Refrigerator 12V wire size
My truck camper has a 3-way refrigerator. Works fantastic on propane and 120v....but on 12v it has a hard time staying below 40 degrees. The factory wire feeding it 12v is about 14g or 16g. Would r...
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Rbertalotto wrote:
Thanks for all the help on this. I guess I'll just leave it alone and use propane. I was trying to conserve propane on long drive. I typically can drive 12-16 hours at a stretch. If the 12V would keep the frozen food frozen, this would be better than using propane.
You can probably run it on propane for a couple of weeks or more without emptying your propane tank(s). A typical RV fridge might burn about a pound of propane a day, very roughly speaking.
