Refrigerator on D.C. When traveling?
Should you put refrigerator on D.C. When on the road. I had just been turning it off. I know not to use propane when moving. Comments.
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Hi,
The problem is voltage drop on the 12 volt side. My 12 volt setting works well--if I'm plugged into shore power when the voltage is 13.2, and draws about 34 amps. That works out to over 400 watts. I discovered this by accident on a trip in 2009, so I don't have a lot of data about it.
But at 12.7 volts, the fridge just doesn't keep up with the wattage needed to keep running well.
Part of the reason is the makers only use #12 wire for the DC supply to the fridge. #10 or #8 would work much better.
The problem is voltage drop on the 12 volt side. My 12 volt setting works well--if I'm plugged into shore power when the voltage is 13.2, and draws about 34 amps. That works out to over 400 watts. I discovered this by accident on a trip in 2009, so I don't have a lot of data about it.
But at 12.7 volts, the fridge just doesn't keep up with the wattage needed to keep running well.
Part of the reason is the makers only use #12 wire for the DC supply to the fridge. #10 or #8 would work much better.
