Hello, I’m in Canada and just received my Elite 30 v2, which I intended to use a UPS for my ResMed AirSense 10 BiPap machine. Is this advisable?
Which cable would be best to power it with? I have both the official Resmed AC and travel DC adapters
I was not aware of the X30 or X60, would the cables that come with that be available to purchase seperately and would they be compatible with my machine?
Another forum mentioned the Elite 30 v2 does not offer any surge protection, would I need to use a surge protector and would I plug it between the wall outlet and my Elite 30 V2 or between the Elite 30 V2 and my BiPap?
Will the X30 or X60 be available in Canada? In case it’s better to return my 30 and get one of those instead?
For reference my current back up battery is a Medistrom Pilot-24 Lite Battery and Backup Power Supply for 24V PAP Devices.
It would assist an answer if you note the Amps or Watts draw of your CPAP M/C. Also what DC voltage it operates on.
You would be better using the AC outlet of the Elite 30.
Yes as @Mandp says it’s probably simplest to use the AC output. But, the 30v2 may be too small to run the machine all night, especially if it has heated air. I’d have suggested a 100v2.
@paulr Agreed, Elite 100 is a better option, possibly the AC70. This is why I regularly need to ask posters to add the specs of the equipment they wish to power, particularly if overseas. As an advisor, I should not have to login to a VPN, to bypass Geoblock on Google, to then research the specs myself. “How long is piece of string”, lol.
I have several different Bluetti power stations and find some users don’t really appreciate the difference between power and energy. Power is the rate at which energy is used or transferred, Energy is the total amount generated, consumed or stored.
In terms of a power station i.e. the Elite 100 v2 Its power capability is the 1,800W inverter, its energy is the 1,024Wh of capacity. To calculate runtime in simple absolute terms, if a device consumes 200W of power, you divide the energy available by the power consumed. 1,024/200 = 5.12 hrs.
However due to reserve energy not available by design and efficiency losses, only approx 85% is availalable. 85% of 5.12 is 4.35 hours. Environmental factors can also reduce this time, therefore I would assume a definite 4 hours and any extra is a bonus. This is the kind of research/calculation that is absolutely necessary when using medical devices from portable power supply.
As an aside, my AC70 has a 1,000W inverter and a 768Wh battery. Using the above math, if I loaded it to its 1,000W max, it would last 39 minutes.
My Elite 100 v2 at 1,800W inverter and 1,024Wh in the same scenario, only 29 minutes.
My point is, that the higher the load, the less the runtime. My actual Elite 100 primary use is my RV microwave.
If I cook a frozen meal for 5 minutes, once per day, I get 5-6 days use before a recharge. Which is a high power draw for a short time. A CPAP machine is a lower power draw, but over a longer period of time. i.e. 8-10 hours per day. Therefore, power station inverter size is more or less irrelevent. Battery capacity (Wh) is the crucial factor in this scenario.