Refrigerator draw on LP mode
I'm evaluating my total amp draw in order to properly size a new solar system with lifepo4 batteries and all that entails. My Fridge is a Norcold N821 2-way. The decal inside says it draws .8 amp...
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Chum lee wrote:BFL13 wrote:
I tried to run my absorption RV fridge on 120v this summer off inverter with 800+ watts of solar flat on the roof in good sunshine. It didn't work out. 325w on 120v was 30 some amps draw by the inverter. I only got over 30 amps from solar around lunch time. Most of the day and all night I was losing. Gottaluv propane mode for off-grid!
Yeah, yeah, all you "experts" tell me something won't work, yet, I'm still doing it. The problem must be with me.
Chum lee
Goodness! I wasn't suggesting that at all. Sorry it seemed like it.
Wasn't trying to say it could not be done, just that it didn't work in our case.
