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Originally Posted by Oregon Rick
I have a 2 door residential refrigerator/ Freezer and I don’t know the cubic feet of it. I also would like to know if I have fully charged batteries, (4 - 6 volt) how long will they run the refrigerator if not plugged in to power?
Thanks… Rick
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How long will it run is a common question. The answer depends on the condition of the batteries and what other loads you have.
Assuming you don't have a battery monitor you can track your battery state by using a battery state of charge table. If you start with a full charge and then check the voltage say 8 hours later and look up the state of charge you can figure out how long before your batteries drain.
With lead acid batteries they will last longest if you don't drop bellow 50% State Of Charge(SOC) which is about 12 volts. You can go down to 30% with some reduction of life, but it's not too extreme.
Another issue with lead acid batteries is you need to fully charge them fairly often, but unfortunately the last 20% has to be charged fairly slowly so it requires a long generator time.
When boondocking you definitely need to track and understand your state of charge,