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Adding a fridge to an existing 12v system
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<blockquote data-quote="johnb2713" data-source="post: 533198" data-attributes="member: 35153"><p>I had a large Thetford 3 way fridge in my caravan. They are capable of running very successfully from 12v IF they get a good 12v supply. I towed with a LWB Sprinter, I wired from front to back with 25mm2 cable, the tow socket on the van had 4mm2 cable for the fridge supply. In the caravan again I wired from the plug to an under seat locker in 4mm2 and in the locker installed a DC to DC converter. The converter was adjusted to supply 13.8v at the fridge and the result was the separate freezer section would freeze down to -15 degC whilst on 12v supply. It was a lot of work but I wanted to prove a point and it worked no problem.</p><p></p><p>In terms of the OP here, if he can get a decent supply to the fridge, it should work dependent of course on how good the solar is.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="johnb2713, post: 533198, member: 35153"] I had a large Thetford 3 way fridge in my caravan. They are capable of running very successfully from 12v IF they get a good 12v supply. I towed with a LWB Sprinter, I wired from front to back with 25mm2 cable, the tow socket on the van had 4mm2 cable for the fridge supply. In the caravan again I wired from the plug to an under seat locker in 4mm2 and in the locker installed a DC to DC converter. The converter was adjusted to supply 13.8v at the fridge and the result was the separate freezer section would freeze down to -15 degC whilst on 12v supply. It was a lot of work but I wanted to prove a point and it worked no problem. In terms of the OP here, if he can get a decent supply to the fridge, it should work dependent of course on how good the solar is. [/QUOTE]
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