lasting, and are happier to be left charged up to 100% for long periods of time. The EcoFlow Delta MAX 2 (the newer version of the one I review here) but I'm sure Jackery are selling LFP batteries now as well.
What more is there to say? I've had the Delta 2 for ages (as I showed) and it's been great so the Max is more of the same but, as I said, my reservations with the Max are related to its weight and the lower cycle count due to it not using LFP chemistry. There didn't seem much point mentioning the price since it fluctuates so much with their various offers.
I’m curious but not 100% up on calculations with electrickeric…. With a 2000kw version at 100% charge and I set my “granny lead” to the low 6amp setting how long would that device keep charging the EV for…please..? 🤔
Would it be suitable to use the solar panel as a sun screen on the windscreen to protect the car from the sun, charge the battery and charge the car from there? That's what we need.
That's an interesting idea! I suppose it could work in theory. You'd have to set your granny charger to the lowest current to avoid depleting the battery faster than it can be replenished by the solar panel. Also, I think the panel would be too big to fit inside the car so you'd have to prop it up on the bonnet so you'd need to make sure it was tied down in some way to avoid blowing/falling off. I may try and test it!
You should not plug into your house electrics as a supply unless you have disconnected from the mains supply. This is because you could cause an issue to anyone working on the mains in the event of a power cut. So great piece of kit but use it wisely.
Unless I'm understanding badly, if it's charging from a home socket and there's a power cut, it's not going to send any power back through the AC lead is it?
@@MrEVI think he might be thinking about batteries, usually connected to solar, which are wired BEFORE the consumer unit. Can’t see how this device can feed electricity back to the grid.
They do a micro inverter ( which is not available at the moment) which is fully approved 800w to use for baseload or send back adjustable with app … on mains failure this has failsafe and isolates
My batteries are wired after the consumer ( coming in to the house) unit so the record what I put back into the grid as in export..same as plugging thisunit into the house ring circuit @@ipb1966
That’s a good point. You’re right, I should have, but since I was filming outside I must have forgotten. I did mention the noise in the Delta 2 review I’d filmed previously. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-r4hJF0wdAaQ.html
@@MrEV I like the idea of having one I can use to charge my EV in an emergency and it seems like the only ones viable for that are the delta pro versions
NEVER EVER buy a solar generator until you have confirmed that it includes a low frequency inverter in its design. With over 24 years of experience in the inverter repair industry, we know full well that the vast majority of low cost, lightweight, Chinese made, high frequency solar generators on the market simply don't last. Especially when powering inductive loads like full sized refrigerators, large microwave ovens, portable air conditioners, power tools, motors or welders. You may be able to start some of these loads when this high frequency solar generator is new, but over time, typically after less than a year of repeated use, your lightweight, high frequency solar generator WILL fail. They simply were not designed for powering inductive loads. That's why the big name brand inverter manufacturers like Schneider Electric, Outback Power, Magnum Energy and others, all use a low frequency topology in their design.
