Can you run a powered cooler with just one solar panel?
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- Опубліковано 19 лип 2021
- We decided to test out if we could sustain our ICECO JP40 cooler off of a Jackery Explorer 300 portable power station plus one 100W Solar Saga solar panel. Would the Jackery Explorer 300 have enough in reserves to power the cooler overnight and then recharge enough during the day to do it all over again.
Powered Cooler - ICECO JP40
Portable Power Station - Jackery Explorer 300
Solar Panel - Jackery Solar Saga 100W
This is exactly the kind of test I was looking for. I haven’t seen it anywhere else. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
Yea ☝🏽
You're exactly right, straight forward to the point.
Exactly what I wanted to know. I bought a bodega 12v 35 quart fridge/freezer that has an additional lithium battery that can run for 10-12 hrs if there isn't good sun for the day. Can always use the 12v adapter and plug it into the car/truck in an emergency as well. This is a great solution for short and long trips and everything in between.
Exactly. Thanks.
Ditto, thanks
I haven't seen anybody else hiding this huge pocket of information that we all need. Stainable use
_This_ is how to do a UA-cam product test. I've been looking for a video like this all day.
Excellent video. This is really the type of test most folks should be doing. I appreciate you putting the time into doing this. Very useful!
This is exactly the video I was searching for. No math test or asking for figured I didn’t know or wasn’t willing to trust the manufacturer to be honest about. Thank you so much
One of the best tests I’ve seen in a long time. Would love to get this setup for our camping trips to keep the food good and the beer cold! Thanks for doing this.
Excellent test. Wish other UA-camrs made videos this simple
This is the exact video I needed! Thank you so much for doing real world test. I’m about to mount solar on my roof top tent to charge my Jackery. My Jeep isn’t keep up charging Jackery as well right now by itself since it only charges while Jeep is running
I like the fact that you can get power into the jackery and still use it while loading the battery.
This is the best test on UA-cam !!
That was an awesome test! I just recently purchased a Jackery 300 and 100W solar panel. It is nice to see what type of load it can sustain over time. The nice part is that that cooler drops off to 0 pull from time to time and only needs to kick in to maintain temp. And it looked like you were running MAX for a while.
So can a 300 jackery can hold it?
JUST ORDERED THE JACKERY 1000 WITH TWO 100W SOLAR PANELS FOR MY VL45 ICECO. ONE OF THE BEST TESTS I'VE SEEN ON YT. THANKS
Finally! Looking to move into my car and can’t find a concise video about powering a fridge with the 300. Thank you thank you thank you!
Thanks for this.
Fantastic test my man.This tells me cold beer is in the works for my outdoor adventures in sunny climates.
Thank you so much for making this video. For the love of me who knows little to nothing about these things, you were able to place things into perspective for me. I might buy the jackery and iceco fridge!
Awesome. I got a jackery 1000 and a 100 watt solar. Thanks for the video
This is a awesome video !!! thank you for taking the time to share.
the whole world is waiting for u to open that cooler and see some chill smoke coming out
😂 We aren’t that high tech….
I have a nuCamp T@G with a Renogy 100W solar system charging the battery (along with shore power if available). Just finished my first year using it. And learning to hate use of a cooler for a week's outing. Bought a JP40! Now figuring out how use of the JP40 affects use of the 12VDC system. It's been a learning curve! Decided to buy an ECOFLOW River 2 Pro power station and 160W panels to supplement use of this fridge when I'm at BLM campgrounds in northern Wisconsin that have no shore power. This is the second excellent YT video that shows testing of the JP40 with a solar-charged power station. Thank you!
Great video I wondered how long it could run and it's nice to know you only need 100 watts of solar. Thanks for sharring Dale
Great test! I have exactly the same setup. Thanks for sharing!!
Exactly the test I was looking for. Thank you very much.👍
This is exactly what i have been looking for. Thank you!
Thank you! you nailed this test.... i was looking for exactly this test, just bought this same set up but with the 1000.
This was so helpful! Thanks for doing and videoing and sharing the experiment.
Outstanding video!!! This is what everyone really wants to know!!
What a cool real world test!
Excellent real world test. Thank you.
I just got Massimo CX30 12V Portable E-Kooler from Costco and was having a panic attack because I had no knowledge of how this fridge works.
Thank you for your info, now I am ready to go long road trips without spoling my food,
yes I will buy Solar 100W at least since I already own Massimo 300W 12V Portable Lithium Battery Power Station
Easy to set up and get running when we have power outages. I especially like the dual fuel feature as I don’t need to worry about aging gasoline and keep both on hand. Live in Texas where web had some power outage issues the past couple of winters and this gives me peace of mind for the refrigerator or small appliances as needed.
Great video thanks again from Australia
Good test, beter buy 1 more solar panal, you got more power!
Nice video, thank you for doing this for us!
Perfect! Thanks for sharing! It rally helped me a lot!
Excellent information. Thanks for your efforts.
I have a 20 liter 12v fridge I keep in my Jeep, and run it off of a EVO River. I have found I can get about 36 hours of power just with the unit alone. While I can run it straight off of the car battery for several hours, using the EVO and re-charging it from the alternator works well. A 30 minute drive will put back about 25% of the battery's storage. Solar works if you're sitting still, but when camping or traveling, using your car's alternator as a power source is a reliable way to keep your battery pack charged. I ran a separate line off of the fuse block to handle the current. Since many vacations involve short daily trips to the beach or where ever, you can use the extra electrical energy your alternator makes.
Great test and thanks for sharing.
Great test, thank you!!!
Perfect test. Thank you
That's a beast.. great video
Absolutely amazing that baby Jackary is keeping up with the solar input when comparing to the output. One assumes the fridge compressor isn't running all the time which is cool. It really says something about that power bank. It would be interesting to see how long a larger 500 or 1000, not that everybody has access to the larger more expensive unit, but still the run times would be much longer even without solar.
Really cool review.
I have a budget but still very good powerstation with about 1200wh from Amazon, i leave it in the car to power my 50l 12v compressor fridge, without recharging i get about 4-7 days if i put the fridge in eco mode and 3-5 days in max mode, it depends on the ambient temperature inside the car. I also have plugged in the powerstation to a 12v car outlet and a 100watt pd charger, so i get about 170-195 watts of charging while driving, 30 minutes of driving the car per day and i can run this thing forever 👍😎👌
Great video!
Great test
Great test, thank you
great test
Good review!
I have the 300 unit as well. It ran my fridge with my solar panel connected to just fine. It kept my 300 fully charged. That's a strong test.
Thanks for the info! I didn't know you could have Power coming IN while Power is going OUT. I've got 2 EcoFlow River Pro's with 720watts, and while using one to power the Fridge, I use a 100 watt Solar Panel to recharge the other one.
Finally a real world test
This is exactly my sinerio.
I just bought an Iceco 35, have a Jackery 240 and wondering if a 100 watt panel would be enough for now.
Thank you for doing this,
Thanks for sharing 👍
Good review
Good video.
Amazing thank you big help
"Steak is done!" (insert fire here).... Steak is done bro! lol.... Good video through!
😂yep
Thanks for doing this test. I've got a Jackery 240 and am considering another small solar generator for a small fridge. I'm seeing, because of your test, that I don't need to spend as much money as I thought I would; although it's always nice to have more power. But, I could do it with minimal power. Thanks
It does take a bit more work to make sure you charge enough every day, but it can be done.
Does your 240 Jackery work for an inflatable mattress? That’s all I want to buy it for
@@raggazo23 Yes it does, along with a plug-in household desk lamp, recharge my phone, headphones, watch, and laptop for two days. If you only need the Jackery 240 for inflating a mattress, it's way way way overkill.
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Perfect !! Thank you 🙏🏼
Have a blessing day !
Someone from my Facebook teardrop group directed me to this video. So thankful! We have solar panels built in to the roof of ours, but may consider also getting the Jackery panel like you have. Great, easy to understand and follow video! Curious... We also have the cover/case for our Iceco 45. Do you know if there's an issue leaving the Iceco in the full covering all the time? Thanks, again!
That's dope 😎
I get it your test is the way it is I would prefer a test where you start out with your target temperature met. My scenario would be I'm driving I get to where I'm going I want to turn my car off and not use any of the car's energy. In other words the bulk of the hard work has been done before I even get there.
Just got at 40L bougerv fridge to run with my 300 wh power bank and 100 w solar. Now I know it’s doable . Thx . Was worried I had to buy another power station.
It’s definitely do-able, as long as you have sun
Great test, thanks! Do you think the jackery 300 is enough for anyone doing moderate camping or do you wish you would have gotten the 1000?
With this kinda test it's about math. This 12v fridge and most of them draws a max of 45w when the compressor is running and pretty much 0w when it isn't(LED draws so little it fails to register even 1w sometimes). I have one of these fridges and it only turns on once at most once very hour for 5 about minutes(temp is 2C or 35F). So it's actually on for about 70mins in 24hrs at 45w. That's very little usage.
The solar is rated at 100w but even in the best conditions there's so going to be some efficiency lost and gotta take into consideration of other variables like temperature and clouds. On sunny days you're probably averaging 75W for at least 8hrs and 40w or less on cloudy days. As long as the battery can power the fridge overnight you can pretty much power the fridge indefinitely off of a 100w solar panel.
Fridge is on for 70mins/24hrs @ 45w vs solar charging and using non-optimal conditions here just to prove a point, 8hrs/24hrs @ 40w.
Good test. Even though I already knew the outcome because of the math, it's nice to see it put into actual practice.
Thanks for the review, does your 300 jackery work with an inflatable mattress? That’s all I needed for for my camping .
This dudes got a whole mansion. Nice place lol
I have a GoalZero Yeti 500 with running an ARB 50L fridge and I was wondering if I had to get a bigger power source or use this same set up would it work. Thank you for saving me money!
Outstanding!
I have a bluetti eb70 (716 watts) I just ordered a iceco jp42 pro. I also use 2 xtar 100 watt solar panels. I'll do a video like yours for comparison.
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Did you ever do your test?
@@brandonschlund8089
Sent the jp42k back it was defective
Bluetti is awesome. I did my own capacity tests I got 635 watts out of the inverter using a 110 ac fan @ 106 watt draw 5 hrs 55minutes that is very acceptable with the normal loss converting dc to ac thru the inverter. Will do a dc test soon.
Hope this helps👍👍
I can highly bluetti products they are good just be sure to charge with the recommended current from solar or other sources. Sadly I cant say the same for iceco products.
Was the Cooler full of food on eco mode?sweet test on the jackery
Is it ok to run the Jackery below 50%? Also, I’m glad you tested with a warm cooler, but wouldn’t it work real time camping to start with a cooler already at the temperature you want with cold food inside?
I recently bought another brand cooler and am planning to wrap it in insulation, except for the vents. I put a thermometer inside and I had to really reduce the desired temperature on the display to force it to get to a safe temperature. I don’t know if I would ever have gotten it down to be able to freeze (freezer/cooler). I’ve been looking into the Jackery products and would want to go with the 1000. My sister used her 1000 when she recently lost power in here home. I was thinking to use the unit to power a tiny heater in my horse trailer bedroom rather than the dangerous alternative of propane heaters. Some people object if you run a gas generator all night, lol. So this test was great and gave me a lot to think about.
WOW.
Kicked ON, not kicked off. Good test, though.
I m just seeing this video 1yr later, do you remember the draw on the jackery over night with the iceco running at 37? Was the jackery dead in the morning. I thinking of getting the jackery 300 there on sale at harbor freight.
So you would want to use to 100 w standard outdoor like renogy solar panel about a hundred bucks a piece allowing you to charge even on cloudy days
That cooler takes forever. My Dometic will go from room temp to 35F in an hour.
New Subscriber needing some advice Please! I just ordered a Vevor 12V, 53qt dual zone car fridge and a Acopower 100W 12V monocrystalline solar panel that will installed on top of our Suburban. That’s all the room on top cause of the roof cargo boxes. Using Bluetti EB55. Will this be enough solar for it keep up running that fridge?(nothing else). Should I add a narrow flexible solar panel (say 50watt) on one my cargo boxes? Problem is I hear nothing but bad about those. Thank for any insight or ideas!
Great test but need to allow opening and shutting 4 or 5 times a day when using like using out in the field
also is the fridge empty?? makes a difference when fully loaded... I have an alpicool 18liter and it runs my jackery 1000w down in 1 1/2 days....
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Have you ever tested to see how long theJackery 300 will power the JP 40 on its own (without solar power) ? I was thinking of getting that exact setup for camping and was curious if the 300 would survive the night keeping the JP40 cool.
My 290 seems to do about 10-14 hours depending on a few conditions such as how full the fridge is and what the ambient temperature around the fridge is
I wonder if you are doing it with the low or ECO mode. All the other videos I've seen it cools way faster than what your's said.
Nope. It was outside in the part sun and decent temps. Plus some of the contents were warm
Do you think it's possible to run this fridge and a small portable air conditioner with this setup?
What are you using as legs for the solar panel? Thanks.
The Solar Saga panels come with tilt out legs
Do you know about how long it will run with just the battery with no solar panel?
Was the cooler empty?
So halfway through testing the ice chest it becomes a test of your cooker? And I assume the ice chest is empty because aren’t they always empty?
It was doing so well that we felt like we had extra power available for the pellet smoker!
Can you do one at night to see it work please.
just to confirm you were not opening the fridge? so it would be even more difficult if you are opening it and putting things in to get cool. hmmm
I'd say with just one panel, probably not from what I see, but if you had two (even a 60 watt + 100 watt) you might be fine and actaully be able to keep it running for multiple days, providing they were sunny days. I'll probably get a 100 watt panel for my 300 at some point for stuff like this.
Did the cooler shut off at 3:43? It shows 0 watts output, so either the cooler shut off because it's been at 37 degrees or the Jackery disconnected (turned off) the 12V power maybe?
But it is good to know that the 300 can run a small cooler if you have a 100 watt solar panel and sunny days.
The fridge only draws power when the compressor is running, so it cycles on/off, meaning it doesn't need continuous power
Are you not worried about the damage you are causing to your battery? Being that you are pushing and pulling power at the same time? I’ve read that it significantly degenerates your battery’s longevity. I only ask because I’m about to run a similar setup. Thanks! 🙏
What did you pay for three units
Would have done even better if you had it on eco mode ( the fridge)..
What did you set the jp40 at?
36
@@jonteresasepicadventures7341 Thanks. later into the video and after I commented I heard you say your set was about 37. It is going on Day 3 and I have no notice that ICECO has sent the unit. I’ll be patient… quality is worth waiting for. I may be able to get a solar gen set later but now have group 27 sealed interstate and will test like everyone does. 😄. Thanks again for the info and nice power test.
I'm assuming that if you had the fridge pre-chilled with pre-chilled drinks and food, and THEN plugged in the Jackery and panel, you would be laughing!!!
try opening the cooler 15 times/hr like in real life!
Did you put a thermometer inside the cooler to see the real temperature?
Both. We had one inside and there is one on the ICECO too
eco flo charges must faster than this unit
So!!! Every day I could cook myself a steak, keep my cooler freg at 37 all the while keeping my battery/Jackery up to speed. Wonder how much better the Jackery 1000 or 3000 would be... Im thinking house freg/freezer coffee maker and small cooking plate. Do that test!!! lol.. Thanks for the effort. I think i saw a small attachable sun location indicator that give you the right angle so the kids could adjust while your out hunting meat during the coming world apocalypse. (kidding, well lets hope not)
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there are a lot of you tube video on how to grill a steak
There are a lot of people who can spell UA-cam properly...
Good test for adults, but I've camped with the 500w Jackery in Summer temperatures, and the kids really throw a wrench in the analysis. Every time the cooler is opened the compressor starts. After 3 days I had zero power.
With a solar panel?
@@UTVGuide101 we will never know lol
You are doing nothing more than running it off of the battery in the jackery. The panel then charges the battery.
well, yeah that is what a solar generator does.
@@UTVGuide101 That's what I keep telling people. These things are nothing more than a battery with a built in dc to ac power inverter. The only difference between this and my solar setup is this is portable. My solar set can charge much faster though since these are limited to the amount of solar panels that can be used on them. For the price of one of these a person could have a nice small solar set.
Jackery 300 is too weak for lot of stuff maybe for cellphone and night lights, small stuff ok
Total Joke. 70WHAT DEGREES !!? GET AN ENGLE !😮 oh... increase your Wattage by 300 watts & getta 12v. Lithium 100amphr battery & quit Whining !!!!😮😅😂😊
What did it cost you for that whole rig? About $1,500? That's an awful lot of money to keep a few six packs of beer cold. Nice to have, but the economics are not in your favor. Like a $50,000 car when you only have 5,000 bucks, cooling your beer in this way is for the rich only. Get real.
Jackery website has both for $600. Still not cheap. But if you consider you don't have to buy ice and you have no wasted food due to sitting in water, overtime it might make sense. Also if you plan to be in the back country there are no 7-11's to get ice. To me that is the real value. But to each his own.
Obviously he won't survive if shit hits the fan