Fridge operation on 12 volt
How long should a Domentic model #RM2554 operate on 24 series deep cycle battery? We bought new battery ran it off 12 volt for 2 hours and battery dropped to 11.77 volts. We have had so many issues wi...
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Remember, when you see people running fridges on 12v here they are almost universally compressor fridges which are designed to run on 12v fairly efficiently. A 3-way fridge draws a lot of current if you run it on 12v instead of propane as it the 12v is running a little heater in place of the propane flame. I imagine if you have a modern 3-way fridge it will have some form of battery protection circuitry, but I recall my old 3-way had nothing of the sort, and a small heater element like that will just keep draining and draining the battery until it is completely dead and fit only for the trash can.
Steve.
Steve.
