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Subject:Re: fridge on dc power
From:David Beierl
Date:Wed, 11 Jul 2012 17:49:37 -0400

At 05:39 PM 7/11/2012, Jim Felder wrote:
>Correct. After about a tank of gas, the fins should be cool to the touch.

Cynic.  ;-) Fix your wiring.  If you can actually get the voltage to
the heater terminals on top of the fridge it will work ok. But you
have to track down all the little losses, make sure your fuse is
making excellent contact etc.

Personally I ran LP 100% of the time, but the DC did work.  I even
rewired it so the main thermostat could control the DC with a relay.

Yrs,
d