Best Power Stations
VoltX Topband V1200 Portable Power Station 🏆 2026
- See all
Great product and service. Does everything I needed it to. Powers a blender and microwave no problem. Super fast delivery also. Happy customer Show details
VoltX Power Station E Series 🏆 2026
- See all
Great product for small portable applications. Shipping super fast and great company to deal with. Show details
Companion Rover Lithium 40Ah Power Station
Mine started losing charge after 2 years. Only used it 3 times, always fully charged. Companion didn’t want to know about it. Heap of rubbish. Show details
Still going strong. Our PS2000 is invaluable as a backup power source. The gas hot water system in our van wouldn't ignite due to a thermostat… Read more
failure and couldn't be replaced at that time due to remote travelling. We would heat our hor water using the electric hot water, this used a fair bit of power. Sometimes we would forget to turn it off and run out of battery power in our van. By plugging the PS2000 directly into the vans A/C inlet, this brought the van back to life and charging the batteries up to around 30% until the solar kicked in. The SP2000 helped us out a few times until I could replaced the gas hot water thermostat. I'm very happy with our PS2000.
- See all
Portable and easy to set up – Portable and easy to set up. Got additional cashback on Couponshub Australia. Show details
VoltX M2400
As another reviewer has said, the fan noise from the Voltx 2400 (S2200pro) is loud when it’s being charged. I can understand the fans needing to cool… Read more
things down when it’s fast-charging from mains power, but it’s also loud when charging from a solar panel - even if the power input is under 50w on a cloudy day, this thing sounds like a jet engine. The unit itself does not feel hot and it’s out of the sun so I don’t know why the fans need to start up on such low power input. I wouldn’t have bought it if I’d known this but unfortunately there wasn’t many reviews around when I was looking to buy. I’m hoping there will be some firmware update to fix this because otherwise it’s great.
EcoFlow Delta 2 Portable Power Station
When I first got my Ecoflow, I very much knew I was paying a lot of money for the sake of it being a "plug and play" off grid power solution. I did… Read more
not want to learn about Watts, about standard plug types, about solar yield. I am not a maths person. Electricity is basically maths+risk of sudden death. I paid a premium (and it IS a premium) to avoid all that. Unfortunately, Ecoflow is not plug and play- not even close. And, now that I'm on my third delta two unit in two years, I have OPINIONS. False Advertising: Ecoflow very much position themselves as a robust and durable "plug and play" system that you can rely on for anything from camping trips to off grid living. I want to be clear about my use case; I live off grid, with my Delta 2 and "smart extra battery" being my sole power storage (4kWh total storage). My Ecoflow devices are used in the way that they are advertised (and, supposedly, designed) to be used, and, unfortunately, they are NOT up to the task. They are plagued by problems; firmware updates that don't install correctly and brick the battery entirely, sensitivity to temperature (on a 27*C day, the battery can overheat and shut down), and a WHOLE LOT of "single point of failure" issues that offer zero redundancy. With the Ecoflow taking the place of (at least) the battery, charge controller, inverter, and outlets in your system, any of those components that fails kneecaps everything. And they WILL fail. Single point of failure is a huge weakness in an off grid system, and something that Ecoflow likes to neatly side step in advertising. However, if your system is composed of seperate components, and any one of them fails, you can go and buy another one within a day, even if you're relatively remote, even if it costs a few hundred bucks out of pocket until you sort out the warranty process. When the Ecoflow fails, welcome to having a $2k, 25kg brick that you have to return post to the manufacturer before they'll send you a replacement. Hope you didn't need that electricity for anything! Problems Right Out of the Box: The Ecoflow is much more internet and tech dependant than you think it will be. There's constant firmware updates, and the only way to really get much use out of it is to connect it to a temperamental and clunky phone app. Don't worry, the phone app won't actually record any useful information for you, like history of solar gain or battery use; it will just give you the same arbitrary recharge and discharge times as the battery screen, as well as the battery charge expressed as a percentage which seems to bear minimal relationship to how much you'll actually get out of your battery. There's no Bluetooth or "off net" setup, either; you have to use wifi. There's no subscription to use or update the Ecoflow, but I'm sure they'll figure that out soon. It's a meaningless quarrel, but this thing is also just poorly designed. You're going to spend a lot of time hauling it around, because the screen is on one end, and the inlets and outlets are on the opposite one. Unless you set it up on a pedestal in the middle of a room, you're basically going to be fumbling around on the back to plug things in and unplug them, or to find the switches (which are flush mounted oval buttons). If you have even one extra battery, the thick, inflexible cord joining them is going to increase the overall footprint of the stack or side-by-side arrangement by at least 150mm- but make it 300mm if they're side-by-side. Why make the cord so long? Why make it stick out so far? Why make it come from the side of the batteries rather than the back or front, where you're already going to have cords and things sticking out? It just sucks to use something "portable" that is so actively hostile to efficient storage. Proprietary Junk: Virtually everything that inputs to the Ecoflow uses non standard, proprietary plugs and cables. Even the cord that connects the Delta to the "smart" extra battery is so thick, in part, because it uses a proprietary connection pin to prevent you from hooking up the delta to any non-ecoflow battery. To connect your solar panels, you're going to need to get the Ecoflow-to-Anderson adaptor cable, in a variety of lengths, for at least double what it would cost to just get the regular Anderson cable. There's no way to use any other app besides the Ecoflow app, which, again, will not give you useful information like average solar yield, or average use. You're absolutely paying a premium to be locked into their ecosystem, where every additional item (portable ground, car input cord, smart extra battery, etc etc) drives you deeper into your expensive, single point of failure system. Warranty and Servicing Process: SO, three units in two years. To be completely fair on Ecoflow, they have paid the servicing, replacement, and postage costs every time I've had a problem with the battery. To be blunt, however, D#MN RIGHT, THEY DID. Ecoflow support just LOVES to tell you how eagerly they're going to fix your problems with whole new units delivered to you by flights of angels who gently kiss you on the brow and lift the Ecoflow into the storage rack for you because it's so bloody heavy; the fact is, Australian Consumer law forces them to replace faulty units promptly and at no cost to the customer. When I bought my Ecoflow system, it was on the assumption it would be fit for purpose (off grid power) and that it would be expected to last for "the amount of time a reasonable consumer would anticipate the product to last". So, in my opinion, 5-10 years. Ecoflow have a very American attitude about how kind they're being to consumers and how grateful you should be about it. They comply (barely) with Australian consumer protections, and if their batteries damage anything else, you'd better be ready to take them to small claims court about it, because they won't do anything for you. The first time my first Ecoflow played up, it was suddenly discharging at a much faster rate than my usage should have caused. The process of getting the battery serviced was several days of phone and internet support chat troubleshooting, then shipping the thing to the battery servicing third party based in Wagga, where, despite knowing that the battery was my only source of power, and it was the middle of a punishing winter, the third party servicing guy took two weeks to "service, and rebalance the cells" (no fault found) and ship it back to me. It was gone for five weeks total, because they also use the cheapest courier they can. It worked for approximately three months, then bricked during a 3am automatic firmware update and left me without power again. I lost $400+ worth of groceries from my fridge and freezer, plus I was without power again for three weeks, because they needed me to post the bricked Ecoflow back to them before they would send the warranty replacement. Although the Ecoflow support guy was profusely and sincerely sorry for my lost groceries and inconvenience, the grand sum of compensation that was offered to me by his boss was an INSULTING 5% off at the Ecoflow Australia online store, and a free camping lantern (their cheapest item at $70). The support guy was literally embarrassed to offer me this "compensation", and apologised that they couldn't do more for me. Now, less than a year later, I am yet again having to go through the warranty replacement process, because this time, the bloody thing CAUGHT FIRE during AC charging, which melted the plugs, but THANKFULLY didn't spread to the lithium cells. It could have gone disastrously wrong; if the cooling fans had kicked on and fanned the flames, if I hadn't been standing right there and watching it when it went "Pop" and started burning; if I hadn't switched everything off and put a blanket over it to smother the flames. The Ecoflow needs to be stored inside, where it's safe and dry, and, during AC charging, is plugged in about 1m from a wall socket. It is, by its nature, right in the middle of all your most valuable, flammable junk when you charge it, so consider that carefully! My newest experience of dealing with Ecoflow about this has been typical so far, except in that I've refused to send the faulty unit back until they send the replacement. I've now been without power for a week, and expect to be without power for another week to come. I would have lost another fridge and freezer full of groceries, had I not bought a petrol generator. I'm couch surfing while intermittently going back home to run the generator to keep the fridge and freezer cold. Will Ecoflow answer for this disruption and inconvenience? I didn't even ask. Offshore Support: I've had to deal with Ecoflow's support multiple times, at this point, and the experiences haven't been ideal. They're hard to raise by phone or email, and the line is ALWAYS bad. I'm not obsessed with the need for "real Australian call centres", and I don't mind dealing with people with strong accents, but the Ecoflow support team are the unfortunate combination of deeply unempowered to actually help, and deeply unknowledgeable about the devices. They work through support scripts that are clearly Ecoflow's own, publicly available troubleshooting videos, and they have no idea what to do when the device doesn't behave the way Ecoflow say it will. Ecoflow has no actual support or maintenance infrastructure in Australia, as far as I can tell; they send faulty batteries to a third party battery shop in Wagga, and, once you're dealing with the third party shop, Ecoflow have no power or interest in them whatsoever. They don't TELL you that you'll be contacted by a third party, and the third party don't tell you that they're working with Ecoflow, don't email from an Ecoflow domain, nor refer to your Ecoflow case number or warranty. This slows down support even more, obviously, and also means that Ecoflow is giving out your support case information, address, phone number, and email to a third party. Obviously that is the "legitimate" warranty service and replacement pathway in Australia, but it's slow, cumbersome, and feels like a scam. Cost Breakdown: I am approximately $5k in the Ecoflow ecosystem, now. I have 4kWh of storage, and a max 800W of solar. If, from the start, I'd built my own setup from seperate components, I could easily have had twice the battery storage, a larger inverter, and more panels for the same budget. It would have been a much more robust setup, without such a heavy reliance on a single point of failure. I am transitioning away from the Ecoflow system, personally; once I've replaced them, I'll sell them or, as seems more likely, demand a refund instead of a replacement next time it breaks. Would Ecoflow have been worth the premium if it had been reliable? Probably! Bigger isn't always better, and I've been living quite comfortably with the size of my system. The Ecoflow handles my peak demand very well, and I've only ever tripped it once (running a 1200W hot plate and a 2200W electric kettle at the same time in a brain fart moment). It certainly runs tools like heavy angle grinders and hammer drills without breaking a sweat, and it's a relief to not add even more decibels to a worksite by using the Ecoflow instead of a petrol generator. Does a battery like the Ecoflow have a place in your off grid home or workshop? Maybe! But probably only as a luxury item- not as a fundamental part of your power infrastructure, no matter how they like to sell themselves. Be nice to the Ecoflow support staff- they are people with a crummy job- and, if you really want an all-in-one portable power station, maybe go for the Jackery, instead. They avoid a lot of the issues that I've brought up with Ecoflow, including that they don't use proprietary plugs and connectors, they're roughly the same cost-per-watt, and their support staff are much quicker to respond to enquiries- though, I have to say, I've owned my teeny little 200Wh Jackery for 6 years, now, and only had to email Jackery support about it ONCE, when I lost the AC charger, and wanted to buy a replacement, and they sent me the exact specs to look for in a generic replacement charger, which I bought for $15.
EDIT: The warranty replacement unit arrived more promptly than anticipated (no thanks to Ecoflow themselves, who shipped it fully three days later than promised), and, when I was setting it up, the brand new unit arced and caught fire while I was plugging it into the SOLAR lead. It absolutely beggars belief. The replacement for the faulty unit was ALSO faulty, in a different but equally frightening way. When I reported this to Ecoflow support, they initially questioned if it was my wiring, but I want to point out that BOTH points of failure were DIFFERENT wiring (AC charging vs solar charging) and ECOFLOW PROPRIETARY CABLES, PURCHASED FROM ECOFLOW DIRECTLY. I understandably cannot trust Ecoflow a fourth time, so I requested a full refund. Ecoflow management tried to offer me an 80% refund "due to depreciation of the units". I had to talk to a solicitor, retain the faulty units as evidence, and clearly express that I planned to take ecoflow to small claims court for the refund, before they had a sudden change of heart and agreed to the refund. Don't let these American companies fob you off; you have protections under Australian consumer law. I'm no longer "transitioning away from the Ecoflow system". I'm getting the bloody things out of my space ASAP. Maybe there are good ecoflows out there, but I've now had 3/3 faulty units, so I cannot recommend the Delta 2, or the company. Buyer beware!
KickAss KickCharge 3000
Purchased 3000w power station from kickass and recently spent time off grid camping. Unit supplied power to appliances in motorhome when needed. This… Read more
is a great option to supplement the 240 amp hour 12v house batteries. Added extra solar panels to assist re charging unit.
VoltX V1800 Portable Power Station
Great product. Does everything I need it to. Runs microwave and blender no worries. Delivered very next day. Very happy customer Show details
Game changer for remote living – I received my AC180 power station with 350v solar kit 3 days after ordering to rural NSW. In the final 2hrs of daylight midwinter I was able to… Read more
charge the battery from 50% up to 90% in waning light. Impressed. But that power station has changed my experience as I no longer need to look for powered sites to recharge devices. I am self sufficient.
Before I connected a fridge I only needed to top the battery up once per week to charge mobile stuff. With a fridge daily topups are advisable although the battery will power a fridge for 2 days before getting down to 35% charge.
The solar kit gives out between 200-300watts in clear winter sun which charges the battery fully from very low in about 4hrs or so..I'm looking forward to better charge rates come summer. But even so you can still top the battery up to full in the morning while packing up camp. I'm glad I bought the 350w PV kit and not the 200w. If you are running a fridge full-time fast charhing is important. Itight take 2 full days to fully recharge this battery with only a 200w kit which would put you on a knife edge with a fridge.
Multiple people have told me it would have been cheaper to wire a lithium battery myself. Only marginally and then you wouldn't the option for both DC and AC appliances this unit enables. As well as pass through charging. Its not just the battery you are paying for but the overall functionality in a system that needs to wiring at all.
So far I have tested this unit running both a fridge and AC appliances at the same time. No problemThis unit allowed me to add small kitchen appliances to my camp setup, a 2 cup blender and spice grinder. I'm soon to add in my small espresso machine which is a 240v appliance. A unit like this really frees you from needing powered sites and you can travel remote without a care in the world.
I bought the 180 over the larger models for weight. I am only 5ft nothing and 50kgs so a 16kg unit is no issue to move about. The solar panels are larger and heavier than I expected but also easily manageable.
I've been in love with this unit since the day I got it. Its seriously beautiful tech that enables you to run a home office from anywhere. I'm now working from the middle of open Forrest's writing. Illustrating and doing my best work.i have a plug and play 1kW off-grid power system.
The downside is it's harder than you imagine to find a full sun position for your solar panels that does not get shaded for 4hrs. Most people do not set up camp in unshaded clearings in Australia. Even in winter. So yes I most definitely do need to lift and move this unit about everyday. Do not get stuck with the 30kg 2000w system (next model up) unless you are a man or intend to never move. It out of your vehicle.
The integrated handles make it easy to secure this on a trailer at camp with security cables.
Amptron PowerUp 3600
Great customer service, great product, easy, robust setup. Absolutely worth it, have used this set up as a replacement for power system in my yacht.… Read more
Brilliant. I bought two batteries to build some insurance into the system. Probably didn't need to but glad I have. Quick delivery too.
Brilliant Product! – My work commitments and lifestyle means that I am travelling a lot each day. I purchased the VDL 800w power station to provide my energy needs during… Read more
those travels.
On sale, I bought this Power Station brand new for $360 including free shipping.
Is supplies 510 watt hours of energy which is extremely good for a product of this size and weight! The energy output is rated at between 800w and 899w, with peak power of 1600w.
This is a brilliant portable Power Station that allows me to recharge and power many things while I'm travelling including: my mobile phone, rechargeable batteries, rechargeable torches, rechargeable car vacuum cleaner, it allows me to power my laptop from one of the two 240 volt outlets on the Power Station or to recharge my laptop, it powers a small portable TV to watch AFL football when I am a long way from home, it powers the power tools that I use at times, it is extremely useful when camping, it powers spotlights, bright outdoor lights, camping lights, a light in my workshop, portable work lights and it powers a 700w microwave that cost me $49 new, to cook food during my travels!
With a 12-volt outlet, two USB 18w outlets, two 240 volt outlets rated at 800w and an in-port for charging the Power Station from a solar panel, this product has outstanding features!
When recharging the Power Station with the 240 volt power adaptor supplied, it only takes between 1 and 1.5 hours to be fully recharged. The power station is compact and only weighs 6.7 kilograms, so it is very easy to carry around and to use outside.
I can't fault this wonderful product and I use it every day of the week. It is well made, the hardened plastic casing is tough, the unit is extremely well designed, the inbuilt fan is totally silent and the LED panel showing how much charge is left, is very bright and clear.
I believe that this is the best portable power station for the price currently available!
EcoFlow DELTA 3 Plus Portable Power Station
Love my Original Ecoflow Delta 2, but the new upgrades on the Delta 3 Plus are just awesome. Front 240v ports, the solar input has also been given an… Read more
upgrade with twin 500w (1000w total) solar input via the twin rear Xt60 ports.
Innovation at its best along with World Class Customer Service how can you go wrong with Ecoflow, I will continue to purchase from Ecoflow as long as their Customer Service and Warranties remain as they are.
BlUETTI – For a small device it pack a powerful punch. Bought it for our of grid camping to run my cpap. Now it is the go to charging station, runs my fridge when travelling and much more. Love it.
Bluetti’s best power station yet…! – Bluetti’s latest portable power station, the AC50B is probably their best yet in terms of value for money and performance. I’ve been testing one for… Read more
the last few weeks and it has impressed me with its easy operation, light weight and overall performance.
What has really surprised me is the battery life. My tests have shown that the 448 watt hour battery rating is very conservative. I consistently get 500 - 550 watt hours from 240 volt appliances. That is remarkable.
If I had one criticism it would be the time remaining calculation on the display is very inaccurate, understating the actual time remaining by about 30%. This is a minor quibble and one that will likely be fixed with a future firmware update.
All up this is great unit.
I purchased this unit from the Bluetti au website which was a preorder early July 2025, after carrying out many searches through the web. I had not… Read more
heard of this company before, but I also had not looked for a power station before either.
To be honest, I had reservations about handing over a large amount of money, online, to a company I had not heard of before. So I scanned the reviews and forums. Most of the negative reviews concerned contacting or dealing with the support staff and not the items themselves.
My dealings with them were as such; The website worked great. Conformation of my purchase was first from Shopify. I sent an email to Bluetti au for a paid receipt from Bluetti which did come after several days. I did try to telephone Bluetti au in the morning EST but kept getting their automative voice recording of their hours open, which do not line up. So I rang later in the afternoon and my call was answered by a very pleasant lady who told me she was in fact in China. She answered all my questions and after our conversation had finished sent me a conformation email of when their Elite shipment would arrive in Australia (and it did). Not counting the weekend it arrived to me two days later by TNT.
Why I purchased it: As I have solar panels at home but no battery I wanted to have a backup mainly for my fridge/freezer during power outages. The Elite 200v23 will do this nicely. Also as the electricity prices just do not stop getting higher and the solar feed in tariff lower, and with Ausgrid now penalising me for not using power during the day (control load 1 now taken 24/7), I decide that the Elite could also be utilised for my playstation and computer power after dark and recharge it during the day when solar is providing electricity. This should cut my after dark electricity usage by 1 - 2kwh per night. It doesn’t sound like much but my tariff rate is 58 cents after a discount from the electricity retailer at this time of the night.
Elite200v2 Power Station operation: The Elite was package in two very sturdy boxes one inside the other. Packaging good. The built quality is good. The Elite came charged at approximately 30% charge. I read the helpful instruction manual it comes with first. Then I fully charged it by AC power. I did download the Bluetti App to my iPhone. The app worked great for me. The first thing I did was a software update and the problem was and by some of the older reviews I read you have to give Bluetti access to your own internet network and use the Bluetti cloud. I didn’t, I switched of my wifi on my iPhone an used mobile 4G and that seemed to work for my update of my Elite. I am guessing it is still connecting to their cloud but not using my home network. What I noticed was when I first downloaded the app and connected to the Elite through bluetooth I could see most of the Elite’s function but could not see the software update function, but once it connected through 4G internet I could. The app now states “You’re up to date” on my Elite. If you purchase through he Bluetti website you may find that when you go to create an account with them your email address may be already registered and you can not use the verify box. Just email them and they will reset after verifying you.
Once the Elite was fully Charged I was told by an Bluetti au email to do a calibration of unit (SoC-State of Charge) by running small device like a fan. Apparently after a software update or long time storage the SoC can be incorrect, so you run a small power device for a while so the Elite can calibrate itself, or something like that.
For me the Elite200v2 works great, very quiet. I do not use most of it’s functions which you can read about on You tube or in the instruction manual. This particular model can not have extra batteries added to it, to increase it’s battery capacity. But I wanted the better battery life and the quicker UPS switching. The UPS function (15ms switch over time) will be handy. As well as the system switch recovery, which is stated in the Elite instruction manual that “in standard UPS mode, if a refrigerator is plugged into the AC inlet of the Elite and the grid power goes out, the unit will provide immediate backup power. If the battery depletes, the unit will shut off but retain the AC output status as ON. When grid power returns and the battery as above 5%, the unit will automatically turn the AC output back ON to continue powering the refrigerator.” Maybe Okay to use this function if I am going away for a few days and do not want to empty my fridge/freezer before leaving. I did connect my 510L fridge/freezer to the Elite for 20 minutes or so and at a guess the battery should power my fridge/freezer for approximately 4 days if needed. This going by the Elite readings time to battery flat. But as the fridge/freezer cycles power on/off it could be longer or even shorter. I may do a 24hr test of this in the future.
Over I am very pleased with the Bluetii Elite 200v2 power station and I am using right now powering my computer, TV and music.
Bluetti Elite 100 V2 Portable Power Station
We have wanted to buy a portable power station to run our Dometic fridge/freezer that we take with us on road trips for a long time, but have always… Read more
held off due to expensive products or feature set not quite there yet.
We attended the 2026 Caravan and Camping Show in Sydney and came across a vendor selling the Bluetti range of portable power stations. We had not heard of Bluetti before, and the vendor gave us an excellent overview of who Bluetti were, their current product range and the things you can do with them.
We were impressed with the feature set and price balance of the Bluetti Elite 100 V2, a battery with 1024Wh of capacity and 1800W output which would easily handle our fridge and a number of other travel items.
The unit features DC and AC outputs along with some USB outputs including a 100w USB-C outlet that you can use to charge a modern laptop with.
In testing, the battery was successfully able to run our portable fridge/freezer in freezer mode (so this represented maximum power usage) for nearly three straight days in DC mode. We believe that had we primed the freezer first (so it was already cold), it would have lasted the full three days. That's awesome.
The unit unexpectedly also features a UPS mode as well! You can connect it to mains power, connect your device to one of the AC outlets, kill the mains power supply and the unit will kick over into UPS mode in 10ms. This is much longer than a "proper" computer UPS that usually does it in 2ms, but for the vast majority of consumer electronics equipment, 10ms is perfectly adequate and is a lot faster than our house battery that takes 1000ms to switchover in a blackout situation.
We have now bought a second Elite 100 V2 to specifically drive our network gear and CCTV NVR at home to keep the Internet and general security coverage running in a blackout (runs the gear for approximately 3-4 hours give or take activity load). While the unit does not have a USB or RS232 output to notify a computer that battery mode is on, it would not be hard to rig up a script to poll a device that is deliberately not on UPS power, and when it stops responding for more than ten seconds, you could then safely assume you're on battery and take the appropriate action.
For other uses, the battery could easily drive a 55" display panel for 6-8 hours if you needed to power something where a mains outlet was not available - the multitude of uses for it is endless.
The mobile application is excellent. In it, you can connect to the battery through Bluetooth and then configure the unit to connect to your home wifi network, and this will allow you to monitor your battery from anywhere as long as the unit has Internet access. Firmware updates are a breeze too.
The unit provides estimated battery life based on what is connected, but it is difficult for the app to provide you an accurate time remaining if the devices don't do a constant pull. This means UPS mode will show a more accurate battery remaining time than DC mode will, where devices like fridges tend to go on and off rather than constantly pull. Obviously this is not a fault of the app.
In terms of recharging, it only takes around an hour to full recharge, but if you enable fast charging, it will double its pull from AC and fully recharge in less than 45 minutes. You also have the ability to plug in a solar panel or blanket and recharge it that way in about two hours. Assuming a perfectly sunny day, it is perfectly possible to run equipment in UPS mode and have the battery recharge at the same time from solar, which is a very cool feature. It was interesting to discover that a lot of people are now using Bluetti and competing power stations as home UPS units over your traditional computer-targeted UPS brands like APC because they were cheaper and just as effective for less money.
The unit itself is 11kg, and is easy to carry with the generously large carry handle. The display is easy to read and you do not need the app to operate the unit. There are three buttons on the front to turn the battery on and off in general and the other two buttons are to turn DC or AC outlets on and off. You can run both at the same time if you desire, and if one or the other does not receive any pull of power for a period of time, the battery will automatically turn those outlets off.
This is an excellent value for money purchase. Bluetti provide generous discounts during sales events such as EOFY and the vendor at the Caravan and Camping Show gave us quite a discount as well, which encouraged us to buy in the first place.
I have no hesitation in recommending Bluetti as a portable battery solution to anyone.
Purchased from Anaconda Burleigh Heads 3/5/2024 for $999.00. Worked ok for about 9 months for daily running just a DVD recorder off grid. Recharged… Read more
to 100% daily and then used for 5-6 hours daily drawing less than 20 watts. Noticed that run time started to degrade a little then last week (30th June) it now shuts off at 40% and supposedly 7 hours remaining. Tried all settings including setting shutdown at 0% but nothing worked. Also, bluetooth does not work unless unit is at 90% or better. Anacaonda said that it is out of warranty so "dont waste your time bringing it in". Wow. $1000.00 and it lasts two weeks past warranty. Absolutely DO NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY ON ECOFLOW. Chinese junk for premium price.
This review covers the Bluetti AC200Max and similar Portable Power Stations. Bluetti make a range of Power Stations, some are designed to be put in… Read more
one place and never move (cos they're REALLY heavy) and some are designed to be moveable. Some units come without internal batteries, relying exclusively on external (Bluetti) batteries and some come with internal batteries with many of those capable of expansion with those same external (Bluetti) batteries. While the AC200Max is technically "portable", strap a couple of feathers to it and it will seriously test the "portability" description !! Ditto with the external B300 external battery, drag these puppies into their first "portable" location and they will probably have found their forever-home. But how do they perform ?? My stand-alone AC200Max will happily power a kettle or coffee-maker or any similar high-drain device but really only one at a time and for the short time they take to make the various brews. If you connect something like a heater or small air-conditioner, expect about 45-60 minutes operation before the battery reserve falls off a cliff. Adding one external B300 Battery (it will accommodate 2 extra batteries) will roughly double that time but really, these kind of units aren't a long-term alternative the mains or grid-connect (expensive) battery systems. But ... "horses for courses", an AC200Max or similar will keep your lights on and your fridges running for many hours should the mains power disappear. Obviously an external battery will extend that time significantly and you can also make the odd coffee or two along the way to go with the suitably chilled milk from those fridges. Use as a UPS (Uninterrupted Power Supply) : The AC200Max comes with it's own AC Power supply (PS) so it's possible to plug the PS into the mains to power the AC200Max and your critical devices into the AC200Max so effectively the mains are driving those devices 24/7 .... UNLESS and UNTILL the mains fail, at which point the Bluetti device will instantly take over and provide power until (hopefully) the mains recover, the Bluetti would then let the mains take the load and will recharge its batteries back to 100%, ready for the next time. Not all these devices come with their own 240v PS but you can usually buy one at extra cost, however they are usually all equipped to take power from Solar Panels (also at extra cost but you can frequently pick up suitable panels 2nd hand at a reasonable price). Bear in mind the recovery time to recharge the batteries can be quite significant unless you have a huge solar array as a couple of panels and/or a 240v PS are going to take hours to get the batteries back up to 100%. Are these things worth it ? : Given the number of times you hear of suburbs losing power for hours or even days, if you have the money ($2.5k- $5K depending on extras you might decide to add), spend it on a system like this. You could sweeten the pie a little by charging the AC200Max during sunny or cheaper grid priced times then turn off the charging and let it provide power to your selected devices at peak periods, potentially reaping back the purchase price over time.
Vtoman FlashSpeed
PRODUCT FAILED ON THE FIRST USE !! Purchased a VTOman package Flash speed 1500 with an additional battery & 400w solar panel. Appeared to charge… Read more
no problem on 240 V … the. used it for the first time two weeks after purchase, and it would not hold charge
I used it for 8 days in a row running the same camping items
In one night (8pm-7am next morning), my 12V camping fridge and a few LED strip lights drained 85% of both batteries ! Thats 2 batteries … over 3000Wh
My old Deep Cycle battery does better than that.
Contacted VTOman via email along with multiple videos demonstrating that the products were faulty and not working properly and asked for a refund under the ACL.
Waited 7 days for the first response ! Waited 5 days for the second response after my reply. Waited 5 more days for the third response
Then I was told that I could NOT get a refund, less than 30days after my purchase !
They wouldn’t call me … I can’t call them.
Email correspondence & Customer Service is dismissive & does not abide by there warranty or refund policy All the best getting a solution if you have a problem
I happy to discuss this issue on the phone with VTOman … or anyone considering purchasing these products
I have videos I can send you. I can even do a WhatsApp video chat if you like.
Buyer beware
Ben
Allpowers R600
Too small to be much use as portable power station best usage would be as UPS but with just 11.68Ah in battery you want to hope the power isn't out… Read more
for too long. Overall not a bad unit, the APP is functional but lame and after just 6 months of use only one of four USB ports still works.
Allpowers R2500
Im so disappointed- Allpowers trading as Henison-AU on Amazon (have exactly same address on invoice as Allpowers direct) replaced an R2500 less than… Read more
6 months after purchase last year becasue USBC outlets stopped functioning. I bought a B1000 expansion battery MArch 25 - on the basis it expands capacity of R2500 (as per Allpowers AU and USA websites) from Allpowers AU - emailed service@allpowers and support@allpwers and Henison-AU via Amazon Yesterday Henison-AU/Amazon/Allpowers told me B1000 does NOT work with R2500, and they have asked their Alpowers team to update websites/support - yet they still are selling a R2500-B1000 Combo, and offered be a $50 discount. I want a refund for the B1000 as it is virtuallu useless by itself. service@allpowers.com and support@allpowers.com have stopped responding to my emails. I just wish I had tested after I bought B1000, but becasue I saw multiple youtube reviews of R2500 and B1000 working together, and also owning multiple VTOMAN and VoltX power stations (cycling them to keep batteries in good health). I would have done an Amex chargeback - I may still do this if it is possible as well as contact ACCC. I actually sent all email asking why they produce an Expansion Battery which does NOT work with their power stations - what a joke! Naturally they havent responded Checkout ALLPOWERS AU website! Still on sale! https://allpowers.com.au/products/allpowers-r2500-b1000-expansion-battery
Does not work. Zero product support – It worked for about 6 weeks unit one day I woke up roasting because it had failed and my rooftop extraction fan stopped as a result. Now the screen… Read more
just flashes. All the other power units have a reset protocol. E.G. Hold two certain buttons for a certain amount of seconds. But, with no website and no information none of the retailers in Australia have any information regarding resetting it. If I could reset it like any other portable power unit I'd give it a five but...
Purhased this item from BCF in Feb 25 for a round Australia camping adventure The item broke down after a week with 2 major defects,wrecking the trip BCF were great & refunded the purchase price & recommended I purchase Bluetti power station
great concept but with 100% failure rate - Delta 2 Portable Power Station – We bought the Delta 2 Portable Power Station and used it perhaps 3-4 times. It failed so we sent it back under warranty where it was replaced. The… Read more
replacement only last seven months with 2-3 times use. We sent it back again with Ecoflow telling us the original 12 months warranty had expired and the unit was not repairable. So our four camping trips turned out to be extremely expensive. We absolutely loved the unit - though the solar/cig lighter charging was limited to 10amps unless you plug it into 240v. I guess I am not the only one with this kind of failure as they seemed to know quite quickly what the problem was. In summary, dont waste your money as these guys don't honour the 2000 cycles they promise you in the brochure ( in fact we never got the unit below 60%)
Thanks for sharing this—we completely understand how… Read more