what about one of theses as a battery replacement or addition to run mains equipment?

[Harrytherid]

BLUETTI EB3A Portable Power Station | 600W 268Wh - BLUETTI UKbluettipower.co.uk not too bad a price £189 and versatile. 268Wh more than twice my Lead/acid battery capacity and portable. Unplug it and take it indoors for the winter eh? Then use it as if it was an EHU? Maybe I am missing something, if so, disabuse me, please.

 

[trevskoda]

Output capacity very low, a 100ah battery can be bought for little over £120 these days, just another toy.

 

[ProDave]

A typical LA leisure battery is 100Ah @ 12V so 1200Wh So this power pack is less than a quarter of that. You could buy two LA leisure batteries for the cost of that.

It's an expensive, small battery with a small inverter built it.

 

[Robmac]

BLUETTI EB3A Portable Power Station | 600W 268Wh - BLUETTI UKbluettipower.co.uk not too bad a price £189 and versatile. 268Wh more than twice my Lead/acid battery capacity and portable. Unplug it and take it indoors for the winter eh? Then use it as if it was an EHU? Maybe I am missing something, if so, disabuse me, please.

That's 268WH not AH. I'm afraid it wouldn't be any good as an EHU, handy to have sometimes though.

 

[Harrytherid]

Oh well it looked good to me. Maths never was my strong point but thanks lads, I will pick up my crutch and continue hobbling about.

 

[merl]

Put the money towards a proper lithium battery and inverter setup in the van Harry

 

[Harrytherid]

Oh well the fact that I have only just replaced my LA means I shall have to wait for a bit before doing that Merl.

 

[r4dent]

For anyone who doesn't understand electricity in their MoHo; or gets confused by wh & ah; or thinks AC/DC is a pop group...

This post https://wildcamping.co.uk/threads/electricity-in-your-motor-home-for-dummies.74748/ contains an excellent entry level document for beginners.

It does contain a few simplifications that our experts object to but it is well worth a read.

I recommend it 100%.

(By the way. I wrote it )

 

[Robmac]

Oh well it looked good to me. Maths never was my strong point but thanks lads, I will pick up my crutch and continue hobbling about.

Welcome to my world!

 

[Boris7]

I use EcoFlow as a source of EHU but that unit just isn’t man enough.

EcoFlow / Amazon have some great blackfriday deals on.

 

[trevskoda]

Welcome to my world!

Well you can count the rounds ok Rob.

 

[Boris7]

No he bloody can’t Trev. He said a quick couple and then carried on all day and into the evening.

 

[trevskoda]

No he bloody can’t Trev. He said a quick couple and then carried on all day and into the evening.

Thats because he can only count to ten, but after a few the mates thought he said ok ill have another one then.

 

[myvanwy]

When ever possible get equipment for the MH that is 12volt. Just running the inverter is a waste of current. When not in use, turn it off.

 

[Fisherman]

When ever possible get equipment for the MH that is 12volt. Just running the inverter is a waste of current. When not in use, turn it off.

Or buy a victron Phoenix inverter which is so efficient on eco mode it uses virtually nothing whilst being left on. There are some appliances which don’t work on eco, then I just switch to normal whilst it’s in use then through Bluetooth switch it back to eco mode when finished. I have the 1200 version which handles a KW, but larger versions are available.

ECO Mode:

Reduces power consumption by switching to standby when the load decreases below a pre-set value.
Reactivates when the load exceeds the pre-set level, maintaining efficiency.

Victron 1200VA 12V Pure Sine Wave Inverter VE.Direct

Reliable 1200VA 12V pure sine wave inverter with VE.Direct communication for seamless integration and monitoring. Ideal for off-grid and mobile applications.

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