Well then -- 2.5A @ 120 volts is indeed 25 amps at 12 volts. Good luck
powering that thing with a cigar lighter.

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

On 06/10/2013 06:43 PM, phishman068@gmail.com wrote:
> The fridge doesn't operate at 12v 2.5amps. It's 120volts at 2.5 amps,
> aka about 25 amps at 12 volts. However, your running it through an
> inverter which as stated could draw big amps, and will draw big amps
> regardless of what's going on down stream.
>
>
> -craig
>
> On Jun 10, 2013, at 9:40 PM, Rocket J Squirrel
> <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> 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
>>>>