From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   In  "Jim Wilkins"  writes:   
      
   >My old Summit dorm-room-sized refrigerator ran without difficulty on   
   >an APC1400 900W/1400VA true sine UPS.during extended power outages. I   
   >recently bought a new 4.3 cubic foot Magic Chef which the manual says   
   >"is not designed to be used with an inverter." Their well informed   
   >service rep was noncomittal on the subject. I found that it starts and   
   >runs fine on my inverter, and uses less current than and so far 2/3   
   >the energy of the Summit.   
      
   >What has your experience been with refrigerators on inverters?   
      
   Commodity chest freezer from one of the bigname places.   
   Pulls about 75 watts. There's no defrost cycle [a]   
      
   It worked fine for 15 hours (probably 25 percent duty cycle)   
   with a Sunforce 1,500 watt (nameplate, fwiw) true sine   
   wave inverter.   
      
   [ keep that auto defrost deal in mind. On my frost free refrig,   
   it pulls... 500 watts. yes, 500. that's enough to cause   
   lots of grief in a backup power situation ]   
      
      
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