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Subject:Battery consumption of fridge etc
From:Christopher Low
Date:Sun, 12 Apr 1998 09:25:47 EDT

Howdy....

But an Amp. metre to the RV battery to see how much energy each appliance used
in our Eurobago 1995.

Appliance     Amp. Draw
Fridge            9
Furnace           3   (with fan going)
Light (incand.)   1.3 (the top bunk light)
Faucet pump       1   (approx)
Light  (fluors)   0.52
Meters            0.14
Propane Detector  0.12 (power being used when everything is "off")

Conclusions:
The fridge really "sucks."  If it draws 9 amps and hour our 75 amp. hour
battery could run it for a maximum of 8 hours.  Of course then it would be
totally dead and the low battery alarm would have gone off hours ago.

The fluorescent lights give off more light and are 40% more energy effecient than the incandescent light.

Email me personally if you have questions since i am already unsubscribed.
We leave tomorrow!

Marion and Chris

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