How Long Will It Run

How long will a Dabbsson DBS1000 Pro run LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs)?

About 16 hours — 16 h 11 min typically, from 15 h 14 min in the worst case to 17 h 8 min at best. That assumes LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs) pulling 35 W continuously, plus the station's 11 W AC mains socket overhead — 46 W in total out of 744 usable watt-hours.

About a sixth of the same tree in old incandescent bulbs, and cool enough to touch.

The numbers

Dabbsson DBS1000 Pro · 1,024 Wh · new pack at 20 °C, 10% reserve
SetupAverage drawCautiousTypicalBest case
1 × LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs), UK 230 V46 W15 h 14 min16 h 11 min17 h 8 min
2 × LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs), UK 230 V81 W8 h 39 min9 h 11 min9 h 44 min
1 × LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs), US 120 V46 W15 h 14 min16 h 11 min17 h 8 min
  • 2 nights of eight hours, or 0.67 days of continuous running.
  • Usable energy: 744 Wh of the 1,024 Wh on the box, after chemistry, inverter losses and the reserve.
  • To keep it going for a full 24 hours you would need about 1,519 Wh of rated capacity — 1.5× this station.
  • Start-up: the LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs) asks for 35 W at switch-on against this station's 2,400 W peak — comfortable.

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What changes the answer

If instead…Typical runtimeChange
The pack is two years old14 h 53 min-8%
The pack is five years old12 h 56 min-20%
It is −10 °C outside13 h 45 min-15%
You run it flat, no reserve17 h 59 min+11%
You keep 20% back14 h 23 min-11%

If you need it to run longer

These run LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs) for at least twice as long as the Dabbsson DBS1000 Pro does, cheapest first.

StationWhTypicalIndicative price
Dabbsson DBS23002,33035 h 17 min£1,499 / $1,599
Bluetti Apex 3002,76439 h 23 min£1,799 / $1,699
Anker SOLIX F30003,07243 h 47 min£1,899 / $1,999
Bluetti AC300 + B3003,07242 h 7 min£2,499 / $2,699

The cheapest step up: Dabbsson DBS2300

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Smaller options that still work

StationWhTypicalWeightIndicative price
Goal Zero Yeti 100099815 h 46 min16 kg— / $1,200
EcoFlow RIVER 2 Pro76812 h 24 min7.8 kg£499 / $549
Bluetti AC7076812 h 24 min10.2 kg£449 / $359
Anker SOLIX C800 Plus76812 h 24 min10.7 kg—