12v Refidgerators
I have been looking at new TTs and have found that quite a few have 12v only refriderators. Has anyone used these while boondocking? How long will they run on solar? I have 400w of solar panels and ...
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2oldman wrote:ajriding wrote:In theory, yes, but when drawing huge amounts of amps like for an electric burner, a small complement of batteries can't maintain enough voltage to keep the inverter online. I'm not sure what kind of electric stove cooking is done for a 'few minutes.' Frying eggs?
I did the math of how little power I would need to cook for a few minutes each day, and concluded I could use inefficient electricity to cook with and still have plenty to run the fridge and fan and lights and charge a phone...
The new-style induction cooktops are more efficient than those coil-things of the past. People are using induction off batteries with no issues, even up to 45 minutes with a fridge running, and yes, eggs and coffee in the morning is about all I would do, and the evening would be a little more, but I would not plan something complicated that requires lengthy stove use when running off batteries. That is all for another discussion, though. You can start a new thread about this topic, but lets not continue...
