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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    Redbeard, I wouldn't worry about a hard start capacitor. I tested mine with a kill-A-watt and or was 1.35A on start up and then it'd drop to .9A after 20-30 seconds. On the itc-1,000 DC digital temp control I mentioned before, you can set the restart protection delay time length so you...
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    John, Yes that is 500Wh in a 24hr period which is 42AH in 24 hours for both the inverter and fridge and since I have 520W of grid tires on my roof with a 30A mppt charge controller batteries where full by 11am every day. Over night (dark at 5:30pm first light at 6:45am) so 13hrs no sun at all...
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    Well I got my set up all finished and working. I have a inverter with "sleep mode" built in so I got one of the STC -1000 DC and ran it off the batteries and when it hit the set temp it wakes up the invteter.  Having the inverter on full time used more watts than the actual refridgerator did...
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    After looking this over, I have 2 questions: 1) what is red 87a connected to? Anything or is it just covered/ terminated at the relay? 2) what is BT battery that is connected to the fridge bundle black and white? Is this a 12v DC battery? Thanks
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    I found Your electrical diagram and the relay diagram this helped sort out how you structured it.
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    Here are some pictures of my current set up
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    I was able to download your wiring set up pictures so I have a little better understanding of what I think you did here but I'm still little lost with my own set up, maybe you can help? I by passed the freezer temp controller using a inkbrid 10A AC digital temp controller, I currently have it...
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    DIY: How to make your own 12V Fridge

    ViaVacavi can you please update your account? The photo bucket pics are not linking and I can not see how to wire this up. I have a converted mini freezer that I'm running off an inverter and this set up would be perfect as my inverter uses 400watts a day and my fridge uses 360 Watts. This...
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