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Landy Andy Just got MTs
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Odometer: 166 Location: Herts
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:00 pm Post subject: Fridges & batteries
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When using a fridge (Waeco, Engel) do you definitely need 2nd battery?
Am going on trip, France, Belg, Lux, Germ, Aust, Italy, Slov, Croatia. 3 and a bit weeks, stopping nights and driving every day. So would good single battery be enough?
And jump leads!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks in advance Andy
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mmgemini Mud Obsessed
Joined: 26 Dec 2004 Odometer: 3096 Location: Stockton on Tees
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 6:09 pm Post subject:
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If IF you are driving all and every day you should get away with one battery. Especially if you switch the fridge off at night or raise the temperature to about 0 deg.
If not a good battery and split charge system.
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Landy Andy Just got MTs
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Odometer: 166 Location: Herts
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Posted: Thu May 15, 2008 7:31 pm Post subject:
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Thanks Mike
What split charge system are you running?
Andy
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pugwash Just got MTs
Joined: 11 May 2004 Odometer: 142 Location: Taunton
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:
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just got back from 3 weeks to Portugal and Spain
Have and Engel 40L fridge that ran at 1degree most of the time. longest i left the fridge on for was 2.5days without starting the car. Battery didn't seem to be discharged at all when i started the vehicle.
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Landy Andy Just got MTs
Joined: 04 Jan 2008 Odometer: 166 Location: Herts
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Posted: Thu May 29, 2008 9:07 pm Post subject:
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Hi pugwash
Was that on a single engine battery?
Andy
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VentureOverland Just got MTs
Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Odometer: 463 Location: Yorkshire, UK
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Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 7:43 pm Post subject:
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It depends on what fridge and what battery your using, and of course what temperatures you need to keep in what ambient temps.
For example, in the UK with an Engel and an Odyssey, you'll be OK if using the Engel as a fridge for the whole weekend.
In Europe in the summer you'll need to keep the temp up at around 2 or 3 degrees and still have a good battery. Although you'd probably be OK overnight.
As Mike says, better to use a split charge system and make sure you can start the car in the morning!
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Hillbilly Raider Just got MTs
Joined: 08 Mar 2007 Odometer: 175 Location: WEST SUSSEX/THE ALPS
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:00 pm Post subject:
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one battery , one Engel, not turned off , truck starts on the button every morning
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VentureOverland Just got MTs
Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Odometer: 463 Location: Yorkshire, UK
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:47 pm Post subject:
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Andy,
Will you be travelling with others? How long do you expect to be stationary and how old is your current battery?
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Landy Andy Just got MTs
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Posted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:51 pm Post subject:
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Hi Jon
my current battery I would assume to be original (04), we are planning to travel every day, so just stationary each night but you never know so would like the ability to stay two nights without moving as an option.
For the major part of the journey we will be traveling alone, we meet up with others for some offroading in Croatia.
Waeco compressor fridge.
Thanks Andy
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VentureOverland Just got MTs
Joined: 02 Jul 2006 Odometer: 463 Location: Yorkshire, UK
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Posted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:47 am Post subject:
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Andy,
email sent.
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Jon
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RichardD Marshall
Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Odometer: 22856 Location: State of Confusion
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 3:16 pm Post subject:
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1 engle 40l, 1 battery in the 90, left the fridge on at vaccine carry temps (2-8C) for 6 days by mistake and it still started!
I really like my Engel.
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Overlander Just got MTs
Joined: 12 Feb 2006 Odometer: 303 Location: Glasgow
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Posted: Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:00 am Post subject:
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Waeco Cf 50 one battery running overnight max but standby Honda EU 20 Generator.
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