R-pod Owners Forum : Fridge accidentally on battery http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : I need HELP!!! : Fridge accidentally on battery Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 21 May 2026 07:38:52 +0000 Sat, 12 Oct 2019 19:46:33 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13225 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Fridge accidentally on battery : Thanks guys!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127612#127612 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 13225
Posted: 12 Oct 2019 at 7:46pm

Thanks guys!!]]> Sat, 12 Oct 2019 19:46:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127612#127612 Fridge accidentally on battery : Originally posted by OldNeumanntaprThanks... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127569#127569 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 13225
Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 9:17am

Originally posted by OldNeumanntapr

Thanks . It’s not going to hurt the converter for it to be running so hard?

I should have checked the fridge display but never even thought that it could have been set for battery.
Depending on the model, the converter is capable of 45-55 amps. The fridge only uses about 10 amps on 12V. So you weren't running it all that hard, it just probably slowed down the recharge a bit. You did not harm your battery or do any damage to your converter.]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 09:17:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127569#127569 Fridge accidentally on battery : The converter has protection circuits... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127567#127567 Author: podwerkz
Subject: 13225
Posted: 11 Oct 2019 at 8:23am

The converter has protection circuits and will shut down if it overheated or was overloaded. It's fine.

Just as a precaution, I would check the battery water levels....with heavy charge/discharge for that long it wont hurt to verify the levels. 
]]> Fri, 11 Oct 2019 08:23:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127567#127567 Fridge accidentally on battery : Thanks . It’s not going to hurt... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127565#127565 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 13225
Posted: 10 Oct 2019 at 10:39pm

Thanks . It’s not going to hurt the converter for it to be running so hard?

I should have checked the fridge display but never even thought that it could have been set for battery.]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:39:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127565#127565 Fridge accidentally on battery : Don't sweat it. The converter... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127564#127564 Author: StephenH
Subject: 13225
Posted: 10 Oct 2019 at 10:26pm

Don't sweat it. The converter is well capable of supplying the refrigerator's power needs. Your battery is okay. At least you know you have a good converter. If you had not heard any fan noise, you would likely have been on battery power and before the morning you would have been hearing beeping from the refrigerator since the battery is inadequate to power the refrigerator by itself for very long.
]]> Thu, 10 Oct 2019 22:26:27 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127564#127564 Fridge accidentally on battery : Hey all, Thought I’d ask a... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13225&PID=127562#127562 Author: OldNeumanntapr
Subject: 13225
Posted: 10 Oct 2019 at 9:49pm

Hey all,

Thought I’d ask a question for the rPod gurus.

We got to Morro Dunes RV Park yesterday and I told my wife to switch the fridge from propane to 110 because we have full hookups. We noticed that the fan on the power converter ran off and on all night and it’s never done this before.

Just now, Thursday evening, we saw that the fridge was running on battery instead of shore power.

So the power converter was charging the battery all though the night and all of today.

Is this going to kill my battery?
Is this going to prematurely kill my converter?

Should I worry that the fridge was accidentally set for battery for about 26 hours?
My battery is a group 27 marine battery that is about a year and a half old. I try to run a trickle charger on the battery in my garage Avery couple of months to keep it maintained.

Thanks in advance for the advice.

Jeff


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