nordic fridge and car battery

dsarthur

How long can your car be off with the trailer connected and the nordic fridge on before both the car battery and the trailer battery is drained. I always disconnect the trailer from the car for fear it the fridge will drain the car battery but I just wanted to know if anyone has had an issue letting the trailer sit connected to the car while going in for lunch or a tour.

beaky

do not leave the trailer connected to your TV battery

dsarthur

Well if I am stop I leave it connected.

beaky

if the TV motor is off, disconnect the charge cable

Sharon_is_SAM

@dsarthur - the Norcold chest frig can draw about 4 amps when the compressor runs. Depending on what size battery you have and how well it is charged by your TV or solar will help you decide. In general, you are safe to leave the 7 pin connected for a routine lunch stop. That may be better than resuming your trip with the 7 pin accidentally remaining disconnected.

dollydigital

You're fine for a lunch stop. You could also add some refreezable cooling packs to help the fridge along as well.

LuckyJ

All depend of other usage. Fridge by itself would not be a problem even for one overnight with tv still connected. Also on the condition that both batteries are in good shpe. But I would not do this with a Honda brand TV, they have a tendency to have smaller batteries with less reserve.

dsarthur

Thanks for everyone's comments