An OLD Engel Fridge & 80Ah Deep Cycle Battery Life

Submitted: Sunday, Jul 23, 2006 at 09:25
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G'Day Got an original Green and Yellow 29 litre engel 20 years old _Affordable_Storage_Drawers.aspx up to 4.5amps per hour. Dual Battery System is a new TJM in my 05 Patrol. Use to have a 95 Disco ran this fridge on its system for day trips and all was good but am now doing a 7 day trip to the high Country in December hopping the old engel won't drain the life out of the battery. How long will a 80Ah Deep Cycle Battery keep it running without the vehicle turned on. We will be travelling during the day and camping overnight so would assume the down time over this period will be OK with the travelling during the day to recharge.

What recommendations would you make to drive this old reliable engel?
Over the 7 days will the engel drain the battery to much?
Should I look at a new fridge?

The engel goes up to 4.5 amps per hour and cause of its age (I reckon it uses every bit of that to keep things cold) I don't know what that translates to over a 12 or 24 hour period.

Any sugestions would be appreciated.
Cheers
Richard
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