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mockturtle
Explorer II
Jan 04, 2014

Nova Kool refrigerator

Anyone here have a Nova Kool fridge? I need to hear about dry camping with one. Surely, there are many variables, such as ambient temperature, battery bank, etc., and I know that a 4.3 cu ft. Nova Kool pulls about 4 amps per hour--possibly more--at 70 degrees ambient temperature but I would like to hear some personal experience with one in different situations. How long have you been able to run one without recharging your house batteries?
  • MrWizard's avatar
    MrWizard
    Moderator
    Jan 04, 2014
    I don't have one, but research says
    The duty cycle won't be 1 hour
    The power draw is approximately 3.?? Amps while running
    Duty cycle is less than my residential fridge
    Figure 20% duty cycle , about 12 minutes power per hour if undisturbed
    So that equals 4 amp hours of use per Five hours of real time
    That's 50 watt hours of power per Five hours
    Batteries last a long time if you are not opening it up
    Over night drain would be of no concern to most people, even me
    However we are constantly in the fridge during the day
    My next fridge will be something like that only much bigger

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