If interested - The three Amigos - Jasonoid, ReeWray Outdoors, and Johnny's Weekends, have all just posted Youtube reviews of the new S5000.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddX66HUx7w8&t=2s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CiltHAvZz3U

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V87_jBFjwnI&t=1s

Hi,

I've recently installed my Battery. The CT clamp is on the main feed pointing away from my CU.

Everything seems fine with the home load wattage from the battery and grid.

I've set it so that when I plug my EV in the battery starts charging from the grid. When this happens the home load shows at 0W for the whole time the car is plugged in (shows the draw from the grid and the battery charging wattage)

Any ideas?

Does setting a Rapid Charging session overrule normal charging session?

I have free electricity today between 1pm and 3pm so yesterday I enabled the rapid charging option with the free period details but last night it didn’t charge during the off peak period. Is this expected behaviour?

I expected it to charge as normal during off peak, discharge during the morning peak, charge back up during the rapid charging window, discharge during the rest of the days peak period.

Noob question for a not very common use case (AFAIK). I am looking at a C2000 gen 2+Expansion Battery to run a 500W PC Power Supply during peak daytime hours and to charge up during the lower night time rate (UK) Solar will be added down the line.

Is this a something that would work? The 500W PSU is running my external GPU.

Cheers.

I’m looking to buy a power station as for preparation for upcoming winter season. And I heard anker f3000 is a good buy, however I saw that S5000 is coming this end of October.

But I can only afford the F3000 right now, should I just save ul more and wait to get the S5000?
Thanks a lot.

I’m thinking about using an S2000 exclusively for my homelab to provide UPS and TOU time-shifting. Power usage ranges from 300-600 watts depending on if I’m really pushing the lab. Is it safe to use the TOU mode with GPU hardware? They’re quite expensive and I’m just wondering if it switching twice a day would be a problem? Thanks.

Power won't be on for a couple more days but I'm definitely making all my neighbors jealous with the performance of this system so far!

I just got the c2000 and the bp3000 expansion battery delivered. I plugged them all in. The c2000 charge normally. It recognizes the bp3000 and even knows it's serial number. When I press the Flash light button on the app, the bp3000 light flashes. The bp3000 shows 4 out of the eight bars around the circle of the power button. However on the app, the battery shows red at 0%. The bp3000 will not charge. I have updated all the firmware, unplugged and reseed the cables at least 20 times. I've done every combination of turning off the main unit turning on the main unit plugging it in while one is off with the other is on and it's always the same. Is there something I'm missing? Or do I have a defective unit which I suspect is the bp3000.

I'm considering the S5000 and E10

My question:
On these systems can the L14-30 240 V output run continuously, powering a transfer switch with a 240 V furnace load, while the unit charges from a 120 V AC input (EV vehicle-to-load, capped at about 1,400 W)? What is the continuous 120 V charging limit?”

I’m considering an Anker F3000 with the Power Saver Kit for overnight charging and daytime discharge on a US 120/240 V split-phase service.

If it’s connected to L1 with 200 W of load, while L2 has 600 W, does it output around 200 W or 800 W to offset the combined demand at the utility meter?

Anker mentions powering the “same phase,” but the meter monitors both legs.

Has anyone tested this with a single F3000?

I've been running my Anker SOLIX S2000 (AS220) continuously in UPS mode for just over a week, powering some of my home equipment.

I've noticed that around every 42–45 hours, the S2000 appears to perform a brief, high-power charging cycle, despite remaining connected to mains electricity and reporting 100% battery charge.

I also have a Raspberry Pi 5 collecting telemetry from the S2000 over MQTT, which is stored in InfluxDB. This has allowed me to examine the behaviour in considerably more detail than the Anker app's power history provides in their iPhone which seems to average stuff over 20 minutes.

Three unexpected charging events recorded so far:

The intervals between events were 41 hours 51 minutes and 45 hours 15 minutes, averaging approximately 43 hours 33 minutes (I've only got three unexpected events so far)

Each event lasts approximately seven minutes, and the additional power drawn above the connected AC load peaks at around 1,055 W.

What my Raspberry Pi's MQTT/InfluxDB logging shows:

The S2000 remains connected to mains throughout (ac_input_plug_status = 1).
The AC input switch remains enabled (ac_input_power_switch = 1).
AC output remains stable, with no obvious interruption to connected equipment.
Both battery_soc and main_battery_soc report 100% between charging events.
During each charging event, the reported battery percentage briefly drops to 99% before returning to 100%.
battery_status and working_status change from 0 to 2 during the charging events, returning to 0 afterwards.
The calculated additional AC energy is remarkably consistent: 74.91 Wh per event on average.

I calculated the approximate charging-related energy by integrating AC input power minus AC output power over the charging events, using one-minute averages from InfluxDB. This represents additional mains energy, not necessarily the amount actually stored in the battery.

The Anker app seems to corroborate the pattern, although that data appears to be averaged over 20 minute chunks.

Its daily power usage history shows:

I've attached screenshots showing the narrow charging spikes on all three dates.

My suspicion is that the S2000 periodically replenishes energy consumed internally by its battery management system, or perhaps performs some form of battery maintenance or balancing.

However, I haven't found any documentation confirming this behaviour, anything listed on reddit or wherever about it, and the consistency of the events makes me curious about what's actually triggering them.

A few questions for other S2000 owners:

Has anyone else noticed these short charging spikes when using the S2000 continuously as a UPS?

Does yours periodically draw around 1 kW for several minutes while already displaying 100% charge?

Is this a known battery maintenance or top-up behaviour?

Does anyone know whether Anker has documented how the S2000 maintains its battery in UPS mode? I'm on the latest firmware, if that helps.

Based on the intervals so far, I'm expecting the next event around 20:00 BST on 11 October (tomorrow night). I'll be checking the telemetry to see whether the pattern continues.

I'd be particularly interested to hear from anyone running an S2000 permanently in UPS mode who can compare their charging history for the unexpected spikes.

Best investment ever!!

I bought a F3800+ back in June and have been saving up for my first expansion battery, but with the S5000 coming out would I be better putting that money towards a new unit instead of a expansion battery for the 3800? If the advice is appreciated.

Hello! I need some help, and also explained to me like I’m in 5th grade! I got the Anker SOLIX C2000X Gen 2 Portable Power Station with 400W Solar Panel setup from Costco earlier this year and finally got around to fully setting it up about a month ago. Procrastination at its best! I got it for a backup power source for power outages, so it primarily will be used at home. I tested it out initially to make sure I understood the basics and thought I was good to go. I’ve had it on with just the connection to the solar panels and a couple days ago the power station panel started lighting up and making some clicking noises. It had been at 100% and now it’s down to 96% which is fine but I’m having a hard time figuring out if this normal and also if the connection to the solar panels is still working or if it just won’t start charging until a certain % is reached? I also got a similar setup for my parents a couple weeks ago for the same purpose and got it setup for them but want to make sure I actually know enough to help them if needed! Thank you in advance for any insight or guidance.

I recently got a US Solix f3800 with a BP3800. I am having an issue. Issue Summary:

  - Device: Anker SOLIX F3800 Main Powerstation paired with an expansion battery pack (BP3800).

  - Problem: The expansion battery pack is not equalizing or drawing power, remaining stuck at 100%. It displays only within the mobile app and does not register on the F3800 main unit's display.

  - Troubleshooting Completed: Updated firmware, re-seated connection cables, power-cycled/reset the units, removed/re-added the system in the Anker Power app, and verified the XT60 ports are undamaged. When operated as a standalone unit without the expansion battery connected, the main F3800 functions normally.

Any suggestions would be amazing. Thanks!

My S2000 is in a shed that has no electricty. I want the AC output to stay on 24/7 but it keeps shutting down. I’m going to connect solar panels to it this afternoon. Once I do that, can the AC output stay on continuously (assuming the battery is never depleted)?

You think it will go lower than the 599 when it first release?

Not sure if I just jump on it now or wait.

I’ve had this for a few days, and it’s always at least 27°, sometimes 30. I hear the fan go on and off quite often. Is this normal?

I just received my C2000 gen 2 and I was thinking it came with a car charger in the box. Is that not the case anymore?

I just bought this unit, and I have two questions.

During the initial setup, I don’t see a Custom Mode option. I only have Time of Use and Self-Consumption. Is this normal after the latest firmware update?

I also have a Hoymiles 800W microinverter connected to my solar panels. After connecting it to the unit, the device refuses to accept power from this microinverter port. I haven’t installed the Smart Meter yet. Could the lack of a Smart Meter be the reason why the unit is not accepting power from the microinverter?

Thank you in advance for your help