Truck inverter to power camper fridge
Running fridge on AC from trucks inverter... Not a how-to, certainly not a recommendation- cut every corner I could with a ton of round to-its. Just what I concluded and installed...may or may not ...
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Curious, why don't you run the fridge on propane while underway?
I also wonder why your fridge misbehaves when 120v power is interrupted. I have owned a handful of RV absorption refrigerators and don't care for them. Their one redeeming quality is the ability to run on propane. I never had any issues with bad behavior when switching between 12vdc, propane and 120vac.
I suspect that your control board in the fridge may be failing.
If you are not using the propane capabilities you may want to consider replacing your fridge with a conventional fridge. They are MUCH more efficient on 120v than the RV absorption fridges. The 10.8 cu.ft. fridge I installed in my current 5er uses less than half the power that the 6.8cu.ft. unit that it replaced. I did have to make a minor modification to the cabinet. Not a big deal.
FWIW: I put 300 watts of solar on the roof. It is almost enough to keep the fridge happy. I had intended to put 600 watts up but the roof had too many obstructions.
I also wonder why your fridge misbehaves when 120v power is interrupted. I have owned a handful of RV absorption refrigerators and don't care for them. Their one redeeming quality is the ability to run on propane. I never had any issues with bad behavior when switching between 12vdc, propane and 120vac.
I suspect that your control board in the fridge may be failing.
If you are not using the propane capabilities you may want to consider replacing your fridge with a conventional fridge. They are MUCH more efficient on 120v than the RV absorption fridges. The 10.8 cu.ft. fridge I installed in my current 5er uses less than half the power that the 6.8cu.ft. unit that it replaced. I did have to make a minor modification to the cabinet. Not a big deal.
FWIW: I put 300 watts of solar on the roof. It is almost enough to keep the fridge happy. I had intended to put 600 watts up but the roof had too many obstructions.
