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Campinfan
Explorer III
Oct 25, 2023

Inverter draw from battery for residential fridge

Does anyone know how many amps are drawn by an inverter to convert to AC for a residential fridge. My battery is rated at 175 minutes at 25 amps but I am trying to figure out how many amps are being d...
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JRscooby
Explorer II
Oct 27, 2023
wanderingbob wrote:
I am just curious since we are on the subject , Two inverters , hooked up the same , one is 1,000 watts , the other is 2,000 watts , both on idle , nothing plugged in . Is the 2,000 watt machine drawing twice as much current as the 1,000 watt one ?


I second this question. And assuming the 2 are on separate 120V circuits, would 3,000 watts be available?
How much more would be wasted compared to 3000 watt inverter?

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