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Originally Posted by wcedwards
Anyone have an idea whether a single, fully charged lead acid battery will sustain the fridge (Dometic 6 cu. foot) for 12 hours? I understand the CO/Propane detector also draws on the battery.
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If you are asking if a single battery will operate the fridge on A/C power through an inverter for 12 hours, the answer is: Most likely not. If it does manage to power it for 12 hours the battery will be pretty close to completely discharged. Not good for long life for the battery.
If you are asking if the battery will power the refrigerator's control board while operating in the propane mode, the yes it will. It will also operate the fridge for many days while in the propane mode.
The control board pulls about 0.2 amps per hour, so even a single 70AH (Amp Hour) battery will operate it for a long time.
About the propane detector: it pulls less than 0.1 amps.
You should not have a CO/Propane detector. The CO detector should be mounted on the ceiling or near the ceiling and the propane detector down near the floor. CO rises to the ceiling and Propane settles to the floor. CO detectors many or most times are self contained battery operated devices