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Hey guys! I've been searching this great forum for everything related to the Bluetti AC200P which I'm getting in the next week (I'm including the word AC200 for easier search result purposes)
I mostly got it for emergency outages... which are becoming more frequent and longer in the San Francisco Bay Area
... and the main purpose will be for keeping two fridges and a freezer cold. I've been measuring the power peak usage and total 24hr. consumption, and from what I can tell, I should be able to manage this just fine with a combo of over-paneled solar + short bursts of gas generator (hopefully the latter not needed).
The manual for the AC200P says to use / charge it every 3-6 months... which sounds like a bit of a pain for me to remember and do, so I had a thought to run by y'all:
Should I just use this unit as my main power supply for my PC and keep it topped off with solar?
Basically, a sort of "UPS" (I know, it's not really a passthrough UPS, but it would basically be used to power my PC 24/7) that would ALSO keep the unit topped-off 24/7?
... but I'm not sure this is a good idea, would even work... and if it does, would it be a bad idea to have it on 24/7 for years. i.e., bad for the batteries, inverter, charge-controller, etc?
I've been measuring my computer system's consumption and it's using about 1.5 kWh / day. I could use my overpannel setup to easily keep the system topped-off and full. Sure, it would dip about 1/3 by the end of the night when the sun is down, but I'm willing to accept that risk. (if this becomes an issue, I'll simply add some external lifepo4 battery packs to increase the runtime... and bust out the gas generator if needed).
So, what do you think? Doable? Bad Idea? Bad for the unit?
Thanks!!!!
I mostly got it for emergency outages... which are becoming more frequent and longer in the San Francisco Bay Area
... and the main purpose will be for keeping two fridges and a freezer cold. I've been measuring the power peak usage and total 24hr. consumption, and from what I can tell, I should be able to manage this just fine with a combo of over-paneled solar + short bursts of gas generator (hopefully the latter not needed).
The manual for the AC200P says to use / charge it every 3-6 months... which sounds like a bit of a pain for me to remember and do, so I had a thought to run by y'all:
Should I just use this unit as my main power supply for my PC and keep it topped off with solar?
Basically, a sort of "UPS" (I know, it's not really a passthrough UPS, but it would basically be used to power my PC 24/7) that would ALSO keep the unit topped-off 24/7?
... but I'm not sure this is a good idea, would even work... and if it does, would it be a bad idea to have it on 24/7 for years. i.e., bad for the batteries, inverter, charge-controller, etc?
I've been measuring my computer system's consumption and it's using about 1.5 kWh / day. I could use my overpannel setup to easily keep the system topped-off and full. Sure, it would dip about 1/3 by the end of the night when the sun is down, but I'm willing to accept that risk. (if this becomes an issue, I'll simply add some external lifepo4 battery packs to increase the runtime... and bust out the gas generator if needed).
So, what do you think? Doable? Bad Idea? Bad for the unit?
Thanks!!!!