I have a fridge that is very small and runs on 110VAC at 1 amp. Max. This means a very small 12v DC, power inverter, of 300 watt, would work fine. I have not tried this yet but have been interest in this since I got the fridge. You can fine them at any good appliance store. Eric Andrew Fox wrote: >Has anyone found a modern replacement fridge that fits in the cabinet for >our current fridge in the westy? The new RV fridges are much more >efficent than the one used in our Westy. Most of the ones being installed >in Camper Vans these days run on either 12V or 110, no propane. The >electricity is used to turn a compressor in these new models instead of to >heat the heating element. Because of this difference they run for 4-5 >days on a deep cycle coach battery without charging instead of 2-3 hours >for the fridges in our westies. Also theres the advantage of safety and >not having to have propane running while refueling etc although I have run >mine for months at a time and not worried about this. > >Thanks, >Andrew Fox > >86 Westy >87 Westy >98 Ford E-150 > > > > |
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