Bluetti EB55 Review and Testing - LiFePO4! Fast Charging! 13 Power Outputs!
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2024
- I tested this Bluetti EB55 and the results were impressive! Compared to other 500wh power stations on the market, I don't see why you should go with anything else! It has LiFePO4 chemistry, tons of power output and supports 400 watt charging! This Bluetti portable power station has a 2 year warranty as well! The display isn't perfect and I hope Bluetti updates that over the next version they release. You can learn more about it here on Bluetti's Website:
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Standout Features: (0:00)
Pricing and Discount Code: (2:06)
Front Power Outputs: (3:18)
Input Ports and SPECS: (4:51)
How to Charge the EB55: (5:23)
Charging the Power Station: (5:33)
Solar Charging DEMO: (6:53)
DC and AC Capacity Testing: (9:13)
Testing the 700w Inverter: (11:05)
What's Inside?: (12:09)
Running a 12v fridge off the EB55: (12:47)
Final Thoughts - Pros and Cons: (13:35)
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It claims to have a 1400 watt surge. Why did it trip at 750 watts? Shouldnt it be able to handle 1400 for a while?
@@Bizzare77777 the small Bluetti power stations are known not to surge at all. Basically keep the load around the limit of the inverter.
@@Jasonoid So even if you use the 1400 watt surge feature, it wouldnt be able to run a 1000 wat microwave for a few mins??
@@Bizzare77777 my 1000 watt microwave pulls 1800 watts from the wall. You'd have to find a tiny microwave to run on this power station. I'd recommend the Ecoflow Delta 2, its a great power station that is expandable, has LFP batteries and a large 1800w inverter.
This self-sufficient, off grid tech is amazing. I like your presentation, subscribed.
Thanks Jachin, new videos coming out all the time!
Great video..unbelievable stats on the eb55...didn't realize so many pros..I will have to view it again to grasp the detailed information..
I was missing the xt60 in my package and I bought the Sin Loon 5525..from amazon canada..I added the 5.5 2.5 mm to my existing plug on my solar panel and then connected the 5525 to that and then to my eb55..I haven't tried it yet but I'm hoping I can get close to 100 watts with my 120 watt solar panel..thank you for all your help..much needed.
Thanks for the schooling, as a solar newbie, I appreciate the education.
Happy to help!
Great review. Glad you mentioned the fold down handle - much better than the fixed handle. A small mundane feature but a good improvement.
Its a great feature to be able to stack stuff on the battery. It also fits is a tighter storage area with the handle folded down.
Hey Everyone, thanks for watching. Bluetti stepped up the features on the new EB55! If you have any questions about the battery, feel free to leave a comment below! I was very impressed by this power station and it should be your go to 500wh battery!
How many watts can u get by using that dc to dc converter that you show in the video have you test it with it?
@@alexcandelaria590 I have that specific video coming out soon, but if you check my EB70 review I show you how to build it and how many watts it can charge at, it should be the same on the EB55. Check the time stamps to jump around:
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Yeah I have the eb70 and I have the same set up but I was wondering if it was about the same because I just ordered a eb55 too and I was planning to do something with it but I wasn't sure if I was gonna get the same wattage
@@alexcandelaria590 Yep, it will get the same wattage on the EB55 but you can also plug in the AC adapter at the same time and get lots more power.
@@Jasonoid yeah that's the plan thank you 👍
I really like your reviews!
Very detailed and informative.
For my money Ill have to get one with way more capacity and charging options.
Thanks
What options do you have in mind? I have a DIY battery I will be building soon that will have around 1300wh and and will be able to charge at 100amps if needed. Stay tuned in the next couple months for that video/project :)
@@Jasonoid sounds good. I cant wait for it
I love you site I just found. I have already ordered my Bluetti EB55 already so you just reaffirmed my choice. I was going to order the Oupes 1200 with 2 solar panels but after seeing your review I may not. Money is a big factor so unless I see you recommending something comparable. I may still end up with that. I ordered 2 Massimo friges and going to set one for freezer and other for frig. Costco had 53qt for $268 each. So because of that I wanted a bigger capacity then the EB55 for down here in fla. in case of a hurricane outage. Thanks again for your great reviews.
I'd say give the EB55 a good test on your fridges and see how long it will last. That will tell you if you need more capacity or not. If temps are pretty warm you'll probably need a larger power station for extended runtimes.
This review is outstanding.😁Thank you🙏🏾
Excellent review and instructions for use, and thanks for the discount code!
You're welcome Kathy! I also have a tips and tricks charging video for both the EB70 and EB55 on my channel too
Excellent review. The 12v fridge use case is a great metric for devices like this.
Appreciate the feedback, thanks for watching! :)
This is my 3rd set of phones and this one is by far the best!!
Thank you for the info, we just bought us a EB55 with the 120 solar panels but don’t know a lot about solar. We are trying to learn as we are camping and would love to be more off grid. Thanks
Excellent review. This is the one for me.
Thanks for the review. I spefically liked you to mention the regulated 12V10A outports (at 13.3V) which is not always told in various webpages. There are some conflicting info about this, too. I even mailed about this from Bluetti, no answers so far.
Yes, the DC output is regulated on the EB55 :) The battery is a 24v LFP battery so the output has to be regulated down to 13 volts to be usable.
@@Jasonoid Thanks for the reply. I am especially interested in all the 12V10A outports (3). Did you find them all regulated, not just the car port. Many brochurs tell about the car port but do not mentrion anything about the other two. I’m planning to power my astrogear and that is a bit sensitive for the dropping voltage.
Awesome video! Love these comparisons
I'll have that EB55 vs EB70 vs Bibene video out soon :D
@@Jasonoid Fantastic!
This is a very good video! Thanks for the info.
Hey Jason, great videos. You review EXACTLY what I'm interested in! Looks like your awesome reviews of the Bibene sold them out! Can't find it on Amazon anymore! Question about this model-- Does it have DC auto shut off? This is a problem I've found with my Jackery 240- It auto shuts off if the compressor doesnt run for a while on my 12V Fridge.
I ran a 12v fridge on this battery for over 24 hours, the DC output did NOT autoshutoff :)
Great practical review Jason! Very much appreciated. I'm still looking at that Bibien. I heard Bluetti is coming out with a 800.
This is a great product, I would love to see Bluetti come out with a EB100, something near 1000wh because the EB70 is pretty close to 800 already.
Jasonoid , Yes Jason you are right can't remember where I read that about the 800 but it was within the last week. I just got my 2nd 200w Rich panel waiting for the v type stand to attach to it I'll run them in parallel for the eb70. What I really need now is a base set of like 2kw I will have to save for that but I do like that Bibien for a good in between unit. By the way looking good on those tests I thought I was watching the professor there for half the video : ) I really like what you guys bring to the table with your tests. That 1kw Bluetti sounds like a winner to me too.
@@ulysses8859 Thanks for the compliment! Lets see what the future brings!
Jasonoid Just keep doin what you doin Jason, Outstanding work bro!!
Great changes, I'll try and hold off from buying this or the eb70 till next gen Bluetti, I think they can make it next to perfect by then. If the amperage for solar was higher I would buy this in a heartbeat.
Great review as always!
I think with a higher charging amperage on solar, and a updated display this would be the ULTIMATE battery, it still does an awesome job.
@@northcountrytrapper5607 exactly, if you had 12 amps from your solar panel available, only 8 amps go into charging the battery. Higher voltage solar panels will provide more watts because volts X amps = watts. So a solar panel that makes peak power at 22 volts will provide more wattage vs a solar panel that provides peak power at 18v. Most solar panels will have the specs listed and I'm still trying to find the perfect panel for these eb series. Renogy makes a 200 watt solar panel that has 22 volts peak power but they charge almost $250 for it.
@@Jasonoid excellent! Thanks for the fast reply!
@@Jasonoid The mppt-controller of my EB55 is a bit strange. If I load with 2x80W solar panels parallel, both 17,7 Volt peak voltage and 22 Volt idle voltage under very cloudy conditions, I have no input shown on display. The display only turns on sometimes and I can hear a quiet clicking sound from the box, very strange. In same conditions, my Power Oak AC50s loads with 3 Watts and makes no strange sound. Furthermore, if I load under full sunshine, AC50s always shows circa 20 watts more than EB55. Maybe this all has to do with the higher voltage of the LiFePo-battery?
@@Stefan0671 It could have to do with the differences in battery voltage. The EB55 would have a higher battery voltage than the AC50s so it might struggle until the solar output is a little higher. I havent tested my EB55 under complete cloudy conditions BUT during my testing I have noticed that my EB70 does slightly better than my EB55. Only like 5 watts or so. I haven't noticed any weird noises and I think each of these behave a little differently.
Excellent videos learned a lot
Glad it was helpful!
Hey Jason, thanks for the detailed review! Just pulled the trigger on the EB55 and now am looking into 100 & 200 watt monocrystalline solar panels for the roof rack of a truck. Any favs you'd care to mention?
When looking for a glass rigid panel for the EB55 you'd want to find a 12v panel with a higher voltage to get the most power. A lower voltage 100 watt panel would be Newpowa panels, usually 17 to 18 volts output. A higher voltage panel would be a BougeRV 100 watt panel or a Rich Solar 100 watt panel, usually around 21-22 volts at peak power. I'd chose one of those options.
Excellent review. Thanks.
I have the ac50s/sp120 and now the EB55/sp200. I didn’t realize the solar was limited to 8a until watching your video. I’m going to check out your 12 to 24 volt video. I’m hoping the sp200 is as good as the 120. I saw it put out 113 watts on an overcast day.
I put out the EB series charging video this morning. That video explains it in good detail. You should get some good info out of it 👍😁
Great vid. I recently bought an AC50 on craigslist hoping to use it on our small freezer (130w) in a power outage. However, the start up wattage exceeded the 450w limit and it shut down. I'm wondering if the EB55 or EB70 will have the same issue. Have you tried either one on a regular freezer or small fridge?
Hey Kevin, thanks for stopping by the channel! I actually don't have any small fridges to test the startup current on. These do have a higher 700 watt inverter so it might be a little better. Check out the channel AskIVE Solar, he has the EB70 and he runs a smaller fridge on it I believe. Check out one of his EB70 videos and throw a comment on this channel, he usually responds. Hope this info helps! Tell him I sent you :)
I have this unit coming in the mail and also just lucked up and got the Bluetti 200 Max,,I’m good to go
Glad you got that 200 Max! Let me know how you like it!
@@Jasonoid I baught the Max 30 minutes after it went on sale last night. This morning I found out they had limited supply and sold out. The Max has 30 amp outlet for RV’s
Excellent review.
Thank you!
Thumbs Up on the E55 review. If Bluetti is paying attention, please add a DISPLAY button to momentarily turn on the info screen.
After two months of ownership and a solid month's worth of use - I must say that my EB70 is worth the $499, plus sales tax that I paid back in May. Do I wish it had an XT60 input and a dedicated ON/OFF switch for USB output? You bet - but as you mentioned Bluetti is without a doubt headed in the right direction.
Just a biased opinion, the EB55 will put the squeeze on the current Jackery in this competitive market segment. The 500 watt hour segment for power units is a popular option for car camping - mainly because of size and weight concerns. Kudos to Bluetti for upping their game.
Totally agree, fast charging capable, 700 watt inverter, lifepo4 chemistry, they disrupted the market with this battery for sure!
Thank you sir. 🙋
This is very amazing !!
Thanks for watching!
Great review!
Thanks for checking it out! Lots of other great videos on the channel!
Thank you for info. Very helpful
You're welcome!
Great video!! Unfortunately all I really needed one of these for is a small space heater, but when looking at the specs just now it burns 1500W. So in order to use the space heater I would have to buy a power bank for $1600+
It's best to stick with propane for heat. Electric heaters are some of the most power hungry devices you can use. If you want a more efficient way to stay warm that doesn't pull much power, check out a heated 12v blanket. They only pull 50 watts but do an EXCELLENT job at keeping you warm while camping in the cold.
Thanks! Very helpful
I would love to see a new Ecoflow River Pro with Lithium Phosphate batteries. I own several different "Solar Generators" including Jackery, Bluetti, and the EcoFlow Pro is way more advanced.
Great reviews! 😜👍
I have plans to get my hands on one of those ECO Flow models, they are packed with features!
Great job this looks like a solid unit and I just ordered one for myself.
It will beat all the other 500wh power stations on the market, great choice!
Very interesting review, thank you. One thing I your recommendation not to use 24V panels. Has this to do with their voltage being higher in cold weather? Thanks for clarifying!
24v solar panels actual voltage is over 32v, so it's too high for the EB55. The EB55 can only handle 12v - 28v.
12v solar panels are usually around 20v to 18v output. The names on the panels are a little misleading and they cause confusion. The names mostly have to do with the lead acid battery systems they support. 12v panels are usually for 12v battery systems, 24v panels are usually for 24v battery systems. Hope that helps!
@@Jasonoid very interesting, thank you for the explanation!!
Great review Jason. I ended up getting this and the PV200 package deal during the Bluetti Spring sale over a month ago for $920 delivered. It seems like a great package overall, but there are a few things I noticed and have questions about that I hope you can comment on and know the answers to.
The EB55 has an eco mode. The manual, which is very much lacking in info, tells how to turn it on and off, but not what it does. Mine arrived with it set to on.
The display of output watts seems to be very low, at least with lower wattage draws. For example, an 80W load displays 70W, 50W load displays 35W and a 15W-20W load shows 0W-5W. Have you noticed this or is it unique to my particular unit?
I tried connecting mine to high wattage devices to see what it did. Connected to a 1200W heater, it shuts off the output and goes into an overload alarm almost immediately, as would be expected. I tried running a full sizer refrigerator. The output wattage displayed around 650W. It ran the fridge for 15 seconds or so, then shut down. Only this time it didn't overload, it gave me a low voltage alarm(bottom left of the display). Any idea what condition causes low voltage and why my eb55 did this? Fwiw, my unit was fully charged. Could the displayed wattage of 650 really be 700+? Why low voltage and not overload?
Thanks for the great reviews. I picked up an Iceco VL74 a few months ago based on your fridge reviews and absolutely love it. Keep up the great work!
You can see a guy turning on and off "ECHO" mode in this video haha, the process worked just fine for my EB55 even though the video is for the EB70:
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The voltage output of the EB55 is around 110v to 113v which will cause a normal load on 120v to appear to be lower. For example, a 2 amp load @ 120v is usually 240watts, but when a inverter has a lower voltage the watts are lower (voltsXamps=watts). So if the inverter puts out 113v and the load is 2 amps the load should be around 226 watts instead. Do you think that's what you are seeing?
Hi. I know the video is a year old but what load did you put on the AC test ? Also is your DC load tester accurate as the Bluetti indicated 107 W but calculating the 13 V at 8.03 A that's displayed on the load tester that is 104 W. Is the Bluetti accurate or the load tester ? Perhaps a multimeter measuring DC amps and another measuring DC volts in line would show the true values ? I think the load tester states an accuracy of 0.3A so the Wh and Ah indicated might be the same accuracy ?.
Love your channel subscribed a few days ago. Question for both the EB55 and EB70 as long as I stay below 8amp on my panels I can use whichever panel I want correct?
You can actually go higher than 8 amps, but the charge controller just won't allow anything more than that into the battery.
If you have two Rockpal RP082 100 Watt panels in parallel you'll get the max power input of about 150 watts.
@Jasonoid Ok great was worried if I put anything over 8amp or 200w would kill the generators. Wasn't sure if the control would just throttle down anything over 8amp or 200w.
If I didn't already have an AC50s, I'd definitely pick up the EB70 or EB55. I haven't even had my AC50s long. I do like their latest offerings. Great review Jason!
The AC50s is still an awesome battery, you'll get lots of life out of it. Thanks for watching my channel, appreciate all the support for you guys!
@@Jasonoid Yup. I love my AC50s, just wish it had a more powerful inverter (there's been times I needed more than 300W). The 700W of the EB70 and EB55 make them so much more versatile.
Keep up the great work Jason. Been subbed for a while.
Looks like some better changes. I have seen a bunch of videos on the EB70 that showed the "Surge of 1400" was non existent - like 2 seconds. Were you able to test the surge on this unit? I saw it cut out at about the 800 with regular load. Thanks :)
I didn't test 1400 watt surge, that's kinda hard to test because saws and motors use lots of surge wattage but my saws pull more than 800 watts after the surge so they wouldn't work on this unit. These smaller units are mostly for 500 watt devices, the 700 watt inverter add a little more room for coffee machine and stuff.
Blue Often, people reviewing these personal power stations neglect telling viewers that if they use a solar cell like my Renogy 100 W suitcase… be aware that solar cells with built in controller will not work with these power stations which also have controllers… I had to call Renogy about this after some very frustrating hours. I have a 100W Rockpals suitcase without a controller. I will confirm later that it works with my EB 70. Thanks for your channel.
Yeah those suit case panels have a charge controller on the back, you can just bypass the charge controller and it will work just fine. My dad uses the renogy panel, those are nice!
Can I assume the adapter from the 120 solar panel and the adapter 5.5x2.5mm are ok to connector the xt60 to the eb55..just checking..i just dont want to damage my eb55 power station ty
I have another idea. What if I plug another sets of solar panels in the wall charger port will it work? my goal is to take as much sun
Great video and detail, thank you! Do you know if you can use both inputs to charge w solar using an adapter (mc4 to dc8mm)?
Solar "shouldn't" work on the 8mm side, the voltage limits are tighter than 12v solar panels (25-28 volts), 12v solar panels are usually 17-20v. I can't remember testing it, I doubt it will cause any harm trying it out :)
Hey yet again another great video.
I ended up getting the EB150. People are powering AC, drills etc. My AC is only rated at 940w.... but my bluetti shuts off.
What's more.. some people report their AC wattage output can go to 1100. Some say even though its rated at 1000w. Some amount of overclocking can happen without shutting off
Do you think I gave a defective unit ?
I'd reach out to Bluetti, if you're having issues they should be able to give you some guidance. Probably find some good contact info on their website.
Love your videos on sogens! So I'm thinking about getting this, you think it could run the 700 watt Instant Pot mini duo or the 700 watt Ninja blender? I know you tested this, went over the stated capacity of 700w but for how long I wonder?
The best way is to test out each appliance to make sure it works. If you want a little more wattage the EB70S has a slightly higher inverter at 800 watts. I wish Bluetti made a slightly larger 1000wh/1000 watt model just for appliances like that.
Thank you for the review. I have a question. If all the ports are being used (12v DC, USB and AC) and the display turns off after 30 seconds or so. Do I need to press a power button (which I assume turns on and off the desired section) to be able to turn on the display and see the battery stats? If yes doesn’t that mean I’ll have to continually disrupt that sections power flow? Thank you.
If you tap the power buttons fast the display comes on to show you activity, if you hold it briefly it turns off the output. So no power interruption if you do it right. Hope that helps answer your question.
@@Jasonoid Awesome thank you Jason. Bluetti is definitely becoming an excellent brand.
@@j350zr7 I agree!
Looks great! I just wish Bluetti upgrade that very basic display.
Its a minor downside but luckily it doesn't cripple the battery. I have my fingers crossed for V2 changes! haha
Hey Jason. The review you did about the Bladr 120w portable panel…will it hook up directly to this eb55?
Thanks for making all these videos. I really enjoy your reviews man. Cheers.
Check out this video, I included the needed adapters for the EB55 in the video description. ua-cam.com/video/kgoF-C78h68/v-deo.html
@@Jasonoid thanks Jason!
Thanks for the video. Did you test whether or not you can used the different output ports WHILE charging it, either from solar or the brick?
Yep, pass through charging works on this power station.
@@Jasonoid Thank you.
Very informative video. Doing my research before taking the plunge and buying one of these badboys.
Can you use the power station while you charge it via the solar panels?
Yes, this one can charge and discharge at the same time.
@@Jasonoid Awesome. Thanks for the quick reply and your coupon saved me $100. 😎😎😎
Could you please detail the AWG gauge of the XT60 to MC4 cable? Looks to be 10-12 AWG? I'm looking at a cable run of 15 feet and wish to size correctly. Gonna run a 18V-20V single 100W panel (5.5A) Thank you!
The stock adapter cable that comes with the EB55 is 16awg. It will handle 5.5amps without an issue and you could probably get away with two 100 Watt panels in the future with no issues since the power station is designed for at least 200 watt charging on that port.
This is one of the best reviews I've seen thank you. I ordered one of these and I had to pay for it and a 200 watt solar panel from them and it was like $970. I want to use it for my e-bike. It's probably not feasible while I'm riding. I am sitting here thinking cuz I always am thinking about something. I had a question cuz I'm not that knowledgeable about Ohm's law and all that stuff. If I put an up converter on the 12-volt out that it has would that be better to charge my battery? I think that the Chargers for the e-bikes must draw quite a bit because they get hot. Well would it still draw as much off of that battery pack? I was thinking about buying an up converter anyway eventually just use the solar panel. I'm probably too screwed up to even figure it out LOL
Congrats on your purchase! If you already have AC wall chargers for your Ebike battery that might be the easiest way to charge it up. The conversion process of going to 12v up to 60volts will be very similar to what the wall charger is already doing, plus the DC output isn't rated for a huge load.
Thanks you for the video , Nice review, a question , on regular situations how long could run my 110 volt, 90 watt refrigerator with that EB55
I got around 460 watt hours from the AC inverter test on the EB55, so if you wanted to run a 90 watt refrigerator you can estimate the run time by taking the total watt hours and divide it by the watts (460 / 90 = 5.1 hours of runtime). Now a fridge compressor doesn't run the whole time so you should be able to get maybe 10 hours or so if the compressor ran 50% of the time.
@@Jasonoid WoW , thanks a lot for that answer , I’m pretty good on so May things but on solar I’m a way out of understanding, thanks again
What temperature did you have the ICECO set at and did you completely discharge the Bluetti down to 0% in those 36 hours?
Ambient temps were 75F, fridge was set to 33F, fully charged down to low voltage shut off. Higher ambient temps, contents of the fridge, outside humidity levels, if the fridge is sitting in a hot car / or direct sunlight will affect these results as well. Get pretty complicated fast.
@@Jasonoid Did the low voltage protection actually kick in? If the Bluetti has a regulated 12V output then shouldn't it have gone to 0%?
@@MrWinger1951 No, the battery got to 0% capacity and it shut off the DC output and the fridge shut off. So low voltage protection on the battery cells inside. Different than the regulated output. Thats what happens when you run the battery all the way down to 0%, it disables the DC port.
Everyone wants a percentage display for power remaining along with the 5 bar display. I have found on the several different units I own that the percentage display is inaccurate (to say the least) . On Rockpals, Bluetti, Massimo and Yeti power stations they can all jump from approx. 80% charge to 100% (full) and stop charging in a moment (seconds !) . Discharging they all seem to speed up losing charge passing 60% yet when reaching the bottom (often with warning symbol displayed/flashing) they continue on for some time . . . ! [ I own a Nissan Leaf & all info. on it's displayed available range by other owners refer to it as a "guess-o-meter" for good reason.]
SO , in 'summation' I would suggest the 5 bar available energy display is as accurate as you can expect. The rate of charge or discharge is seldom consistant with the electronic calculation displayed by the 'percentage' figure. This is my opinion / experience . . . . your results may vary . . . . just thot i'd share ! Thanks, RH
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm sure these companies have a long way to go to get the LiFePo4 battery chemistry estimations worked out. It has a SUPER flat voltage curve so it makes it hard to determine the remaining power.
@@Jasonoid - Thanks . . . . the flat voltage curve is good to consider as I am upgrading my in-home / off-grid solar power system to LiFePo4. I 'hope' those battery's built-in BMS is accurate on preventing over/under charging ! ! I enjoy your common sense and thorough evaluations of the products you test. Thanks, RH
Thank you for this video! I would like to know if I can connect my solar panel on the right port input as I have the same connector on my solar panel. I know the MPPT is only on the left port and the right one is only for wall charger, but would be possible? Thanks
The input voltage requirements are a little higher than a solar panel so it won't work. It accepts only the AC charger on that port. You can get adapters online for the xt60 connector and allow your solar panel to plug in on the left. It comes with an mc4 to xt60 adapter if your solar panel takes mc4 connections.
Thank you mate! Do you know the connector name I can buy for connecting the 12V jack close to the car adapter? Thank you?
Hi Jason, Good video. Is it possible to charge directly without any device the EB55 with a 24v (25,6) 100a Chins battery in each port (DC and AC) ?
That might work, I haven't tried it before. You'll want to make sure you don't go over 28 volts, I think a fully charged 24v LFP battery gets pretty close to 28 volts so it might be to high. You'd have to confirm the top voltage.
Great review. I think is an older video so I’m hoping someone can answer. If I were to leave this in my car for a more semi-permanent fridge/power station setup, and I live in the north east, does it protect against low temp charging if I leave it plugged in my cigarette port and I start my car in a cold winter day? Thanks!
The manual does not mention any low charging protection. I haven't verified that either. Good question! Only way to test would be to put the power station in super cold temps for a long time and then see if it charges. The LCD screen might not work well in those temps either.
Hey it’s me again! Guess I’ll be around your channel more frequently. Question, how would someone go about safely charging via solar in both inputs? Purchasing a separate MPPT and pipe in more voltage that way?
I'll do a separate video on it, just stay tuned. Too complicated to explain in the comments.
@@Jasonoid awesome, just subscribed! I have a few Bluetti units now, the AC200P has dual input as well and I’ve been wondering how you could rig something up with an external MPPT to dual charge with solar. Bluetti is rumoring their own add on MPPT for their external batteries coming out.
@@wasuremashita I am planning on doing something like that with my Bibene power station because it's serviceable, using a MPPT external charger directly to the main positive and negative leads of the battery.... But it's impossible to open up the EB55 and EB70, they are glued shut! I doubt I'll be able to pull that off on these!
I’m new to this technology. Just purchased an EB55. I heard you say the charge controller acts as a gate to let power in. Does that include watts amps and volts? Can I use three 100W Renogy solar panels in parallel?
When you put 300 watts of solar on this power station that's called overpaneling, since it only takes about 150-160watts of solar.
You see around 18-20volts at 8 amps. (volts x amps = watts)
You might only need 200 watts of solar since you'll never see over 160watts total
Awesomeness!
Thanks Daniel!
At 8:08 in the video, can you explain how the solar panels are connected to the eb55? Hard to tell but it looks like only one of the connectors from the Baldr panels are plugged into the branch connectors? For parallel connections I thought both of the positive & negative MC4/Anderson connectors needed to be connected into a branch connector and then that goes into the solar generator
I have each of these panels connected in parallel with Anderson Power Pole connections, and then that is connected to an 'Anderson - - - > Xt60' adapter since the Bluetti has a xt60 input on solar now. The Radio Control hobby uses xt60 and there are tons of adapters available.
@@Jasonoid wow that was a fast response, I'm still watching the video LOL. OK, not too familiar with Anderson to Xt60 connectors...that's why it didn't look right to me from a distance. Thanks for the explanation.
Thanks!
Thank you so much! Very appreciated!
During the DC capacity testing, how did the output voltage behave? Was it consitently at 13V? Did it drop towards the end?
Its regulated at 13v so it does not drop as the SOC drops.
Hi thanks for that
We don't hear the fan while ac charging? Compare to the eb70 test? Is there a reason?
How loud is it?
Thanks
Do you have the "mah" count please? i didn't find the eb70 mah count too
Thanks a lot
Jason, FANTASTIC review video!!! Thank you for all the detail and easy to understand information! First time catching your channel and new suber! I'm in the process of doing a "build" for the back of my pickup to do some FT pickup camping/living and I'm thinking of running an Iceco 12v cooler/fridge mounted in the back seat and mount/transport the EB unit in the bed and will also need the ability to charge devices, iPhone, laptop, misc. in the pickup bed, I'm thinking of putting on a roof rack & mounting solar panels on the roof of the truck. Should I consider this EB55 or go up to the EB70? With either of those units, would I need to use specifically Bluetti solar panels or can any brand panel work with these or is there some type of adapter that I'd need to use a different brand? Any information and advice that you can share is greatly appreciated! Time to go watch some of your other review vids! Thanks again! Jim
Check out my recent rigid solar panel review, the BougeRv 180w. If you were going to mount something to the roof I'd recommend it be a rigid glass panel for the best durability.
The EB70 has a little bit more storage so that might work better for your rig setup. You can use any solar panel brand to charge up your power station, not just Bluetti branded models.
I also have a recent ICECO comparison video if you are still looking for the model that's right for you. Thanks for subbing!
@@Jasonoid THANK YOU for the quick response!!! Just found the Iceco vid and will be watching that along with the detailed vids of the EB70 & BougeRV. Your vids are great!! Down to earth easy to understand! Perfect for someone that is pretty noob to this! Thanks again!
Let me know if you have any questions, enjoy the vids
@@Jasonoid if I go with BougeRV 180 and EB70 do I need to order anything additional like a charge controller from Bouge? They show "frequently bought together" items so I'm not sure if I'd need any of that. Seems like the controller built in to the EB70 would cover that.
@@roadvoyagerlife1759 you don't need a charge controller since the EB70 has a built in controller. The stock charging cable that comes with the EB70 will connect to the solar panel. You may need a longer extension cable to wire it to your roof.
Hi Jason..i am still considering buying eb55/eb70. Can you recommend me which to buy? Or you have any other recommendation. Love to hear that too. I'm a street busker. I'll be using this to power up my 100w acoustic guitar amp. I need about 3-4 hours playtime. I'm not good at calculating power usage. Please help. Thanks.
The EB55 will run a 100w load for 4 hours, the EB70 will run a 100 watt load for about 6 hours.
Check on Ebay for the newer Bluetti PS54 and PS72 and buy the directly from Bluetti. They are the newer versions of the EB55 and EB70 (nearly identical) but more affordable.
On a nice sunny day, using solar while running the fridge, will it draw enough power from the sun to power the draw of the fridge?
Yes, I have a video running my EB70 which is powering the ICECO VL60pro for a week straight on a 100watt solar panel.
I bought the EB55 a few months ago now I'm ready to buy the solar panel, can you give me any advice on what kind to get? I seen in another comment you don't have to have the Bluetti brand, maybe something just as good but a little cheaper 🤔 Thank you for any information 😁
I have a bunch of solar panel videos on my channel, check them out under my solar panel Playlist. My favorite budget panel is the Baldr 120w or the Elecaenta 120w. If you want to spend a bit more the XTAR Sp100 is the best 100 watt solar panel I have tested. Hope that helps!
Does this use the same AC charging technology that keeps the fan running the entire time the charger block is plugged in? I hope that makes sense it’s four in the morning
The fan does run 100% of the time on the AC wall adapter when it's plugged in. The power station fan only runs on and off as needed, not all the time.
What’s the difference with the eb55 and the 50s? I’m just looking to run a small 12v fridge cooler.
The EB55 charges much faster, has better power outputs, and better battery technology that should last much longer.
Can you extend the range or charge the power station by plugging in an external 12v lifepo4 battery into the xt60 port (or any other port)?
Yes, that's an excellent way to add to the runtime of the power station. I have done this with a few of my 12v LiFePO4 batteries.
I wondering if you could use solar in the barrel plug like before and I thought why not, but I did have a reason pop into my head as to why you probably couldnt but I cant remember it.
The charging 8mm barrel plug has the 25v to 28v range, 12v solar panels will never hit that 25 volts and 24v panels are over 28 volts. It seems to be designed just for higher voltages (Included AC adapter or adjustable power supplies). I will have a future video about different ways to charge the battery. Didn't want to add it to this video for length and possible confusion.
@@Jasonoid ooohhhh I totally missed the rigid 25 to 28 volt part, the first time I read this. Well that sucks!
I would have loved if it was versatile in this way. Then I could toss it in my xt60 panel "array" and my 8mm rich solar panel. Smh.
@@AskIveSolar I agree!
Nice informative vids
Thank Daddy J, appreciate the feedback! Do you have a power station setup right now?
@@Jasonoid I have a Bluetti eb240 but its direct from china and sold in different logo.
Also, unfortunately I am out of my country and my wife is having a hard time with it as the country I am in is natively 60hz @240 and I am not sure that its in that setting. Wife is telling me that the printer is somewhat acting up so we decided not to plug it there
since one of the inputs is an 8mm barrel type and i already have a jackery solarsaga 60w solar panel which comes with 8mm connector, can i plug in directly to bluetti where the wall charger plugs in? thanks for great video!
The 8MM connector on this power station is only designed for the AC wall charger, it will not work with a solar panel. This 8mm to XT60 adapter should work well for your needs, it connects to the end of your solar panel and then will plug into the EB55: amzn.to/3E3I00o
@@Jasonoid thank you very much, just ordered one and plan to get an eb 55 soon!
Question: Can I plug a 12 volt fridge into this and power it using both the 12 volt and AC inverter in my car when I am driving? My inverter is 150w plus the cars 12 volt so 250w ish?
Running the fridge is just fine. The only thing that might be an issue is that the AC charger will try to pull 200 watts from your 150w inverter. You can try it but if the inverter keeps shutting off from overloading you know why it wont work.
Hey Jason.
I hooked up a 5 switch rocker panel to the bluetti eb55. It’s powered, the usb and 12v cigarette plug is powered, the switches light up, but my dc light, cooler, and fan don’t turn on. Any idea??
I’ve tested this rocker panel with my car battery and everything works.
Wondering if I’m overloading the eb55? Or if the eb55 isn’t giving enough power to the switches. Also, I’m only using 3/5 switches.
It can only handle about 10amps output at a time. Have you tried just powering one thing at a time until it turns off so you know you have gone over the limit?
Have you tested Goal Zero? Much more expensive, but seems to do the same things as the EB55. Thanks.
I havent tested GoalZero yet because they cost a lot of money. They have great quality but they don't offer quite as many features as this power station. This EB55 is the best 500wh power station you can buy right now. It's got all the bells and whistles!
I was wondering how this unit is working a year later. I bought one, and it is arriving soon but I am having second thoughts after seeing some long term negative reviews. Thanks.
Mine is still working well. I haven't had any issues with it. Maybe I got lucky? I use it fairly often :)
I kinda saw in Ecoflow's website that their River Max has a bit more capacity compared to the EB55 at around 576Wh.
ECOFlow offers great products as well. They have a HUGE sale going on at Costco.com right now. You can pick up the ECOFlow River Pro (700wh capacity) for $429.
Does this power station turn off when the iceco reaches its temp? If so, does it turn back on when the fridge kicks back on?
The power station has power available for when the fridge compressor needs to turn on. It will work great with an ICECO fridge. I put out a video today about estimated runtimes using this power station on 8 different fridges.
Does the AC input power block accept European (250v 50hz) voltage? I live in Germany but all the items I am looking to run/charge off of a power supply like this will take power from the outputs provided by the EB55, and will not be here forever. Thanks for the great reviews!
My bluetti charger says 100-240ac input, 50/60hz, you should be good!
@@Jasonoid thanks!
I noticed the solar panel hook up and I see only one connector from panel 2 & 3 each... the second is loose... so how is that working? I don't under stand...
The panels I am using are connected in parallel together and have multiple connections to chose from. They work with multiple power stations so I am using the connections designed for the EB55 and the other connections are not needed.
Jasonoid, I'm trying to find a powerstation with low noise for electric guitar amps, is this one low noise?
Hey Bill, I haven't tested any power stations for noise. I think Hobotech has done some testing in his videos checking with an amp (I don't have one to test with).
Looking for something to power my 115v 1 amp chest freezer. It will be stuffed full of beef. I will be driving 9 hours each day over the course of 2 days as I move from Washington state to Arizona. Was thinking of picking this up and using it to keep my freezer powered as I charge it while driving. Then plugging my freezer in overnight at the Airbnbs Im staying at. Will this work for my needs? I can get this plus the SP200 from Walmart for $799. Seems like a decent deal. Thanks
Hey Jesse!
So that freezer would pull around 120 watts while the compressor is running. The power station can charge at 100 watts using the DC charger. I don't see an issue doing what you mentioned in your comment. It should work well for your freezer.
Do you think the DC charging enhancer in the a c charging port could be used to add more input?
It would fry the internals of the EB55, the voltage is way to high for this small power station. Do not use the charging enhancer on this model.
Thank you
DC MPPT input is 12-28V... why no 24V solar? Also, do you know if the MPPT is noisy RF-wise, which would be bad for HAM radio field use.
I don't have radio equipment to test on these power stations so I'm not sure about the noise they put off.
I'm not sure why they don't support over 28volt input. Sure would be nice to put two 100 Watt panels in series and get 200 watts charging on it. Dang 8 amp limit. I've suggested they make that improvement in the future.
Hello can I use my ITEHIL Powerport 100 Watt Portable Solar Panel which is 18V/5.5A 100Watt on the Bluetti EB55? or the EB70? What about 2 solar panels in parallel? I want to buy a Bluetti but don't want to spend again on more solar panels. Thanks in advance
Yep, you can use any 12v solar panel you already own. Just make sure you have the adapters needed to connect it together :)
Jason could I hook up ( with clamps) to my Battleborn lithium battery to charge my EB55, if so what size of fuse should I have inline... Thanks for any input.
Yep, the EB55 doesn't charge over 100 watts using 12v charging so you could just put in a 10amp inline fuse and it would work just fine.
@@Jasonoid -------- Thank You !!!!
Hey Jason, love your videos. I picked up the EB 55 and the baldr 120 watt panel. I am new to solar tech so bear with me. The xt60 port is concerning because it looks like the baldr uses Anderson. What is the best way to connect these properly? I would hate to have to make a cable.
There's lots to learn, I still have a long way to go! If you check out my EB55 video, down in the video description I have a link to an "Anderson to xt60" adapter. You can purchase that and it will work with your setup :)
After looking at the link in your description, I am not sure if that will work Jason. Isn’t that a female xt60 with a male Anderson. It would need to be reversed to work? Thanks.
You can change the selection on amazon, there are 4 options, you select the correct one that you mentioned. Male xt 60 to Anderson. I purchased it a couple weeks ago, it works great!
@@Jasonoid On that link, the only XT60 to Anderson is FEMALE XT60. Do you need XT60 MALE for the EB55? If yes, seems the cable in your link would not work.
Maybe I have the names reversed... The plastic part looks male, but the inside is female.... BUT it is the only option that's xt60 in the list of options lol... And it's the one that looks like a male on the outside if that makes sense lol
Very good information. Can you recommend a different solar panel brand that is compatible to the Bluetti EB55? Thanks!
This will point you in a good direction:
ua-cam.com/video/kgoF-C78h68/v-deo.html
Adapters for XT60 are in the video description.
@@Jasonoid Yes, I've seen the video. Unfortunately, we don't have the solar panels available in my country. Thank you for replying and more power to you and your channel.
@@soulandmindchef4824 I'm sorry your selection is different. Any panel with similar specs should work just fine for you!
@@Jasonoid thank you very much.
Does the Bluetti EB55 accept 3 prong AC plugs? ie is there a slot for the ground?
There are 3 pronged connections on the battery. They are just holes and not actual grounding pins inside. That is the way most of these power stations are.
Can I charge my iPad Pro that has USB type C input? My charger is 20 watt. Will the 100 watt damage the iPad? Thanks
It will charge at its designed limit, the charger just allows up to 100 watts for laptops and larger devices.
Great video!
I am looking for a battery like this for my van. Can I combine the 3 DC outputs to get to a total of 30A (goalzero yeti has a cable for this if I am not mistaken) ?
No, the Max output for this unit is 10 amps. If you want more DC output look towards the Bluetti larger products. The AC200p, the AC200Max, and the AC300. I have the AC200p and it would work well for your van setup since it has 25 amps DC output at one port. Check out my review here: ua-cam.com/video/bE1EiGpt5KM/v-deo.html
@@Jasonoid thanks for the reply, this is very useful. Your content is helping me a lot to make an informed decision.
I saw that the bluetti eb200 also has high DC output, how does it compare to the ac200p? They look almost the same and I have not seen anyone making a comparison between the two. Do you have a preference and why?
@@mibal7757 the EB200 is mostly available in Europe, it's an updated version of the AC200P, higher solar and higher battery life. It's probs a little more expensive too
@@Jasonoid thanks a lot :)
Can I use my 320 watt 9 amd pannel with victron contoler 75/15 can I set voltage 24v 9 amps wouldn't there be an issue mppt into mppt
I couldn't guarantee it would work but it might be worth a try if you already have the equipment. As long as the voltage stays below 28volts it should take in power.
Jason did you put out any videos yet on that adjustable power supply? Link to purchase?Ty!!
Check out my bluetti EB55 and eb70 charging tips video, came out a little bit after this one.
@@Jasonoid Ty!!
What do you think about using EB55 to power my Starlink? Great video and presentation.
It would work, but I don't think it would power it for a very long time. The AC consumption on this unit is a bit high. How long do you need to run your Starlink each day?
Ideally a good 10 hour day. I would get solar panels and I have a generator to help with charging.
@@user-jg3yd8ds4m I'd recommend something larger. Look at the newer AC70 from Bluetti or the Ecoflow Delta 2.
I will take a look. Thanks for the input.