Coffee maker off inverter and battery in a truck camper

[jaycocreek]

We all like our coffee and a recent post about using a coffee maker and an inverter with 100 AH battery got some negative opinions about if it even would work.

So I did the test with a 1002 Watt hour battery and a 1000 watt pure sine wave inverter..This battery has less watt hours than a 100 AH battery..The Jackery has 1002 watt hours and a 100 AH battery has 1200 watt hours.

This is the new coffee pot I bought to use in my TC..Mr. Coffee 5-Cup Programmable Coffee Maker, 25 oz. Mini Brew, Brew Now or Later, Black..So here it goes!

I charged big Jack to 100% for the test..



I plugged in the pot and took the reading on how many watts it was pulling..539 watts and it never went over that at any time..



6 minutes later I had four cups of hot coffee made and it only used 6% of the 1002 watt hour battery..



And the clock on the coffee machine shows the time it took to brew up a pot..



I hope this helps someone who like me,likes a hot pot of coffee out of a coffee maker..No generator required with an Inverter and a good battery..

Next test is with a 3qt Instapot off the same setup..Don't take me wrong,I like my little generators but sometimes there a pain and noisy pulling a big load for there rating.

[specta]

I know what you're saying and I know you said no generator but this is just too darn easy. :B

[JtTribe]

Awesome news! This just confirms that its a good product. Also very useful for other situations not just offroad/camping. I'm thinking it will have other purposes too for example a day on the lake to have power for phones and portable speakers. Even power outages to have as a backup for our phones especially since now most of us use our phones as alarm clocks too lol

[jaycocreek]

I almost for got to ad,I use it constantly to run my Engel compressor refer/freezer that I use in my TC especially when camping in un-level spots as a refer or when camping for long periods,I use it as a freezer..It uses about 200 watt hours a day with a big, depending on circumstances..And I can put it in the car for those 200 mile trips for groceries from Walmart or Costco...

[jaycocreek]

JtTribe wrote:
That's great to hear!

If you can just give me some uses that you find with their products that would be great.

Some pros and Cons and if you would recommend it to others.

For me with just room for one RV battery in my TC,the Jackery gives me the option of having more 12V Lithium power in a handy light weight package I can put anywhere I choose with a built in 1K watt Pure sine wave inverter/cigarette lighter socket and other ports for charging phones etc..It has run my 5-cup coffee maker/microwave/Instapot/C-pap and portable window AC all without having to use a generator, even though I have like five of them including two Honda's..LOL..I also use it for lights in my RV to save the RV battery from use and a fan next to the bed to circulate air and keep cool when it's hot..I also use it at home for my things when the power goes out like the C-Pap/TV and internet...And 12V portable lights instead of messing with candles or Kerosine..

I highly recommend it but it isn't for everyone that owns a RV, it appears..Cons..It is spendy,about the price of a Battleborn 100ah battery..That is the only Con I can think of and I have used it hard camping as the extra portable Lithium battery I do not have room for in my non-slide TC....

I also should include I have a smaller Jackery(240) I use almost every day at home for charging devices when everyone else has the sockets full..I can just take it to my little corner and charge away..LOL

[JtTribe]

That's great to hear!

If you can just give me some uses that you find with their products that would be great.

Some pros and Cons and if you would recommend it to others.

[jaycocreek]

JtTribe wrote:
Good morning everyone, I would like some advice on power battery, inverter, solar gear. Does anyone have any input of Jackery products? Seems like they have great products for us over landers/campers.

https://www.jackery.com/

What is it you would like to know,I have sone jackery products and think very highly of them for my way of camping..

[JimK-NY]

This is a link to a coffee making system that works extremely well for RV travel:

https://www.amazon.com/RSVP-Manual-Coffee-Carafes-Thermos/dp/B000BUDDTY/ref=asc_df_B000BUDDTY/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=167117500299&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=12394539028938485803&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9004544&hvtargid=pla-314867147184&psc=1

This takes a standard coffee filter and works great for making the coffee directly into a thermos bottle or carafe. The opening at the bottom of the funnel restricts flow so the coffee brews at the proper rate. I usually make a full quart at a time and the thermos keeps it hot for hours. If you do make a full quart, then it will be necessary to fill the funnel with hot water 2-3 times.

I like using a filter. First I don't like the sediment in the coffee, but it also makes clean up simple.

[JimK-NY]

2oldman wrote:

JimK-NY wrote:
.. I like to conserve and avoid the generator. I also wonder about the strain of pulling 50 amps from my batteries. In addition to minimizing use, I would not want to pull high amperage. I use Lifeline AGM batteries and would like to prolong their life. The cost of 2 batteries of the size I use is just short of $1000.

Seems like you've spent a lot of money on batteries to under-use them.

Lifeline AGM batteries will last up to about 10 years with no maintenance. I have had no issues with years of full time use and additional years of travel for about 4 months a year.

Just because I can make coffee with water heated by propane does not mean I do no use my batteries. Of course, I do. I just avoid unnecessary use. I have solar but that only works under certain circumstances. I am about ready to take off for a few months. In the winter months the solar is marginal due to the angle of the sun. It also does no good when camping in the shade or on cloudy days. I do not like to use the generator more than absolutely necessary.

[2oldman]

JimK-NY wrote:
.. I like to conserve and avoid the generator. I also wonder about the strain of pulling 50 amps from my batteries. In addition to minimizing use, I would not want to pull high amperage. I use Lifeline AGM batteries and would like to prolong their life. The cost of 2 batteries of the size I use is just short of $1000.

Seems like you've spent a lot of money on batteries to under-use them.

[jaycocreek]

I also wonder about the strain of pulling 50 amps from my batteries. In addition to minimizing use, I would not want to pull high amperage. I use Lifeline AGM batteries and would like to prolong their life. The cost of 2 batteries of the size I use is just short of $10

Actually,it's 44.9 amps when converting 539 watts at 12 volts to amps..Having said that,a 40-50 lb thrust trolling motor draws anywhere from 40-50 amps and deep cycle batteries are recommended for them as well as the Battle Born Lithium..

A deep cycle battery is called upon to deliver a long, slow discharge of fewer amps for several minutes or hours to run a trolling motor. In this case, the power comes from deep within the plates, not merely off the surface as in a starting battery. Therefore, deep cycle batteries are specially engineered with heavier, thicker plates with fiberglass reinforcement, special power-producing active material and special heavy-duty separators. With these features, deep cycle batteries can withstand the potentially damaging effects of continual deep discharge and recharge. Therefore, they are the best choice for trolling motors and also the most used batteries in RVs or solar power systems where there are many heavy-load appliances or accessories that need power from batteries

[JimK-NY]

jaycocreek wrote:

I also have the Mellita pour over and it does make good coffee if you get the water temp just right and slowly pour it over the grounds as the coffee maker does..

With the coffee maker,six minutes and it is all done,ready to drink..All four or five cups..With the Mellita,it's put the water on the stove and get the right temp then slowly pour it over the coffee,for one cup....

You have the wrong Melitta for your purposes. Mine is a large funnel which uses a standard #4 filter. I make a quart of coffee at a time. In fact the funnel has a tube which allows it is sit firmly in the opening of a quart Thermos bottle. Making coffee could not be easier. I just pour water into the funnel with the coffee. When that drains through I add more water.

If you want to use an electrical coffee pot, I guess you have proven that it will work. However, I do not camp with hook ups so battery power is always something to think about. Recharging batteries with solar works great but there needs to be sunshine. Shade and cloudy days do nothing so I like to conserve and avoid the generator. I also wonder about the strain of pulling 50 amps from my batteries. In addition to minimizing use, I would not want to pull high amperage. I use Lifeline AGM batteries and would like to prolong their life. The cost of 2 batteries of the size I use is just short of $1000.

[jaycocreek]

JimK-NY wrote:

jaycocreek wrote:
......The wife prefers coffee from a coffee maker and if the truth was told,I do too........

An electric coffee maker trickles water through ground coffee in a basket with a filter. My Melitta uses the same sort of brewing with a conical basket and filters which I also use in my home coffee maker. I would defy anyone to find any difference in taste. The difference is heating the water with an electrical element or in a kettle over a propane flame.

This thread is not about the best way to make coffee,it is about using a coffee maker with one 12 volt RV battery with an inverter!

As to your post..Some people like there steaks rare,some medium rare/done and well done..I also have the Mellita pour over and it does make good coffee if you get the water temp just right and slowly pour it over the grounds as the coffee maker does..

With the coffee maker,six minutes and it is all done,ready to drink..All four or five cups..With the Mellita,it's put the water on the stove and get the right temp then slowly pour it over the coffee,for one cup.If you want two/three/four or five cups,It's done differently..I have not measured time,but I could...

No biggie..You like it your way and others and myself like it another..Nobody is right or wrong,it's the way we prefer our coffee just as we prefer our steaks or whatever.

[JimK-NY]

jaycocreek wrote:
......The wife prefers coffee from a coffee maker and if the truth was told,I do too........

An electric coffee maker trickles water through ground coffee in a basket with a filter. My Melitta uses the same sort of brewing with a conical basket and filters which I also use in my home coffee maker. I would defy anyone to find any difference in taste. The difference is heating the water with an electrical element or in a kettle over a propane flame.

[jaycocreek]

The original poster of the most recent inquiry of which I am aware was thinking about a coffee maker on an 80 AH (ie, 960 WH) flooded cell lead acid battery using a 2,000 watt inverter

Just to jog your memory,he was using a lifeline 100 AH battery with 1200 watt hours..That is one of the main reasons I did these test because the Lifeline battery is top shelf in my opinion yet the negative remarks on a coffee maker and one battery kept coming and he decided not to use an inverter..And the kicker was,the Lifeline was a recent purchase...

I will redue the test for my own benefit on my group 24 90 AH battery when I get a new inverter..The old Coleman 1200 I used has to be one of the most in efficient inverters by today's standards...But that's all I had on hand to do the test..

[adamis]

In my case the 2000 watt inverter was installed for the blender, not the coffee pot. Hard to blend using propane at 10pm at night when quite hours are in effect. The wife put two and two together and decided an electric coffee pot was easier since the inverter was already present. It all came in handy with our road trip for the baby bottle warmers but rest assured, the blender remains the primary use.