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Refurbished BLUETTI EB3A 268Wh Portable Power Station LiFePO4 - $119
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to take off the extra 20% to get down to the $119.xx price
Note: I bought one of these refurbs the last time they were available at $119. It was clearly used and had a couple of minor scratches on it, but I'm mostly satisfied.
I've had the "inverter overload" issue during testing with an AC load while topping off with solar. Seems specific to the AC load as I've done other tests and not repeated it. But I haven't isolated the exact conditions as I don't typically use it in that fashion.
I've mostly been using it to power a 12v fridge when I'm parked for a period of time and it works well for that and is cheaper and more versatile than a dedicated fridge battery pack like the one Bouge RV sells.
It's also really handy when you need to power an AC load for a short while and don't want to bother running an extension cord or finding an outlet.
And while the onboard 286Wh is small (and even smaller after taking losses into account), I've rigged up a charging adapter that lets me use the dozen or so 18v Ryobi tool batteries I have to add/recharge the onboard 286Wh battery via the Solar charge port.
Hope that helps
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The first one had a faulty AC button - it wouldn't work, although I could switch to AC with the app. No way they wouldn't have caught that if it was truly a refurb. It also stunk like plastic during charging. The 2nd one had the semi-common fan/motor whine when charging before the fan kicks in. I was charging the unit in another room and thought my lawn guy was running the weed-wacker outside it was so loud. That fan whine comes on in UPS mode also. I didn't test long enough to see if it had the overload issue.
I wanted to like the unit, but it definitely has issues. I asked to try a 3rd one, but they wouldn't extend the return window if that one was faulty too.
Curious if the brand new units have these issues worked out or they are the same.
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