Solar panel and fridge
Okay here goes. I have a 12v-120v fridge. It is a Norcold DE 704D model. What I want to know is how much solar do I need to run this fridge. Ask any question you want about the fridge and I will try t...
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thriftydutch wrote:OK you have about 100 amp hours usable and assuming 50% duty cycle you need 50 amps hours per day. So you need 10 amps to the battery for 5 hours so 200 watts solar minimum in good conditions. That is just the fridge. I would still be at 3 to 4 batteries and 400+ watts solar to do this comfortably. Not an exact science, lots of variables. Solar will need to produce more than you use. Very easy to come up short doing a minimum calculation.
I just found this info on the fridge.
120 volts 0.4 amps
12 volt 4.0 amps
The batteries I have are 115 amp hours each.
