Now $399 ! Cheaper than when I bought mine a year ago for $439.
says 256Wh of capacity but in real life it's about 200Wh.
Its built in AC inverter is not the most efficient, if you have a low power draw AC device like a fan and you want to extend the battery life, grab another inverter off its DC output
I have one myself, ask questions if you wish, I am not associated.
NB: Also the other variants are also on special, but, i can't be bothered making a post for each.
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wowsers!
Anything over $1 /Whr is too expensive.
Agree, plenty of other options out there. some brands getting close to the magical $0.50 per Wh!
This is cheaper and 307Wh / 600W inverter https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/126528795975
$259 with HGTECH code. Quality is good.
that one quick charge is 3 to 4hrs
ecoflow quick charge is 1hr
also its app gives you cool features like setting charging or discharging schedules for ac and dc, similarly combining ac and solar input schedules accordingly to battery charge
What do you use yours for?
also that one's dc output is unregulated, ie voltage varries according to charge level,
and also 7KG vs ecoflow river 2 3.5kg
but, i do like its jump start feature and connection to another battery expansion.
There will always be some specific differences, however the one I linked is considerably cheaper while having a higher capacity. $259 vs $399
Quality is good. I just received mine.
in a hurry i run my car engine and charge it with a little inverter off the car battery with clamps
easy way to avoid buying a second battery for just 1hr of idling.
and yes different horses, different courses. just mentioning this use case in case people are curious
@FoxJump: Does your car output more than 120w from the 12v cig port though? If not, it's going to be 3 hours anyway.
@Calvin27: you can plug an inverter to the car battery and charge it at 360w super quick, or yes 8ah through cig socket
So this could charge a gaming laptop from 0 to 100% twice assuming the battery was 99WH? Not going camping any time soon though
probably not - but maybe - but defo not while you're using it
cos to charge those 99Wh probably takes 110wh of energy, plus dc to ac to DC losses - unless you use usb c at 60w output
Thats right and also it is not advisable to run the battery beyond 20% remaining charge
The laptop battery correct. The ecoflow is lifepo so run it down to 0 all you want but don't store it at 0
@FoxJump: I mean the power station. Both are LiFePO4 but I read 80% is considered optimal for cell stability and long service life
https://www.relionbattery.com/blog/tech-tuesday-depth-of-dis….
@King Tightarse: yes shallower DOD is generally best for every li related battery. but lifepo suffer less consequences
@FoxJump: That's true, its not as bad, but realities of battery chemistry mean that any fully depleted cell is being chemically pushed.
For the best possible lifespan 80% is where I will be stopping
Can this be left constantly powered to be a UPS?
yesish
if you set its max charge to X, then itll vary from x to x-2% over and over
depending on your load, it may ups enough, otherwise if doing a heavy load then it may not be enough.
ymmv.
worked for me on an idle computer, I've read online that it doesn't work for all, in all cases. for best result put an actual ups between this and your load.
also a ups tells you via usb the power is out, this does not. maybe you can home assistant yourself an integration idk
also you void warranty as they want you to drain to 0 and charge to 60% every 3 months. it wouldn't surprise me if they keep an internal charge log.
If I put this in my shed to charge Ozito 4Ah batteries, how many can i charge
my guess is two
Ah… so not that big. Thanks!
Refurbished for ~$289 to $297 with code RFURB15, (Plus) RFURB17.
https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/355714944030