The ONLY lithium power station you'll ever need! Bluetti AC200MAX Review & Testing

Today, we're checking out the Bluetti AC200MAX - an absolute beast of a lithium power station with a LiFePO4 battery that will easily run your whole camp setup (including your pod coffee machine!) for multiple days.
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[@explorebound]

You can check out the AC200MAX here for any more info 🙂 bit.ly/40sL69w

[@Dave_Gurman]

Other options it has is a 12v 30A output which could be connected to a fuse panel in a camper or canopy to run all DC loads and you can have effective DC charging (through the AC charging port) using the D050S charge adapter which will allow DC charging through the alternator and solar together.

[@southswellsd]

Look at that damn water !!! Wow.. Great vid. Thanks

[@4WheelingInNSW]

Great one Dan and a good unit indeed. I could see that being very handy and reliable for your fridge and lights especially 👍 good clip mate

[@davidlovell4390]

Sunday Spotlight ✅ Your bacon looks perfect to me. Thanks for sharing.

[@seedias5961]

Thanks - good review

[@davidmoore7303]

Good video 😊

[@louiskudlak2241]

Cool gear, if I didn’t have a 2nd battery in my 4wd already I’d look a a portable system like this 👍👍👍

[@evil17]

Good review. A nice compact little unit & I’m sure this product will be very appealing to many as a simple & convenient all in one solution for some decent power when out camping, at home or work, but Bluetti does need to get on board with some Anderson plug inlets & outlets, it’s the Aussie way, & maybe even face them upwards or in a sleek fitting manner so things can be stored or packed around them better without damaging them in transit. Yep, a Anderson plug port for charging up to 50A in transit would be a great upgrade for this product along with 1 or 2 Anderson’s for a decent 12v output & enough to run 2 fridges, a travel buddy oven & a few lights as well. Cheers

[@michaelm.9947]

Can you hook this up to your home breaker panel via a transfer switch?

[@dajuuuice612]

Can these be ran full time instead of a dual battery setup. I've got a isuzu truck that's 24v and this would be handy to run my fridge when on a job site

[@quickfingers5982]

Is it ok to keep this plug into a solar even its full? Or do I need to plug it out?

[@rustywalsh56]

Why do all these tpes of things always use the dodgy cigarette lighter type plugs. Why not use Anderson plugs which most 4WD and camping enthuisiants seem to use more often?

[@explorebound]

I think there's value in having one cigarette plug as most fridges come with those as the standard connection, but I definitely think they need an Anderson outlet or two, would add so much versatility!

[@4WheelingInNSW]

Because they’re far cheaper and easier to include than Anderson plugs and for most users, the market would probably want cigarette sockets anyway I guess.

[@robertwilson1827]

Because they are Chinese DESIGNED and not Australian?🤔

[@robertwilson1827]

​@explorebound are cigarette plugs a bad design for off road??

[@4WheelingInNSW]

@@robertwilson1827 they’re ok but have their limitations as far as how secure they are, fridges often become unplugged resulting in off food etc. they’re ok, just got to be careful and keep your eye on them. 😉👍

[@davidmoore7303]

For 12volt via Anderson plug you should be able to use their XT lead andmake up an Anderson lead And connect to the 30 amp 12 volt socket

[@explorebound]

Hey mate, that's a really good point and definitely a solution to enable a bit of a DIY style setup. 👍

[@davidmoore7303]

@@explorebound they sometimes run it through a fuse block allowing multiple items to be connected.

[@mikestevens2053]

@@davidmoore7303 Bingo. This reviewer made out like a bandit, getting a free AC200 max from Bluetti without having the basic knowledge of how to best use it :)

[@davidmoore7303]

@@mikestevens2053 everyone has to learn something sometime. Definitely not a bandit. Bluetti sent it to him.

[@DIYPunkyBrew]

@explorebound are you gonna review the ac180 n ac70 model?

[@explorebound]

Hey mate, I don't have any plans to at this stage

[@user-xt3bg5he7l]

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.

[@blatchyau8503]

hey Dan can you use a spliter so you can have multipul 12v cig outputs at once

[@explorebound]

Yeah you definitely could, however you’re still limited to a 10A draw in total so just need to be conscious to not overload it (average fridge draws 3-5A)

[@MxODraconis]

It's better to get a solution that conencts via the aviation plug under the merit plug, and that gives your 30a power. Which when running ovens and other high draw 12v solutions, isn't viable via the merit plug. I know my Kings 12v oven trips the 10a plug, but can run via the 30a. As the watt draw for the unit doesn't allow the oven to run.

[@bjarkejahn812]

maybe a stupid question but I don't understand the part where you talk about sparing the inverter? so when is it that you use the inverter? what devices should I avoid to not over use it and loose the power too quickly? Hope my question makes sense and you or someone else can explain to me 🙏🏼 thank you! otherwise great video🤩

[@explorebound]

It really just depends on how much power your particular device uses, and how long you want the unit to last. For example, the induction cooker used in the video by itself draws 1300W, so with a capacity of 2048Wh we can only use this device for 1.5hours before it's completely flat (and that's without using any other power outlets at all). So just something to be mindful of. 🙂

[@stewartjames7476]

Can you have it charging on solar while fridge is plugged in and running, does it have pass through charging?

[@michaelm.9947]

From all the other videos on this unit, yes you can. I am planning on purchasing one unit tomorrow with and extra b300 battery.

[@MxODraconis]

Yes, that's how I operate it. Though I don't think it has full pass through.

[@davidnoble173]

These units would make a great alternative to a dual battery if only the DCDC charge had a higher capacity and it included an Anderson or a 2pin Engel plug. So much more secure. Otherwise great setup for weekend warrior or occasional camping.

[@mikestevens2053]

The dc/dc capacity limit is to protect the vehicle's lightweight power point wiring, which most people would use to charge these things while traveling. Regular driving easily keeps it topped off, and solar input has a huge (and therefore very fast) charging capacity. The DC output includes a 30A aviation plug, and Bluetti sells a screw-in/heavy gauge power cable to run to a fuse block. We've taken our van to the Arctic Ocean and all across Northern Canada in very remote places and the AC200Max has worked perfectly as our house battery. There are other KZbin videos showing the correct way to do this in an adventure van. Cheers!

[@fatmanoverlanding]

These power stations are not a bad idea. The only issue I have with all of them is that they don't allow solar and 12V charging at the same time. And for 12v charging you have to use the 12V outlet of the car (very slow). You cannot charge it via a DC/DC charger.

[@explorebound]

Thanks mate, really appreciate that!! 🙂

[@ASDonohoe]

Love the slo mo bacon shot..

[@ashleydowding7655]

What beach is that Dan?

[@explorebound]

This is up near Wedge Island 🙂

[@sunseeker8457]

Ok. Your a good YT presenter. But the review was not to good. You are not using the 200Max the right way. You do not need to use the 12v cig light to run your 12v fridge. First. The earnest way to run ALL 12v things in your set-up. Is to buy a 12v fuse bus. Then but the 12v 30amp cable from Buletti (or Amazon). Connect all your 12v to the fuse bus (fridge, lights etc) then cut the end of the 12v 30amp cable and connect the + / - to the fuse bus. Now you can run all all 12v from that. Also to charge the 200Max (and other Bluetti's) in the car via the 12v cig. You buy the 500w extender. And also you can charge via EV car stations also when you can't use solar.

[@MxODraconis]

Not really much of a 'real world' test, and Bluetti sends these out for free to KZbin reviewers on mass. I have one of these units (plus a B300), and run a 12v control box via the 30a output under the merit plug. Which gives me anderson plugs and other options from that 'standard' 12v setup. As for the unit as a whole, the idle consumption of the unit is larger than a normal 12v dual battery setup. You'll loose 10% of the battery per 24h, of it just being on, and this can add to the overall need to keep it powered via solar. To add the 10a merit plug cannot handle a KINGS travel oven, but the 30A can. Though the 10A merit plug on a B300 battery pack can run the oven. The AC200MAX has a limited max WATT output for the 10A merit plug, that has issues at the full 12V 10A draw items. There is a hidden menu in the power menu that if you click the top left corner of the screen it'll take you to a per cell power display for each of the 16 cells in the unit. As this is a 48v system, you can get some loss as it drops to 12v, where if you're running low draws it'll drain ineffeciently. I have ~5000ah of storage when I have this in my camping setup and allows me to take it out for home use and camping use. But it's an expensive solution, and you pay for the ecosystem.

[@manshster]

The only thing holding me back from buying it is the idle power consumption, i saw on Reddit that the latest firmware update fixed it?

[@MxODraconis]

@@manshster I've not seen any firmware update come through, but I'll go check now. I've had it for 1-2 years, and they've never released any firmware for this device.

[@neil_woth5199]

So not true, theres much cheaper ways to do it

[@explorebound]

I think convenience is more the target market for products like these rather than price point - most of the time building a DIY setup will always be cheaper. That being said, a 150Ah LiFePO4 lithium battery, 2200W inverter, battery management system, solar regulator, comparable charger, outlets etc would still cost a fair bit purchased separately.