Small refrigator while traveling
What is the easiest way to keep a dorm type refrig plugged in to a power source (truck) while traveling. Just want to keep frig cold fo when we arrive at campground. My truck does not have a sliding...
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I have a 1.6 cuft cube fridge in my wood shop, I just checked sticker on itI have the same sized/rated fridge in my trailer. A 600W Samlex inverter would not overcome the startup draw of the compressor. I now have a 1000W inverter and it runs flawlessly. It operates on 80w when running and at 80f, it has a 1/4 runtime (depends on number of door openings).
115 volt 1.3 amps
so for a small cube a 300 watt inverter should handle it easily.
I operate the inverter with a single 235W solar panel and 300AH of battery capacity.
For the OP, operating the fridge with an inverter is the best but they will hold food cold for a few hours without power. If he wished to stretch the time until powered back on, he could encase the fridge body with foam board.
