How Long Will It Run

How long will an EcoFlow DELTA 2 run LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs)?

About 16 hours — 15 h 50 min typically, from 14 h 54 min in the worst case to 16 h 46 min at best. That assumes LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs) pulling 35 W continuously, plus the station's 12 W AC mains socket overhead — 47 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

EcoFlow DELTA 2 · 1,024 Wh · new pack at 20 °C, 10% reserve
SetupAverage drawCautiousTypicalBest case
1 × LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs), UK 230 V47 W14 h 54 min15 h 50 min16 h 46 min
2 × LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs), UK 230 V82 W8 h 32 min9 h 5 min9 h 37 min
1 × LED Christmas tree lights (500 bulbs), US 120 V47 W14 h 54 min15 h 50 min16 h 46 min
  • 2 nights of eight hours, or 0.66 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 1,552 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 2,700 W peak — comfortable.

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What changes the answer

If instead…Typical runtimeChange
The pack is two years old14 h 34 min-8%
The pack is five years old12 h 40 min-20%
It is −10 °C outside13 h 28 min-15%
You run it flat, no reserve17 h 35 min+11%
You keep 20% back14 h 4 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 EcoFlow DELTA 2 does, cheapest first.

StationWhTypicalIndicative price
DJI Power 20002,04831 h 40 min£1,299 / $1,399
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

The cheapest step up: DJI Power 2000

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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—