JoeChiOhki wrote:
Upgrade to a lift gate plug for your 12 volt +/- coming from your alternator so you have #4 wire going all the way back and install the inverter in the camper as a permanent fixture.
Setup a two way two pole throw switch that connects the outlet either to the inverter or to the camper's internal 110volt circuit and put a small circuit breaker box in with a 15 amp breaker so that the fridge still has circuit breaker protection.
Now, you can leave the fridge going, no worries about it trying start the ignitor and your batteries are getting enough current from the alternator to charge while powering the fridge off the inverter.
I am considering that option if the first idea can't be make working.
Problem I have with it is that my camper inverter is low efficiency and will drain camper batteries if I decide to make 2-3 hr stop in the afternoon. Following with 1 hr driving will not recharge the batteries enough.
Another tough is just do the plug and operate fridge on 12V, but that element has lower output and I usually drive in triple digit temperatures, when full fridge output is needed.
But I still would rather deal with thin 120V cable, who I just plug into the truck, than with #4 cables.
However DC operation has manual switch on the fridge.
Why they didn't make one for AC ? :S
