I recently picked up a bodega 48 qt fridge and have been testing it in the garage. So far so good: it seems to be keeping temp as set (I'm using fridge thermometers to double check) and when you throw water bottles into the freezer, it pulls an Elsa on them and freezes them without any issues.
This takes me to the next step: how to keep it happy power wise. The specs state that the current draw on DC is between 1.5 nd 6 amps. I was originally going to do a dual battery setup under the hood with two group 34s till i realized I figured out what's the biggest honking battery that I could cram in there. I have an 80AH battery but no room to maneuver or even dream of setting up a second. Also I don't feel like pulling that one out just to put a second one in there.
So I'm scratching my head trying to come up with some alternative ideas as to placement and size of the fridge battery. I do have some limitations:
Fridge will be behind the narrow part of the back seat. The wide part of the back seat will be free so that it can lay down for a sleeping spot for our daughter when we take her with us on a trip (we'll be sleeping in the ursa minor top once we get to pick it up).
Btw, I have a solar setup that will allow me to keep the battery topped off during a sunny day.
Also it would be nice if the battery was easily accessible to be able to pull it out and eave the fridge behind if i wanted to.
Lastly: those of you with fridges (from what I can tell my fridge has similar draw to the ARB one) which battery you use for it and how long does it last on the battery before it gets too low (I know that the outside temps and how often you peek in there contribute to that but a starting point would be nice).
This takes me to the next step: how to keep it happy power wise. The specs state that the current draw on DC is between 1.5 nd 6 amps. I was originally going to do a dual battery setup under the hood with two group 34s till i realized I figured out what's the biggest honking battery that I could cram in there. I have an 80AH battery but no room to maneuver or even dream of setting up a second. Also I don't feel like pulling that one out just to put a second one in there.
So I'm scratching my head trying to come up with some alternative ideas as to placement and size of the fridge battery. I do have some limitations:
Fridge will be behind the narrow part of the back seat. The wide part of the back seat will be free so that it can lay down for a sleeping spot for our daughter when we take her with us on a trip (we'll be sleeping in the ursa minor top once we get to pick it up).
Btw, I have a solar setup that will allow me to keep the battery topped off during a sunny day.
Also it would be nice if the battery was easily accessible to be able to pull it out and eave the fridge behind if i wanted to.
Lastly: those of you with fridges (from what I can tell my fridge has similar draw to the ARB one) which battery you use for it and how long does it last on the battery before it gets too low (I know that the outside temps and how often you peek in there contribute to that but a starting point would be nice).