swapping 3 way fridges
I have purchased a 1999 Palomino Wrangler Hardside camper. I currently still own a 2005 Palomino bronco 1500. Both have a 3 way fridge. However the 2005 has an automatic switch and I think an auto ...
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tony lee wrote:Geewizard wrote:
I removed my 3-way fridge and replaced it with a 12-volt compressor Tundra fridge. I'm glad I did but it took a bit of work. I measured and checked and rechecked dimensions and decided I had to remove the door to get the Tundra fridge in. No big deal, just took time.
The way I see it, I swapped out a poor design for a much more efficient design. I now have a fridge that keeps things cool ALL THE TIME. Frozen stuff stays that way too.
I think it was worth the money and effort.
Trouble is, unless you are happy to run a generator fairly often, any 12V compressor fridge requires a fairly major upgrade of the electrical storage and supply systems and that is expensive and in fact may be even difficult to achieve because of limited roof area for solar panels and/or limited space or load capacity for extra batteries.
I have both systems and neither can be regarded as perfect or better than the other.
Well......no. I have a single 130W solar panel and 2 - 100Ah batteries and I rarely run the generator. Obviously, the fridge is powered by the truck when I'm driving. The house batteries and solar keeps it running when I'm stopped. I do have limited space for solar panels. I did sacrifice some small amount of storage space for the extra battery. I did have to add wiring for the extra battery. All of which was worth it for me.
