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MacRumors Giveaway: Win a 2400Wh Bluetti EB240 Power Station From MAXOAK
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This would be amazing to have! I live in Massachusetts and we lose power a lot, sometimes for several days at a time. I would use this to recharge my kids iPads and iPhones so there's something to do when the sun goes down.
Goodness sake people, it isn’t intended to be backup for your house if you live in California or South Australia. This is portable power for weekends away or for powering a low power drill etc. at off grid locations. It would be great kept in the back of a farm utility. I reckon it would be so worth it for a tradie who also likes going camping
it isn’t suitable for microwaves or even running a domestic fridge. It would not start up a decent sized fridge, which can need over 2000w to start up before settling down. And the power outputs of their examples are a tad low which doesn’t help.
if you want power backup for a house you will need a bank of these (there are much cheaper ways of doing that, eg a bank of gel batteries, or more cheaply a sine inverter generator running on petrol, or diesel if longer term).
it isn’t suitable for microwaves or even running a domestic fridge. It would not start up a decent sized fridge, which can need over 2000w to start up before settling down. And the power outputs of their examples are a tad low which doesn’t help.
if you want power backup for a house you will need a bank of these (there are much cheaper ways of doing that, eg a bank of gel batteries, or more cheaply a sine inverter generator running on petrol, or diesel if longer term).
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My power was out this week from Tuesday morning until Thursday evening... would've been nice to have something like this. I just bought a Jackery 1000Wh power station + solar panels to avoid this situation in the future but uhh... this bluetti would be much better. 😄
If I win then I can take back the Jackery which was also quite expensive (but not nearly as much as this of course) and then I can just use the bluetti instead.
If I win then I can take back the Jackery which was also quite expensive (but not nearly as much as this of course) and then I can just use the bluetti instead.
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Thank you for that reassurance. Confirms my gratitude for all the things you and the staff do for the Apple community.
Trust me - it only takes a couple of overnight power outages to get you back into the "oh cool! I should get one!" camp.
(We've got a Yeti 1000 in our living room - worth every penny)
Lost power for a day and a half after the last hurricane, but I am about 60 miles from folks that may not get power back for a month or more. I am thinking about getting another honda 2200 gas generator, but something like this could maybe work for a few minutes.
I don't quite understand how to enter. What/where is "gleam.io" ?
I don't quite understand how to enter. What/where is "gleam.io" ?
build yourself a powerwall , i did a 10kw for just under 1k , charges with 12 solar panels on my roof and lasts all night. running fridges , lights , fileserver , several laptops and monitors , tv's.
This makes me smile -- many Macbook owners would kill for that ratio.
Bluetti makes an even bigger solar generator- the AC200 and a smaller one, the AC50S. Both are on indigogo campaign. Excellent for power outages, RV life, outings where you need power. Solar panels also available to charge the battery. See below
www.indiegogo.com
Bluetti AC200 - Most Versatile Solar Power Station
2000W/1700Wh Capacity/LG EV-grade Cell/700W Solar/Cycle Time 2500+/Surge 4800W/Charge Tesla & E-Bike | Check out 'Bluetti AC200 - Most Versatile Solar Power Station' on Indiegogo.
www.indiegogo.com
It’s 1200W continuous for 2 min, after which it’ll drop back down to 1000W, which is still pretty darn impressive.
It's pretty useless really. If you were camping with a caravan etc. you'd have solar etc. hooked up already. Not good for anything outside of the US as it's only 110v. You can buy a esky/small cooler that charges off mains power that will last a weekend for 1/4 of the cost. If you want back up if you loose power, then buy a generator.
If you think a 2400kWh battery won't be able to cook popcorn you really need to read the replies you've been getting.
considering it would run a microwave for 40mins....he must like his popcorn black maybe....
Lead acid batteries for stationary backup shouldn't be cost compared against lithium batteries for portable use. Lithium is much lighter than lead acid. These weigh about 50 pounds. Lead acid equivalent would weigh about 150 pounds. Also lead acid supports fewer charge/discharge cycles so you'd have to replace it more often.
And that's assuming you don't abuse the lead acid battery. Because the biggest issue by far I think is that people will undoubtedly discharge these all the way. Fully discharging a lead acid battery, even deep cycle variants, dramatically shortens their life. Lithium ion is just fine discharging all the way to its protected circuit limit. I have a lead acid Goal Zero and it sucks knowing that I should never really use all of its capacity, even though I paid for all that capacity and have to drag all the capacity around with me. Next time I'm definitely getting Lithium.
Bluetti makes an even bigger solar generator- the AC200 and a smaller one, the AC50S. Both are on indigogo campaign. Excellent for power outages, RV life, outings where you need power. Solar panels also available to charge the battery. See below
Bluetti AC200 - Most Versatile Solar Power Station
2000W/1700Wh Capacity/LG EV-grade Cell/700W Solar/Cycle Time 2500+/Surge 4800W/Charge Tesla & E-Bike | Check out 'Bluetti AC200 - Most Versatile Solar Power Station' on Indiegogo.
Thanks for the link, but it seems to be UK plug only. I'd really want a US plug version.