A true solar friendly 9 cu. ft. fridge that uses about 200 kWh/year.

Expensive ($1000) compared to other small economy units but very miserly in energy usage. Runs on 12/24 DC volts.
2.7" of insulation for the freezer with no defrost built in. That is the secret.
Reviews are generally good as fridge reviews go. I do wonder if the failures were related to issues with insufficient panels and batteries. Not one reviewer demonstrated significant knowledge about that subject. One noted that it worked off just two regular marine deep cycle batteries - which is really very little.
First Bank:16 180 watt Grape Solar with FM80 controller and 3648 Inverter....Fullriver 8D AGM solar batteries. Second Bank/MacGyver Special: 10 165(?) watt BP Solar with Renogy MPPT 40A controller/ and Xantrex C-35 PWM controller/ and Morningstar PWM controller...Cotek 24V PSW inverter....forklift and diesel locomotive batteries
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Pretty on topic - same brand
Pros: No inverter needed, low power consumption about half that of a conventional fridge.
Cons: high cost and lack of defrost cycle; reliability long term is unknown. difficulty getting service
This would be a good choice if you are running a dinky solar system.
But I would consider the alternative of a larger solar setup and a cheaper conventional fridge. I used to HATE defrosting my propane fridge
Changing the subject for sure - When my 3648 inverter goes out, I am interested in replacing it with a 1500 watt inverter. I bought a case of them thinking I would do simple cabin solar installations. Big inverters can be the largest energy consumer of them all I suspect. Yet we never post actual numbers regarding specific inverter energy usage.
|| Midnight Classic 200 | 10, Evergreen 200w in a 160VOC array ||
|| VEC1093 12V Charger | Maha C401 aa/aaa Charger | SureSine | Sunsaver MPPT 15A
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I tested it showed 8 watts.
6 230ah GC @36 volts
18 amp accusense charger. 3650 champion
Yea, small inverters are like small engines. Idle with much less fuel. My Prius was left on overnight and hardly used fuel. It dies weird things due to the hybrid battery interface.
6 230ah GC @36 volts
18 amp accusense charger. 3650 champion
thing is just because its lower watts
Does not have much less idle.
6 230ah GC @36 volts
18 amp accusense charger. 3650 champion