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To keep things straight forward.
The answer to the OP's question is
No.
JJ
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If the wiring in the OP's MH is anything like ours you can't run it from the leisure battery/solar panel even if you wanted to as the fridge is wired only to run on 12v when the engine is running. Of course if you re-jig the wiring you could but why would you want to unless you were trying to flatten the leisure battery in the shortest possible time. This assumes the 'fridge in question is a 3 way one. If it is a compressor 'fridge then yes, you should be able to run it off the leisure battery/solar panel combination for possibly several days especially if the sun is big round and shiny all day.
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I suppose my question is: Why would you want to?
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Well actually it would run itThat's one answer, or YES but not for long is another, I prefer to supply the facts as I see them from personal experience.
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But it does work properly just like its driving in 12volts mode, but might not be for long depending on your batteries and solar capacity, all controlled via the Votronic AES out.Well actually it would run it
It just wouldn't get cold, but the internal light would work
The bottom line is that it's totally impractical. The size of solar array possible on a MH roof might keep up but only for a few hours and only on a clear sunny day in Southern Europe. It involves needless complexity and expenditure on the solar system and TBH gas really isn't that expensive.But it does work properly just like its driving in 12volts mode, but might not be for long depending on your batteries and solar capacity, all controlled via the Votronic AES out.
Why would it not work, if its got 12volts to it?
Martin
The bottom line is that it's totally impractical. The size of solar array possible on a MH roof might keep up but only for a few hours and only on a clear sunny day in Southern Europe. It involves needless complexity and expenditure on the solar system and TBH gas really isn't that expensive.
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Well the question was asked back in 2014 and I tried to answer it from my experience, "was there a reason I wanted to do it"? quite simple answer "the solar controller that I fitted has the function AES switching and I couldn't resist trying it"Hi Dogeared
Was there a particular reason you want it to run on the solar rather than on gas?
Kev
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Lol it was a jokeBut it does work properly just like its driving in 12volts mode, but might not be for long depending on your batteries and solar capacity, all controlled via the Votronic AES out.
Why would it not work, if its got 12volts to it?
Martin
Lol it was a joke
But as it happens there are two 12VDC supplies to most fridges, one, to make it work, control panel, lights etc needed even when running on gas, and the other, heavier supply to run the cooling on 12VDC when D+ 'See's' 12 VDC
So, without 12VDC the fridge wouldn't even run on gas, so, technically a solar panel would work
But it was a joke
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It was resurrected by a spammer.didn't spot it was an old thread
From India, they don't even have Motorhomes there.It was resurrected by a spammer.