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    Quote Originally Posted by NB Canada View Post
    What does the size of the trailer matter?

    How does a solitude need more battery power than a Transcend?
    Could be the hydraulic leveling and full size residential fridge
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    Quote Originally Posted by Conner58 View Post
    Could be the hydraulic leveling and full size residential fridge
    Do the residential fridges take more power than any other?
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    Quote Originally Posted by NB Canada View Post
    Do the residential fridges take more power than any other?
    Has to run off converter so less efficient
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    Quote Originally Posted by Conner58 View Post
    Has to run off converter so less efficient
    Is it? Wonder what the numbers are
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    Quote Originally Posted by NB Canada View Post
    Is it? Wonder what the numbers are
    10% there abouts
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    Quote Originally Posted by NB Canada View Post
    What does the size of the trailer matter?

    How does a solitude need more battery power than a Transcend?
    Making a two day drive, one battery, residential fridge running on an inverter (that draws amps also) hydraulic slides & landing gear. No way is he going to make it that long unless his drive time is short & he's plugged in between days.
    My point was that few Solitudes are prepped with only one battery & should contact his selling dealer & try to get another. Mine came with two & I have a Norcold absorption fridge
    There was another thread here that the OP was having trouble with his hydraulics, if I remember correctly the conclusion was lack of power with one battery.
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    I am guessing you hav one 300 watt panel on the rig. Your lead acid battery will have a heck of a time keeping up with that Residential refrigerator for much more than 5 to 6 hours. Remember you only can discharge a lead acid to 50%. Your solar will provide some help, if you have a nice sunny day. You’ll need to hook up to shore power overnight or if you have a generator run it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lovetowanderrv View Post
    I am guessing you hav one 300 watt panel on the rig. Your lead acid battery will have a heck of a time keeping up with that Residential refrigerator for much more than 5 to 6 hours. Remember you only can discharge a lead acid to 50%. Your solar will provide some help, if you have a nice sunny day. You’ll need to hook up to shore power overnight or if you have a generator run it.
    I see 2 lithiums in my near future. Thanks.
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    The ideal setup for your situation would be a 300ah lithium (Chins or equivalent) and a dc to dc charger like a victron 30amp unit. A residential fridge will smash through 120 ah a day minimum. Prolly higher. A 12 volt fridge on an 80* day will eat up 80 to 100 ah a day. A residential fridge is bigger and there is 10% inverter loss on top of that.
    A dc to dc charger like the victron unit (it actually outputs 37 amps in my trailer) will draw about 45 amps from the tv. Avoid long idles with the dc to dc charging as cooling is attenuated at idle. But it will keep the fridge running splendidly and your camper will be 100% charged at arrival.

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