Anker SOLIX F3800 Power Station Review ~ Powering my home with a battery!
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- Опубликовано: 22 май 2024
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Update 3-23-24 The 1.7.6 Firmware update on the Anker Solix F3800 power station now allows Dual Ac/Dc charging at the same time and keeps both Dc ports active after 90% state of charge! This is Amazing!!!
The Anker SOLIX F3800 is one of the only portable power stations that can provide 240v for whole home backup power and also provides a mode for portable EV charging and It’s a great way to power an Rv.
One Anker SOLIX F3800 can provide a massive 6,000w of power and 2 units combined with the smart home power panel can provide 12,000w and can be expanded for up to 53.5KWh of home backup power.
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Update 3-23-24 The 1.7.6 Firmware update on the Anker Solix F3800 power station now allows Dual Ac/Dc charging at the same time and keeps both Dc ports active after 90% state of charge now! Amazing!!!
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@JeremiahMcintosh -> I assume that dual charging still does not solve the issue of being able to energize the 240V outlets and the right 120V bank, because the inverter used for the left bank is still being used to charge the batteries and as a UPS passthrough, hence only 1 available inverter left cannot deliver both 120V legs for the the 240V outlets, right?
Also, what does it mean -> the 1.7.6 firmware now keeps both DC ports active after 90% SOC? Are you saying that the F3800 used to now allow DC charging to top up the battery bank after it reaches 90% SOC before, but now it will continue to draw from both DC ports to keep the battery topped off to 100%?
Thanks Jeremiah. Another great, comprehensive review
Great job.. Keep grinding. You have potential
Most thorough review I've yet seen. Thanks!
Thank you!
Wow I might have to learn to use a grill this summer. Nice video. TY
8:50 Input limit: 15 amps = (1800 watts) / (120 volts) --- REALLY well done and thorough video. Nice job testing and going through all inputs and outputs. Best review on this I've seen.
Thank you. I appreciate that!
Great video review, thank you! Can you help identify best solar panels to use with this unit besides the portable ones due to the limited 60V solar input? On some reviews I’ve seen they using the F3800 unit with 3 panels in parallel that are LG 365W each. 47.7VOC, 9.39Imp total of 28.17 amps potential using two 3 panel strings to connect of the F3800. Any thoughts if these will work and your panel recommendations?
Wonder if this will be able to turn on my well pump. I don't know how much power is needed for the pump, but it goes thru a 30 amp breaker. And it uses a two phase 240 volts from the electric company.
Slightly related but what temp do y’all run your thermostat in the winter? My house around 75F
If I’m outputting via the 220 outlet on the unit for example feeding a pool pump, will it still continue to charge via solar panels while in use?
I know if you’re charging via 120v then you can only output on the 3 120v outputs!
It would be cool to be able to plug it into 120vac but let it pass through once it gets to 20% so basically it can intake solar and I can run a fridge off of it but if it gets to 20% capacity it’ll do pass through power until the solar is able to recharge it.
quick question. if I have the battery pulgged into by breaker box powering the home with only kitchen and living room plugs and lights. could I just plug the unit into the house and charge it with it's own power?
Very nice. 3 questions. Saw you did have the expansion unit on top late in the video (around the 17 minute mark). Did you not have it connected? 2, how did you simulate the 2 solar inputs? What were those devices? And 3, do you think you could take the expansion pack to another location and charge it up? Thinking if there was a power outage I could run an expansion pack to the office and charge it up if outage was longer than I had backup power available.
I had 12 V plugged into each port on the Anker to simulate solar from the 12v dc ports on two other small solar generators to simulate the input.
Yes, I did have the expansion battery However I could not get it to charge or discharge. They are supposed to be sending me a replacement soon but no, it cannot be charged separately. You have to charge it from the main unit. It would’ve been nice to see some sort of solar input port on the expansion battery.
Would like to know the recharge time using the solar panels depending on how many you have. In real time when using the solar panels, it was showing 40+ hours remaining if that’s true, then I would only buy a few panels to run my house with the transfer switch
Can i use my 50 amp inlet box with the f3800? This box is currently used for my gas generator. Thanks for the videos
Yes you can you would just need to get the correct adapter to plug into the F3800. Keep in mind You will only be able to draw 25 amps of 6000w from one unit.
Hi Jeremiah! What a great video. If my husband and I purchase this (which is what we’re planning on doing), it would be for power outages. But if we’re out of power for longer than a few hours, let’s say a couple of weeks, would this work or would we need to buy something more? Does the unit charge itself? Or do we need to purchase a separate battery for that? It would be nice if you could do an info video on everything we need to know, for dummies. 😊 Thanks so much for the video!
Thank you! How long it will last depends on what size load you’re pulling from it and how many expansion batteries you have added to it , you can add up to six.
In an extended outage, you can charge it up with solar if you had solar panels, while still outputting power or you can recharge it with a portable generator in a pinch or if it’s cloudy out. If charging it with a gas generator, I would recommend using an inverter generator so that it produces clean output just keep in mind it cannot output, 240 V at the same time while charging with a generator only when charging with solar.
Thanks for replying so quickly! And for all the information. 😊 It’s much appreciated! I guess we need to do more research. @@JeremiahMcintosh
Nice video and eval as always Jeremiah! I question the initial cost and ROI compared with other systems, seems a bit high, although it is a nice looking all in one unit. It would be nice if they had an auto transfer switch option, to make the switch to battery seamless. As most main power loses (at least in the area I live) are relatively short lived, an ATS would be a nice addition. This would enable no power noticeable power loss, and the time necessary to hook up and start a fossil fueled generator for long term power.
Thank you. I believe you might have that option of automatically switching with the smart home panel that should be available in March so we will have to see when it comes out. It may depend on what circuits you have ran to it though not sure.
What is the charging rate when using your vehicle to recharge the unit? Thinking of using my power outlet in my tesla to make up for night time when solar panels can’t?
What kind of outlet is in Your Tesla? Is it a 120v ac outlet or 12v Dc?
@@JeremiahMcintosh it’s a 12v dc outlet. Thanks for the fast response! If not possible to use that, I imagine I could load the unit in my car and have it recharge at a charging station?
From 12v it will recharge at up to 10A so somewhere around 120w
Please advise.
Is the 50 amp receptacle floating neutral?
Because that's what your looking for in order to safely use that receptacle
in concert with a home panel interlock device.
TY
I talked about this specifically in the video. It’s floating but you can easily put it in EV/RV mode if you want to by pushing the button twice which bonds the neutral to ground.
@@JeremiahMcintoshThat's correct you
did didn't you. As they say an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
What are your thoughts on the 60V limit for the solar inputs? What is the recommended solar setup to achieve 2,400 watts of input? Is this something that Anker could address via a software update?
It would have been nice to have a higher voltage input and this probably isn’t something that can be increased with a software update because it’s probably a hardware limitation but it is nice that it has dual inputs.
It would probably be hard to get the full 2400w input. Ideally you want to get close to the 60V input limit without going over and then run those groups in parallel to get up to the 25amp.
Would you be looking for folding panels or solid glass panels?
@@JeremiahMcintosh
Solid glass.
Thanks for your input. I agree.
OK, so if I pick an apartment on a bench machine, I'll wait machine like you're doing bench.Pressing and hook 2 of those machines up and pick it up and put it in a vehicle then, by myself to pick up 260 pounds.Then I was saying plus dog weighed up the bar.
High frequency inverters like this might be able to power high inductance loads like your minisplit when it's new, but everytime you do, you're shortening the life of the MOSFETs in the H-Bridge circuit in the inverter which can lead to a shorter life expectancy of your solar generator. If you want to power inductance loads without damaging your inverter, then you need to buy a low frequency, transformer based solar generator.
Such as which one? The only other manufacturer in this power range is EcoFlow
yeah these things are cool, especially the Ecoflow Ultra, but in reality you need a gas, diesel, or propane generator for any long term needs...more than a day a two. Get a dual fuel, run it on propane, and you won't have the problem of gas sitting for a long time. Imagine, you buy a predator, Westinghouse, or champion 12500 dual fuel for 1500 max. Done. These power stations are just a shiny object. Good for Van Life, I own two Ecoflows, but they are not serious for home backup.
It depends on your setup. I own 4 eg4 server battery and 4kw of solar. It cost close to $8k. It work pretty good for me, 20kw a day is way more than i need. I do also own a 10kw generator as backup.😂
0:46 700% battery in other words
Power a house for 2 hrs lol
2 of these together ???? wow only rich people can do that. at 4,000 a peace that is 8,000 + taxes. wow
Cheaper than a gas stand alone generator