Re: koolatron 12v cooler drain my battery

[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Gary Heston) wrote:

>If you want to run things like this, go to a two-battery system. 
>
>Use one conventional battery for the usual vehicle operation, and a
>deep-cycle marine or a bank of gel batteries (common among sailboats)
>for your appliances.
>
>This way, you don't have to worry about being able to start your car,
>and, since the batteries will be matched to the application, they'll
>last longer.

This is precisely how my van is fitted.  I also splurged for a higher power
alternator and cut-off switch for the marine battery.  The refrigerator takes
less power than a koolatron, plus, with the inverter, I have a working
microwave as well.  It takes about twice as long to cook on inverter power, but
so what?