what do i need to power a 70 watt fridge

[deerman1234]

i have a off grid cabin and i want to install some solar panels can someone help me?
how many panels and how many batteries and what size inverter? i am totaly new to the solar panel world so any help would be awsome

[russ]

You would have to describe your planned consumption, consumption pattern and location for anyone to have any chance of helping you.

[deerman1234]

the cabin location is in the philadelphia area of penslyvania and i plan to run the fridge all day off a few batteries how do i find out the consumption

[Naptown]

the cabin location is in the philadelphia area of penslyvania and i plan to run the fridge all day off a few batteries how do i find out the consumption

Use a Kill a watt meter for a week or so and divide the consumption by the number of days you had it connected. If there is no heat in the cabin now you will need to add a fudge factor for the summer but should be no big deal considering that there is a lot more insolation available then.

But a bigger question is why an off grid cabin in a major urban area and why not plug directly into a grid outlet. It would cost a lot less over time. (about 1/5)

[Wy_White_Wolf]

70 watt frig?

I've played with a lot of frigs' trying to find one for my off-grid cabin and havn't seen one that low. Mind sharing the make & model?

WWW

[SunEagle]

70 watt frig?

I've played with a lot of frigs' trying to find one for my off-grid cabin and havn't seen one that low. Mind sharing the make & model?

WWW

It could be one of those mini frig that you find in a college dorm room. I have one that is about 3.5 cubic feet with a 0.75 cubic foot freezer. His may be smaller

My kill o watt showed it consumed (when running) about 122 watts, 154 VA, 0.79 PF, 1.27 amps at 121.2 volts AC. Consistently over a 24 hour period is uses about 1.23 kWh. That is with someone going into it about a dozen times a day. If it was full and the door wasn't opened, I would believe it uses less energy.

[inetdog]

It could be one of those mini frig that you find in a college dorm room. I have one that is about 3.5 cubic feet with a 0.75 cubic foot freezer. His may be smaller

My kill o watt showed it consumed (when running) about 122 watts, 154 VA, 0.79 PF, 1.27 amps at 121.2 volts AC. Consistently over a 24 hour period is uses about 1.23 kWh. That is with someone going into it about a dozen times a day. If it was full and the door wasn't opened, I would believe it uses less energy.

On the other hand, it might be a thermo-electric (Peltier/Seebeck effect) cooler. Those are very inefficient and many use energy almost continuously instead of trying to regulate the controlled temperature.

[OceanArcher]

re: Off-Grid Fridge

Might do a little searching in the wrecking yards nearby, and locate an RV that you can remove the 12 volt fridge and repurpose it for your use