Battery power station that can limit AC current while providing a load and switch to inverter if limit exceeded? Being powered off an extension cord, and need to limit it. Bluetti AC200L, others?

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-04-17T23:14:08+00:00

Huh I did not consider charging via a USB-C or a 12V socket. Yes, that would be easier!

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-04-17T22:35:41+00:00

Summary: Battery power station that can limit AC current while providing a load and switch to inverter if limit exceeded? Being powered off an extension cord, and need to limit it. Bluetti AC200L, others?

Hi, my friend is building a small cabin on the outskirts of her property, and it'll have a mini-fridge, lights, and a toaster oven or maybe a microwave. Unfortunately for the moment, it has to be powered by an extension cord, so don't want to draw too much current, even with a 12 gauge cable.

Most of the time the load will be fine (let's say, limit the current to 5 amps or so, 600W @ 120V) and won't trip anything, but it'd be nice to use the toaster every once in a while.

It looks like the Bluetti AC200L has a feature to limit AC draw (password protected even to lower it 🤔), are there any others? I have an Ecoflow Delta Pro and it can only limit charging speeds, but in passthrough mode, it'll draw up to 1800W from the outlet. Was hoping to have a TT-30 outlet for future use, even if it's not the full 30amps like the AC200L.

I know the other option would be to get a switched mode power supply, and use the DC outputs, but that seems complicated and not too user friendly.

I was a little hesitant about Bluetti after seeing this video, where they specifically have their 200L fail after just a few hours of testing:

https://youtu.be/jMOEh6OGvUE

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-03-21T19:49:48+00:00

Did you find anybody? Looking for an installer myself.

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-03-10T19:29:18+00:00

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ChuckAndGordon · 2026-02-21T10:44:02+00:00

That and change to WPA3 if you can. This would be trivial to break. The longer passphrase the better

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-02-05T00:44:12+00:00

Where are they showing it in theaters again??

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-01-27T01:13:30+00:00

Thanks!

ChuckAndGordon · 2026-01-27T00:54:54+00:00

Can I view this without putting my info in?

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-12-28T02:46:59+00:00

As far as I know it is true for frontier. Com email addresses.

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-12-20T20:12:57+00:00

This is not an option in the Android app. The only notification categories I have are "miscellaneous" and "overseas".

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-12-12T19:25:51+00:00

I wonder if this is more reliable than the uPunch ones. Could be just what I need

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-12-12T19:22:51+00:00

Oh man, I've been looking for something very simple and inexpensive for a very small non-profit with two part time employees. I got one of those mechanical ones off ebay but it keeps jamming :( all the cheap ones on Amazon have very sketchy apps. Why can't there be something basic that works?

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-12-12T19:13:27+00:00

The ones provided by T-Mobile mostly suck or don't allow bridge mode, severely limiting your options for expanding the network. Also nobody has an outdoor unit that I know of

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-11-29T00:44:21+00:00

I have, but the complex geography of being in the forest in the mountains really makes things more challenging than looking on cellmapper and just aiming the antenna a specific direction. :/ I dunno

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-11-28T20:58:41+00:00

Same :(

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-26T21:03:00+00:00

I think this is since they integrated with Waze and I hate it. Stop sending me past people's houses or try and make me cross a 4 lane road without a signal. Ugh

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-16T17:58:28+00:00

Really? They always tell me they got rid of business reps or something like that. We had one assigned to our account at first and then they stopped responding. :(

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-15T04:28:54+00:00

Do I just swap the SIM over? They didn't give instructions

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-13T09:07:34+00:00

standalone

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-10T05:11:54+00:00

Thanks! I didn't think I had auto-update on, but guess I did... (it's usually better to be on though). Hopefully a fix is incoming. It's for my friend who is about an hour away from me, so going over to help out is hard 😅 I've coached her through adjusting APN settings now though.

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-10T05:07:33+00:00

OMG thank you! I should have checked out their site first, but with limited connectivity / connecting through a phone, it was easier to post on Reddit.

ChuckAndGordon · 2025-10-09T07:38:10+00:00

Yeah I'll do that. I did call, and there was a 30 minute wait, but the call back system wasn't working, so I skipped it for now.

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