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1.9 average is almost as much as my big Vitro Frigo 
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() We have a full size 'Vitrofrigo' upright refrigerator/freezer (8.1cf) that replaces a big Norcold. The Vitro Frigo averages about 2.5 amps over a 24 hour period. If the Engel averages 1.9 it must be a big one.
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- Solar cell performance update for no particular reason....
- Sounds great. Don't walk on them.
- But what's the bottom line on 'in & out'
- Solar panels
- Wow, impressive getting 24A from 250W of panels!
- I guess my panels are really inefficient
- YUP! fixed position is NOT the way to go!
- The devil is in the details
- The devil's in the details.
- Sorry, couldn't resist a little ribbing about your exagerated output.
- Your panels are far exceeding their rated maximium output if they put out 22+ amps
- We get about 8.5 amps max from 8x20w panels (160w)
- I have this image in my mind of cruising into some isolated bay in, let's say, Ecuador and
- Sports or boat systems? What's the diff?
- Milliamp draw on Engle fridge? You are drawing far less than the rated output of the motor
- the Engle draws less than 1 amp average
- Sweet.
- Where do you put it?
- In the tropics
- 1.9 average is almost as much as my big Vitro Frigo
- 1.9 average is almost as much as my big Vitro Frigo
- Sweet.
- the Engle draws less than 1 amp average
- Sports or boat systems? What's the diff?
- I have this image in my mind of cruising into some isolated bay in, let's say, Ecuador and
- We get about 8.5 amps max from 8x20w panels (160w)
- Sorry, couldn't resist a little ribbing about your exagerated output.
- The devil's in the details.
- The devil is in the details
- Remember that panels are rated at low temperature
- YUP! fixed position is NOT the way to go!
- Wow, impressive getting 24A from 250W of panels!
- Sounds great. Don't walk on them.
