Woah big fella - you're stepping on my toes here. Mind your manners. I was the one who DID get a week of use with my VF fridge - the key data is that it was winter and the fridge ran a lot less. I have recently done some pretty accurate testing in summer weather and found the power consumption to be 20 a/h per day. The VF I have actually draws 2.5 amps when running, and runs 1/3 on/off, verified over a two-day period with an analog timer attached. So a 100 a/h deep-cycle battery like I have can ultimately run the fridge for 4 days (80% discharge) on occasion. Karl Frank Condelli wrote: > In a message dated 05/08/2009 5:41:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > > So....just as I thought, this one week of use story was a pure > figment of someone's very inadequate imagination. You have reached the same > results as I have with my WACO fridge. OVERNIGHT for sure if you have a > fully charged battery going into the night and do not have other excessive > loads on that battery during the night or whenever the battery is not being > charged by either solar, electric or the alternator. |
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