TC Refrigerator blows 30 amp fuse in truck
I have a 2005 Lance truck camper with a 3-way refrigerator. I've tried using the DC setting twice and both times it caused a 30 amp fuse to blow in my truck's fuse box. It seems I read somewhere tha...
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Using the chassis starter battery to power the camper isn't a good idea. You should consider installing an isolator between your truck and the TC. This will allow the truck to charge the camper batteries but won't allow the camper to drain the truck battery.
As others have mentioned using the battery to run the heating element in your ammonia absorption fridge requires a substantial amount of continuos power. We often run our fridge through our battery/inverter and our battery monitor tells me that it takes over 30Ah DC to do so. Given the distance and wire size from your starter battery to the fridge I suspect a large voltage drop exacerbating this issue.
Unless you have a large battery bank, and means to keep it charged (more than the trickle charge from running the truck) you are better off using propane.
As others have mentioned using the battery to run the heating element in your ammonia absorption fridge requires a substantial amount of continuos power. We often run our fridge through our battery/inverter and our battery monitor tells me that it takes over 30Ah DC to do so. Given the distance and wire size from your starter battery to the fridge I suspect a large voltage drop exacerbating this issue.
Unless you have a large battery bank, and means to keep it charged (more than the trickle charge from running the truck) you are better off using propane.
