how long can I run an ARB 50QT fridge/freezer that has a current draw of .87 amps/hour on a fully charged Yeti 1250? Thanks in advance!
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Hi CoolOne, Thank you for your inquiry. Based upon the .87 amps/hour specification that you provided, the Yeti 1250 should be able power the ARB 50QT for approximately 115 hours, if you were to completely drain the system. Draining the system is not recommended. To preserve the life you the battery, you should only draw 50% of the total capacity, which would be 50 Amps. If you were to only drain the system halfway, you should be able to power the ARB 50QT for approximately 57 hours. Please note that, according to the manufacturer, the draw from this system can be up to 2.3 amps per hour. If the fridge was requiring that much power to operate per hour, it should be able to operate for approximately 21 hours before the battery in the Yeti 1250 is drained half-way. Please let us know if you have any additional questions. Best regards, Earthtech Products
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I believe Goal Zero recommends to keep it plugged in or to at least pull it out and charge it monthly if not in use to keep it topped off. I would keep it indoors too instead of a garage as the temp can affect battery life as well. I have a bunch of Goal Zero Yeti 1250, 400 and extreme 350 and keep them indoors, charged regularly and have had no problems for years with them.
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Just remember not to exceed the 10a limit, I really don't recommend running it at 10a if you dont have to, and if you do, try to get more cooling. Make sure the plus and minus are the correct polarity, and (not neccessary, but recomended) put a little voltage moniter on the output, to make sure that it is not going above 19.5v
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Not entirely sure but there isnt anything too unique other than itvis a deep cycle marine battery with high cold cranking amps for starting the motor. If the fridge truely runs on a 12v battery it would probably be fine but might be overkill and you could look at cheaper options.
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Robbin: Sorry may not be able to help you here.. I've looked at the pictures and information of the Yeti and cannot confirm what is needed to hook the solar panel to it. I can only mention that I have had this particular solar panel up and running for 2 years and it still going strong. However you hook it up, please be sure that some type of charge control is used. The Yeti may have an internal one but I doubt it. That solar panel puts out about 1.9 amps of current in strong sunlight and without charge control could overcharge any battery pack hooked to it. Sorry I can't be of more help....Phillip Robbin: Sorry may not be able to help you here.. I've looked at the pictures and information of the Yeti and cannot confirm what is needed to hook the solar panel to it. I can only mention that I have had this particular solar panel up and running for 2 years and it still going strong. However you hook it up, please be sure that some type of charge control is used. The Yeti may have an internal one but I doubt it. That solar panel puts out about 1.9 amps of current in strong sunlight and without charge control could overcharge any battery pack hooked to it. Sorry I can't be of more... » Read More Robbin: Sorry may not be able to help you here.. I've looked at the pictures and information of the Yeti and cannot confirm what is needed to hook the solar panel to it. I can only mention that I have had this particular solar panel up and running for 2 years and it still going strong. However you hook it up, please be sure that some type of charge control is used. The Yeti may have an internal one but I doubt it. That solar panel puts out about 1.9 amps of current in strong sunlight and without charge control could overcharge any battery pack hooked to it. Sorry I can't be of more help....Phillip « Show Less
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It depends on how long you intend to run the appliance. Frig. 3-4amps @ 120V = 420 watts. Divide by 12 = 35amps per hour. Typical large battery has 150 amp hour capacity but not at that rate and not fully discharging. Regular batteries are cheaper and you will only discharge to about 11.5 volts. That is why most residential system use line inverters and sell back to the utility. My starting point would be 10 if I was seriously wanting to benefit from a generator / battery backup on these appliances.. A couple of batteries could take all the charge a 100 watt panel could produce for days. Store it, use it or lose it because you can't afford your design intentions here. It depends on how long you intend to run the appliance. Frig. 3-4amps @ 120V = 420 watts. Divide by 12 = 35amps per hour. Typical large battery has 150 amp hour capacity but not at that rate and not fully discharging. Regular batteries are cheaper and you will only discharge to about 11.5 volts. That is why most residential system use line inverters and sell back to the utility. My starting point would be 10 if I was seriously wanting to benefit from a generator / battery backup on these appliances.. A couple of batteries could take all the charge a 100 watt panel could produce for days.... » Read More It depends on how long you intend to run the appliance. Frig. 3-4amps @ 120V = 420 watts. Divide by 12 = 35amps per hour. Typical large battery has 150 amp hour capacity but not at that rate and not fully discharging. Regular batteries are cheaper and you will only discharge to about 11.5 volts. That is why most residential system use line inverters and sell back to the utility. My starting point would be 10 if I was seriously wanting to benefit from a generator / battery backup on these appliances.. A couple of batteries could take all the charge a 100 watt panel could produce for days. Store it, use it or lose it because you can't afford your design intentions here. « Show Less
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all the panels do is charge the batteries. if you have enough batteries you can run anything. These panels charge a 125ah battery in about 7 hours in good sunlight. you need to find out how many watts the refrigerator is and convert it to amps. amps = watts / volts. 125ah battery can run 6.25 amps steadily for 20 hours. Here is a write up i did about solar power and power conversions. On a good day i get 18a of charging power from 400w of solar panels. good luck. I put an example of a refrigerator in my blog. Hope it helps. (battery)125Ah / (charging amps)18 = approximately 7 hours charge time (6.94444444 hours) http://calculatingah.blogspot.com/
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Oh, haha I destroyed my fridge already lol. Just buy any power supply, and splice the adaptor which connects to the fridge to it. Remember to practice safe soldering, keeping sure to insulate all internal components of the wires with shrink tubing. Use a power supply rated at US 120AC in and 12v 5A out. It should fix our problem
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According to the website and the various questions on there. You can charge and use the YETI at the same time. Of course though if your input is less than your output then you are in fact going to drain your battery. The maximum that the company recommends charging the YETI with is 8 boulder 30s for a total of 240 watts. Hope this helps.
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I don't believe the Yeti 150 will work with such a large drain on it's power. Even the Yeti 400 wouldn't run your heater for very long.
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once it gets up to desired temp it shuts off,really we don't hear it anymore and we only run it for 5 hours at night and everything stays frozen or cold for the next 24 hours most likely the freezer would last even longer. We have 2, 1 freezer 1 for fridge. A really wonderful invention,so nice to not live out of a cooler!! only uses 6 volts to start and then drops after that!!
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Well yes and no: at 13.5 amps you will draw (13.5 amps) * (110 volts) = 1485 watts. The unit is designed to max at 1500 watts so you are pushing this at 1485/1500 = 99% capacity. While short bursts (such as at power-on) are fine, I guess the duty cycle of these are not capable of sustaining this for prolonged periods. I recommend you get the 2000 watt unit and not drive the inverter at a sustained capacity of greater than 80% to maintain prolonged life. The next consideration is the battery (or batteries) supply...most lead-acid are rated somewhere around the 100 amp hours - a bit of conversion gives (100 amp hours) * (~12 volts) = 1200 watt hours. Then your snow blower with a fully charged battery at this rating should provide roughly (1200 watt hours) / (1485 watt) = 0.8 hours or ~48 minutes. Hope that helps.
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The only response to this question is that I had my cooler connected for 3 continuous days without a problem.CAUTIONS:(Do not have the plug connector under a rug or combustibles, it tends to get heated...)Ensure the amperage and wattage ratings match up with the appliance.
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I have a small fridge (4.5CF) and I run it off one of these batteries plus a four 85 AH batteries. The batteries supply more than enough power and I believe one 125 AH battery would run the fridge alone. I run lights, fridge, TV off my system.
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Handy Cooler can run on 4xAA batteries but the batteries are not included but a usb cord is included. The battery life on max power is about 4 to 5 hours.
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all the panels do is charge the batteries. if you have enough batteries you can run anything. These panels charge a 125ah battery in about 7 hours in good sunlight. you need to find out how many watts the refrigerator is and convert it to amps. amps = watts / volts. 125ah battery can run 6.25 amps steadily for 20 hours. Here is a write up i did about solar power and power conversions. On a good day i get 18a of charging power from 400w of solar panels. good luck. I put an example of a refrigerator in my blog. Hope it helps. (battery)125Ah / (charging amps)18 = approximately 7 hours charge time (6.94444444 hours)http://calculatingah.blogspot.com/ all the panels do is charge the batteries. if you have enough batteries you can run anything. These panels charge a 125ah battery in about 7 hours in good sunlight. you need to find out how many watts the refrigerator is and convert it to amps. amps = watts / volts. 125ah battery can run 6.25 amps steadily for 20 hours. Here is a write up i did about solar power and power conversions. On a good day i get 18a of charging power from 400w of solar panels. good luck. I put an example of a refrigerator in my blog. Hope it helps. (battery)125Ah / (charging amps)18 = approximately 7... » Read More all the panels do is charge the batteries. if you have enough batteries you can run anything. These panels charge a 125ah battery in about 7 hours in good sunlight. you need to find out how many watts the refrigerator is and convert it to amps. amps = watts / volts. 125ah battery can run 6.25 amps steadily for 20 hours. Here is a write up i did about solar power and power conversions. On a good day i get 18a of charging power from 400w of solar panels. good luck. I put an example of a refrigerator in my blog. Hope it helps. (battery)125Ah / (charging amps)18 = approximately 7 hours charge time (6.94444444 hours)http://calculatingah.blogspot.com/ « Show Less
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From what I've read from the manufacturer, you would need the yeti 400 to power a mini fridge. It is a larger sized machine.