BIG POWER! 5100Wh Bluetti EP500 Battery Generator TEST & Review
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- čas přidán 24. 03. 2021
- The BIGGEST BATTERY SOLAR GENERATOR available today. Just announced the Bluetti EP500 is huge in every way! I review this monster & put it through lab grade tests with REAL RESULTS to help you decide if this might be the perfect portable power station for you. I received the Ep500 at no cost, no other payment & Bluetti did NOT get to preview or approve the video.
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Wait a second, can you do a electric vehicle charge test with this? Will it charge at all at 15 amps or do you think it will overload the circuit?
I just received an e-mail from Bluetti indicating that they are extending the warranty for the EP500 and EP500 Pro from 3 years to 5 years. According to this video they will do on-site repairs during the warranty period. That's a big deal considering the size and price of this unit. It's basically 5 years of on-site support. That's a game changer.
I got in early on the pre-order and paid $2799 for 5100Wh on the EP500. The EcoFlow Delta Pro Early Kickstarter price was $2699 for 3600Wh. That's only $100 more for 1400Wh more capacity with the Bluetti. The EP500 was a way better deal at that price. But that was the early price. Now it's listing as $3199, which is actually still cheaper than the EcoFlow Delta Pro now listing for $3599 on its website (Kickstarter is over) for less storage capacity. Per Wh it doesn't seem that the EcoFlow Delta Pro is a better price. It seems like the opposite is the case, at least today.
hi! can you use the device while your charging it?
Here is a dirty little secret-When you own a bunch of these and a few nice gas generators you actually start to hope for a power outtage. I know it's weird. 😉❤
Lol I'm waiting for home prices to correct (IMO they will) before I buy, and I literally want to choose a location that suffers with blackout problems because of what you said haha.
@@shanew7361 the days of me arguing against this are long behind me 😂
@@jakestevens7283 Sounds like you need to just move off grid 😁
@@vaughnburrows well I jumped on the 2x EP500 Kickstarter deal (if it succeeds) so I'm feeling one step closer to being able to say to hell with living with all these annoyingly sane people and just doing it lol
@@jakestevens7283 lol
Great video , but , I would have liked to have seen how long you could run a refrigerator , or a freezer , or lights , etc .since that is what we are most likely going to use it for, and since this unit claims longer run times, that is what I hoped you would focus your video on .
Depends on refridgerator type, is it energy efficient? What temperature setting is on? Typical fridg (not efficient) is maybe 100-250wh. So this box is 5100 with 10% loss we get 18h-45.5h if its energy efficient or not. The consumtion is 30% higher for a fridge so less time.
Can you run a 5000 btu ac window unit with this and if so how long?
Thanks for the review
The calculation for running anything is just based on the wattage. It has 4100 actual watts, so you just take the volts x amps to figure out the wattage usage for anything per hour.
@@davidmoolekampcpa3370 I'd like to know that, too
Excellent video. You cover all the essentials and do so very efficiently.
Looking forward to seeing what kind of solar arrays people hook to this.
Also glad about how these things are moving forward. Loving how we are getting closer to having large battery backups.
I love how stupid we’re getting: instead using gas generators for backup, some choose retarded battery packs that’ll take ours to charge whereas a gas generator can have it’s tank filled in seconds. And yes, you can find gas almost anywhere even if things go really bad and store it. Of thing go bad enough to the point we no longer have gas, chances are we’ll be dead.
@@FuckTheState that's one way to look at it
Excellent Job!! This is what I look for on reviews Real life tests. TY
Great video and beautiful piece of equipment man thank you
I'm happy that I bought the Briggs And Stratton P4500 electric generator, also the Wagan 1500 Plus , and the Phoenix Elite 300 solar stations.
Thank you for the education.
Love your videos!
I purchased one on kickstarter for my condo in case power goes out with the CA wildfires. I love how it looks sitting under my window and I know I will have power
Thanks for the excellent review, I'm currently looking for one. The first requirement is if I can carry it I'm not interested in it. In order to be viable, it requires a reasonable run time,
runtime=batteries=weight. As far as I'm concerned anything you can pickup and carry is nothing more than a glorified phone charger.
It's great, especially on outdoor camping
Some people don't seem to understand that they may not have access to gas. Its the whole point of mine if these.
These types of generators could be useful for the beginning parts of apocalypses or when you're out of power in your city for a couple weeks.. Having two to three of these would be enough to take care of the refrigerator and deep freezer for a while.
These are also starting to become a actual incredibly viable option compared to buying gas for gas generators due to the prices rising.
Gas lines after hurricane Sandy should have taught us something. Frozen gas lines in Texas should have taught us something too. I have “all of the above” including gas generators and solar/batteries.
@@n2rj people don't learn from the past because " it could never happen to me"...
@FROM THE PEN OF A READY WRITER We all know that.
@FROM THE PEN OF A READY WRITER it is a solar generator. It attaches to solar and stores any power you don’t use coming in
If a solar array is set up to charge the battery you could keep your house powered up indefinitely as long as the sun shines.
Great review! Thanks for all the help info and testing!
2:11 - shows two sets of MC4 cables - how can you tell which + / - go together to connect a solar panel +/- to?
Good review!
Great review.
Why do people call this a generator? It doesn't generate power. It store power.
I have the same question... got so confused... It's a huge battery....
Yes, and a gasgenerator is a powerconverter 😅
Power outages becoming a thing in America...who would have thought it would be like this?....
I know. I can’t believe it either. At least once or twice a year the power goes out where I am. Sometimes for a couple of days depending on what storm came through.
I love these videos pleasee when you can if you find more solar generators and test it
What a amazing review...solar is the best..
Gute Infos danke
Please do a video with fridges and deep freezers. Most people are concerned with this feature for home outages. Try doing both together …
Love 💘 the unit
You have the best videos…. How long can I power my Roland V-Drums along with a Roland KC-550 keyboard amp? 🥁
thank you
The sad part about all this fantastic equipment is the cost. Unless you have no other source of power, it is pretty prohibitive. Great review.
You are paying for convenience and an eco system.
DIY this would be ~40% off.
Excellent
Eventually these will help the camper markets as you can use a generator a little less. Looks like you can power lights, xbox, ac unit, and water at the same time.
I don't know why they didn't add a 30amp rv port and ability to charge via alternator! Would love an 'all in one' solution for my overlander build, that I could bring in the house if needed!
these "battery banks" are more for people who live in high rise buildings in big cities who can't have a gas generator. But as for people who live in a house with open space outside, a gas generator is still the way to go.
Actually these make the perfect compliment to a gas generator. They run silent and indoors. If there is a large scale power outtage there will be people listening for gas generators to steal while you sleep. Also if gasoline is hard to find, solar is always there. I have both options and learned from my neighbor who had his Honda taken at 3am when it was hooked to his Travel Trailer.
@@rebellucy5610 everyone has different environment. I live far in the woods, no one is going to come around "listening" for a generator. But I realize in "suburban" areas, houses are closer together and more opportunity for theft. I always have 40 gallons of gas stored and rotate it yearly. {Use Startron to keep it fresh} So I do not need a battery pack. But these battery packs are still more suited for highrise apt. dwellers as they cant use a gas generator. If people who live in suburbia homes have trouble with people stealing things, they need to handle that issue to keep it from happening. {there are ways to do this}
@@Boobtube. my dream generator would be a Multiquip WhisperWatt 10K diesel generator, but only if I lived in an open area like you. I lived in a place like yours for just one season of my life and it was the greatest feeling ever.
@@jakestevens7283 I could never live in a big city, don't know how people do it. And to top it off, i'm in a Log Home.
@@Boobtube. Most suburbs are safe, I never had anything stolen and my shed is full of power tools with no lock on the door. I have a propane generator but I can see the use of one of these with a solar panel just in case I cannot get more propane and a very very long outage like from an Earthquake which is overdue here in Seattle. in 2019 we had no power for over a week due to the unusually heavy snow storm but the propane generator worked like a boss, powered the whole house with 240v interlock
This was $2799 yesterday on the Super Early Bird special. Those 300 units sold out in a few hours so now you'd have to pay way more. Nah...
Lots of dumb people out there. Gas generators, even the small ones ar evetter because they can last much longer than this thing. A lot of people see 5100 watt-hours and think the the will keep their entire home on for days lol
@@FuckTheState gas is the first thing to dissapear around here, way too unreliable unless you want to store a bunch of gasoline. I lost power for half a week this past winter and was able to work from home with no home power by using a small solar system. I never had to leave home to drive on icy roads seaching for a gas station that had gas left. If it had gone on longer I would have moved my freezer food to the 12V fridge/freezer that also runs on solar and has an internal battery. Not once did I have to crank up a noisy gas genny and annoy neighbors or burn precious and hard to find gas that I needed for my vehicle. Gas gennies that put out thousands of watts continiously are a waste, you can EASILY handle your home lighting needs via solar and cooking via propane. It was below zero and I didn't even use a heater, I just put on some quality winter clothes and was fine. I do think a small propane generator is a good backup to have just in case but gasoline is a pain to deal with and solar is my favorite method by far. You just need to watch your power usage
@@evocati6523 You have solar panels. That's nice.
@@evocati6523 I agree with everything you said! I hate the noisy generators. I also hate having to worry about carbon monoxide flowing backward into the house. And yes gasoline often gets very scarce in a true widespread power outage. That’s what happened last year here in New Jersey when a hurricane passed through with a strange name no one could pronounce. I’m willing to pay a premium to have several Solar battery powered inverters at home in case of power outage. Convenience is well worth it!
@@evocati6523 Can you recommend where to get solar panels and what kind and where to get the 12V fridge freezer you mentioned? How big is the freezer like approximately how much can you put into it? Do you have a solar generator or do you connect solar panels to specific things like the freezer directly? Thanks for any guidance. I want to prepare for the oncoming winter and have struggled twice with power outtages of 2 weeks length in the past, Thanks for any guidance.
Thx!
Now that's alot of power!
It is kinda expensive but you get what you pay for!
It’s not a lot. If you were to plug a 1000 watt equipment and leave it running continuously, it would only last 5 hours and then take hours to charge back up. A gas generator is just better and can be cheaper.
@@FuckTheState but gas might get very expensive at some point in crisis times... sunshine will not!!!
@@agermancoincollector2182 Yup yup sunshine is free :) Plus you can always use a low energy fridge (many available)
@@FuckTheState The issue with gas generators are the noise they will make in a blackout..advertising that you have both fuel and power! No doubt they are very useful though. Unless there are some super silent ones I don't know about.
@@Friendsshare Even my 20 year old fridge freezer only uses 50 watt, and appears to surge at 868 watt. Not sure how accurate the meter is though. A smaller one was showing 1 watt but this can't be true...
Are you filming in HD if so can't watch it keeps on lagging.
Are the charging plugs 110 wall, and solar hot when not plugged in?
When you said lithium iron I thought it was your accent saying lithium ion. 😂
When using solar charging only does the screen turn on even if your not suing dc/ac?
As soon as they make a 10,000 watt version I’ll. Yup 2 with that 240 box..
if you leave the inverter running all night even running low power like a refrigerator it burns up the juice. So the key is to turn them off when possible and not run the inverter for 8-10 hours at a time. I like the Bluetti 2000 watt and own one but prefer the Delta ecoflow and ecoflow pro. Much quicker charge rate, 1100 watts on the Delta and 1800 watts on pro. Also much lighter weight. I did buy the extra charge cord for Bluetti and it pushed it to 800+ watts of charge. Screen also a bit brighter. I do like all the outlets on the front side of Bluetti for easier access. Both are very good for off grid or power outages or van life.
My power goes out for days at a time and below freezing. I need to run a well pump, septic 220v pump, at least one refrigerator, and an oil furnace. What do you think would work?
@@dougr6269 if you have a generator to recharge in day like Honda 2000 then go ecoflow or bluetti. If not the goal zero lasts longest. You will need serious.juice for those items. Well pump probably 1000+ watts when running, fridge maybe 100-200 watts, not sure on septic. You will want at least 2000 watt battery. But if you are drawing 1000-1500 watts it will kill a 2k battery in an hour or two so either get a few and rotate charging them or keep a generator on hand for at least day use.
@@dougr6269no, that's a heavy load.
I'm no expert but I believe that the total battery usage/Wh is a bit on the low side (82%) on purpose so that it babies the batteries a little more by not letting you cycle them too deep, and therefore they can claim a 6,000 cycle life for the batteries (bad ass Battleborn batteries too!!)
Yes, that definitely could be true. They always have some capacity left but it's difficult to know exactly how much.
@@petecoventry6858 That's what happens when you use a $10 tool to conduct a test. Sadly others have also shared completely inaccurate results with viewers. Not good if you are making buying decisions based on the numbers. I will stick with my lab equipment which I know is 100% accurate.
Wow that’s a lot of power.
Wonder how long this would support ur electronics or ur fridge/A.C. after a hurricane induced power outtage
Awesome
If you put two together, how many KV is that ?? Nice video.
Hi how to connect this unit to home panel to power whole house? Thanks
This is not really that kind of power supply. To do it by code would not be worth it, to do it otherwise could be done but it would be dangerous, and for whole house would not last very long at all. I am a licensed electrician.
@@woodhonky3890 You would need a generator for that kind of use.
I'm stupid. Would one unit power everything in your house, AC, 2 refrigerators etc. and for how long? I don't need to run multiple heat guns concurrently. But thanks for the info.
Would be interesting to know how long say Half the size would last a person on the road.
It loads more convenient that have loads of solar.
Not likely. AC pulls ~2000 watts by itself. You could run a single refrigerator for roughly 2 days.
@@CubbyTech, what if the refrigerator is married?
Will it over heat if it’s being used to plug in a full size fridge daily. Thinking of trying to save on electric bill
if i put that on my kickscooter, do you think i will be able to go around the world in one charge?
I think you could just put a steering wheel on this thing and drive it there.
@@SilverCymbal LOL
@@Friendsshare 🛴
2 questions: How long would that thing keep basic appliances going continuously on a single charge? And also could you use that solar panel to continually run it if you needed to?
Not for a long time. If you were to plug a 2000 watts appliance, this thing would keep it on for 2 hours. In most homes basic appliances combined use way more than 2000 watts, so yeah, not for a long time.
Gas generators are just better.
@@FuckTheState I can't think of a good use for these. Might as well run a generator. My Yamaha runs 8 hours on about a gallon.
@@TheBandit7613 Since this device is not a generator the comparison doesn't make a lot of sense.
@@jerome1lm We are talking about powering electrical stuff. How much? How long, how expensive, how long will it last? They are advertising it to run your house in a blackout and camping. We MUST compare them. One gallon of fuel will run a Yamaha 2000is for about 8 hours.
@@TheBandit7613 It's just a battery. The generation of electricity has to happen somewhere else.
More rugged like out in the boonies, with a leather strap to pull up and over small rocks. Weatherproofin it would be amazing! Something for the countryman
What is the run time at full capacity?
It depends on what the drain is. It stores ~4100 usable watts. So if something is drawing 4100 watts of power, than it will last 1 hour or less.
2 kw ac 2 hours 1 kw 4.1 hiurs 500 qats 8.2 hoyrs
I have 4 Bluetti now
I LOVE THEM !!
I REALLY REALLY REALLY
WANT/NEED THIS ..
darn ...
Got to figure out how
How do u get them? They are still on kickstart))
I need one to run my well pump.
Hi, Silver Cymbal.
Do they have a new version as high as this in 2022?
This will make building van so easily
Super
Just under $3k for "5" kWh, that's actually not horrible. Definitely in line with a Powerwall that you can't get now unless you get solar and a new roof through Tesla. Although yeah, that weight is very ... weighty. I mean a Power wall with around 3x the capacity isn't much heavier.
How much is that Tesla option?
@@todayisthedayofsalvation6925 It's been a while since I looked, I want to say it's about $8k(uninstalled) for 13.5kWh but at the time of my posting you couldn't buy it any more unless you also did a full solar roof from Tesla too.
@@Mike__B thank you
@sfsuphysics Yep I looked into it for a small one story house you're looking at around $25-30,000.
so can this support an asic miner?
Also what camera do you use to shoot your thumbnails. They are always really crisp.
How many panels are you going to need to charge solar?
So.. you need to charge it via solar panels.. how long are the cables from the unit to the solar panels? I'd hate to have to sit this outside while the panels are charging it.
You can charge it through a wall outlet too
how can this power 220v appliances? in my country all appliances here is 220v this output for this is 120v. So you mean to use this i have to get two of the ep500??
$3200 is approaching whole-home battery price of $5000 - which has 5-7kw output (Enphase or LG RESU). 5KWh compared to ~10kWh.
Yes but the cost of a whole home gen. does not include installation which can be almost as much as the unit itself.
@@geod3589plus maintenance. 😢And no solar charging.
Great goal zero yeti 6000x lithium portable power station 4 Yeti Tank Expansion Batteries 200w solar 3 plants goal zero 10.8 Kw Off-grid living test it out
Great
You should review the ecoflow
i might get this cause in my place a power outage is very rare but if it happens it lasts for 13 hours
You'll be better off with the EcoFlow Delta Pro.
Another fancy battery box, charger and inverter for how much? And how long will it work at full capacity. 2 of the most important questions, unanswered.
This is like the ecoflow generator
Did you happen to do an idle test? It would be interesting to know how long this could run without load. It is another way to measure efficiency over time.
My EP500s powered on, no load & no power input for charging lose about 3% over 24 hours.
How long does it run an ac and wifi?
Wich solar generator you guys recommend?
How about the shelve life?
Are there portable generators that you can charge at home and take to somewhere and run a tv, lamp, and fan? Where you can run a few things? For around 18 to 24 hours? That are not solar power or gas. Thank You!
This might have been answered already, but can you run this with the blue tooth off?
This compared to Fortress. Still a bluetti fan.
Cool
Does anyone know if this would handle an oxygen concentrator that runs 24/7, looking for an elderly family member for when power outages occur?
The purpose is to keep your freezers and refrigerator running and some lighting.!
Can you hook a window-type ac unit with it?
they use 320 watts too 2 kw pirtbke ine too
Tempted to try to find a way to make something like this able to power my home if the power goes out, like the Tesla batteries (just without giving money to the Tech King of Aparthaed Emerald).
You can definitely build your own, I think the challenge is that it ends up being more expensive due to the battery costs but it might be a fun experience to do that though
@@SilverCymbal I was more meaning hook this product up such that all my outlets in the house will draw power from it if my power goes out. Like a wiring kit that let you (or an electrician) wire the battery up to your breaker box.
I am a decent digital and firmware engineer with a tiny bit of experience with power circuitry design. But when dealing with 5100 WH (where a 1% miscalculation could result in a fire) and enough lithium to burn a hole through my floor, I am fine buying a preassembled unit. I would love to play with one just to see if I could reverse engineer that wifi and data cable protocol.
Just get a long run diesel generator
@@thepurdychannel8866 But I WANT a solar powered lithium battery array.
@@thepurdychannel8866 I know that lithium batteries still have environmental impacts, but I am trying my best to reduce my reliance on fossil fuels :).
can you solar charge and use power at the same time does it have pass threw
Yes you can definitely do both, you can actually use DC/AC and Solar charge or AC charge at the same time
Does it handle all in all? - 2 freeze , 1 tv, 3 computer,2 laptop, electric stove,oven,microwave, water heater, blender, electrical hardware, electrical kettle, 1 electrical sofa, 1 electrical, massage chair, 1 electrical bed,1 electrical bath, 1 rice cooker, 1 instant pot ?
For eg. Which are durable, cheap, best brands and how many batteries with solars? How much volts or Watts? What are required?
How long can this run a regular sized fridge?
At 4:34, did your meter say 710.0% thd (total harmonic distortion)? That seems a bit high.
Good eyes! and what looks terrible is actually .710%, so under 1% - This meter is super accurate but it makes that look scary but its great news.
How many hours can I run this on a 5.3kw AC??
how much the coast for the 5100w?and how to order?
So you can run a small electric heater for 2 hours before the battery is dead small heaters are 1500wh this is 5100wh storage right... I'll get a wood stove and a couple candles
Will this unit support a 350 amp Oxygen Concentrator
I'm going to be "that guy". It a great battery backup/power supply. It's not a generator of any kind.
I still get confused on the debate on this.
Legitimately curious on the different viewpoint because to me if my regular generator needs gas to make power and these need electricity from solar or whatever to make power. So isn’t the only difference just the fuel source?
@@johnb528 I agree with you John B. The gas generator does not generate anything either without gas/propane as fuel and sitting on its own its just a machine. In this case, the fuel is sun and the solar panel that generates the power. So i guess by their logic the solar panels you can plug into are the actual generators. Perhaps if we could actually pour the sun into the unit, it would satisfy them. The unit inverts/converts this energy into electricity which makes it more than a battery too. I personally do not think its that serious. I call them solar generators.
LoL @ being that guy. I truly don't understand this point of clarity always needing to be shared.
No snark, I just don't understand
It's pretty simple. Generators generate. They take a fuel of some kind and make electricity from it. Batteries store electricity that were made somewhere else. Calling this a "generator" is marketing speak because they are promoting it as an alternative to a gasoline (or diesel) generator. As I said, it appears to be high quality and do a nice job at what it does- store electricity that was generated by something else whether it be the grid (power plants), an actual generator or solar.
@@James_Hough Oh I wasn't saying I don't understand the position. I don't understand why it needs to be shared. Are there people out there who you're trying to save from buying a "solar generator" only to realize they don't make a loud noise and use gas.
Again no snark. I just don't understand why there is this need to clarify.
If you ever want to get rid of it send it my way I would love to use it
could this run a well pump?
Idk why his voice is so nice to listen too
It's because he uses a tone you expect to hear. For example, when he is finishing a statement, his tone signals the same. If you were to listen to someone that finishes a statement with a tone that sounds like it is beginning, it would be different.
@@mreverybody1150 interesting can you elaborate on that
Yet another storage battery review
I'll have to stick with my larger Gas Generator. No way this thing can power my house after a hurricane and the cost at about $5000.00 US is just not even competitive. Maybe one day we'll get there but for now a 9500 Watt $2500.00 Gas Generator is just way more economical. The solar panels would not even begin to keep up with the draw on the batteries. This may make a good camping generator if you can move it around where needed. Maybe you pitch a tent near the sidewalk and roll it out there. 😊
Hi sir , I want to ask you if you could help me to buy the correct power station for a pizzaoven. I don't own the oven yet . Maybe you could look at the specs of the oven to tell me how powerful the power station should be. This is the brand and type ; Effeuno p134 Ha 509.
I would be so grateful. Thanks in advance and greetings from Belgium
They should advertise what it actually puts out.
I agree, I have never been a fan of gas generators how they advertise the surge wattage, and all manufacturers do it that way. Would like to see both numbers always
@@SilverCymbal very true
Amputed resla electric system thing?