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Finally got the box for the monster built and installed.
That looks great. What slides are you using?
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Any complaints on the VL series I am looking at the vl60 single zone? Thanks in advance
does anyone find it odd that ICECO suggest 0 degrees for meat? Won't that just freeze it? Is there a part of the fridge that is colder than the rest (VL45)? I was going to use it for a trip this weekend for basically everything a fridge would normally have.
Not sure on the VLs but my older Indel B was much colder on the bottom and sides then in the middle. Because there is no fan to distribute the air, anything touching an edge will be colder. When I tested my new VLPro it was starting to freeze water as it was cooling to 25.
I would keep the temp under 36 as there is a variance as it heats and cools. Lower if you will be in it a lot. That will keep your food in the safe zone of under 42.
I would imagine it is probably closer to a 4 degree swing each way. At least that is what I would plan for. The 45 is a larger single open space so takes a bit longer to cool back down.
This. It is a 3 to 4 degree buffer. I typically set mine to 37 so that it doesn't freeze my beer
Even still, the cans are usually ice cold.
Vl60
Anyone seeing a big difference between the set temp and actual internal temp on VL60? I’m running 10 degrees warmer internal verified with 3 thermometers measured about 1/3 up from the bottom.This. It is a 3 to 4 degree buffer. I typically set mine to 37 so that it doesn't freeze my beer
Even still, the cans are usually ice cold.
on my VL45ProS I am seeing a 2-3 degree variance depending on where you measure using 2 different thermometers.
does the lid hit the top of the tailgate? I sold my VL60 cause even with a tilt slide it was hitting the top of the tailgate
anyone using the rear cig lighter outlet on a 100 series to charge a portable battery (I'm using a bluetti ac50s) and then powering the fridge through the battery? My VL45 ran through my AC50S in basically 28hours with 4 hours of driving in there in the beginning which seems much faster than when I was testing at home (yea I know the house is climate controlled but it lasted 3+ days at home) and then maybe 2 half hour drives mixed in those 28 hours.
I did accidentally turn the compressor to MAX at one point for a few hours and had the temperature set lower (25/27) than I did for home testing (34).
I also noticed my bluetti was not taking a constant charge from the outlet. The input was showing it climb from zero to around 40 and then it would drop to zero and climb again. I'm sure that's not helping the charging either but is that normal?
I did accidentally turn the compressor to MAX at one point for a few hours and had the temperature set lower (25/27) than I did for home testing (34).
I also noticed my bluetti was not taking a constant charge from the outlet. The input was showing it climb from zero to around 40 and then it would drop to zero and climb again. I'm sure that's not helping the charging either but is that normal?
Assuming that outlet is similar to the one in the 200. Your charger is tripping the circuit breaker (its self resets after a while). I know it says 100W, but my 80w 110v charger for my TR45 trips it as soon as the compressor turns on 90% of the time.
Best way to charge the Bluetti would either be a 12v circuit sized to charge as quickly as possible, or a bigger inverter to power the AC adapter. Or I guess absolute easiest thing would be to get a lower amperage AC to DC converter so the draw is less on the factory inverter.
edit: just re read and saw you are using a 12v outlet in rear. So not sure what I said applies. I wouldn’t think a 12v outlet would have a resetting circuit breaker, unless part of the cabling for the bluetti is doing that.
Either way sounds like an amperage issue. Also, there is probably quite a bit more load on a compressor when outside in the summer vs in a 70 degree house. Plus if you were getting in and out of it more, that would have a large affect on runtime.
don't think it's the bluetti internals cause wall charging at home doesn't do this. that goes to somewhere in the 80s
Is the Bluetti connected to the fridge also? How does it charge in the truck when nothing is drawing power from it? Same issue, or does it charge as it should?
IIRC, Bluetti does not recommend pass-thru charging. I could be wrong.
