it will run 4 days on a std group 91 battery [not that you'd want to cycle a std battery down dead too many times], up to a week if you use a true deep cycle 100 ah. it is possible to get an deep cycle battery setup that fits under the driver's seat of 88 ah, that would give a solid 4-5 days. it's a compressor fridge not absorption, so doesn't use a heating element which draw a lot of power. this guy has one and loves it: www.westyventures.com/rigs.html you can find them for under 500 on ebay new. thor Paul Chubbuck wrote: > Well, I hear you about the space. But doesn't it rather rapidly exhaust a > spare battery? I can't understand how the draw could be acceptable for very > long...like say, a week without running the vehicle. Would it manage that > long? How much are they? |
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