Let me know what you guys think
Very cool about the valence batteries gazoo
Let me know what you guys think
Very cool about the valence batteries gazoo
I'm willing to forgive EcoFlow and give them a second chance as long as they make things right with their product and customers. That said, the jury is still out for me on the usable battery capacity issue alone.
I'd like to see the R600 series succeed. I think it offers a lot of versatility to customers. For my 3-4 day camping trips the R600 Pro would do nicely. I could erect a couple of 100w flex panels (I know, Will hates flex panels) at my campsite and power my portable fridge and few other items and still charge in a decent amount of time. The R600 Pro with 768w LiFePo, MPPT controller, and 600w+ inverter is plenty enough to fit my camping or day use needs at a seemingly reasonable price. Ok, my .02 cents are over!
If they finally get that thing squared away I might be sorry I didn't wait for a 600 Pro with 1500w battery. Right now I have a Bluetti 150 with a pretty good useable battery capacity and a 1000w inverter that works.I am with you all the way except the next chance will actually be their 3rd. chance. I really would like having a portable UPS with the fast recharge time. I have no where to put solar panels as I live in an apartment that doesn't get much sun but that could change later. I am not interested at all in hooking two of these together. I am interested in the add on that allows for more capacity. As I said I love innovation and hope EcoFlo can live up to it's promises. As far as useable capacity for the Pro I am thinking it might be better but who knows for sure? Looking forward to a rewiew.
More people are getting smart to it thanks to people like Will. I would have known nothing about usable capacity or inverter loss and to look for 12v regulated if not for watching Will's videos.Bluetti makes good stuff. I have been wondering if EcoFlo is limiting charge/discharge cutoffs to extend battery life. That may account for the lower capacity than expected in Will's video and the EcoFlo Delta. I have read about other manufacturers doing the same with lithium batteries and then people complain they are not getting full capacity. I don't know if they are doing this with LifePo4 as well. But all of the manufacturers need to start being honest about the actual useable capacity. More people are getting smart to it.
Do you plan to use your Valence batteries if you buy the R600 Pro?The 12 volt regulated I learned from Will as well. Great point!
You said it yourself. it's a prototype and the capacity has been restricted. To me, that makes the entire test pointless but it is what it is. Their previous product, the Delta, gets around 80% and this newer battery chemistry and BMS aren't going to perform worse. I'll be getting a Max to beta test today and will be definitely checking the round-trip efficiency.If my calculations are correct this thing is only getting about 75-76% capacity from the battery through the inverter. Not very good! I get at least 85% from my Bluetti. At the end the guy says it should be noted that it's a prototype. That doesn't give me a warm and cozy feeling even at $499. with a 3 year warranty. From what I've seen, EcoFlow doesn't have the best record when it comes to useable battery capacity. What say you?
I'll be interested to see what you find.You said it yourself. it's a prototype and the capacity has been restricted. To me, that makes the entire test pointless but it is what it is. Their previous product, the Delta, gets around 80% and this newer battery chemistry and BMS aren't going to perform worse. I'll be getting a Max to beta test today and will be definitely checking the round-trip efficiency.
The EF-1500 is an interesting piece of equipment - Built-in 200W MPPT controller so can be directly connected to solar, and 24v output via terminals - that's pretty decent, and could be run stand-alone - just no visibility of capacity etc. For the price, that's pretty good.
I have the R600 Pro which will hopefully be with me soon-ish. I seriously thought about getting a couple of the EF-1500s as well, (think of them as electric jerry cans), but couldn't justify them to myself right now.