RV Fridge
My 21 SSO Starcraft camper fridge works when on site and plugged into power-but when I have it home in my driveway and plug the 220 into a standard extension cord via an adapter the fridge will not wo...
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CA Traveler wrote:camp-n-family wrote:I don't understand your post.
Is your battery good and charged? My fridge won’t work if the battery isn’t over 90% to start even when plugged into shore power. If I bring the tt home from storage the fridge won’t turn on until I charge the battery first.
90% of fully charged? ie 90% SOC - State Of Charge
Is the battery dead or nearly so when you bring it home?
An absorption refer should have no problem starting with 50% SOC (12.1V) and even less. A fully charged battery is 12.7V.
Your posts may suggest you have issues that aren't related to this thread as best I can tell. If so perhaps start another thread.
Just because you don’t understand what I’m saying doesn’t mean it isn’t possibly related. My point was that some fridges may not start unless the battery is fully charged regardless if it is plugged in to shore power.
If the OP plugs his tt into shore power at home after it has sat a while, the battery may be slightly drained and the fridge may not start on any selected source. While travelling, the battery is being charged so by the time they arrive it is near full charge and allows the fridge to start.
Yes, it is odd but this is how some fridges work. I had a similar problem and after a lot of frustration and google searching it was determined that the battery needed to be near a full state of charge in order to turn on regardless if it was selected on gas or electric or plugged in to shore power or not.
