by featherliteCT1 » Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:07 pm
Good to know, thanks for the explanation.
I bought an Artic Air 120v refrigerator, 1.1 cu ft, from Walmart for $120, and am “bench testing it” in my garage with a 700 watt pure sine wave invertor. In 70 degree ambient temperature, loaded full with warm items, it surges at startup drawing 30 amp for a second, then draws about 6 AH, until it reaches 40 degrees, and then idles along drawing .6 AH. The refrigerator dissipates heat through the top and side walls.
I am concerned about how the refrigerator will work inside the trailer when it is 90 degrees inside the trailer as I travel. Sometimes the trailer will get up to 100 degrees inside the trailer if it is in full sun.
I saw a portable Sundanzer refrigerator, compressor style, 1.1 cu ft, where the published specs said that the refrigerator will draw 6.5 AH, 14AH and 29AH at 70 degrees, 90 degrees, and 110 degrees, respectively. So the AH’s double, then quadruple as the temperature rises to 90 and 110 degrees.
What has your experience been?