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SlowBro
Jun 30, 2015Explorer III
pianotuna wrote:
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.
Thank you, that's what I'm looking for. Is that 1 amp for your fridge on propane, or is that an average number across several models?
And when you say there are other parasitic loads, is that elsewhere in the RV, or just that the fridge needs 35AH/day?
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