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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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azrving
Explorer
Jul 01, 2015
At 250 watts of solar I would consider a Bogart sc2030 pwm and their trimetric. You will be able to see power out and power in. You can expand later if needed. I think you will do fine at 250.
I agree with Handybob, add the trimetric monitor and always know what is going out and into your batteries. Later the sc2030 solar controller can be mated via a rj14 phone cable and they interact forming a very good system. IMO.

Read Handybob as he has full timed on 345 watts.

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