Sorry to hear of the bypass operation. I've had my share of that kind of
stuff but back on topic, I replaced the fridge in my unit with a small
"household" unit, not apartment size. It fit right in the hole and gave me
twice the interior space of the old unit plus kept everything much colder.
With regards to the inverter, so far there has been no need. I have spent
the whole day driving in the Florida and Texas sun and still had ice for tea
that evening with no power to the fridge while driving. This was when the
generator was being stubborn as it is usually running when the temp gets
over 85. Obviously, you are contemplating boon-docking with the 6 volt
batteries etc. To get the correct size converter, check the power
requirements for the fridge and allow about 30% for startup surge. Just
because the weather is cool doesn't mean you can drop down to a lower
capacity converter as it will still draw the same current whenever it starts
up. All things considered, I wouldn't go back to an rv fridge, it just
doesn't work as well and does not have the interior space.
Best Regards,
lou howard
77 Apollo
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----- Original Message -----
From: "don rutledge" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 4:31 PM
Subject: Re: [classicrv] batteries ... and stuff on the run
>
> Very good ! I am at home recovering from Quad-bypass on me and the reefer
> idea is a very good one as I have a 78 Southwind with a fridge that is
> much tireder than I am.So far, I wonder what size inverter one should get
> for this transition ? I will do the change when I am feeling better.I plan
> on building a solar array with the idea of also converting to deep-cycle
> 6-volt pairs and this will help to get this thing on the road whilest time
> is on my side.Somebody will get a sweet rig when I am no longer
> around.Thanks for all of your ideas, guys and gals. Don in Chandler.
>
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