Bluetti AC180 - Full UK Review - Have We Reached Peak Power Station?

We put the new Bluetti AC180 through our comprehensive testing regime in a full independent review of the UK version of the power pack.

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[0:00] Introduction
[1:41] Specs and features
[11:40] UK price
[13:03] TEST: 3kW kettle without Power Lifting mode
[15:19] TEST: 3kW kettle with Power Lifting mode
[18:18] TEST: Toaster
[20:20] Fan noise under load
[21:18] Lifting the AC180
[21:54] TEST: Hair dryer
[23:27] Smartphone app
[26:19] Turbo charging 0% to 100%
[33:02] TEST: Coolbox discharge 100% to 0%
[35:40] AC180 efficiency
[38:55] Competition
[43:00] Conclusions - would I buy it?

[brianbathgate]

Excellent review. Watched loads of reviews but none have flagged 70% as real life use. That’s awful. I just sold my EB70 as I’m needing more capacity but struggling to justify the cost of the Ac180. Can get the Anker 857 for £30 less which is tempting.

[adamtaylor]

Great review, i have one of these and agree with most of whats being said here.
I just used it for the 1st time in my campervan and ran a transporterhq fridge, a set of leds at night, a few phone charges and used a electric airpump for about 5 minutes and after 28 hours it was down to 16%, so the cooler was only 17 hours as it was run off of AC and it doesnt go into standby mode like a fridge.

[tylerdavies]

Hi
Nice summary
However I would have preferred the discharge example using 12v and not using the inverter

[darylcheshire]

I just got my AC180P today (the orange one). I thought it was the sweet spot with weight and price and how it fits in the car. I considered the AC200 which gets rave reviews but it costs nearly twice as much and weighs 28kg and I don’t need that capacity.

[SKSK-rzbr]

You can keep the display on by changing 'on' time in the app

[calluna]

I would not have a Lithium NMC battery in my house or car or tent. They can fail catastophically, going into thermal runaway (explosive fire). So it is only Lithium iron phosphate LiFePO4 battery for me. Unlike a Lithium NMC battery, exposing a lithium iron phosphate battery to extreme temperatures, short circuiting, a crash, or similar hazardous events won't cause the battery to explode or catch fire. They are very safe. This particular model is the one I'm planning to get for my microcamper.