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Naio
Sep 23, 2016Explorer II
sidney wrote:
Thanks for all the replies. I did not consider how high the start up surge could be.
For now I'm going to stick with running the freezer on shore power.
Cheers
When my mini freezer is stuffed full, it keeps things frozen for 3.5 days with no power, if highs are in the upper 60s / low 70s. At higher temps it's more like 3 days.
It's very important that it be full, though. Not-full, it might be less than 12 hours. Fill yours with frozen water bottles if needed.
My freezer uses 65 watts when running. My 1500 watt inverter will SOMETIMES handle the startup surge, but not reliably.
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