Watch Before You Buy!! Bluetti AC200L VS AC200MAX

[@johnnysweekends]

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[@michaeljuers574]

So they get rid of the ridiculous charging brick and now you need a converter brick for any decent 12v DC power. But they leave the stupid cigarette plug. Someone did not think this through. That 30amp plug was the main reason I got the max.

[@Fingerprintguy]

at 4:17 he states that Bluetti will come out with a converter box to drop the 48v to 12 and bump up the amps from 10 to 30. But we have to wait....then purchase....then deal with another addon.... this is really the deal breaker for me as I want to plug it directly into my little RV

[@johnnysweekends]

@Fingerprintguy grab the AC200max….they are cheaper right now

[@jpdrummer86]

@@Fingerprintguy it seems to me like a big screwup by Bluetti, why would the change the RV plug, if it’s not broken, don’t fix it. The 48V / 8amp makes no sense to me

[@Fingerprintguy]

@johnnysweekends ordered the MAX and have used it already. Holly moley they're heavy to lug around!

[@johnnysweekends]

@Fingerprintguy lol yea they are all a little heavy. Most are all around 50-65 lbs. much like a suitcase generator

[@tarpanc34]

just arrived the bluti ac200max.. why.. well the ac200l has two options i dont need, one is the having two 100 amp usb ports but can only use one at a time, and whats the 48 volt plug for, in america we prefer the 12 volt 30 amp and the 30 amp rv plug we like them things ... thats why i went with the blutimaximus 200max it does just what i need..

[@johnnysweekends]

Yea the 48v thing with out the converter is weird

[@jameswilsin5348]

I’ll keep my ac200 max it would be nice to have manual buttons pluss the touch screen but the Bluetooth I like better I can be in bed and get up in morning and check it with out touching it

[@brandonn3984]

I’m not sure if it was mentioned, but they did in their latest firmware update. The USB-C is to get closer to 100 W when used at the same time. Which seemed to be your only negative thing about this might be a nice little add-on to throw on the screen so people know that. great video.

[@johnnysweekends]

Yea when I talked to rep who asked engineering about it, they said it couldn’t be fixed with an app update. And of course they fix it..🫤 So yea I guess I should add some notation about it being fixed

[@johnnysweekends]

Oh and thanks 👍🏼😀

[@AmberHickford]

Bought the 200 Max and the 420W solar panel, works perfectly. Though the panel is a bad design so I decided to buy the AC 200p. Had no end of trouble with the 200p. Turned it on for the first time, fault lights everywhere, orange icon for the PV/CAR icon and the AC load icon. Turns itself off at 2:16 every morning and the date is stuck on the 18/1/2020 at 10:4. Absolutely shocking customer support, although kudos to the guy on the phone who tries to help but has no clue. It seems like the machine has been sitting in their warehouse for many years and it looks like it might even be a returned item. Definitely do not recommend the AC 200p.

[@Healtsome]

Here in my country, AC200PL was actually cheaper than AC200L, while improving in oh so many ways. So buying it was a nobrainer for me.

[@seniorslaphead8336]

It's an interesting move by Bluetti. I have the ac200max and I didn't think there would be another unit in this form factor. Seems to be aimed more at home owners rather than most off-griders. You would need a larger generator to run the 2.4kW charger. In my case (living on a narrowboat in the UK) you also probably couldn't even charge it in a marina as the current is often limited on the shoreline. The 500W brick on the ac200max is perfect for me as I can run it off any generator or my alternator via the boat inverter. Thanks for the review!

[@johnnysweekends]

You can fully adjust the charging to what ever you like. They just have some default settings

[@seniorslaphead8336]

@@johnnysweekends You can? That's a great feature then.

[@johnnysweekends]

@seniorslaphead8336 yes in settings in pro mode. You can set that charging limit from 1-20 amps or was it 5-20…? 🤔 hmm have to check again lol

[@wellyftw]

I'm also a narrowboat live aboard and have just ordered the AC200MAX (as they've got a cracking deal on it at the moment). Any thoughts/feedback? What kind of appliances do you run off it?

[@seniorslaphead8336]

@@wellyftw You made a great choice. I bought my Max for £1800 when it first came out but they are far less expensive now. The biggest thing I run off it is a washing machine that peaks at 2.2kW for several minutes during the heating cycle. The fan can be a bit noisy and will come on intermittently when the inverter is on irrespective of load or temperature, so it's an idea to put it behind a door somewhere. It will also turn itself on if so much as a single photon hits your panels. It has temperature protection to prevent damage to the battery so it will not charge in sub-zero temperatures, so keep it in an insulated part of the cabin. Enjoy your new boating life with proper power!

[@mdkrush]

Thank you for doing this video.

[@James-ke5sx]

It seems you could only put one additional battery. That would be a deal breaker for me seeing as I intend to purchase a second additional battery in the future. Unless I miss something I only see one plug.

[@japanham5973]

You can connect two B210 extension batteries with an optional cable from the first B210 to the AC200L. Then the second B210 plugs into the second B210 using the supplied B210 standard cable. I have this setup, so I know it works....and Bluetti sells the cable so you can do it. Be careful when ordering to make sure you order the correct B210 > AC200L cable. You can connect B210, B230 or B300 to the AC200L.... Page 24 of the manual.

[@MIchaelSybi]

Additional brick for ac200max cost me 200 us, plus 50 us cable, so I geot 900-1000 w charging, which is quite fast It's noisy, but whatever, I got used to it, might even miss haha.I just put it far away and I don't see or hear it I will keep 200max as it does the job, and paying even extra won't help me much. All I need id 800 watt per hour on average, it suffices The tech is developing so fast, that any gen will be outdated, but I guess the earlier gen the more outdated it will be. But let's be happy it helps us whatever version

[@TheBowen747]

i use dual ac charging and my 200max went from 39% to 100 in 4 hours tops.. together they ran about 900 watts till fully charged. i dont have solar yet .

[@bbariceo]

I have a 200max and 2 B210 batteries. I like this new unit it addresses some of the shortcomings that I didn't like, the brick, the low solar and ac inputs. I think they should of upped the solar charging upper voltage limit and allow for more wattage. Also it seems I could only use one B210 at a time, I guess the B300s are able to daisy chain and that's the newer version. I liked your video thanks for your work in putting it out.

[@johnnysweekends]

Yes agree they fixed some of the little issues people didn’t like and 1200 watts is not bad for a small unit. At max your charged in under two hours. Even at half still less than 4 so not bad now. If they wanted to make it really killer dual solar would have been real nice. And thanks 👍🏼😀

[@HotGritz910]

I think bluetti figured people would just charge thier phones on the 2 100w type c ports. Fast charging a phones is between 10 - 30 watts i believe. Maybe they can fix this in an update. I was going to buy the ac 200 max for the 12v 30 amp port to wire my shuttle bus build. But i ended up going with this because of all the updates and faster charging. I hope the 12v 30 amp add on is not expensive.

[@johnnysweekends]

Yea I don’t have e an idea on price for converter yet. And unfortunately the 140 watt limit is designed that way and no update will fix it. Its not a real big deal but just kinda a odd thing when they destined it

[@joeblow1942]

@@johnnysweekends With a firmware update you can now get 100 watts output for both ports simultaneously.

[@johnnysweekends]

@joeblow1942 they told us firmware wouldn’t fix it. But ill update it and see what happens 👍🏼

[@HotGritz910]

@johnnysweekends yep i already updated mine, and it works great.

[@ferebeefamily]

Thank you for the video.

[@johnnysweekends]

The new Bluetti AC200L is now better and more powerful but with a couple short comings. Does it matter to you? #bluetti #bluttieac200l ITEMS IN VIDEO……. Discount Code: Johnny200l $100 Savings till Nov 30th 2023 Bluetti Official website: bit.ly/3QYadxx GooLoo jump starter: Direct Questions for fast response ...asqme.com/@johnnysweekends CHECK OUT MY AMAZON STORE: www.amazon.com/shop/johnnysweekends If you feel I helped you out..Consider Buying me a Coffee 👍🏼🙌🏼👊🏼😀 www.buymeacoffee.com/johnny5120J

[@shannonheiser247]

Liked the idea to get rid of brick and even look past not having chargers on top, but getting rid of the 12 30 forget it . That is a great plug for overlanders one use diesel heater. It provided a secure connection that you didn’t need to worry about becoming unplugged by accident while running and damaging you expensive 1500 dollar heater and I suspect their are other uses people use that for the secure connection. So unless come up with solution no sale ☹️

[@johnnysweekends]

I still haven’t seen the adapter for it..🙄

[@ramlord6669]

Hey Johnny I have two questions regarding the new AC200L: 1. Ok, you don't have this charging brick anymore, but with this comes a new port. With the old port you have a 58V input, thus you can also use DC charging enhancer with it, which is an additional external solar charging controller. With this I am able to use two solar panel strings at the 200Max. One at the solar input and one at the brick input with the charging enhancer. In sum up to 1400 watts. 900W solar input + 500W over the charging enhancer. The AC200L has 1200W over the solar input, but will they have soon a solution to connect a second solar panel string like with the 200Max? The new port is a 110V input at the end, thus even with an adapter, the DC solar charging enhancer would not work. 2. The B230 battery at my AC 200Max must be activated separately. It doesn't turn on by a signal of the 200Max when turning it on. With the AC300/500 you don't have this problem. Is this problem solved with the AC200L, hence will all connected batteries like a B230 or the new B210 been activated by turning on the main unit 200L? Thank you for your efforts! Is this

[@johnnysweekends]

Unfortunately from the info I have gathered the AC200l will still not turn on the b300 batteries and unfortunately I dont know if they will give a second DC charging option. As 1200 watts is pretty good for charging that little power station. Fast charging constantly can shorten cycle life. But nice to have the option when you wanna quick charge

[@ramlord6669]

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[@Allen-yv3ue]

Thanks for this post, it had the info I was looking for, mainly the AC200l and off/on B230.

[@AskIveSolar]

Great video boss. Super helpful!

[@godrulesme8619]

Great video...thank you!

[@johnnysweekends]

😀👍🏼👊🏼

[@toddshreve]

grid tie? do share more!

[@johnnysweekends]

Basically setting it up to a wall plug and then solar. Then set all parameters to grid charging and solar charging and usage and more. Then also ups cut over when needed

[@TheBowen747]

got rid of 12 volt 30 amp for a 48 volt at 6 amps.. i think ill stay with the 200max... what does an american do with 48volts .. nobody knows over here.. lol

[@richcoleman9745]

Only one expansion battery port on the AC200L ?

[@johnnysweekends]

You daisy chain into the next battery total of 8192whs

[@rebellucy6200]

I own 2 Bluettis and have been disappointed in the long term quality. My Jackery is much better. It never fails even in colder temps.

[@johnnysweekends]

Which bluetties do you own? What failed?

[@rebellucy6200]

@@johnnysweekends My EB3A has a burning smell that never goes away and my EB70 shows a full charge and anything plugged into it flashes on and off. In addition when plugged in to rhe power brick the fan noise is quite loud. Like a desk fan on high. Never again will I buy one. I own 3 Jackery and they have been solid.

[@sv1201]

@@rebellucy6200 I am not even going to look at Jackery until they fully embrace LiFePO4 batteries. Right now they are ripping off their customers.

[@australianmade2659]

@@rebellucy6200my ac180 had a short and after it came back from repair the screen has stopped working

[@Bananero_]

So its better the 200max then?

[@Mxslots]

Hi, great video , do you know if it’s possible for me to plug my 200w solar blanket which has an Anderson plug into the 200l with an adapter?

[@johnnysweekends]

The solar blanker should work as long as the voltage is not over the allowable limit. Which being 200 watt i would assume no

[@kylebennett1263]

Could you please share this information with us

[@johnnysweekends]

What info..?

[@dansouthcomb5439]

Is it $500 better ($400) with your discount than the AC 200 Max? This morning I just bought a New AC 200 Max from Bluetti on eBay for $1000.

[@johnnysweekends]

That’s not a bad price. I do prefer the new one though.

[@yt.username]

Is it possible to turn off Bluetooth or Wi-Fi so that the neighbor does not connect to the device himself?

[@johnnysweekends]

I should just be bound to you once you connect it and bind it

[@yt.username]

@@johnnysweekends is it possible to unbind the device without a smartphone\tablet? For instance, when the user lost binded smartphone\tablet? Thank you!

[@johnnysweekends]

@yt.username yes I believe when you go to factory reset this changes everything back to factory and unbinds all connected devices and networks

[@Mae-nr7wr]

2 100watt usbc that cant do 100watt at the same time.. thats pretty lame

[@ceogrizzly9770]

AC200L or AC200MAX?

[@johnnysweekends]

Depends, but I don’t like the charging brick lol

[@SkierMan199]

Bluetti reminds of apple. Overpriced, constantly taking away the ports people bought the device for in the first place, coming out with things that make zero sense, and making it so you have to buy unnecessary accessories just to do what previous models could do. The 48v thing has got to be dumbest thing they did with this unit. The 12v converter box is just gonna be another way for this company to extract money out of people for their garbage products. I hate to be so biased, but I really tried with bluetti on multiple occasions and their units are so cheaply and poorly made. DIY system all the way. Will never go back.

[@justink1209]

I trust Bluetti as much as I trust the government.

[@Hemifan4266]

I have bluetti eb150. It has been rock solid.

[@justink1209]

@@Hemifan4266 I am on my third ac200max in a year. They just keep sending me new ones that don’t work and one of them they sent me is locked to another person’s app and account. One is completely bricked with a bms low voltage and bms high voltage alerts and shuts off within 15-20 seconds of being turned on.

[@tboorer]

@@justink1209 why?

[@justink1209]

@@tboorer quality control. I have had to return 3 of them.

[@SaabAholic]

🤠👍🇺🇸

[@mdunbar04]

✌️✌️✌️

[@percival23]

Too many excuses for the short comings ...can't trust the review.

[@johnnysweekends]

Which short coming are you disappointed with? What did you want to see?

[@jameswilsin5348]

I’ll keep my ac200 max it would be nice to have manual buttons pluss the touch screen but the Bluetooth I like better I can be in bed and get up in morning and check it with out touching it

[@jameswilsin5348]

I’ll keep my ac200 max it would be nice to have manual buttons pluss the touch screen but the Bluetooth I like better I can be in bed and get up in morning and check it with out touching it