bcolins
2004 158" Vista Cruiser
I used my refrigerator for the first time on a road trip yesterday. I was surprised at how well it worked. The van sat for 7 hours while having some work done at a shop,...and the fridge kept drinks cold.
Im looking for some feedback on how long I can run the fridge and/or the Fantastic Fan when camping without risk of damaging the battery. It is a lead acid battery, Thinking it is a 100 amp hour, and probably about 2 years old,
I realize there are lots of variables like size and health of the battery, so, lets assume a healthy or new 100 amp hour battery.
EDIT:
1)-The battery is rated at 490 CCA at 0 degrees F.
2)-The fridge is rated at 3.1A when operating on 12 volts
Questions:
1)--Using the recommended guideline of no more that 50% battery drain for lead acid batteries,...Can I run the fridge for one or two days safely if nothing else is used? Longer?
2)--Would a permanently installed volt meter be a good indicator of approximate level of battery state of charge,....or is there a better way to monitor state of charge?
I will be installing Solar panels in the future,...but need some guidelines on usage until I get them installed.
Brian
Im looking for some feedback on how long I can run the fridge and/or the Fantastic Fan when camping without risk of damaging the battery. It is a lead acid battery, Thinking it is a 100 amp hour, and probably about 2 years old,
I realize there are lots of variables like size and health of the battery, so, lets assume a healthy or new 100 amp hour battery.
EDIT:
1)-The battery is rated at 490 CCA at 0 degrees F.
2)-The fridge is rated at 3.1A when operating on 12 volts
Questions:
1)--Using the recommended guideline of no more that 50% battery drain for lead acid batteries,...Can I run the fridge for one or two days safely if nothing else is used? Longer?
2)--Would a permanently installed volt meter be a good indicator of approximate level of battery state of charge,....or is there a better way to monitor state of charge?
I will be installing Solar panels in the future,...but need some guidelines on usage until I get them installed.
Brian
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