100w Solar Panels w/ EcoFlow River 3 Plus Portable Power Station Battery

[Maikeru Maverick]

Just finished installing 2x Xplor Blox 50 watt panels on my bed rack totally 100 watts.

https://www.sunflarexplor.com/blox

It's connected to a EcoFlow River 3 Plus w/ EB300 Expansion pack under my seat:

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/12v-refrigerator.78152

I'm running a 12v refrigerator that uses max 25-30w when the compressor is running.

Nice! I have the Anker Solix Alternator Charger that I need to install, I have the C1000 power station but need the C2000 Gen2 for reverse charging.

Just finished installing 2x Xplor Blox 50 watt panels on my bed rack totally 100 watts.

https://www.sunflarexplor.com/blox

It's connected to a EcoFlow River 3 Plus w/ EB300 Expansion pack under my seat:

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/12v-refrigerator.78152

I'm running a 12v refrigerator that uses max 25-30w when the compressor is running.

Have a pic of your power station under the seat?

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[dumbcomputers]

Nice! I have the Anker Solix Alternator Charger that I need to install, I have the C1000 power station but need the C2000 Gen2 for reverse charging.

Have a pic of your power station under the seat?

 

[Deleted member 42654]

Might have missed it but what is the bed rack name. How much do both rack and panels weigh? I have BougeRV products so this looks perfect.

 

[dumbcomputers]

Might have missed it but what is the bed rack name. How much do both rack and panels weigh? I have BougeRV products so this looks perfect.

https://www.mavericktruckclub.com/forum/threads/custom-cali-raised-low-profile-bed-rack.76956/

Around 60lbs for the rack..The panels are super light, probably less than 10lbs for both of them.

 

[Maverick123]

I love this for the coolness of a real, functional fridge that runs on nothing but the sun. There's even heat pump / ACs for RVs and small homes that run on just a few solar panels. Wild!

We couldn't even dream about stuff like that when I was a kid because it seemed totally impossible.

Now those things actually exist, what a time to be alive! Well, except for wars and soaring prices and social inequality and all that ...

 

[dumbcomputers]

I love this for the coolness of a real, functional fridge that runs on nothing but the sun. There's even heat pump / ACs for RVs and small homes that run on just a few solar panels. Wild!

We couldn't even dream about stuff like that when I was a kid because it seemed totally impossible.

Now those things actually exist, what a time to be alive! Well, except for wars and soaring prices and social inequality and all that ...

Today is a week since I stopped charging the power station with the Maverick and the refrigerator has been running ever since. It has even been cloudy/raining the past couple of days yet there is still enough light during the day to fully charge the power station. Last night on the way home I bought bottled water and put about 5 of them completely warm in the refrigerator at about 8pm at night. I guess the refrigerator ran all night because in the morning the power station was down -30-40%....even though it was very cloudy today it still charged fully back. I thought it would work well but it is performing way above my expectations...

 

[TedTX]

I use my underseat river 3 with battery charger to jump my Hybrid since on my third 12v battery in 4 yrs. Still waiting on a fix from ford for 2 dollars per day used I get on the standard battery. Bit of a hassle. Waiting on H 4 reversed Sodium battery to drop in price.

 

[TedTX]

The EB600 is also on sale, its over 2 inches taller than the EB300 expansion battery. Do you think the same setup with taller expansions battery would work? Your pic seems a hair below flush.

 

[dumbcomputers]

The EB600 is also on sale, its over 2 inches taller than the EB300 expansion battery. Do you think the same setup with taller expansions battery would work? Your pic seems a hair below flush.

I doubt the EB600 would fit, as is it leaves a room for hot air to escape.

 

[TedTX]

Missed the sale, but I have a much stronger solar panel that fits across the top of my truck bed that I will be using, so may not need more battery for now. Got an 27year old 12v refrigerator-Freezer that take 36watts to run. Mafe of metal and weight a half ton.

 

[dumbcomputers]

Missed the sale, but I have a much stronger solar panel that fits across the top of my truck bed that I will be using, so may not need more battery for now. Got an 27year old 12v refrigerator-Freezer that take 36watts to run. Mafe of metal and weight a half ton.

Yeah you only need enough battery to make it through the night. During the day the panels make way more than the refrigerator takes to run. My Refrigerator on ECO mode @ 33F cycles on/off at ~30watts. If I need to load it up with warm drinks I set to it freezer during the day to chill it down fast while the sun is up then put it back to 33F at night.

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