Electrical: DC AC Conversions - Efficiency
I am an Electricity Novice: Assumptions: Boon-docker - does not use shore power, uses Solar Panels and Batteries, or generator. Refrigerator does not have propane option...electric only, AC or DC. ...
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How far is the fridge from the battery bank? You need short, fat wires for 12v but thin, long wires will do the 120. If the inverter is close to the battery bank, as is proper, you can locate the fridge anywhere to be run on 120. You might be having a big inverter anyway like that, so then why not use it to run the fridge too?
There is more to this than electrical efficiency. Generally, when RVing you don't give a rat about efficiency, as long as you can get it all done. The main thing is not to run out of battery at 3AM and get to the next recharge time mid-morning.
Practical considerations are what count when RVing. Running long, fat wires is not practical. Efficiency is way down the list of things to worry about. :)
There is more to this than electrical efficiency. Generally, when RVing you don't give a rat about efficiency, as long as you can get it all done. The main thing is not to run out of battery at 3AM and get to the next recharge time mid-morning.
Practical considerations are what count when RVing. Running long, fat wires is not practical. Efficiency is way down the list of things to worry about. :)
