EF ECOFLOW Portable Power Station Delta 2, 1024Wh

[reubenray]

I picked up this power station recently and tested it today on my TV setup. Everything was working great until I changed the station on the Dish H3. The picture went out on the TV, but the sound still worked through my soundbar. I was only pulling 79 watts. Is this the H3 or the Sony TV? I tried the DVR and it was the same. I guess I should have tried my Roku, but I did not think of that until now.

 

[AZ.]

I picked up this power station recently and tested it today on my TV setup. Everything was working great until I changed the station on the Dish H3. The picture went out on the TV, but the sound still worked through my soundbar. I was only pulling 79 watts. Is this the H3 or the Sony TV? I tried the DVR and it was the same. I guess I should have tried my Roku, but I did not think of that until now.

Trouble shoot it. Disconnect the Dish, and try changing stations with the TV. Cant imagine much drain with either loads?

 

[ERSanders]

It might be a sine waveform issue from the TV or Hopper power supply. Some devices are very sensitive to waveforms that are not PSW (Pure Sine Wave).

 

[ERSanders]

I use four of these on my electronics since I have a Generac standby 20KW which is supposed to have a pretty good sine output, but "belt and suspenders" always works!

 

[reubenray]

It just clicked that the TV was not plugged into the UPS that was plugged into the Delta 2. My TV is plugged into a seperate UPS due to the location of the TV cord.

 

[reubenray]

It might be a sine waveform issue from the TV or Hopper power supply. Some devices are very sensitive to waveforms that are not PSW (Pure Sine Wave).

I need to confirm this, but I believe the Delta 2 is a Pure Sine Wave device.

 

[reubenray]

My issue is the Dish H3. When I unplug the UPS and plug it into the power station a notice pops up "satellite signal has been lost and receiver has switched to internet streaming". If the receiver is still on why is it losing signal? My UPS will keep everything plugged into it for about five minutes. The channel I am on works until I change channels. A blank screen comes up then. I also checked my Roku and everything works.

 

[arlo]

Reviews and tests for Ecoflow units show a clean sine wave with very low THD.
More info and troubleshooting needs to be done. I looked through the manual briefly. A bit sparse for info.
The display shows how many watts you're pulling. For what you have running on it, seems you should be okay.
So. How many watts are you pulling? Ever get an overload indicator, no matter how briefly? Fully charged?
Plugged into a power source or running stand-alone for a shtf test?

A bit fuzzy. You mentioned plugging your UPS into the station. That's a bit strange. A UPS (what brand/model?) may have a switchover time. The Ecoflow will also. So in reality the receiver detected a power loss. Perhaps not long enough to make it look like is shut down.
Like the internal power supply to it "dipped" in the transition period the UPS switched.
Or the UPS batteries could be degraded and the inverter voltage compensation time increased.
What is the power draw with UPS on it only and batteries supposedly fully charged? Good UPS batteries should show low mains power draw.

SMPS convert AC to DC immediately then "make" regulated DC output. So "dirty" AC input voltages, not so pure sine waves. Should not matter. The sat receiver and Sony both use SMPS.

 

[reubenray]

Reviews and tests for Ecoflow units show a clean sine wave with very low THD.
More info and troubleshooting needs to be done. I looked through the manual briefly. A bit sparse for info.
The display shows how many watts you're pulling. For what you have running on it, seems you should be okay.
So. How many watts are you pulling? Ever get an overload indicator, no matter how briefly? Fully charged?
Plugged into a power source or running stand-alone for a shtf test?

A bit fuzzy. You mentioned plugging your UPS into the station. That's a bit strange. A UPS (what brand/model?) may have a switchover time. The Ecoflow will also. So in reality the receiver detected a power loss. Perhaps not long enough to make it look like is shut down.
Like the internal power supply to it "dipped" in the transition period the UPS switched.
Or the UPS batteries could be degraded and the inverter voltage compensation time increased.
What is the power draw with UPS on it only and batteries supposedly fully charged? Good UPS batteries should show low mains power draw.

SMPS convert AC to DC immediately then "make" regulated DC output. So "dirty" AC input voltages, not so pure sine waves. Should not matter. The sat receiver and Sony both use SMPS.

My test was for a shtf event. I have the Dish receiver, Cox Modem, SimpliSafe brain, Roku Ultra, Samsung soundbar and a weather station plugged into the UPS.. It is easier to plug in the UPS cord instead of individual items.

I don't remember what brand or model UPS I have, but I suspect it is a Cyberpower. I can't get to it to see. I have had it about two years, I believe it is this ST900U.

On the next test I will plug in the individual items which will be the Dish H3 receiver, Roku Ultra and soundbar. The H3 will have to reboot being I will be completely unplugging it. I may run the Sony TV that is plugged into another UPS in it also.

 

[arlo]

Ahh. Two years on a continuously used UPS battery. And a baby one at that. About par.
With no wattage indicator on the UPS. Time for a Kill A Watt.
Pretty sure with everything on the power bank you won't get the same thing happening. They are pretty nice.

 

[WildBill]

I've got a similar setup with my APC UPS plugged directly in the the Ecoflow delta2 and have no problems with the H3 or TV. Makes me suspect your UPS.

 

[reubenray]

After the holidays I will play with this more. My wife has too much stuff in the TV cabinet that I have to move to get to the UPS. The space for the UPS is limited to a flat model as there is not enough room for a standup model.

 

[reubenray]

I've got a similar setup with my APC UPS plugged directly in the the Ecoflow delta2 and have no problems with the H3 or TV. Makes me suspect your UPS.

What model do you have? Also is a true/pure sinewave necessary?

 

[arlo]

It's pretty much a no-brainer when pure over modified sine wave is a choice.
Where I worked in Florida, the ISP techs would stop in periodically to check our fiber rack.
Instead of replacing the APC rack mount UPS batteries they would swap them out and chop the power cord and toss them in the dumpster. It was fun fishing them out or catching them before the big toss.
Slap in a new cord, head out to Batteries Plus for a few boxes of....ummm.....NP7-12's. Drop off the old ones.
Stuff the UPS with a new pack. And there you have it. They did it every 2 years.
So. Just slap a battery or two in that baby and see what happens. I'm betting good things. Your local battery house should have replacements and drop off facilities.

 

[WildBill]

What model do you have? Also is a true/pure sinewave necessary?

-The UPS I used with the Delta 2 was an ES 750. Don't remember seeing anything about sine wave requirements. I've had several of these APC UPSs used with two different H3s, a Joey3, and different TVs over 10 yrs. Never had a problem. Just the occasional battery replacement.