Shouldn't I just be able to switch the hot side of the 110v circuit? Edward At 06:17 AM 4/19/2006, you wrote: >I would be more concerned about the safety of the 110v side of things. >The switch you use has to switch both sides of the 110v system. The van >is small enough that things can just be plugged into the inverter and >just let the fridge run on 12 volts while driving. As for the >thermostat, the fridge will never freeze your soda or milk anyway and >except in the winter, it will always turned all the way up so that is >not a benefit. Most inverters will try to run with the battery down to >10.5 volts and at that pint it will take 4 hours or more to fully >restore it so some battery damage will occur anyway. > >Dennis |
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