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16/6/2015 at 7:05pm
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Hi pecamina.
I run a Waeco CoolFreeze CF 25, got that back in 2008, and it is a truly superb piece of kit.
It can run for days on a bog std 85ah Leiusure battery, and since I made the 12v sockets in the new Mk 7 Golf that I drive, to provide continuas power even with the ignition off, the Waeco has been left on 24/7 for over a week, with no adverse effect on the car battery.
As you may well know the Waeco CF range, has a feature, so that the unit can be set, so that it does not deplete you're battery, in fact you can set to any one of 3 levels.
Having said that, whilst in the car for over a week, the Waeco has never implemented it's battery protection function, which just goes to show, how little drain they have on a battery.
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16/6/2015 at 7:21pm
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Thanks Grampian91, that's really helpful, particularly the scary video...
I'm guessing the 100ah battery on ebay at £599 is a spurious chinese one! All the others are c £1.5 which squares much better with the EZA at £2.5k
I was thinking of having a cheapish fold up solar panel to keep in the van for long stays anyway, although in reality these days I don't pitch up anywhere for all that long, before moving on, when the van battery would be doing the topping up. So I'm hoping that 85 or 100 would see me through say a week.
I don't have anything against sla batteries per se, I just don't want to be sleeping with the discharge gases; and as I've managed so far without puncturing the van (apart from a sunroof) it's becoming a sort of point of principle!
Still if nothing else the cost of the Lifepo4 system will be prohibitive for now, so I shall watch it with interest.
I was thinking of converting my old e bike from NiMHd to Li on the grounds of getting a bigger range, but I shall do a bit more research before I do that - thanks. I shall also store my Li drill a bit more carefully. Haven't had it long enough for it to die on me yet.
PS Have you seen the Hydrogen Reactor Power Bank? Needs some work to be properly useful, so hope they improve the current ones,, which according to reviews are inadequate. Be a while before I can run a fridge off one though I think!
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