Anyone know how many watts it is rated for?
What is the amperage draw of that fridge (and wattage, if applicable)?I used it to run my 12v fridge using a110v adapter. It worked great for me. I'm going to install a 12v power point next to the 110v so I won't need an adapter next time.
I ran the fridge for roughly 7 hours but there was driving involved, so it wasn't off the battery most of the time.
I'm with you. And it would be hard to know how often you need to do that.That is confusing... using the outlet would drain the battery. I would at least run the engine once in a while so I could still drive away.![]()
180 watts is the maximum rating for the 12 volt outlet.
I can't find any reference to the maximum wattage of the Santa Cruz's 120 volt outlet, but the AC inverter is fused at 30 amps. Even if the inverter was 100% efficient (which it's not), that would be a maximum of 360 watts (12 volts X 30 amps).
The Ridgeline's AC outlet is rated at 400 watts with the engine running and the transmission in park and 150 watts otherwise. Its AC inverter is fused at 70 amps, so I'd guess the Santa Cruz's AC outlet is likely rated at 150 watts.
I tried using my Ridgeline's AC outlet to power a heating pad during a power failure, but the modified sine wave output burned up the heating pad controller. I tried using it to power other devices, but it shuts off every 30 minutes if the engine isn't running and it's horribly inefficient to generate only 400 watts of power with the engine running. The only uses I've ever found for it were to power a slow cooker placed in the in-bed trunk to keep food warm on my way to a pot-luck dinner and plug in a string of LED holiday lights for a parade.(Oh, and the Ridgeline's Truck Bed Audio system comes in handy for tailgate parties.)
EDIT: Yep - it's 150 watts.
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What I wonder about is how big a draw does the AC outlet put on the battery?
If you figure 120v is 10 times the vehicle's 12v battery, would it drain it 10 times faster than a similar 12v light or appliance? Heck, my Kia starts screaming about battery depletion after 5 minutes of using the radio with the car off. lol
So, do you have to keep the vehicle running to use the outlet?