Front and rear power points (for fridge)

[Animal Mother]

Will the front and/or rear power points in the 120 run a refrigerator?

The fridge has a max draw of 5.5A at 12v.

Can the socket and wiring cope?

 

[garygiles1963]

Hi

I think the socket says 120w, so it should supply 10amp. So your well in range.

Gary

 

[MarkW]

You may find that they are only powered when the ingnition is on. Not so good for a fridge unless you don’t mind it being off when your away from the car.

I’ve added 2 permanent live sockets in my truck and the fridge currently runs off them fine. Eventually I’ll run a dedicated power supply just for the fridge.

 

[Animal Mother]

You may find that they are only powered when the ingnition is on. Not so good for a fridge unless you don’t mind it being off when your away from the car.

I’ve added 2 permanent live sockets in my truck and the fridge currently runs off them fine. Eventually I’ll run a dedicated power supply just for the fridge.

What's the longest you've ran a fridge without running the car?

 

[David]

What's the longest you've ran a fridge without running the car?

I have run my 2 fridges for well over 3 days without running the truck, with 2 75 amp battery's

 

[MarkW]

36hrs on a 95amp battery with 35 degrees ambient temp

 

[TonyP]

There is a mod you can do on the 120 which makes the aux power points live all the time. When I looked at it, it was straight forward, but can't recall the details now

 

[garygiles1963]

You big tease Tony

 

[TonyP]

Ha, I will search later on and see if I can find it

 

[Animal Mother]

Ha, I will search later on and see if I can find it

Yes please.

 

[TonyP]

Can't find the link, but essentially you remove the acc relay, and bridge the output to permanently live...

From the interweb

The boys on the LCOOL forum have found a way. Pull the "ACC" relay from the fuse box under the bonnet and bridge the 2 large terminals with male spade fittings and a bit of wire. Plug it back into the fuse panel. Just have to watch how much load you put on.

Please note I have not done this, and at your own risk...

 

[fast but dim]

There is a mod you can do on the 120 which makes the aux power points live all the time. When I looked at it, it was straight forward, but can't recall the details now

I remember reading that too...sadly can't remember where, or how to!

I've bought piggyback fuse holders to wire a permanent live usb out, when I get round to it. You could always go down that route.

 

[Animal Mother]

Can't find the link, but essentially you remove the acc relay, and bridge the output to permanently live...

From the interweb


Please note I have not done this, and at your own risk...

Thank you. But I fear that flames would be in my future. The standard setup will do for now until I have a dedicated dual charge system and dedicated socket arrangement.

 

[GeekOKent]

If you want to start the truck the next day, i would highly recommend not using the starter batteries. Even a manual.plug that you can switch on/off to charge a third battery which then runs the fridge, with the isolation etc from main circuit is the way to go.