T&T: 12vdc Refrigerator

[Ken Williams]

Greetings,
    We installed a Waeco side by side. I bought it cause the condenser and 
fan are on the end of a five ft "pigtail". It allowed me to mount them LOW 
in the guest stateroom where there is more ventilation. VERY HAPPY!!!! Low 
power consumption on DC. With a clamp amp meter, each compressor / fan draws 
less then .5 amp. I know..I know...that's hard to believe. If you run a 
110vac refer of your inverter, multiply the AC current times 10. That is an 
approximation of what it will do to the batteries plus inverter overhead.
Ken Williams
KK42 Continuum

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Phil & Kate" <pkpennington@comcast.net>
To: "Trawlers and Trawlering" <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 12, 2006 12:20 PM
Subject: T&T: 12vdc Refrigerator


> What does the List think of a straight 12v dc refrigerator? Our Norcold 
> DE704
> AC/DC frig will need replacement before too long. I like the option of
> switching to AC when we are plugged in, but then the charger is on when we 
> are
> plugged in and the frig can continue to run off the batteries. Are there 
> any
> distinct advantages to being able to run off either AC or DC that warrant 
> the
> extra cost?
> Phil Pennngton
> AMY B, '88 Nauset 35'
> Kent Narrows
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