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mlts22
Jun 13, 2014Explorer
One of the better setups I've seen was in a Sportsmobile upfit. It was all diesel, with a sizable battery bank, and the bank could charge from the Sprinter's engine via an alternator or it could charge via a 3000 watt Powertech diesel generator. The water heater, stove, and furnace were all diesel powered (which is nice because in a cold climate, using the stove wouldn't mean combustion gases going into the interior, as they vented outside.) The fridge was on an inverter from the batteries and even though the compressor took some amp-hours, it had such a low duty cycle that it would run a fraction of that time.
Were I building a Sportsmobile on a Transit gasser platform, I'd probably go with a three way fridge. Yes, they require a fan for air circulation and they need to be level, but it gives a lot of flexibility, and even though the control board is a draw, it is less of a draw than a compressor based fridge... and "B"s don't have much room for solar panels, so the less drain on the house batteries when boondocking, the better.
Were I building a Sportsmobile on a Transit gasser platform, I'd probably go with a three way fridge. Yes, they require a fan for air circulation and they need to be level, but it gives a lot of flexibility, and even though the control board is a draw, it is less of a draw than a compressor based fridge... and "B"s don't have much room for solar panels, so the less drain on the house batteries when boondocking, the better.
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