Aaaaah - thats interesting!
I have 4mm cable that I used for the solar panel (MC4) so will use that to connect the fridge directly to the battery and see what happens next?
Fingers are well and truly crossed!

Cheers guys.

I suspected a knackered battery when I flattened it testing the consumption of a coolbox a few weeks ago. It still reads 12+ volts and receives a constant charge from the solar panel but it may not have recovered and could be questionable??? Having the fridge on whilst the engine is ...

Aaaaaaarrrgggghhhhhhh!

Spoke too soon!
It arrived midweek, and after plugging it in and switching it on all seemed well. It sounded like the compressor kicked in and the fan started up, but after 6 hours the temperature reached an amazing 29 degrees (centigrade)!!! Ambient temperature in the van ...

The quest is finally over!!!

I've just bought one of these:

http://www.suremarineservice.com/c41.aspx

...for a truly bargainous £120!

It has a Danfoss compressor, which seems to get positive comments, and has just been re-gassed. Will get it next week....and then the testing can begin :wink ...

Pure Sine means lots of pennies and will turn a cheap idea into one costing 2 to 3 times more than originally planned. I have a cheap 300W inverter that a friend gave to me which works on low drain (Laptop/tablet/phone etc) devices, however, short of pulling the kitchen fridge into the garage (no ...

The rated power consumption is extremely low, so they need very little to keep going. It's the initial current to start the compressor that's the problem, and I don't see any way of knowing what that will be before you buy - unless you contact the manufacturer
Could be an expensive oversight ...

But are the Caldura and Currys fridges (etc) that power hungry to need more than a 300w inverter?

Similar spec to this http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/refrigeration/wine-cooling-mini-refrigeration/essentials-ctt50w12-mini-fridge-white-12265384-pdt.html?intcmpid=display~RR~Household+Appliances~12265384 but more than twice the price :roll:

I saw this but I'm restricted with ...

Well, after much deliberation I have finally decided upon buying this:

http://www.caldura.co.uk/products/refrigeration/ec35.htm

After viewing the operating instructions it has a max input power of 50W (Assume that's upon the compressor initially starting up?) and has an average power consumption ...

Curses!
Dammit Simon, you're right!
I was blinkered by the 0.3 and didn't even pay attention to the power!

Bugger!

Thanks for all suggestions too - I will look in more detail when I'm on my laptop - currently on my phone and it isn't the easiest, most practical thing for this forum

Hi all,
This should (hopefully?) be the last ask...

I think I've found the perfect short to medium term solution, and it won't cost a penny assuming I'm right???
Whilst in the garage earlier I dug out the 3 way fridge we'd sell/replace for a compressor fridge to take a look at the product spec ...

In fact....hold that thought!

What about the Waeco B40 Hybrid? http://www.camperlands.co.uk/waeco-mobicoolb40-camping-fridge.html

This seems like the perfect solution!
12v supply whilst en-route, and then via an inverter upon arrival!

Now then, is a cheap £15 - £20 150W/200W inverter going to be ...

LOVE these!

They look spot on!

What primer/paint did you use? Is it straight from a tin or is it special 2pac stuff?
The wheels we've inherited with our van are pretty terrible and I was thinking about getting them powder coated. Would spray paint withstand the rough handling when removing/putting ...

Thanks for the replies!

I'm getting severely bogged down with this!
I was hoping there'd be an easy 'cheap solution' to finding a low power fridge?!?

I've put in too much time on this already, so maybe it's time I cut my losses and look at the Waeco market?
Dodgey - you inspired me to invest in ...

Thanks again for the replies!

I'm finding it difficult to find the consumption info for most domestic fridges.
This one looks to be really low consumption - would someone mind checking either the ds200 or ds300 on this link please:
http://www.jacksons-camping.co.uk/cool/minicool.htm

You have to ...