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SlowBro
Explorer III
Jun 30, 2015

Propane fridge -- how many watts per day on propane?

Looking to know how many watts or amps per day on average the control board and fans use. I can't get a good answer with Google. I've seen anywhere from 50 to 500 watts per day on propane. I have a...
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pianotuna
Nomad III
Jun 30, 2015
Hi,

Duty cycle is about 2:3 therefore about 1 amp per hour X 24 hours = 24 amp-hours X 12 volts = 288 watt-hours.

There are other parasitic loads, so the 'rule of thumb' is about 35 amp-hours per day.

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