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23/6/2019 at 11:18am
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is it the fridge that was originally in the 535?
if so, it will run on gas.
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23/6/2019 at 1:15pm
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you have two choices here to run the fridge.
some sort of EHU, either mains or generator or gas.
i wouldnt take a genny to glastonbury, coz it wont last 5 mins.
so that leaves gas.
have you had a gas service since you bought it?
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23/6/2019 at 10:43pm
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You have 2 options.
1. Buy an invertor which will convert the 12 volt power from the battery to 230 volts mains power to run the fridge using its 230 volt element. This is probably 120 watts so 10 Amp draw plus the losses in the invertor perhaps another 2 Amps making 12 Amps total. This is probably too much.
2. Modify the camper wiring so that the fridge 12 volt element can be run direct from the battery. This is probably about 60 watts so 5 Amps draw and may work but the fridge won't be very cool.
It usually pours with rain at Glastonbury so don't expect much from the solar panel.
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