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ICECO APL35 and PB 250

Discussion in 'Off-Roading & Trails' started by Geojanitor, Oct 29, 2024.

  1. Oct 29, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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    Geojanitor

    Geojanitor [OP] New Member

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    Dave
    Eastern WA
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    Gobi Stealth Rack, Finn Fab Molle Panels, Greenlane sliders
    I just returned from a 2-week trip to the Southwest, camping and doing a bit of wheeling and wanted to report on my newly purchased ICECO APL 35. I've been wanting a 12-volt refrigerator for some time now and was taken by early reports of the APL 35. For those that don't know it's ICECO's new dual zone, aluminum construction, SECOP Nano compressor refrigerator. Take a look at some of the reviews to get a better idea of the specifics. I wanted to report on a real world experience with the unit.
    I purchased it on a Prime day deal and got the PB 250 battery essentially for free. ICECO says that it can run a 12-volt refer for ~8.5 hours and has a magnet so that it can attach to some of ICECO's metal refers. Since the APL is aluminum-cased it does not magnetically attach but does to my internal molle panels (a real plus). I ran the battery off the rear 12-volt outlet and plugged the refer into the battery so that the battery was being recharged as I drove. Daytime temps were in the low to upper 70s, nighttime upper 30s to low 40s. After setting the APL's battery protection to low, the compressor to Eco mode and temps to 36 for the refer section and 0 for the freezer I filled it about half full with food and took off. I found the resulting refer section a bit warm so lowered the temp to 32 which provided better cooling. I was camping overnight and driving during the day. The nights were long this time of year so the unit was running off the battery for at least 12 hours at a shot. The LED on the battery reported 100% every time I stopped and a low of 40% in the mornings when I packed-up camp (sometimes as high as 79%). The APL 35 never stopped runnning. To say the least, I was impressed. Now I know that this was a pretty easy situation for the set-up I was using, Summer conditions would provide a more challenging test but I can envision plenty of situations where even in Summer this pair would provide great service. Anyway, I suspect that you might have specific questions so shoot away, I'll do my best to respond.
     

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