If that refrigerator needs but 30 watts to operate, then that's about
2.5 amps @ 12 volts. I reckon a cigar lighter can provide that. If
you're camping, and not driving, then you'd need a cabin battery that
can provide at least 60 amp-hours to keep the fridge running for 24 hours.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 06/10/2013 02:26 PM, Jim Ogul wrote:
> 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
>>>
>>