How to run fridge/freezer off extra battery
Aloha! I don’t have an RV but I do have a 1972 VW bus converted to be a coffee bus and have a question. My first thought was an RV forum because it is similar to how RVs operate! I would like to be...
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I don't think you are accurately understanding whats happening. Regardless of what you're plugging your power through in your bus, you are not running on an inverter.
An inverter is a device that converts 12 volt DC battery power to 120 volt AC power.
You are running directly off 120 volt AC, either from your home or your generator.
I'll keep this in simple terms.
To do what you want will require a rather powerful inverter and a lot of large batteries.
The things you want to run use a lot of power. It can be done but you'll need at least four, probably six large deep-cycle batteries to reliably hold that much energy. It'll be big and heavy and expensive.
If I were you I'd just figure out a rack to hold your generator on the roof or front or rear bumper and run it while in transit. That will be way cheaper, simpler, and lighter.
An inverter is a device that converts 12 volt DC battery power to 120 volt AC power.
You are running directly off 120 volt AC, either from your home or your generator.
I'll keep this in simple terms.
To do what you want will require a rather powerful inverter and a lot of large batteries.
The things you want to run use a lot of power. It can be done but you'll need at least four, probably six large deep-cycle batteries to reliably hold that much energy. It'll be big and heavy and expensive.
If I were you I'd just figure out a rack to hold your generator on the roof or front or rear bumper and run it while in transit. That will be way cheaper, simpler, and lighter.
