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Originally Posted by Redd202
I recently had an inverter installed and I just bought a refrigerator to put in the truck, but I was wondering, for those of you that actually have a mini-fridge in your truck, is it okay to leave the fridge/inverter on if you park the truck for a few days? Or do you have to take out all the perishables and turn it off so the batteries don't run down? Thanks
Norcold makes a frig that gets mounted into the truck, and does not take much "juice" to operate. If you bought an inverter, you'll find it best to turn the inverter off when the truck will be parked for a couple of days. That is the inverter alone. Now add the current draw of the frig, and in a few days you may the inverter and the frig operating, but the starter may be a bit reluctant. Lazy, even.
Some years back, the truck I drove with a Norcold unit, I forget to turn it off several times with no ill effects on the starter. But, the 1/000 watt inverter I have in this truck will give me a problem by itself. Even with nothing plugged into the inverter.
You can try experimenting, but I would suggest removing the perishables and turning the units off.