General newb questions - Advice?
Hello all! I just created an account, but I'm excited about my new (used) camper and I plan on becoming a regular on this forum while I learn. It's a 1994 Viking 10ft truck bed popup camper. At this...
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Regarding your fridge, it sounds like a typical 2-way (DC or propane) fridge of the time. I have one in my year-2000 camper that is 2-way.
The DC side would run off the CONverter or the battery. So if you're plugged into AC power and your CONverter is switched to use AC, the fridge will cool on DC.
On mine, I disconnected the DC side and run it exclusively on propane. The DC feed I turned into a 12V outlet in the kitchen to charge phones. It is not expensive or dangerous to run it on propane, and will run for weeks on a 20lb bottle.
The DC side would run off the CONverter or the battery. So if you're plugged into AC power and your CONverter is switched to use AC, the fridge will cool on DC.
On mine, I disconnected the DC side and run it exclusively on propane. The DC feed I turned into a 12V outlet in the kitchen to charge phones. It is not expensive or dangerous to run it on propane, and will run for weeks on a 20lb bottle.
