I started with a Norcold AC/DC when I bought my boat in 1994. The amp draw was huge, so the PO had doubled the no of batteries. I didn't have an inverter then, so the only thing the batteries had to run was the fridge, and they weren't enough. Within a few years, I went to "Freddy Freezer" at North Shore Refrigeration for advice and ended up with the AC/DC units in the garbage and a Danfoss DC only compressor that has worked flawlessly ever since. Amp draw reduction from over 10 to under 3, and less run time. I now have 1/2 as many batteries and an inverter and I have lots of excess battery capacity. The Norcold Box has had updated front panels a couple of times, and I never had to adjust the space.
Just sayin.
|