After looking at the load rating of some of the newer 12v freezer/fridge
units (like the engel 15) I am considering expanding my battery bank again.
I currently run a 108AH in aux 1 and two 80AH batteries in aux 2.  Debating
increasing that to 3 batteries in aux 2.   That would give me about 60 hours
of operation on aux 2.

jimt

On 7/12/05 12:40 PM, "Michael Elliott" <j.michael.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

> Thanks, Doug
>
> 2.5A in freezer mode running, like, 24 hours a day is 60 amp-hours. That
> would quickly deplete my aux Optima 50Ah battery unless I added a lot of
> supplementary recharging.
>
> But I know that these reefers do not run 100% of the time. Someplace,
> somewhere, I saw a spec page which provided typical duty-cycles. Can't
> find it now. And I don't plan to run freezer mode, just below 40F.
>
> Does anyone have a pointer to typical duty cycle specs for the Norcold
> DC0040? These are either re-badged Engels, or are built around the Engel
> swingmotor.