salon refrigeraotr

[nor-ali]

New owner of Ranger 31 CB asks

if the salon refrigerator can run overnight on power supplied by house batteries and solar panels, while out at anchor ( no dockside shore power)

 

[Cutwater28GG]

Yes. Draws about 2.5 amps an hour.

A skill you will get used to is understanding the power draw on the boat.

There is a video from the ranger team on power management that helps.

 

[Cutwater28GG]

Here it is

https://youtu.be/Uj_am-ecSt4

 

[Cutwater28GG]

It’s not clear from your post if you mean indefinitely or as a one off.

I upgraded to a 340w panel and I can stay off shore power indefinitely with just the fridge on but the standard panel can’t keep up forever. A few nights at anchor and you will need the engine to run for a full charge.

 

[fishheadbarandgrill]

The factory solar panel is way under powered. Recommend you upgrade to the largest panel you can fit. You'll also need to upgrade to an MPPT controller and a battery monitor. Victron controllers and monitors are bluetooth capable and make monitoring your power usage very easy. I upgraded to a 330W panel and at anchor when the sun goes down my batteries are at 100% with a reasonable sunny day. You will never achieve that with the factory panel.