Portable Power Stations

I see Bluetti EB70 1000W Portable Power Station 716WH is available locally.

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It could have been great because it has Lifepo4 but it uses a big external 200W (max charge rate) charger that has a loud fan that always runs which is a major turn off for me :(
 
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Thnx guys. Im thinkn il head out and chek for the gizzo 155 (500 cycles) its 3k just for routers or maybe the 518(1000 cycles) is 8k..any idea if these are worth it. Both prob available now as well.
 
B33K@Y said:
Thnx guys. Im thinkn il head out and chek for the gizzo 155 (500 cycles) its 3k just for routers or maybe the 518(1000 cycles) is 8k..any idea if these are worth it. Both prob available now as well.
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You could do your routers with those. The PS5 alone would be a 250W to 270W draw. The 518Wh would barely cover it for 1 hour and a bit.
 
Sorted. Again thanx to all. Will update after a week or 2 of use as to how its going along.
 
B33K@Y said:
Sorted. Again thanx to all. Will update after a week or 2 of use as to how its going along.
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Just remember those Gizzu units shouldn't be plugged in permanently. You could also take a look at the much cheaper Gizzu router UPS units
 
Park@82 said:
I see Bluetti EB70 1000W Portable Power Station 716WH is available locally.

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It could have been great because it has Lifepo4 but it uses a big external 200W (max charge rate) charger that has a loud fan that always runs which is a major turn off for me :(
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That price is really good though, especially for the capacity. Going to crunch the numbers and see if I should get one of these and a River 2 when they come out next month.
 
B33K@Y said:
Thnx guys. Im thinkn il head out and chek for the gizzo 155 (500 cycles) its 3k just for routers or maybe the 518(1000 cycles) is 8k..any idea if these are worth it. Both prob available now as well.
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I just have one of these

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for my router. Keeps em up for well over 4 hours.

Works fine and easy access to 18650's mean I can replace when batteries age.
 
zolly said:
That price is really good though, especially for the capacity. Going to crunch the numbers and see if I should get one of these and a River 2 when they come out next month.
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This could have been a very nice UPS but the always on loud eternal charger is a deal breaker for me. Note that the EB70 does not have app/firmware support like some of their newer models.
 
Park@82 said:
This could have been a very nice UPS but the always on loud eternal charger is a deal breaker for me. Note that the EB70 does not have app/firmware support like some of their newer models.
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I treat mine like batteries so it's not an issue for me.

Also, does anyone know what type of plugs these are? What type of adapter will I need for them?

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zolly said:
I treat mine like batteries so it's not an issue for me.

Also, does anyone know what type of plugs these are? What type of adapter will I need for them?

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Assuming this is the right plug?

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zolly said:
I treat mine like batteries so it's not an issue for me.

Also, does anyone know what type of plugs these are? What type of adapter will I need for them?

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Looks like em 2 pin euro adaptors:
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Park@82 said:
I see Bluetti EB70 1000W Portable Power Station 716WH is available locally.

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It could have been great because it has Lifepo4 but it uses a big external 200W (max charge rate) charger that has a loud fan that always runs which is a major turn off for me :(
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I paid the same price as the Ecoflow River, river is better as i already had 2 updates, can fast charger or slow charge and you can connect via app to wifi or over the internet
 
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I paid the same price as the Ecoflow River, river is better as i already had 2 updates, can fast charger or slow charge and you can connect via app to wifi or over the internet
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The River is NMC. 500 cycles. I'm specifically looking for Lifepo4 portable batteries which offer 2000+ cycles.

Doesn't matter though. Unfortunately for me I moved too slow on the Bluetti. Sold out and price went up by 3k :(

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Two week report on Gizzu 500w 518wh.
So far so good.
Its either being used in my home office to power my setup (standing desk, 1440p monitor, laptop, docking station etc)
Or in the Lounge with a 55 inch TV and Xbox Series S.

The home office setup uses around 80-120w and the lounge about 200w.
I think in the two weeks I have only charged it 3 or 4 times and each time its just a top up so probably 2 full cycles.
I've noticed I only really use it daily for the home office and then every couple of days for the lounge setup (movie, xbox).
At this rate the Gizzu should last a long time. Quite happy with the purchase (@R7799). The only negatives are a loudish fan when more than 100w is being pulled(extension cord solves that), slow charging (6h) and having to plug in everything once a day but all mobile power stations have this issue.

I'll eventually skip the fancier ones (Ecoflow) and go for a home integrated solution with solar later.
 
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zolly said:
The River is NMC. 500 cycles. I'm specifically looking for Lifepo4 portable batteries which offer 2000+ cycles.

Doesn't matter though. Unfortunately for me I moved too slow on the Bluetti. Sold out and price went up by 3k :(

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The Eco Pro has 800 cycle count is to 80% of capacity. So it will be years before the battery is completely dead.

The Bluetti is unknown and not much people have used it like the Eco. I prefer the extra options of the Eco compared to other portable units. It might even last longer then the unknown Bluetti
 
KOPITE said:
The Eco Pro has 800 cycle count is to 80% of capacity. So it will be years before the battery is completely dead.

The Bluetti is unknown and not much people have used it like the Eco. I prefer the extra options of the Eco compared to other portable units. It might even last longer then the unknown Bluetti
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bluetti battery packs .20 to 30k. 23k and 32 k to be exact
 
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