Jackery Explorer 500 vs Dometic CFX 75... how long can it go?

[@abyssalsoul6216]

If I may add my experience with an Alpicool 20 litre freezer fridge. In the eco mode at 37F the Jackery 500 lasted up to 37 hours with 25% charge remaining. This is using the 12v outlet. Once the fridge reaches the set desired temperature it begins to cycle on and off to maintain the set temperature. The max draw I see on initial startup during the cycling is about 35watts. Using the 100w solar saga I can get about 65 watts in bright sunlight so the battery is still charging. While driving I charge and use the fridge through an inverter as the charging watts increase to 84 watts , same as house outlets. FYI

[@sosteve9113]

Yes indeed,depending on the wattage inlet and outlet,you can run it,till the battery dies

[@gonagain]

This was a great test and something that those of us with similar setups need to know. Thanks!

[@donkeel2078]

Thanks for this review! I just got a Dometic 55 and am looking at the Jackery. This was the most helpful video of all. Told me exactly what I need to know!

[@Shobu55]

Hey, do you have any numbers on how long the 55 lasts with the 500 jackery? Should be around 4-5 days, right? Atleast on the fact sheet it says that the 75DZ consumes 3 times more than the 55.

[@numb-lock]

Great video! Now let's see a test with the Jackery Explorer 1000 vs Dometic CFX 75.

[@us-unclesam6566]

Buy 2 Jackery 500-run unit with one, keep second charged and switch them out as needed. Stuff will run forever for about the same cost. $900 for the two 500 and $1000 for the 1000

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

I have thought about going this route. I definitely think it provides a lot of flexibility to be able to move one battery around while running a fridge off the other. My biggest problem with the Jackery’s is I’ve found they charge too slowly. I would recommend looking at the Bluetti AC50S if you’re going to run two smaller batteries at around this price point.

[@us-unclesam6566]

@@seatoskyoverland3579 I agree. I think finding the best units to suit conditions is wise. My idea was for longer off grid usage and some units can be wired parallel to give the higher watt hours of the 1000 if needed.

[@drewwolod4977]

@@us-unclesam6566 Can two jackery 500s be wired together for higher wattage?

[@us-unclesam6566]

@@drewwolod4977 I believe only on the 12V outlet side. I am testing now. I connected two 12V male plugs in parallel to a female 12V plug. I plug items into the female plug.

[@sikandinc]

A very nicely done video. It would have been nice if you also included the methodology (test 1/2/3 etc) in the description.

[@EricSimoneau]

I have 100% been curious about this EXACT setup and run-time/performance. Great job.. you rock :)

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

Thanks man. I'm about to film a follow-up video now that I've been running this setup for about a year. Hoping to get it filmed, edited, and posted by next weekend. I've definitely learned a lot about the strengths and weaknesses of this setup. If you can hold off on any decisions till I post that one, I don't think you'll be disappointed.

[@josephjacobs6616]

Thanks for the video ! I’m looking at powering a domestic 36L fridge inside my Tacoma 24/7. What setup would you recommend ? Maybe the Jackery 1000 plus a solar panel on top ? Or how about the Bluetti? Thx in advance

[@Yerevan1964]

Very informative. Thank you, you gave me the answers I was looking for. I have a Jackery 1000 and I am thinking of getting the Dometic CFX75DZ. Now I know that I will get over 70 hours of power out to Jackery 1000. That's about 3 days! Very impressive. Well worth it.

[@clayisland]

That was very helpful, thanks. I hadn't even considered DC being more efficient.

[@mikemead2315]

Great job! Using run time from a power source is so much more understandable to most compared to AmpHours. Thanks!

[@DEWNECampbell]

So good. Great to see the difference without that inverter. I’ve got the Jackery and this run time is making the Dometic look like a good purchase option!

[@94ammar]

Your review helped me a lot in deciding wether to buy a portable charger for my dometic CX3 DZ75

[@shontaefranklin3842]

Loved your video. I have the Jackery 1000, wish I would have purchased the 2000. And yes planning on purchasing the Dometic. So this truly helped me have a clear time limit, amd limits regarding these 2 products.. Thanks

[@SOLDOZER]

Jackery charge painfully slow. Never buy a Jackery.

[@ryanskeete]

Just found this! Thanks for this. I’m thinking of getting the CFX3 45 and am looking for a power solution. This vide really helps. Cheers

[@my3corvettes]

Great review , everything I was looking for and nothing I didn't need. I have my CFX-75 on order, Jackery is next!

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

We love our Dometic, and the Jackery is a great little unit for the price, and has fantastic build quality.... but there are more units hitting the market all the time. I would look at the Bluetti AC50S. It's got basically the same specs and price as the Jackery, although it apparently will charge at a faster rate with solar. This is the one downfall we have encountered with the Jackery. Even with 200W of solar panels in parallel the Jackery only charges at between 40-60W. This makes it difficult to stay in front of on longer trips... after a few days we inevitably have run the battery flat, and that's just running the fridge, not charging any other devices.

[@drivestorage1779]

this is the data I needed. thx for sharing. We have the 1000 Jackery and we have an old dometic we rarely use. Strangely enough, we favor the Yeti (I think ours is 45) but we did recently get the Yeti 24 Roadie and I might b crazy but I feel it doesn't perform as well as the big Yeti. So my mind starts exploring. 24 hrs isn't a long time to power the fridge but this data helps. Yeti 24 can stay cold 24 hrs before all ice turns water (we never use ice directly in there, they are always in our reusable stasher ziploc and never leaks, bonus is once they turn ice, we use them to clean dishes while at camp). I will test the roadie 24 more, our big Yeti holds ice almost 10 days (yes! 10). I'm baffled as to the roadie's performance, perhaps the darker color really affects its performance.

[@ScottyMaxx22]

Great test!!! This goes right in line with other test I’ve seen. DC definitely last longer!! Thank you

[@OkanaganOverland]

Interesting results. I have a feeling the fridges are also built to be run off 12v natively. So when using the 110v on the Jackery not only is it going through an inverter first it also has to be converted at the fridge as well.

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

A really good point! Yeah when the compressor wasn’t running we saw pretty consistently that the draw when plugged in to AC was about 5W, but when plugged into DC it was only 1W! That difference really adds up over time when you’re running it off a smallish battery.

[@BobMarley-pm1xb]

Man, thanks for the info! I have the 500 but am looking for a very small fridge. I am in a custom built 2006 4WD Four Runner. Very small but excellent 0*F camper in the mountains in the winter!

[@BlackcloudCo]

This needs wayyy more views, so informative and straight to the point!! + Subbed

[@KDNels]

That is eye opening! Great test, like seeing the comparison.

[@vejju_overlanding1457]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you and great video.

[@photomatto]

Great information! Thanks!

[@B-kl8vj]

This is a proper test, nice work. Thinking of getting this fridge with a Jackey 1000 or a Battleborn 100ah battery. I don’t care about AC output and solar is not a great option here in BC

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

I will post a video soon showing what we've switched our system over to. I find if you want to run a fridge the key is charging speed, especially if you want to run solar, as you have limited hours in the day when you will get decent input from it.

[@johnr5608]

Exactly what we needed to know. Big Thanks!

[@johnr5608]

I purchased one and got it started cooling down via AC. Does it cool down to temp one zone at a time? Also does it have a constant fan noise going at all times?

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

The CFX75 only has one compressor, so both zones cool down simultaneously... and yes there is an audible fan noise from the compressor, but we’ve gotten used to it. We sleep in a roof top tent so we don’t hear it at night.

[@Alyciaiscoool]

This was actually suuuper helpful. Thank you so much!

[@timdowney6721]

Well-constructed, realistic, and useful tests. 👍👍 If you’re of the mind of doing a follow up, it would be interesting to see the results with an ambient temperature 10 degrees higher.

[@brandonjay_gotem]

man thank you for this review !!!!!!!!!!

[@rayatkinson2229]

Thanks for this wonderful test / review. I have been contemplating buying the Dometic 75DZ. I have a Jackery 1,000, and wondered if that would be enough juice to power the Dometic for a long weekend. Thanks to your test with the Jackery 500, I believe the Jackery 1,000 should easily power the Dometic 75DZ for a long weekend, maybe longer. And charging/cooling down the unit the night before, is an excellent tip. Thanks.

[@monolithpoem]

Hi, Ray. How is your Jackery 1000 doing with the Domestic? I've got the same Jackery and looking into buying the fridge now. Have you any thoughts or tis? Best.

[@rayatkinson2229]

@@monolithpoem My Jackery 1000 runs my Dometic fridge (using the cigarette lighter plug) for about 48-50 hours. That’s long enough for a weekend trip. I’m very pleased.

[@joeg4382]

Great Great test 👏 bravo sir, this is the exact set up I'm looking to buy, very well done.

[@thomascleveland]

Straight and to the point. I love it thank you

[@COGirl444]

Very helpful, Thank you!

[@samiajre6852]

very clever video what a lot of people are looking for , thank's

[@edwardcarpenter3339]

Excellent. Thank u.

[@janhbhugo5085]

Thank you ! Lots of excellent information ! Make more videos like do overlanders a dual battery system with a DC to DC inverter/ charger ! And the cost !

[@PadmaDorjee]

This was very useful for me, thank you.

[@willoliver341]

Great video! Exactly what I was looking for.

[@kimnorman682]

Well done, please do the same test with the Dometic plb 40 vs Dometic cfx 75dz

[@felipebedulli]

Thanks for the video and tests. I wonder how good it works if the jackery is plugged into solar panels, do you think that with full sun it would be auto-sufficient?

[@Rustyrea75]

Thank you.

[@5stardave]

Plug it in at home the night before, after an hour stock the fridge. The next day plug it into the Jackery, then test it on the DC side.

[@HolmesProspecting]

Thanks for the test! About to run a Iceco VL60s using a similar AC50s size wise as the Jackery 500. I bet you could squeeze even more time if you were running fridge only and not the dual zone. As temps go down its exponentially more power.

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

Nice! We are considering getting an AC50S as our second battery as it charges faster via solar. That has been our only real complaint about the Jackery... it charges painfully slow from solar.

[@TI14928]

Thanks for the video

[@JasonMatison]

Great video! Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

[@BrunoSantilli]

I love the video man! Keep up with the great content.

[@sharingtheadventure]

Nicely done. Thanks.

[@markreynolds3850]

Thanks for sharing this video, interesting information.👍

[@chelseab5467]

Thank you!!! This was so helpful!!!

[@TheZackMom]

My dometic will cut off while using the DC on my jackery 500.. apparently voltage is too low but idk why. I keep the dometic on the lowest power too.

[@Wr3ckZ]

Informative vid, thank you. But... I have a dumb question: Can the jackery be solar recharged while it's powering the fridge? Can it be recharged from the vehicle while supplying power? Thank you in advance, and hope to see more vids!

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

yes to both.... although there are some draw backs. I'm about to film a follow-up to this video now that I've been running this setup for about a year. I hope to post it by next weekend. It should answer all of these questions and more.

[@janhbhugo5085]

Great question ! I was wondering about .

[@smilerpacey]

Great review, thank you.

[@JP-ol7ip]

Chilling the fridge freezer is always a good idea before heading out...good video nevertheless!

[@semiccap]

I subscribed, decent content!

[@BryTunesMusic]

great vid, thanks - well done

[@tommyhartvig5495]

So is it as simple to say that the Jackery 250 would manage to power the same fridge half of the time??

[@Burritosarebetterthantacos]

What happens if the Jackery craps the bed in the middle of nowhere?

[@rogerpilon2588]

I would have liked to see an overnight cool down, with food. Then 12v and 110 tests. The first test ( 110 ) was at a disadvantage to the 12v

[@thinkforyourselfjohn3163]

Thank you for this video very informative, awesome content keep them coming. God Bless you. :-)

[@morganlobby]

Thanks. I was wondering this exact question! Any downside to running the domestic long-term using the jackery 1000 and a solar charger?

[@okstever]

No issue, it only pulls about 35w, if you have a 100w solar panel that will bring in 3x the amount needed to recharge the Jackery each day.

[@delbertcast3543]

😎

[@area51xi]

Shouldn't there be a total of 4 tests?

[@laurencegoldman4639]

What would be the effect of the 1000-double the hours of the 500? How many "Solar suitcases" would be needed to keep the Jackery charged? I'm thinking of temporary boondocking situation with no shore power and out for two weeks at a time easily. Thanks

[@adidas4275]

How many cycles do you think that battery can handle? Like could I leave this in my Jeep with the 12v ignition controlled plug hooked up to the jackery to charge it and just leave it on everyday or do you think it would destroy the battery? Thinking this is a lighter & more versatile option than 2 batteries

[@BobMarley-pm1xb]

New sub...fine vid Bud 👍☝🏻

[@TI14928]

I would like to see a video on jackery 1000

[@HorrorFun23]

How much you want for it

[@MechayaAlta]

Some of the Toyota vehicles have 110 outlets. I wonder how fast the jackery would recharge using that. I’m looking at a highlander hybrid limited which has a 110 outlet and up to 1500 watts usage. I’m thinking of a Dometc fridge and a 600 watt microwave for my setup. Any thoughts?

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

The Jackery usually charges at about 88W when plugged into the 110 in a Toyota. We have a 2019 4Runner, and passthrough charge the Jackery when on road trips, while having it run our fridge. We have successfully run the fridge for 9+ days using this method.... the key here is that you need to be on a trip where you are driving and on the move every day to keep the battery charged up from driving.

[@bring_it_on9934]

Thanks for the test but unless one plans on running the fridge in the house, powered through the Jackery during a power outage etc, this isn't really a real world test. An enclosed car with 70-100F ambient temperatures (fairly representative for most summer camping) and stationary in a shaded and/or un shaded area (and the impact on inside_car_temperature) with the fridge opening and closing is probably a good real world test scenario. Wouldn't be surprised if there is a +30% higher amp draw in that compared to the fridge running inside a house or in a garage.

[@my3corvettes]

SMH...

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

You honestly make a good point. We have done a lot of camping with this setup so far this summer, and have found that there is definitely a higher draw than what we experienced in the house. We have a 4Runner so we generally keep the back hatch open throughout the day, so the interior temp of the car is basically equalized with the exterior temp, so that isn't an issue, but the compressor certainly is kicking on more often. We did a 4 day extremely remote trip with a small group of friends, and brought a frozen cake in the fridge for one of the girl's bithday's, and by the end of the second day the battery was pretty much flat, and that was with 2x100W Renogy monocrystalline solar panels in parallel connected throughout the day. The biggest downfall we've encountered with this setup is the charging speed. It always maxes out at around 40W..... we get 60W for about a half hour when the panels are cool and first plugged in, but 40W is what we can bank on. Due to this we are always playing catchup. It's better if we're just running fridge temps on both sides, but that's not what we bought the CFX75 for. I really like the Jackery, and will definitely keep it, but we are hoping to upgrade to something like the Bluetti C200. It has a larger capacity, and faster charging speeds... but still has a regulated 12V outlet which is critical for running the 12V fridges efficiently.

[@bring_it_on9934]

@@seatoskyoverland3579 I think the Achilles heal here is the lack of a good way to charge it fast enough. Even a 25-30 Ah battery is ample for a fridge as long as long you replenish what you've consumed fast enough. At a minimum a 10 Amp DC charge capability has to be included or the ability for them to plug into a third party DC to DC charger and charge at 20 or 30 Amps.

[@pacset2]

How many amps on DC?

[@rnland3r672]

How much power was the fridge drawing at the highest?

[@enriqueortega1593]

75w

[@raymondpito7418]

So imagine how much longer the fridge would last with the 1000 jackery

[@elisscaliving5864]

True

[@LeftyMcgee808]

How much watts was it pulling on both ac and dc?

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

so when the compressor would kick on it was roughly the same for both if I remember correctly.... somewhere in the 50-70W range.... but frankly the compressor doesn't run for that long on each cycle, so that wasn't really the deciding factor.... the big difference was the draw in between compressor cycles. On AC it would draw 5W, and on DC it would draw 1W... so 500% greater draw on AC just to run the inverter. doesn't seem like much.... but when you're running it 24hrs a day camping and the total capacity is just over 500W, that 4W difference results in an additional 96W consumed per day, or nearly 20% of the total battery capacity. DC is definitely the way to run fridges.... that's why it's so important to get a battery with a regulated DC outlet.

[@militarygradegear4004]

Comment #100!!

[@charlestait5303]

You used Celsius to sound scientific or European?

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

Hahaha... I have a background in engineering, but honestly the Celsius thing is because I’m in Canada.

[@charlestait5303]

@@seatoskyoverland3579 Oh, gotcha! I hadn’t thought of that. I guess we down here are a bit ego centric EH?

[@chrisdeantonio1498]

White balance!

[@gypsydavy708]

I'm assuming you can't run your Jackery and charge it at the same time?

[@seatoskyoverland3579]

You actually can, although I seem to remember hearing somewhere that you can’t use the DC port while charging, only the AC. We generally setup the fridge so that it’s running through the AC plug on the Jackery while we’re driving, and charge the Jackery from the cars alternator, through the inverted plug in the back of our 4Runner, then switch it over to DC when we get to camp for the added efficiency.

[@gypsydavy708]

@@seatoskyoverland3579 Thanks for the details! Subbed.

[@joebender7510]

Why do people need to put anyoing music with video

[@LivingSmallLivingMobile1]

Terrible test. Comparing an empty appliance with a full one? Really?

[@mistynguyen8414]

Don't tell me how you set up each test....SHOW US HOW YOU PLUG EVERYTHING IN FOR TEST 1, 2 & 3. Also, show the jackery panel drawn power. Let us see the test first then you can talk later.

[@jahardin77]

Better idea, how about say thank you or go video yourself doing each step. Then post YOUR video on You Tube and we can all ooh and aah over it...

[@greydogmusic]

jahardin77 ... agreed. The final information is what we need to know. If we have a refrigerator like that and we’re looking at a battery power like the Jackery we pretty much know how to plug it in already. 😁

[@a2roland]

Thanks!

[@docholliday3043]

Great video - Thank you -

[@ceelyn]

Really helpful!