Fascinating stuff; thank you! When you got to the manual, I began to realize how creative one can be when thinking about supplying 12V/24V/120V sources to various devices, located in different settings and serving different uses. Boat, RV, road travel - the mind boggles.
I own a Zero Breeze Mark 2 with one small battery that I bought and paid for myself. I’ve also just ordered the ElecHive power station because the one battery doesn’t have enough capacity to last all night when it’s really hot. Anyway, I was wondering how you became an affiliate to review their products? This is something I’d be very interested in doing and I believe I can provide a unique perspective because I’m a truck driver and I use the Zero Breeze products to avoid idling. Thanks for any information!
I originally purchased the original and the Mark 2 with my own money. I just made several testing videos because I loved the product and wanted to share with the world. The videos got some views and ZB reached out to me. I don't know how many views you'd need for ZB to take notice, but I probably had views in the six figures by that time.
So I bought a mark2 and its on the way, I bought it w/o the battery cus I just plan on having it in my truck topper, I have a GoalZero500x hooked to 100w solar and I plan to connect the mark2 to the goalzero with the ac connection, zerobreeze sells a dc connection thts 12v to 24v is this a better option? Thx
Straight DC power is always a more efficient option as you don't lose power in the DC/AC/DC conversion when you plug it into the inverter 120V outlets. In other videos of mine you can see the difference in power draw between both ways. It's not a HUGE difference, but if you're working off a smaller battery and every watt hour is precious then it's worth it to go the DC converter route. Just need to make sure your battery DC outlet/output can handle the 20-25amp max draw.
I want to get a mark 2 and just be able to expand the battery via dc to dc. Got excited when I saw this generator, but they made it way too complicated. Just give us one input port using common plugs. Plus they could have just made the 24v output plug the same barrel kind as the mark 2. I’m curious if I can just buy their cable and make my own cable to connect toit and a 25.6v 100 amp hour $700 LiFePO4 battery?
I can't speak for all solar generators, but all the ones I've owned had multiple different inputs and output plugs, some very oddball. I was excited to see all one type (Anderson) so that I could make my own cables for any situation. As far as the 24V output, again, I kind of like the consistency of the Anderson connectors, but I get it, especially since the Mark 2 uses the 4 pin connector. I don't really like that 4 pin connector, I had a hell of a time finding 12awg wire that would fit inside the housing. I hope they replace that if they ever redesign. I've made/shown all my own cables (with anderson connectors) on my other videos to power the Mark 2. If you can find the connector and the crimper, you can connect anything (24V) to the Mark 2. Just keep in mind most decent solar generators have protections built in to their inputs/outputs and will cut power if needed. If you connect a battery directly to the Mark 2, at least make sure it's fused.
Fascinating stuff; thank you! When you got to the manual, I began to realize how creative one can be when thinking about supplying 12V/24V/120V sources to various devices, located in different settings and serving different uses. Boat, RV, road travel - the mind boggles.
I own a Zero Breeze Mark 2 with one small battery that I bought and paid for myself. I’ve also just ordered the ElecHive power station because the one battery doesn’t have enough capacity to last all night when it’s really hot. Anyway, I was wondering how you became an affiliate to review their products? This is something I’d be very interested in doing and I believe I can provide a unique perspective because I’m a truck driver and I use the Zero Breeze products to avoid idling. Thanks for any information!
I originally purchased the original and the Mark 2 with my own money. I just made several testing videos because I loved the product and wanted to share with the world. The videos got some views and ZB reached out to me. I don't know how many views you'd need for ZB to take notice, but I probably had views in the six figures by that time.
I've got one for van life in uk there great did have to wait 2 years for it though.
Awesome. Is it living up to the specs? I haven't had much chance to really give mine a workout yet.
I'm sold! :0)
So I bought a mark2 and its on the way, I bought it w/o the battery cus I just plan on having it in my truck topper, I have a GoalZero500x hooked to 100w solar and I plan to connect the mark2 to the goalzero with the ac connection, zerobreeze sells a dc connection thts 12v to 24v is this a better option? Thx
Straight DC power is always a more efficient option as you don't lose power in the DC/AC/DC conversion when you plug it into the inverter 120V outlets. In other videos of mine you can see the difference in power draw between both ways. It's not a HUGE difference, but if you're working off a smaller battery and every watt hour is precious then it's worth it to go the DC converter route. Just need to make sure your battery DC outlet/output can handle the 20-25amp max draw.
@@Polymathicus I cant exactly find the numbers on ur vidz but what was the wattage output difference? thx
I'd have to go back and watch the videos myself. I've just run DC except for those tests back in the day. Might have been about 10-20 percent.
I want to get a mark 2 and just be able to expand the battery via dc to dc. Got excited when I saw this generator, but they made it way too complicated. Just give us one input port using common plugs. Plus they could have just made the 24v output plug the same barrel kind as the mark 2. I’m curious if I can just buy their cable and make my own cable to connect toit and a 25.6v 100 amp hour $700 LiFePO4 battery?
I can't speak for all solar generators, but all the ones I've owned had multiple different inputs and output plugs, some very oddball. I was excited to see all one type (Anderson) so that I could make my own cables for any situation. As far as the 24V output, again, I kind of like the consistency of the Anderson connectors, but I get it, especially since the Mark 2 uses the 4 pin connector. I don't really like that 4 pin connector, I had a hell of a time finding 12awg wire that would fit inside the housing. I hope they replace that if they ever redesign.
I've made/shown all my own cables (with anderson connectors) on my other videos to power the Mark 2. If you can find the connector and the crimper, you can connect anything (24V) to the Mark 2. Just keep in mind most decent solar generators have protections built in to their inputs/outputs and will cut power if needed. If you connect a battery directly to the Mark 2, at least make sure it's fused.
Pretty cool
Sir, please review the zero breeze mark 3.
Fingers crossed they send me one to test. The specs are great, I sure would like to see what it can do.
It still uses nickel batteries but most power station brands uses lithium batteries which do last longer.
I think this Elechive is just playing catchup with the likes of Bluetti and Jackery.