Ok.  I was figuring that a 1.7 cu ft refrigerator uses about 30 watts and
that wouldn't require all that much current.  Maybe my figures are off
here.  The thing is I already have a 300 watt inverter that plugs in the
cigarette lighter socket and I have my son's dorm refrigerator so I wanted
to experiment a bit but i don't want to burn out anything.

Jim

On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@gmail.com> wrote:

> I know absolutely nothing about electrical/wiring - but I would think that
> even with one of those small cig lighter inverters - this would be a huge
> draw on old wiring and such. I have a feeling the fuse wouldn't last too
> long.
>
> It's a good idea but like I said have a hunch it wouldn't go well.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jeff
> '85 GL (Gertie)
> '78 Bus (Melissa) Patty's Bus
>
>
> On Mon, Jun 10, 2013 at 12:20 PM, Jim Ogul <jimogul70@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Has anyone tried using a minifridge (the kind they sell for dorm rooms
> > etc.) pluggged into an inverter off the cigarette lighter.  This seems
> like
> > a cheap alternative (since we already have both the fridge and and
> > inverter) to the Westy's which is pretty weak.
> >
> > Jim
> > 85 Westy
> > 87 Saab 900T (265,000 miles and going strong)
> > 68 Saab V4 (currently for sale on Ebay)
> > 99 Chevy s10
> > 2010 Suburau Forester
> >
>