brazos
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Nope.JOE, do you have a thermal bag around fridge?
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Nope.JOE, do you have a thermal bag around fridge?
What was the temp at night?I’m 6 days into a wheeling/camping trip in the Colorado high country, with my new ARB fridge.
It’s working like a champ.
I’m unplugging it every night when I bed down, for a few reasons:
1.My sleeping bag could block cooling vents as I toss during the night.
2. It eliminates all concern regarding “will Jeep start in the morning?”.
3. The compressor starting in the night wakes me up. I’m a light sleeper, especially in the backcountry.
Last night fridge temp was 25 degrees at 2100 when I unplugged.
It was 29 degrees at 0600.
9 hours. Up 4 degrees.
I’m coming to realize that a large part of the efficiency of these rascals is that they are so very well insulated.
I’m a very happy camper.
I doubt if it got below 55-60 in the Jeep.What was the temp at night?
6:30 pm til 6:04, 33 degrees and all is good with batteryNew MarinAire 40qt delivered today at 2pm from hot FedEx truck in San Fernando Valley, CA. Unpacked, read instructions, plugged in at 2:35pm (84.5degrees), 3:05pm (34 degrees). 100 degrees outside. So far I like these results.
Is yours the Honda branded one? The battery capacity of the jackery battery on Amazon is 240 whrSo, I bought the Jackery 290 lithium battery pack. 292watt hours. 20.3amp hours.
Started test with battery at 98%
It ran the fridge set at 31 degrees for 30 hours straight! Ambient temp 75-80. Only 12 beer cans inside. So a full fridge would have lasted longer. Also I turned it off at 1%. So technically would have gone another 30min- 1hr.
I’m impressed.
Matched with a simple 60watt solar panel and you will for sure get 2 full days and nights if not more depending on sun. If you input the full 42watts over a 45min period and only drain 2watts until compressor comes on..then drains 44watts. You’ll still be charging
Considering the power draw of the fridge..
Idle: 1-2watts
Compressor on: 44-47watts
Solar input power: 42watts max (limited to preserve battery longevity..slower charge..the better)
You can power and solar charge simultaneously so no worries there. Weights on 6lbs and is very small. Fit it anywhere. Cool lcd displays battery life/ input watt/ output watt.
Ya he probably has this 9ne https://amzn.to/2NfNjRVIs yours the Honda branded one? The battery capacity of the jackery battery on Amazon is 240 whr
Home Depot had them on sale for 270, but they are gone. They do have the smaller one.I was confused on Amazon too. A link would be much appreciated. Also, could this be used to start a dead vehicle?
Home Depot had them on sale for 270, but they are gone. They do have the smaller one.
https://www.homedepot.com/p/Jackery...ack-Gas-Free-Power-Generator-HLS290/309335281
Yeah the Honda by Jackery 290.Is yours the Honda branded one? The battery capacity of the jackery battery on Amazon is 240 whr
You can also charge it via 12vYa he probably has this 9ne https://amzn.to/2NfNjRV
And damn they are very compact. I’d love to get one if they perform that well. You can plug fridge to vehicle driving and then switch to this when not and just run a solar charger to it.
Hmm idk but I actually have their solarsaga 60watt panel. Got it yesterday. I liked the compact folding design.I read a review that said Jackery has a proprietary solar charger input, so you can only use theirs, which is pretty expensive. Anyone know if that is true?