AC200L charging with 200watts AC

JSimonds · February 5, 2025, 1:31am

Howdy,
Can I charge my AC200L using the 120V outlet in the bed of my pickup truck that is limited to 400W output?
If that is ok what is the avg. charge time from say 10 or 20 pct?

Mandp · February 5, 2025, 1:39am

Given that the 120V outlet is likely Modified Sine Wave and the AC200L will want to draw more than that, even in Silent Mode charging (800W), No. You would need a 1,000W inverter.
Others have noted trying to charge smaller Bluetti PB from MSW and it fails. The power banks require good clean inverted power, wether from vehicle or petrol generators.
I charge my AC70 from an inverter in my 4x4. However it is a Victron Pure Sine Wave and powered by an auxiliary LFP battery, which in turn is charged via DC-DC from the alternator.

mux · February 5, 2025, 10:07am

I’d say this is possible. You can limit the power drawn from the grid to as low as 1 amp. But it will take sone time to charge it to 100%. For 400w you can probably set to 2 or 3 amps. Will it take the modified sine - that’s a different question. Maybe the Grid self-adaption option will help.