Dune 4WD Deluxe Powered Battery Box
1 review
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Excellent for off-grid camping – I purchased the Dune 4WD deluxe powered battery box to replace my arkpak when it's electronics started giving me grief, it has 2 50 amp Anderson plugs (output) that sit beside the 300 watt pure sine wave inverter, there is 4 X 15 amp 12v sockets, 2 x 2.4 amp USB outputs, another 50 amp Anderson plug (output/input) and another 2 50 Anderson sockets on the other end for solar input and battery charger input, so definitely have most bases covered I had to purchase a charger as unlike the arkpak it doesn't have one built-in so I purchased the Dune 4wd 12amp charger and battery box comes with the adaptor to plug it straight in, I actually prefer having a separate charger as that was big issue I had with the arkpak failing, it comes with a 2.4 inch Bluetooth display but the display needs to be plugged into a USB power source to work I would have preferred a small internal rechargeable battery so no power (externally required to run the display) but can't win all the time, the other issue is the internal battery straps on the sides are way to long for Velcro to grab, I ended up removing those straps and replacing them with some light ratchet straps I had (they need to address the straps) otherwise I would have given 5 stars, other then that I honestly couldn't be happier with my purchase. It's great for off grid. Ultimately it would be great to use a lithium battery as the agm is heavy, but that's with all AGM battery packs. I can get 3 days out of my 120AH Ritar AGM running my primus mammoth 118L fridge (secop compressor) both side of fridge are running as fridge not fridge freezer, and it's only opened when required, a 12v rechargeable shower so it's only being recharged occasionally (3 people used it twice) and charging phones if required. For longer life I charge the battery while driving or use the solar panels at camp. If you look after your agm battery properly they'll last a longtime, otherwise you will find yourself spending alot of money replacing all the time.
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