My Newmar 3436 Fridge - 120 Vs. Propane
Getting ready for an adventure soon, so will soon turn on the fridge to prepare it for use... next step is going shopping for supplies, and got to thinking about an ice cream thread I posted a while b...
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Ok an RV fridge is not all that energy effiencent. Normal power draw (When cooling) on A/C is around 350-450 watts.. A residential fridge of the same size.> Well let me go look at my apartment unit's label. .It says 4.5 amps at 120 volts or what 540 volt-amps.. What the wattage is (V-A*PF) it did not say or I did not see (Will have to do a photo shoot). but that will be less than 540.
The RV fridge V-A=Watts (power factor 1.0 for a resistor) and 360 watts is 3 amps. The "Rule of thumb" is that will suck about 36 amps from your batteries.
A GC2 pair (Single pair of 220 amp hour Six volt batteries) will NOT last 3 hours.
On propane it draws only a few amps and those same batteries will last for closer to 3 DAYS. (Assuming no other load or re-charge)
The RV fridge V-A=Watts (power factor 1.0 for a resistor) and 360 watts is 3 amps. The "Rule of thumb" is that will suck about 36 amps from your batteries.
A GC2 pair (Single pair of 220 amp hour Six volt batteries) will NOT last 3 hours.
On propane it draws only a few amps and those same batteries will last for closer to 3 DAYS. (Assuming no other load or re-charge)
