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Jun 29, 2017What you have is rust. Moisture is coming into contact with the lug and rusting it. If you leave it this way then you'll start running into charging issues. Take off the lug, scrub it with a wire brush until it's shiny, and reconnect. Protect the terminals so that it doesn't happen again in the future. I like Fluid Film for this.
There's no need to disconnect the battery when on shore power. Since the fridge runs on 120v, you'll need an inverter to convert your 12v DC into 120v AC. Alternatively, you can just put the temperature on a lower setting and let it cool down on shore power before you travel. Those mini fridges don't warm up that quickly.
There's no need to disconnect the battery when on shore power. Since the fridge runs on 120v, you'll need an inverter to convert your 12v DC into 120v AC. Alternatively, you can just put the temperature on a lower setting and let it cool down on shore power before you travel. Those mini fridges don't warm up that quickly.
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