Date:         Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:27:22 -0400
Reply-To:     B Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
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From:         B Feddish <bfeddish@NETREACH.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vitrifrigo install report  & exaggerated battery life
Comments: To: Ken Wilford <kenwilfy@COMCAST.NET>
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Ken wrote:

>> Wow, I didn't mean to start a battery life war here.  I guess I should
have kept mum on the expected battery life and just exalted the fridge
(which I think is awesome by the way).  Sorry for not being more
scientific about it.  <<

Not a war at all Ken.  You just repeated was on the "brochure" website about
it lasting a week. That claim was one of the reasons I bought it thinking
that even if it lasted half that it would be great. It just turns out that
for me and some others it last a quarter of that.  The thing is I love the
thing so much I am working on finding the right balance to take it on a
weeks vacation, like I'm on now, and power it assuming there is no shore
power.  The site I have now on Cape Ann (long story) has no electric so I've
got aux battery #2 charging in the bathroom right now.

As allot of people here said when they replied to the thread there are SO
many variables, fridge setting, outside temp, time with door open, Propex
use, etc. that it's hard to nail down an exact amount of battery usage.  I
think the list members that have the high output solar panels have the
answer...

Bryan