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Default August 7 - Land, HO!

* Wayne.B wrote, On 8/11/2007 12:12 AM:
On Fri, 10 Aug 2007 18:46:36 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:

I must inform you if your fridge draws 30 amps at 13VDC then there's
something seriously wrong with it. Mine only draws 5 amps. Hell, you
could run an air conditioner on 30 amps.


Probably cooling holding plates with a high powered condensing unit.
That's what I do, works fine, 3/4 hp compressor, 4 hours per day, 9
amps AC, 90 amps DC.


That seems odd - my 1/2 motor, a Leeson, is rated at 1/2 Hp, with a 39
Amp draw. It normally uses no more than 30 Amps. Scaling up, I would
expect yours to be 60 Amps or less.