Suntech Freedom 80W

It will do what you ask no problems...I have a 85w Suntech and it keeps my 105ah battery charged and runs a 40l engel , powers the lights in the van, charges the phone battery, etc ....and furthermore it is for sale , only 18mths old..nothing wrong with it...great panel ...used it twice , both times for 3 week stays...depending on where you are it could be a lot cheaper option than the folding kit....bruce350@ripper.com.au .. with your ph no. and I can ring you if you are interested....(do hope I am not breaking any rules).....cheers

We have one and use it with the waeco raps 36 battery. Changes the battery and runs 40L engle fridge no worries (in good sunlight). I found the ali' props to be a bit clumsy so changed them to something more ridgid. Great unit and easy to pack away.

e have one and it runs the Engel (40ltr) plus charges the battery up. I installed an amp meter on the back thus it shows the amps it is producing. When the battery is charged the solar panel goes into float mode and when the engel cuts in (cycles) then the panel kicks in with enough power to run the engel and a little for the battery. After an overnight stop I find that the panel puts out it's max until the battery is back to full charge then again goes into float mode as above. The best bit is you can camp in the shade and put the panel out in the sun.

It depends on the type and size of your fridge and whether you are running it as a fridge, or a freezer.

A 40 litre Engel pulls a maximum of around 2.4 amps (depending on vintage).

An 80 watt solar panel should produce somewhere around 5 amps in good conditions.

I used to charge my portable battery system (75 A/h Thumper) with a 40 watt panel, while running the 40 litre Engel as a fridge and after 3 days still had a battery showing "charged".

I have since doubled the capacity to 80 watts, but haven't been camping for an extended period to obtain further data.

Bill.

Thanks for those replies. I'm looking at the folding unit for it's storage ability.
I'll be running a 55l Evacool Fridgemate from the unit.
Reads like I also be able to hook it upto my campers battery to top it up as well once the cars has been charged.

What are they asking price wise. I looked at these units 18 months ago at the caravan and camping show. Ended up getting a 100W bifold unit fromABR (Not ARB). Found the quality of the unit was better, more robust and the support and controller of better quality.

Cheers. Mick