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You either misunderstood or are playing me. A fuse or circuit breaker is only to be used for protecting the wire.

Honestly I would start from scratch. That wiring diagram is a nightmare. Using a single circuit breaker for 2 wires is not right. And circuit breaker to circuit breaker is not right either. Keep in mind that you are only fusing or using circuit breakers for the wire not the device. Before you...

Are you sure you are describing these cells correctly? A single 12 volt 280 AH or 310 AH cell? I have never heard of Lithium cells that large in a 12V application. If you are describing 2.8 AH or 3.1 AH cells being tied together then that sounds more like it. Or are you describing a battery...

I have had riding buddies that rent them for trips like you describe. I can't remember what company does the rental. It seems like they ship it to you and you ship it back when you are done. Have you considered the new SPOT X. It has a texting feature and is not as bulky as the Sat Phone. I'm...

I recommend simply adding a negative buss bar to the ground wire you have to your house battery. Then you can run all your aux power directly to the buss. Frames and body make very poor "common grounds" and can have you chasing strange electrical issues that make diagnosing a nightmare. Here...

How very true!! I have a 50 watt single panel for maintaining my dual batteries and I've found the 75/15 works perfectly. For fun I hooked up my my Jackery Solar Generator with my Rockpals 100 watt suitcase paralleled with my 50 watt panel and it charges my 300 amp Solar Generator in about 3.5...

A lot of the newer vehicles have charging systems that are run off the ECU that measure temperature, volts, amps, etc. This regulates the voltage and amps in such a way that an extra house battery will not be able to charge properly. So the DC to DC systems were created to totally isolate the...

You have to take into consideration who your audience is. Some of us have electrical knowledge and experience far beyond the car company engineers. I agree there are poor electrical setups posted on the web. I also see some fantastic electrical builds that will put OEM to shame. Reason that...

Hi Dave, My model of truck is an 05 GMC Sierra with a RVC (Regulated Voltage Control). It measures the negative amps and regulates the voltage as needed. The way I did mine was to replace both of the #2 and 10AWG grounds that run through the RVC with 1/0 wire. The block wire goes from the start...

Anything I ground is directly to the battery via directly off battery or buss bar. A do not do chassis or body grounds for any type of aux accessory. The factory does and it creates problems when chasing down a shorts, voltage drops, and other issues. I have been doing this for years and it is...

I hear that. I read a thread a year or so ago that got locked down it was so emotional. All over 2 people bickering over the use of a product. I was really happy to get the Email from Jackery earlier today that explains "Solar Generators" brilliantly, accurate and concise. This way it leaves no...

Yep, A solar generator can be twisted and skewed to anything someone wants to present it as. I use the Websters dictionary and manufacturers description of what a solar generator is. I'm not into making and forming an opinion based on my feelings of what I want to make something to be. Take the...

And here is a good explanation of what makes a Solar Generator: https://www.jackery.com/pages/solar-generator?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=solar%20generator This will help those that are confused and get upset by using this term. I have explained it before but this is a...

I just picked up the Jackery 300 solar generator and a Rockpals folding 100 watt solar panel for my truck. I figure between my dual battery setup, charge controller and this solar generator, I'll be good to go. Perfect setup for a small electric cooler, charging drones, air compressor, and a few...

WOWEE!! That is a serious piece of gear!! Almost 1000.00. Looks to be very stout with the ability to move from rig to rig as long as they have Anderson connectors. You can go as mild or wild as you want for the battery. Adding up the cost this option cost more than my dual battery setup in my...

That's cool different applications require different solutions. There is a trade off no matter what you use. For my it's simplicity, light weight and portability. I'm not a hard core overlander. I'll be a weekend warrior with my dirt bikes in the back and a ground tent or sleep in my truck bed...

I am just trying a few things with what I have on hand. For now it's my AC garage fridge. Down the road I plan on getting a small AC/DC cooler. That one will be run through my AC circuit at home (to cool it initially) then the DC circuit when in my truck. My plan with my my small 300 watt...

It’s a trade off to charge your solar generator more quickly than DC. Well first experiment was a fail. My little 300 watt inverter was not quite up to the task of powering up my garage fridge. I’m not sure what the start up amps are? I’ll try my 300 Jackery when it gets here.

That is good to know. This morning I'll be running some experiments with my dual battery setup. It's a group 78/34 as well. I have a 300 watt pure sine inverter that my small garage fridge will plug into and I'll see how long it will run before my battery is down to 50% or so. When my Jackery...

All those choices are good ones. you just need to match your power needs to the watts/amps you will be using. Your Whynter 65 fridge /freezer is rated for 75 watts AC and 4.5 amps DC. It is only going to run as needed to keep food cool. Typical times for a 60 watt fridge is around 20 hours on a...