Running Norcold off solar & inverter
I'm leaving our trailer at a non-electrical site until (Canadian) Thanksgiving, and I am giving some thought to the idea of running our Norcold N611 fridge off an inverter and batteries. The site has ...
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phemens wrote:Continuous.. it's either 0 or 300w. Of course, how much time it's actually on will depend on the ambient temperature.
, the fridge consumes 2.5 A at 120v for 300 watts - is this continuous or peak?
This is going to be a close call. Your 300w of solar won't really be 300w.. more like 240w, and even then only for a few hours/day. And on cloudy days, forget it.
I think if I were you'd I'd test it for a few days and see how it goes. My guess is that it won't make it much past a couple weeks.
