BLUETTI AC200P 2000w LiFePO4 Solar Generator! 2000wh Off Grid Portable Power Station Review 

The code is only good for $200 off, not $400.

@@cs-xd9gy $400 off the regular price of $1999.

@@HOBOTECH Got it.

Can it be charged and discharged at the same time

I just started the order on Bluetti site, used the code, and it's only showing $100 off. Is there another site I should be using to apply the code? I've looked at your video reviews for days now, and very much appreciate all your effort. Thanks!

H Nguyen. Oh man wish I had one here in Houston last week. Never again!!

I only had the Jackery 500. Couldn't get any heat, but my iPad, cell phones and wifi device worked. Getting this one for my 1500w heater to work or my small window a/c unit

@@bullishmarystacks2185 why not a mr buddy

@Elissca living because I have not heard anything about it.

@@bullishmarystacks2185 Look it up. It is propane powered. They work really well. It would be great for emergency use for sure.

Agreed, but I'll add 'DIY Solar Power with Will Prowse' to that list.

Joe salatin explains the agriculture element of life...

Agreed!

电压和能量密度不同，磷酸铁锂安全性更好，在最严格的穿刺实验中，不会起火爆炸

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It ran for 24 hours off this one generator?

What's your take on it now after a couple of months if you don't mind?

I am kind of curious how much better the UPS feature would be. An online UPS is essentially no different than just running stuff off of it and ensuring you had enough charging input to cover the load... with sine wave output, pretty much anything will work. Granted, you can't use full capacity.

If it had a stackable axpandable battery array with autobalancing features. Just because cloudy days, would be bearable with 8k watts in battery bank stored up...

I need this thing in my life.. I might buy this later on..

Microwave!? What a waste of a turkey's life

I see what you did there.

Very cool!

I'm dying of laughter

Inconceivable!

Are you a motivational speaker?

How low did the price go at its lowest? $1799? $1499?

@@AGhostInTheMachine I paid out the door about $2,300. for the Bluetti and 2 soft solar panels, so saved about $500. The 3 panel package was closer to $3,000. I decided to go with the 2 panels for now and add the third one later. We have RICH panels for home, but I wanted something easy to take on the road.

@@Banagal I think I saw one with 3 panels for $1899 now !! Apr 2021

@@truckerhershey7042 Thanks for your comment. I now only need 1 more panel. We are already using our Bluetti and when stationary we use our 5 solar panels to quickly charge it. When we're on the road we could use the 3rd panel. For the cost we may just buy 3 RICH panels, as recommended by Will Prowse. The price is right and they work great. Plus we can set them up on our truck.

Yeah, I haven't gotten mine either!

Your AC200 is likely sitting on one of the hundreds of boats waiting at port. There is a serious backlog with shipping right now.

@@HOBOTECH found a great article on the current state of international shipping www.latimes.com/business/story/2020-11-22/shipping-coronavirus-logistics-ports

I know! I had a serious time charging mine when I was camping off an extension cord. The ability to slow it down is vital IMO.

@BROKEN ARROW I'm so sorry. I had issues with my credit card denial 3 times because it did a fraud alert. I was able to correct that and make the purchase. Do you think it may help to call Bluetti? Though I'm sure you exhausted everything at this point.

As a value / budget minded person....that's what I was thinking. That's why it pays to have standards and wait it out.

What did they do? They released the AC200P for pre-order while the final AC200's are being shipped by year end. Those that got the AC200 got a smoking deal! There is a lithium ion battery shortage so they went with LiFePO4 which was in the works anyway.

it's not gonna be pretty for them if they have another crowdfunding campaign

@@RVingwithG I have 716 net going into my bluetti 92v daily. No problem. I love mine had since mid October

The Leoch only has 300 watt charging, right?

@@bvisel4558 8 hour recharge from wall right? What is that like a week to charge from solar?

I don't see how you can possibly say the LEOCH is better. It weighs 10lb more, has pathetic solar charging, no touch screen, no high amp DC output.. the list goes on. Granted the final version might be much better than the prototype. We'll find out in about 6 months.

@@HOBOTECH they said solar charging will be increased to 600 W ... but yeah ... that's its only real problem from my point of view... 10lb for 1/3 +- more capacity is not really a problem I would say ... If you do the maths you'll see Leoch is actually lighter per usable watt hour than the ETTI . Etti just has smaller capacity - it's like comparing a AC50 with this one .. of course the AC50 is lighter as it's much smaller in capacity . For me the touch screen is not a good feature ... I think once that breaks you won't be able to charge it from DC/PV and it will break as any touch screen does ... or start working really slow after like 1 year or so ... But it's indeed really beautiful. The invertor looks kinda so so in this one as well ... Maybe not the invertor but the way they let you use it - if you do 3 more tests at a higher wattage like you did I think you might fry it pretty easy ... We have to compare the prices of these as well ... they are both discounted .... and the etti is still like 80% more expensive ... LEOCH is a bargain for 2048 usable watts ... while etti is just an ok offer ... Afterall, capacity, invertor and price are the 3 most important things on these SOGENs ... I'd say Leoch wins all 3 of these battles (or at least 2 of them) by far ! The outputs are ok for both - You can kinda do similar things on both of them ... Having more outputs is nice ... but not really a game changer . You can always use AC if the DC output is not enough in Leoch .

There is no 220v version yet.

Feel this in my soul

I’m thankful I bought the original because I’m too too broke to buy this one.

Might depend on whether they actually build any of the prototype specification. it's probably cheaper for them to ship this version, rather than build a limited run of specials?

Same

How did you get hosed? You likely got the AC200 for a smokin price. The AC200P isn't technically "out" until it reaches the hands of customers. All companies that grow need to innovate. Your AC200 is likely sitting on one of the hundreds of boats waiting at port. There is a serious backlog with shipping right now.

@@HOBOTECH I’m well aware about innovation and to be honest, I really didn’t get it at a smoking price, since it was toward the end of the indiegogo promotion. The only issue I had with buying this was not knowing this AC200p was coming down the road. I just would have held out in buying the AC200. As things go, such is life.

Same Here--Still Waiting , At least i have my 4 bougeRv 180w panels to look at!!, but i got an email today my saying mine is on the way since it was in the #5000 orders!

That or “production” to distinguish it from the crowdfunding version. Maybe?

SAMV 1430 The "P" stands for phony,because it's "NOT"a generator,it's a FUCKING BATTERY it don't "GENERATE" shit !!!!!!!! ♿ 🇺🇸

You got a smokin' deal on the AC200. Bluetti planned on releasing the AC200 retail but the global li-ion battery shortage forced them to go with LiFePO4 earlier than planned. It was either have NO new product or come out with this.

@@HOBOTECH I understand, I'm just a little annoyed at the lack of transparency, that's all. This to me is comparable to a smartphone company coming out with their latest and greatest flagship phone, consumers buy the product thinking they have the best on the market, and then the same company releases a new model with better specs a month later for $100 more. Yes I got a good deal, but I would have preferred to know this was on the way before I made my purchase.

@@zfontain1975 I agree. I received my generator earlier this month and it is a nice unit. Just kind of wish I would have had the knowledge of this new model before making my purchase, but at the end of the day, I'm happy with my purchase regardless.

@@techtastic2010 Just like cellphones and laptops, this years model.

I haven't made it to see how much it's gonna cost. I'll circle back when I do. But usually these devices take awhile to dip in price. If the pricing seems fair....and it will fit your needs. Take the plunge. Why not....to save a couple hundred dollars. I don't know if that's worth the uncertainty.

The price isn't going down any time soon. If anything they might bump it back to $1999 after the holiday.

Ever think maybe your payment method was the problem? Probably not! Just ignore the fact thousands of others bought with no problem.

As predicted the price is now $1899...

Welcome to the world of electronics. They always get better over time and the price is reduced right before they introduce a new and better product. Rinse, repeat. In 10 years today technology will be a old school.

Hopefully you only paid $999. Otherwise, I would be p*ssed.

Bluetti planned on releasing the AC200 retail but the global li-ion battery shortage forced them to go with LiFePO4 earlier than planned. It was either have NO new product or come out with this. You should be happy to get the smokin' deal you did as this is likely not to drop from $1799 for a long time.

Your AC200 is likely sitting on one of the hundreds of boats waiting at port. There is a serious backlog with shipping right now that's not the fault of Bluetti. Everyone is playing "catch up" on supplies, combined with the holiday season it's a mess. I'm told there are boats circling for weeks waiting for port.

@@HOBOTECH And with the plandemic getting worse, the supply chain is in danger of completely collapsing.

I received my AC200 about 3 weeks ago, received my solar panels and accessories about a week ago

We are hoping for the same option to expand our Battle born bank.

You could always get a Point Zero Energy "Titan" with 3 * 2,000 Wh batteries. Though that would run you about $5,800. The Titan is a modular system that stacks vertically. It can take up to 2,000 watts of solar panels. Hope this helps. :)

@@kenp.7304 Thank you. I am very interested in Titan and Flex Inergy modular. The bluetti AC has gotten much better reviews from Hobo and Prowse than the others mentioned though. But at 6 grand Titan is competitive and definitely worth considering. Thanks

You CAN hook external batteries to the solar/car input! I demonstrate this in the original AC200 videos.

TITAN not only has quality issues but a 4-6 month waiting list. If you want to start at $3k for the same size battery as the AC200P and work your way up from there it's your money. They refuse to send me a unit for review. In fact, they don't even return my messages!

I would assume UPS have better battery management when battery is full. For example; my Sauoi once topped up, it runs on AC (sure power) and slowly trickal charge the battery. My AC200 only runs on the battery. When it gets to 100%, it turns off. It turns back on a 99% and you hear a loud click and the charger kicks back on. I tried to use my AC200 like my Sauoki, but the constant loud click can get obnoxious and I'm not sure if this degrade this internal switch.

UPS passes the power direct from the input cable to the inverters bypassing the battery. AC200P input charges the battery and then the battery powers the inverter.

When talking about uninterruptible power supplies, it's helpful to know that there are two basic types of UPS, and why you'd want each type. The UPS type that you're most likely to see in the home or small office, and be able to buy at an office supply store is the standby type. A standby UPS passes the wall AC through to its outlets under normal circumstances, and uses the same wall AC to charge the battery, but the AC-DC conversion circuit only has enough capacity to charge the battery, it can't power the inverter directly. When AC power is lost, a relay disconnects the outlets from the AC cord to the wall and connects them to the output of the inverter, which turns on at the same time. The time it takes the relay to switch from one power source to the other, and for the inverter to energize itself takes a small amount of time. In many cases the slight delay is no problem, but some electronics can't tolerate even a short outage, and/or require AC power that's extremely clean and regulated. This brings us to the other type of UPS. The online, or double-conversion UPS keeps the wall AC power and the other stages separate, so it essentially regenerates AC from DC. The first stage, the AC-DC converter rectifies the AC from the wall and delivers it to the battery charger _and_ the inverter, which runs all the time. The output of the inverter goes straight to the output. Normally the rectified wall current is passed directly to the inverter, turned back into AC and passed along to whatever is connected. Not only does this guarantee continuous AC to the load with _no_ interruption, not even brief ones, it also means that the AC coming out can be more stable in frequency and voltage, and free from inductive or capacitive phase shifts present on the main grid. The cost is efficiency, with two conversions. Most UPS systems (and there are very large ones designed to power entire industrial buildings) are designed to be used to contend with brief, temporary power outages. If the outage lasts longer than a few minutes, a UBS, or uninterruptible battery system comes into play. Typically this is a Diesel generator with enough power to supply a facility either directly or through an online UPS. Some solar inverters also have a "generator start" feature that serves a similar function. While the UPS is designed to be used where mains AC is the primary, but not completely reliable power source, a solar generator is typically used in places where there is no mains AC. A solar generator is functionally no different than a permanently installed hotel power system for a boat or RV, but is portable so it can be taken far beyond the reach of a boat or RV. Despite the solar aspect being played up, you don't have to use solar power to recharge them; wall current works just fine with the correct adapter. This comes to the possibility of using a solar generator as a UPS at home, or in a boat or RV where switching between shore and hotel power can cause brief outages. Needless to say, solar power can be quite variable too, so there are many reasons to have enough chemical battery capacity to make it through the times when other power sources aren't available. Because your typical home UPS is plugged into the wall for AC power, a limiting factor is how much wall current it can draw. If your SoGen comes with a "brick" to plug into the wall, you'll be limited to how much power that the brick can produce on an extended basis. The thing about sealed power bricks is that they're typically designed for occasional use, for recharging only, and don't have any cooling that might keep them going 24x7. I would be careful about using any power brick as part of a UPS system because that's most likely to be the weak link. Another thing about power bricks is that they can't do standby UPS functionality. The brick turns AC power into a lower voltage DC output, so there's no way to feed AC straight through to your output AC outlets without using the inverter. And because they're designed to provide enough power for battery charging, you're not going to be able to power much without draining the battery. Solar generators that plug straight into AC without a "brick" or "wall wart" have the potential to pass AC from the wall to the outlets, so in theory you can power as much as your circuit breaker or input fuse can handle, as long as the battery is fully charged. You might get 1200VA (maybe 1000 Watts) continuous power from a device rated at 15A @ 120VAC. You can buy a purpose-built UPS for a lot less, though. Pass-through charging just means that the device used to charge the battery has extra capacity to draw power from it while charging the battery. Most solar generators today let you use at least some part of the SoGen while charging. In some cases the cigar lighter plug and some other DC outlets are wired straight to the battery, so you _can_ use them no matter what.

@@StringerNews1 Thank you! While I knew most of this, I don't possess the ability to lay it out as concise as you did.

@@AntonioCunningham Glad it helped, and thanks for the kind words! One thing about being promoted from engineering to management is that I had to learn how to communicate complex ideas in ways that businessmen could understand.

I don't really have a RV fuse panel to demo without ripping mine out and they really aren't cheap to buy. All you need to really do is hook it up to the same place your charger/converter connects to.

@@HOBOTECH a video where you show how to hook this thing into a fuse box for a DIY build would be very helpful

@@EfficientRVer there are literally 1000’s of how to videos on solar and fuse panel installations on RU-vid. No one is getting sued so relax. I can do a hundred things but I don’t know electric, but I can certainly follow directions. I installed a new charge controller/fuse panel in 2 RV’s already. I just need a little guidance here

@@smitty4699 lol. so true.

It's probably sitting at port waiting for entry like hundreds of other ships right now.

@@HOBOTECH just got my tracking number.thanks🙂🤗😂😅👍🏻.Thanks for your honesty on your reviews.

Waiting on my Ac200 as well

@@Gaddmans.Garden I'm still waiting on my AC200 as well. Should have waited for the 200P

I got my AC200 last month but just got the lead acid charging cables 2wks ago

Stick with the production unit. I bought a Renogy LYCAN Powerhouse (pre production discounted price) and it is a total peice of crap.

Nah. 3000cycles proves it to be a LFP battery.