Oh wow fantastic! More harvesting capacity’s always welcome 
Special congrats to @AstroTim and quite happy to see your project in action, it’s absolutely new to me! Lots of fun/joy with that new powerstation!
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Adding a little piece of AC60 who bravely harvested some solar produce this week (hint, observe our sky in the backdrop…) and now powers the XMas tree 
AC60’s for sure delighted to soon have a big, brown Bluetti box with foldable panel goodness delivered by Santa Blue!
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Congratulations to all the winners of the #DesignTheNextBLUETTI campaign! 
It’s truly inspiring to see how creativity and innovation can shape the future of sustainable products. BLUETTI has set a remarkable example of fostering community-driven initiatives.
On a personal note, I believe inspiration often stems from mindfulness and reflection. Reading Surah Yaseen not only brings me peace but also sharpens my focus when tackling creative challenges. For those curious, you can learn more about Surah Yaseen here. It’s amazing how balance in life can lead to brilliant ideas like the ones showcased in this campaign. Well done, everyone!
Hi All! Well, the Elite V2 arrived while I was out of town and I had to wait for some clear skies. I gave it a thorough test last night. -11C , driving one telescope with all the gear and a diesel heater in a cold weather tent! I am VERY impressed. The power station ran from 1554hrs on 12/22 to 0654hrs 12/23. I can’t wait for another clear night to meet up with friends and do it again.
If anyone is interested, I can post all of the gear I ran on the Elite V2.
Here are a few pictures and the results of one night’s work.
Thank you BLUETTI!
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Big thanks @BLUETTI as the gift arrived this morning!
Very, very timely given we’re opening the gifts in 36h, thanks again!
And I see the following IP67 mention:
Would this mean this MP200 can stay outdoors 24/7?
The FAQ seems less worried about this compared to PV200, so I wondered if it would be a good candidate for rooftop install on an RV for instance?
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@Derceto The MP200 is IP67 rating. However, it cannot withstand long-term exposure to wind and sunlight like a glass rigid panel. (Because the outer layer is made of fabric, it is prone to weathering.) Hope it helps!
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@AstroTim Thank you for taking the Elite 200V2 to the campsite! I hope it brings you inspiration for photographing nebulae by powering your devices. 
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Congrats to all the winners
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@BLUETTI I was fortunate to win one of the X20 power banks in this competition. I was wondering if there is any update as to when I might receive the prize? Thanks
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I received mine pretty quickly. Hope you get yours soon.
Eric, yes I did claim the prize with @BLUETTI. I was told “nil stock” in AU and a delivery of February 2025. It’s now the middle of Feb. and I’ve heard nothing.
I can find it available on the Bluetti AU website.
I won the same prize and it was sent out quickly to The Netherlands from EU stock. (Short review here) Perhaps it lost attention for some reason. You already tagged Bluetti Admin with it. I’m sure it will be picked up as the other winners can verify that prizes have been sent out to the winners. I hope they can provide you with a shipping data and/or tracking code. Mine was sent via GLS Parcel but I don’t know which shipping company Bluetti AU is using.
@TheQuickFox - I am aware of the AU website, I visit it regularly. It has, until very recently, shown it as “Out of Stock” The comments are appreciated, however, I did tag my post to @BLUETTI and am awaiting their reply.
It’s 3 hours ago. Bluetti staff here at the forums most likely work from China and may need some time to reply. Your ping was just 3 hours ago. Even if something went wrong, I’m sure you will be helped to find out what that was. February is not over yet. So they still have time to deliver it within the promised time. I hope you get an update soon. If they work today on Saturday you probably get a reply today and if not then probably next monday during Chinese business hours. They may need to check with their Australian department for the status to give you an update.
Sorry for late reply due to weekend.
I’ve checked with the warehouse team, and they confirmed that the X20 has just arrived at the AU warehouse. It’s currently in the queue to be shelved, and your prize is expected to be sent within 3-4 business days. No worry – it’s on its way! 
@BLUETTI - Thanks for your reply, I thought the weekend would be in the way, lol. I look forward to receiving the X20, using it and adding to some of the other comments here with my thoughts.
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@BLUETTI and all, Received the X20 this morning, well worth the wait. Thank you Bluetti for the prize. As usual, very well packaged, arriving in pristine condition. I am currently charging the power bank as well as draining my laptop battery.
My first comment - After unboxing, I had a quick look at the User Manual to locate which adaptor tip would fit my Dell Inspiron laptop, #7 marked ‘D’. Wrong, way to big to fit. After picking out the 2 smallest tips, trying them, I found the only one that fits to be #15 marked ‘P’ meant for HP. Not a big issue, A fit is better than no fit, lol. I guess laptop manufacturers have so many plugs and change them periodically.
My laptop is currently set to custom power mode via the My Dell App. I set it to stop charging at 80%SOC and to not start charging until the battery is less than 50%SOC. This effectively means that an external power source, whether AC power brick, DC adaptor or the X20, it is only running the laptop, not charging its battery.
My first connection showed around 8 to 10W at idle and around 18W playing a movie. As to charging, I’m running the laptop on battery only, to lower below 50% and once there will connect the X20 to see what its W draw is. (Charging with laptop off and then charging whilst on.)
That’s a minimum of 12 hours extra run time for moderate laptop use, or 2-3 movies before biting into the laptop internal battery. My CAD system uses the most system resources, excluding movies, showing around 12-13W of power use.
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Mmmmm.
Here’s a pic of my laptop “My Dell” App when the laptop was at low 40% charge and on 240VAC grid power via the Dell power brick. All happy and charging at a rate of 52%/hr.
However, less than a minute later, connected to the X20, nothing else changed and not charging.
The X20 display showed 7W draw. I know the laptop will charge from a 90W, 12VDC adaptor I use in my RV and only pulls around 65W @ 19VDC.
The other issue I found was that when I ran a MP4 video, which has normal good quality sound, using the X20 connected, the sound was so distorted as to be inaudible.
Prior to this, I had fully charged the X20 from one of my AC180s USB-C ports, with no issue, other than the AC180s fan going flat out, even at around 61W after reaching 90+% SoC.
Has anyone else had these issues?