Samsung 17.5 Fridge Data Plate
Anyone have the surge/start amps from the Samsung 17.5, Model: RF18HFENBSR? Trying to size a battery bank and inverter combo for the RR install.
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As stated in an earlier post, I am testing my system, including Inverter/charger to determine if I need more umpf at a given point. I have not tested battery recovery yet. I will try this again this weekend. Same test. Wife opened the fridge door once. I will try to keep her out of it during the test.
Use in a dry camp situation would be once a year for 8-9 hours (Walmart, truck stop, rest area, etc) for 3 consecutive nights with 12-13 hours driving and about 30 minutes genny use morning and night. I cannot fully simulate the driving. I will use the charger to simulate. I do not know alternator output for a comparison. I will run off batts for 8 hours again and then 12 hours on shore power with charger.
Weather was mild, 65-70 temp, so not a bad comparison of nights at a stop. Might be hotter on some of the actual trip.
My conclusions, so far. Gurus, Please correct anything I get wrong.
- Batteries are in fair condition. 12.6 start charge is good.
- Quantity of battery capacity is very marginal. 12.1 is 50%. I need to keep an eye on this. If fridge runs a little more during the night, I might cause greater loss to battery capacity. I believe this will probably be the first area we will do an upgrade. If/when we do, I will look at an AGM solution.
- Run times/frequency of the fridge is good. Seems to only run a couple of short times in an 8 hour period.
- Cannot run anything else during this 8 hours or will draw batteries too low, in current capacity.
- Need to post a sign on fridge so wife does not open.
Use in a dry camp situation would be once a year for 8-9 hours (Walmart, truck stop, rest area, etc) for 3 consecutive nights with 12-13 hours driving and about 30 minutes genny use morning and night. I cannot fully simulate the driving. I will use the charger to simulate. I do not know alternator output for a comparison. I will run off batts for 8 hours again and then 12 hours on shore power with charger.
Weather was mild, 65-70 temp, so not a bad comparison of nights at a stop. Might be hotter on some of the actual trip.
My conclusions, so far. Gurus, Please correct anything I get wrong.
- Batteries are in fair condition. 12.6 start charge is good.
- Quantity of battery capacity is very marginal. 12.1 is 50%. I need to keep an eye on this. If fridge runs a little more during the night, I might cause greater loss to battery capacity. I believe this will probably be the first area we will do an upgrade. If/when we do, I will look at an AGM solution.
- Run times/frequency of the fridge is good. Seems to only run a couple of short times in an 8 hour period.
- Cannot run anything else during this 8 hours or will draw batteries too low, in current capacity.
- Need to post a sign on fridge so wife does not open.
