New to Bluetti and power banks. I’m wanting to charge my ac180 while driving or if need be parked at a campsite without power on a cloudy day so no solar panels. My Gladiator has a 12v port on dash or a 115v ac 400w plug in back. I’ve researched different forums and discussions and have come to the conclusion that I’ll need a pure sine inverter. Being that I have the ac180 what size inverter would I need? Also someone mentioned getting a neutral ground bonding plug and plug that into on of the ac ports then simply plugging ac charger into the truck ac outlet. Can someone please advise on proper setup as I want to get the most charge possible without damaging anything. Thanks in advance for instructions!
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Generally speaking, you can use the car charging cable that comes with the machine to charge AC180.
Can you tell me if your car charging port does not match the cable? It would be clearer to take a picture if it’s convenient. Also charging the machine car does not require grounding.
Your best bet would be to get a 2,000 watt pure sine wave inverter and connect it directly to your vehicle battery. Then change your charge setting in the app to std. to reduce the input watts to around 1,000 watts (50% of the max duty cycle of the inverter) and then only charge when your vehicle is running. Your truck outlet is underpowered to ac charge the 180 even if the plug is a pure sine wave inverter.
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Hi, Is it possible to set the AC180 to silent charging mode, then charge it from a 400 watt inverter (the cab inverter in my 2023 Jeep Gladiator)? It looks like this reduces the wattage draw to 280 watts. I tried this, but it doesn’t seem to work. What am I missing?
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Your Jeep Gladiator’s inverter is not a pure sine wave output resulting in the electrical power output being of insufficient quality to enable charging your 180, The inverter is not compatible.
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I am actually doing this as I had a Victron 375W inverter. I have a LiFePo4 auxiliary in the rear of the 4x4 and added a heavier circuit via Anderson plug to it. Installed the Victron and with a short AC extension cord, run it to the AC input of the AC180 and it charges at 280W on silent. That’s roughly a 4 hr charge time from near empty, however I rarely let it go that low as my average use is 110 to 220W (microwave). That’s around a 1hr charge time or less. I used 8AWG wiring to the inverter and with the 20A inbuilt charger of the aux battery and 110W of roof solar to it at the same time it’s load/charge neutral when driving. (the DC load on the inverter is around 23A or 280W divided by 13.2V plus efficiency loss). It’s 3+ times faster than charging from a 12V cig socket in the vehicle.
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I think the OP was inquiring if he was able to charge with his existing inverter set up. Your method (Although I would use at least a 500 watt inverter) works well as long as the user is willing to do a an install with the correct components.
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