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I'm going to be living and traveling in my 18' Sunrader so I need a lot more space than the stock fridge holds. I'm thinking of buying an AC only "apartment" fridge/freezer and run it with an inverter in my motorhome. (I don't want a propane fridge and I don't want to spend a fortune on a DC fridge.) I'm going to have about 250 watts of solar with probably 3 house batteries. I have a couple questions please... 1) How much less efficient percentage wise is an AC only fridge running off an inverter compared to running a DC fridge? 2) The opening width of the side door on my Sunrader is only XX" wide (Can't find the measurement now!) so I'm wondering how the heck I'd get a larger fridge in there since most of the apartment fridge freezers are around 21" to 22" wide? Since I'm doing a major remodel of my Sunrader anyway I was thinking I could make it so the back window could be removed so I can get the fridge in and take it out if I have to. Has anyone replaced their little stock fridge with a tall narrow AC fridge/freezer? Or how about making the large back window be removable? Any ideas please? Thanks Steve
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I need to understand how much energy certain appliances use for the purposes of planning the most efficient energy independent Toyota motorhome intended for off-the-grid living. I'm just starting to learn this stuff so please be patient as I ask lots of dumb questions. For starters, I just bought this Edgestar 80 quart 12 Volt fridge/freezer ($278 shipped to my door) here http://tinyurl.com/b4zgfjw after reading a lot of this looooong thread here http://tinyurl.com/a7dp3ru that started 4 years ago. Biggest complaint with the Edgestars is that many were shipped with a disconnected wire that won't let them work on the 12 volt side. This is a 3 minute fix that involves unscrewing a panel and plugging the wire in place. The other problem is that the DC cord that comes with it is junk and should be replaced with a better one. Here are a couple of questions to start please... 1) According to the specs, the Edgestar draws 80 watts/1 amp DC but I need to know how much it spikes when it starts. To determine that spike for DC, do I need any additional cables or connectors for this multimeter http://www.harborfre...eter-37772.html that don't already come with it? 2) I have a little 16" x 27" Uni-Solar solar panel (MBC-262) I've never used that came with a boat I used to have. The specs (see attached images) say the panel puts out 11 Watts peak power. Could this panel be used to charge the battery I power the fridge with in my home for this test (The fridge compressor only turns on a few times a day with it being empty)? Thanks! Steve