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BLUETTI AC50B Portable Power Station: 700W 448Wh $474.05 Delivered @ BLUETTI

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Back in January I posted the deal on the BLUETTI AC2A Portable Power Station 300W 204Wh $199 Delivered
I've been using that unit for purposes such as powering our HAPPRUN F5 Projector in the backyard for movie nights without having to run long power leads,
Also started to trial the Lvyuan 200W Solar Blanket which works really well 156w is the peak I've seen so far.

Fast forward to end of March, Since owning the Bluetti AC2A unit family members have started asking can you purchase these to power your fridges at home during a power outage? Yes you can but depending on the load only for a couple of hours, I personally tried the AC2A Unit on my 550l Panasonic Fridge and got around 2hours of run time, given people in SE Qld during cyclone alfred lost power for many days! if you had the ability to charge these units with solar you'd be able to get by without power mains alot easier then having nothing, this unit also features double the capacity of my AC2A unit 448Wh enabling longer run times, with 700W+ loads also being an added bonus.

Could match this battery with a camping style fridge / freezer to have a huge runtime if required

Before making a purchase I always check reviews on YouTube etc to see if the live up to what the manufactures are promoting they are capable of doing, I found an Australian review on the Bluetti AC50B @YouTube

BLUETTI AC50B Portable Power Station | 700W 448Wh

  • Reliable Powerhouse: 448Wh capacity for extended battery life
  • Unmatched Output: 700W continuous power, 1,000W lifting power
  • Smart Turbo Charging: 0-80% capacity in just 45 minutes
  • Built to Last: Ultra-safe LiFePO4 battery with 3,000+ life cycles
  • Solar-Ready: Pass-through charging, harness solar energy efficiently
  • 6 Ways to Recharge: Flexible to get charged via AC, solar, car, generator, B80 battery, or dual AC + solar
  • Smart Control: Monitor and manage via the BLUETTI App
  • Peace of Mind: Backed by an industry-leading 5-year warranty
  • Weight: 6.7 kg / 14.8 lbs

Included cables 👇

  • Car Charging Cable
  • AC Charging Cable
  • Solar Charging Cable

If you wanted to jump up one higher capacity that would be the BLUETTI AC70 Portable Power Station | 1,000W 768Wh $759

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Comments

  • andresampras on 28/03/2025 - 23:23
    +31

    +1 for well-considered write up

    • Gomo on 28/03/2025 - 23:27
      +7

      Cheers I was going to do it on my phone but had to come to the office and do it on the laptop! haha

      P.S Please send the sun to Brisbane we have had far to much rain… same for all of QLD..

      • andresampras on 30/03/2025 - 01:51
        +1

        sorry can't help you, it rained all of today in Sydney….

        • Gomo on 30/03/2025 - 11:30

          Suns out today, successfully charged my AC2A unit with my 200w solar mat in under an hour from 30%

  • fruxo on 28/03/2025 - 23:43
    +1

    I only just the other day found out that these things existed. Looks so useful for my parents as they have a cabin with no electricity that they love to spend time at.

    My problem is trying to understand the capacity.

    Do you have any other real life examples on how long it has lasted you for different items?
    I've been trying to calculate using the watt of the appliances, but it doesn't seem to last very long at all and I think I need real examples.

    Also, everyone is saying to use the dc connectors as otherwise you transform from AC to DC back to AC or something. I don't understand these things, but basically I think the gist is that you should try and avoid using the "normal" power point on this thing or it will be inefficient. How much of a difference does it actually make?

    Sorry for hijacking with a bunch of questions haha, I was just in the process of looking at these things when your post popped up.

    • shutuptakemymoney101 on 28/03/2025 - 23:50

      How do your parents get by now in the cabin?

      What do/would they like to use - coffee maker, kettle etc?

      • fruxo on 29/03/2025 - 01:14

        They have a gas stovetop and fridge, which covers a lot of essential things like making coffee, so it would just be helpful with random things.

        For example, first random thing that came to mind is that sometimes they need to whip cream for cakes etc, which they have an old-school hand cranked thing for. En electric one would be amazing. Lots of small things like that which we take for granted. For bigger things, a pedestal fan is an obvious one. Maybe a small tv for occasional watching a movie together etc.

        Probably a million other things, sky's the limit when you can plug in literally anything. The problem is which size to get. I was looking at a smaller one (300wh ish) but I'm not sure if it will make much difference if they are in the cabin for say a week. The bigger ones get really heavy though, so I feel like that might then become a bit of a hassle for them. It's a tough call, but I love the idea of these power stations.

        • Skarpi TT on 29/03/2025 - 02:27
          +6

          Easiest way to make calculations is to use the Wh value. This is 450Wh battery so you could run a 400W for about 1 hour, or a 225w device for 2 hours. Divide the Wh value by the wattage to find run time.

          How is the fridge currently powered. This device is small backup battery device. There's devices that have around 2000Wh, these will run something like a 100w pedestal fan for 20 hours (2000Wh/100w).

        • fantombloo on 29/03/2025 - 07:08
          +4

          Maybe a small tv for occasional watching a movie

          Just me but when I read this I went from "yeah a bit of electricity would be useful" to "they have something magical and this would be like eating the forbidden fruit."

          • fruxo on 29/03/2025 - 11:33

            @fantombloo: "yeah a bit of electricity would be useful" to "they have something magical and this would be like eating the forbidden fruit."

            Yes you are correct haha, maybe that's not something they are interested in. I was really just thinking very occasionally, but a big reason they love it so much is to get away from these things. Anyway, the point is to give them options.

    • Gomo on 28/03/2025 - 23:52
      +1

      You can use normal ac appliances so the 240 stuff easily.

      My small AC2A unit has 200Wh~ of capacity this is enough to run my pedestal DC fan for over 7hrs+

      DC appliances tend to use less than AC appliances, it gets confusing indeed 😅 my DC pedestal fan cost me $70 but only uses 5 ~ 20w of power compared to a AC fan which uses between 50 ~ 150w of power draw.

      The bigger the Wh capacity the longer the run time.

      Things such as led light bulbs in lamps don't use much, so easily hours of runtime.

    • xins on 29/03/2025 - 00:21
      +9

      I can give you some real life examples as I have a bunch of these Bluetti portable power stations:

      • 1 x AC300 + 4 x B300 (total of 12kWh) can run my whole home office with lights, multiple desktop computers, NAS, and a bunch of smart home gateways, for about 24 hours without needing to recharge. I let it discharge from 5pm to 9:30am in the morning and charge during the day using solar power from the house solar panels, by 9:30am in the morning it normally has about 50% left. I don't turn off anything while away and it constantly draws about minimum 400w.
      • 1 x AC2A (204Wh) can run a Tornado AC air circulator for about 4 hours, DC version for about 6-7 hours.
      • 1 x AC70 (864Wh) can run a LCD monitor and XBox actively for about 2.5 hours, or if you just have Google TV and a monitor probably 5-6 hours.

      The thing is:

      • DC is more efficient by a lot, especially if you run low powered devices like a 12V DC fridge. It's because less conversion loss, plus the AC inverter itself uses a lot of power just by having it on. I would recommend when you are calculating, for higher loads (> 200w), think about the battery is 80% efficient, and for lower loads (< 200w), think the battery is 50% efficient).
      • Even different systems from Bluetti has huge efficiency differences. My AC200PL is a LOT less efficient than the AC300 for some reason. Newer ones like the Bluetti Elite 200 is a lot more effcient, but you cannot expand the capacity with expansion batteries.
      • I would recommend you buy a system that you can extend battery, and depending on if you plan to move it a lot, get large capacity expansion batteries like B300K.
      • They are not designed to let you easily go off the grid. You can do it, but you need a very large solar system and a lot of battery storage if you are thinking about keeping the way you use electricity and just unplug from the grid. You need to change how you use and think about electricity.
      • xdigger on 29/03/2025 - 00:31

        Given that this setup cost you around $4k, at what point does it become better to get a external battery like Tesla power wall for like $7k?

        • xins on 29/03/2025 - 00:36
          +4

          How do you get 1 x AC300 + 4 x B300 for $4k and Powerwall for $7k. Please let me know :) Last time I checked Powerwall is around $12k.

          It's always better to get the home solar battery first because it just works and for everything in your house, which will maximise your investment return. If you have solar panel and DC coupled battery those things can by crazy efficent (90%+) compare to a portable power station.

          But the takeaway is if you are thinking about saving money, think again. Buying electricity in off-peak grid price is so much cheaper and there's no maintenance or risk of things going wrong.

          • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 00:40

            @xins: I myself have 4x Tesla Powerwall 2's

            They power our entire house and are used to charge my wife's Tesla Model Y & My Model 3 🥰

            • xins on 29/03/2025 - 00:42
              +1

              @Gomo: Lucky, I assume you are not in Melbourne, the sun here doesn't really allow that. I have a 8.4kW solar system and it really struggles even just to fill up my single 10kWh solar battery in winter.

              • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 04:28

                @xins: Brisbane, the PV system usually will push 75kwh ~ 90kwh daily !

                Unfortunately with the weather as it stands im doing around 25kwh

      • MKBHD on 29/03/2025 - 00:39

        When you only use the USB-C port or the ciggy lighter port on the BLUETTI AC50B, does it still run the AC inverter / AC power outlet causing the extra draw?

        • xins on 29/03/2025 - 00:41
          +1

          No, there's a button called AC, and if you light that up, it will turn on the inverter. You can just use DC.

        • xins on 29/03/2025 - 00:46
          +1

          Having said that, if you only want to use DC, just get the Kings 36Ah capacity at 12.8V (460.8Wh) which normally goes onsale for $280. And it's a lot smaller, lighter too.

      • mini_wombat on 29/03/2025 - 08:51

        When you run your home office with multiple desktops/NAS/lights … do you have to unplug everything from the grid and then plug it in the Bluetti? Or do you leave everything on the Bluetti (must be a cable mess) and just switch some settings from grid to battery at some stage.

        • xins on 29/03/2025 - 09:11
          +1

          No, I just leave everything plugged in and the cables are all under the table (yes they are not particularly pretty). BLUETTI app allows you to configure when to draw power from the grid.

    • tanksinatra on 29/03/2025 - 08:21
      +1

      Looks so useful for my parents as they have a cabin with no electricity that they love to spend time at.

      My problem is trying to understand the capacity.

      The capacity of this unit (448Wh) is small and not sufficient for a cabin.
      Your standard 100Ah 12V deep cycle battery has about 1200Wh, so this Bluetti unit has a third of that.

      • JigBew on 30/03/2025 - 18:53
        +1

        but this can actually handle a year of being fully cycled where as deep cycle lead acid prefers you to use 10%~ to get a long life. cycle count drops through the floor if you use a third of their capacity.

    • Suzique on 29/03/2025 - 08:44
      +1

      There are a a couple of Aussie based Bluetti Facebook groups. They are very responsive and you'll learn heaps. You might be better considering a bigger unit like the AC180….upper end of portable. Or bigger yet, AC200. There are quite a few options.

  • kirt on 29/03/2025 - 00:03

    I'm a power station newb…

    Am looking for something to power a modem, some lamps, and charge some phones / tablets in a home power outage, and possibly take away camping.

    How does this compare to the Ecoflow River 3 Plus, which seems to be a lot smaller and lighter and quieter, and has more outlets, and appears to power devices under 100W for longer, despite a much smaller capacity?

    https://au.ecoflow.com/products/ecoflow-river-3-plus-portabl…

    • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 00:15

      That listing needs to be read twice to understand it, the original unit is 286Wh and they offer expansion units upto 800Wh~ which becomes $999

      The Bluetti unit does <20ms so can definitely be used as UPS for backup loads if required.

      The Bluetti AC50B would have plenty of capacity to keep your electronics powered while camping

    • xins on 29/03/2025 - 00:24
      +2

      If you are thinking about small loads and the efficiency of that, getting one that advertised to run well in lower powered devices is very important. I haven't tried Ecoflow River 3 Plus, but if their statement is true, then yes I would recommened it.

      Alternatively, you can just go to Kings and get a 36Ah battery bank and that thing doesn't have AC so it's a lot cheaper and smaller (and probably because it's Kings :D). I have 2 of those and they can run Starlink Mini on DC for a full day without much of a problem.

      • kirt on 29/03/2025 - 09:28

        Cheers ;)

  • 1ys23 on 29/03/2025 - 00:33

    Can I take this on a plane like an international flight? Not being funny I'm dead serious :)

  • bwad on 29/03/2025 - 01:49

    2 x USB-C both 65W not 100W shame.

    • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 04:30
      +1

      Use a regular power board 😅

  • mogley on 29/03/2025 - 06:57
    +9

    For anyone considering this for the UPS function, be aware that most Bluetti's (except higher end models like AC200 max) can't turn back on the AC inverter after the battery goes flat. This is problematic if you intend to use this as a UPS for something like a fridge in a cabin or remote location where you may not be able to physically access the Bluetti for a while. Or if you plan to go on holiday and rely on the unit to backup your fridge.

    The problem is the AC inverter switches off and when the mains power eventually comes back on the AC inverter doesn't also turn on - you need to manually push the button or the AC200 can use the app through wifi to turn it on. This is annoying because your power might be out for 24 hours, your trusty Bluetti has been running while power has been out but then it goes flat, the mains is restored but the fridge won't turn on because the AC inverter is off. So your fridge could be powerless for days when the outage was only for a short period.

    There are some work arounds like using Teamviewer to log into a spare phone connected to the unit via Bluetooth and using the Bluetti app to then turn on the AC inverter once you are aware mains has been restored. But this relies on having mobile connectivity on the spare phone as your home router will also go down in an outage. You could connect your modem/router to the Bluetti but once the Bluetti goes flat you have the same problem as the AC inverter won't turn back on when mains is restored, and therefore no wifi.

    You could also monitor the Bluetti in an outage remotely via the Bluetooth app (via Teamviewer) and before the power becomes critically low, turn off the Bluetti via app. When mains is restored, you can turn on the Bluetti again and restore power to your devices (Bluetti will pass-through) and you will still have the AC inverter operating since it never turned off.

    Also, the Bluetti runs the AC inverter off battery even during UPS mode and therefore drains battery and recharges from mains constantly to keep it topped up. This can't be good for the battery/cycles.

    As far as I'm aware, the Ecoflow units have more functionality to get around this (wifi capability in the app for all units, ability to set minimum battery drain before charging) although from videos i've seen execution of Ecoflow functionality can be buggy. Also heard rumors Ecoflow is paywalling their stuff.

    That said, I bought a Bluetti AC70p for home backup and camping and really happy with it and knew about these shortcomings before purchasing because the AC70p is the best power/battery capacity for my use case that other brands didn't have for the price. (1000w with 2000w lifting capacity, 864wh capabity). Can power a lot of small home devices given it is 1000w and can stretch to 2000w for resistive units like hair dryers. Anything under 1000w and i think you are limited to small camping appliances. Ideally you have a 2000w+ unit like the AC200 but at that price point, there could be more efficient ways to deal with home backup whereas the AC70P size also allows you to take it camping etc which I do a lot of.

    Bought for $849. Not the best price but better to have one now in case there is an outage. My sense is these units will become more and more popular as outages become more and more frequent with extreme weather events.

    • tanksinatra on 29/03/2025 - 08:20
      +1

      For anyone considering this for the UPS function, be aware that most Bluetti's (except higher end models like AC200 max) can't turn back on the AC inverter after the battery goes flat. This is problematic if you intend to use this as a UPS for something like a fridge in a cabin or remote location where you may not be able to physically access the Bluetti for a while. Or if you plan to go on holiday and rely on the unit to backup your fridge.

      Thanks for the heads up. This is a major limitation in the UPS mode that people need to understand. In contrast to this my basic lead acid UPS will happily turn on AC once the grid is back, even if the battery has gone flat.

      • dtpearson on 29/03/2025 - 09:38
        +2

        We use the Allpowers R600 units for UPS on retail shop tills/eftpos/printer which work great for about 4 hours. The power goes off and they seamlessly take over and when it comes back on they seamlessly revert to mains with zero interruptions. BUT exactly as you have said above IF they run out completely they won't come back on without manual button pushing.

        Not only that, they have a power button that needs to be pressed and then another tiny, hard to see button to power up the 240v plugs. EVERYONE presses the power button, and the R600 unit switches back on, but until the tiny hard to see 240v button is pushed, nothing that is plugged in will work. I always get a phone call from staff saying "the UPS is dead, the power is back and nothing plugged into it is working"

    • SeeKayDee on 29/03/2025 - 13:22
      +1

      This caught me out on the previous AC2A deal which I'd intended to use as a UPS for the networking gear at home.

  • bcYield on 29/03/2025 - 07:40

    Last year seemed to have better per Wh value like this EB70 1000W 716Wh $594.14 and this EB55 700W 537Wh $451 while are ~83c/Wh, while this one is 105c/Wh (20% more in price). A deal is a deal tho.

    • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 09:26

      Different models, plus the market always changes just like the housing one 🏡

  • 2jzzzz on 29/03/2025 - 09:25

    How does this compare to say a 100ah lithium battery in a box? I trickle charge it when we have power and solar when out.

    • tanksinatra on 29/03/2025 - 10:29

      This Bluetti has about a third of the capacity.

      • 2jzzzz on 29/03/2025 - 21:29

        Right, thank you. The battery box has cigarette socket out so it suits my needs and much cheaper

    • mdw000 on 29/03/2025 - 10:40

      Only 37ah but you would be buying it for the other features such as built in charger, AC inverter USB-C outputs. I personally need at least 120ah for my car setup and already have a DC-DC, solar and AC chargers as well as an inverter so this would be of little use but depends on your intended application.

  • cenakhoa on 29/03/2025 - 11:22

    Can this worked as UPS, how many second delay for switching?

  • bargainboiz on 29/03/2025 - 17:33
    +2

    Some other models available at supercheap with their current 25% off deal using SUPERFAMILY
    eg. AC180P for $1,274.25

    • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 18:28
      +1

      Good spot, seems limited stock though, deal ends soon as well be quick if you need something of that size !

    • Gomo on 29/03/2025 - 20:19
      +1

      bargainboiz also gave you a mention on my latest post

  • KenDiaMoi on 30/03/2025 - 12:15

    The model that this replaced (eb55) had 100w USB C, and higher capacity (537wh).

    Was $499 delivered :(

    • Gomo on 30/03/2025 - 12:29

      65w still plenty fast, otherwise check out the bigger capacity units that indeed offer 100w USB C outputs.

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