I have a Breville Bambino which does not work with the AC180. Looking in the app the voltage is shown as 229v. However, when I plug the AC180 into mains (grid mode) the voltage increased to above 230v and the Breville Bambino works.
Hi @blasio17
i think you mean a increase from 229V to 230V right? Most of the electronic devices support a specific voltage range that is a bit above 230V and a bit under 230V for the most case. You can see the supported voltage on a sticker somewhere on the machine.
greetings
Erik
@blasio17 When you plug the AC180 into the mains, the voltage displayed is the voltage on the power grid.
Hi, yes when not connected to the mains the voltage shows 229v however, when plugged into the mains it goes above 230v around 231-233v.
Did you find a solution to your problem? I also have the bambino, and the AC180.
The whole point of the Bluetti was to make a coffee without being plugged into the mains… have you tried charging with solar to see if that will lift the voltage enough? Mine just squirts out cold water…
Both my AC70 & AC180 show 230.5 & 230.6 respectively with a 530W load (Projecta caravan charger) and without mains connected. I also use the AC180 on my caravan microwave and it still holds just over 230VAC at a 1400W load. I overload the AC70 with a collapsible kettle at 1040W and it still boils water correctly without tripping the overload.
All of the above is totally off grid. I note the Bambino specs power rating is 1300-1600W, which is below the 1800W of the Bluetti. What does the Watts load show on the AC180 with the Bambino on?
That’s the thing - it shows around 50 watts. The pump works fine and pumps through cold water but the heating element doesn’t. It doesn’t spike and overload, the element just doesn’t get involved at all.
Mine also shows 230.5v when off grid, but for some reason drops to 219v when charging from the wall.
Coffee machine works as it should when the bluetti is in pass through mode (or when charging the unit) from the wall at the same time.
Im having same issue something is definitely a miss with the ac180. I have tested the bambino that runs between 1300w-1600w on a new ecoflow delta 3 plus and no problems (I see it jump around 1300w-1500w on the output on the delta which it is also a 1800w powerstation with similar 1024wh battery. Hoping bluetti can be fixed with a firmware update otherwise i’m disappointed the AC180 isn’t really working as it is advertised! I also wish for memory state so i dont have to manually turn back on DC when the power station runs out of charge and is then recharged another hopeful fix with firmware!!
I have noted that my 500+ lt home fridge, which when cycling, uses around 125W, works fine on my AC70, AC180 & AC200P.
I then tested my 240VAC small cheap 90lt drink fridge on all 3 power stations (PS), the Watts draw went up and down like a Yo-Yo and eventually the PS switched off, until I reconnected that fridge to the Grid. ECO mode was off.
My conclusion, it’s the bar fridge, not the PSs. I can live without this in a Gridout, as I have other options.
I have home solar (no battery, the PSs) I constantly see the grid outputting 241-243 VAC (AU).
As I noted, at around 500W the PSs all output around 230VAC, but have noted, with heavier loads nearing maximum, the voltage can go down 1-3 volts depending on state of charge. This can happen with DC powered inverters. Unfortunately some appliance/device manufacturers have a differing voltage ranges. Here, I have some that state 220-240VAC and others 230-240VAC.