Small Refrigerator Blew the Inverter

[Owner]

I think it's a bad inverter. I run an 50+ of different things with my 23 R1T Max without issue. I just keep the total watts below 1,300.
When my lease is up 7/27, I'll get the R2 which has a 20amp outlet. Will also get the V2L adapter.

Hm... I do think I had a bad inverter, but the way it has been setup now using the Jackery, I think the refrigerator itself is subpar. I think for some reason the Jackery is also turning off for a weird reason with the refrigerator at extended periods of time. the vehicle has been keeping the Jackery completely charged to 100%.

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[SwampNut]

I've been camping/boating/off-roading my whole life. There's one thing I'm obsessive about, and that's having everything be able to work from 12v. Inverters are great if you REALLY need it, but for most things, you should just be using buck converters (DC to DC converters) and not an inverter. Your Starlink can be run from a cheap converter sold on Amazon; I do. My fridge and really everything else runs from 12v. This stops the single point of failure, and is more efficient than the inverter>converter>device path you are using here. I regularly spend days off grid with 12v being my only consumption for everything, no inverter.

 

[Owner]

I've been camping/boating/off-roading my whole life. There's one thing I'm obsessive about, and that's having everything be able to work from 12v. Inverters are great if you REALLY need it, but for most things, you should just be using buck converters (DC to DC converters) and not an inverter. Your Starlink can be run from a cheap converter sold on Amazon; I do. My fridge and really everything else runs from 12v. This stops the single point of failure, and is more efficient than the inverter>converter>device path you are using here. I regularly spend days off grid with 12v being my only consumption for everything, no inverter.

I'm beginning to completely agree with you on this. I didn't realize how sensitive all these inverters are. I'll report back on my 12v testing.

My starlink worked fine directly from the car through the inverter, but buying a cheap converter may be in my future.

 

[dubaigary]

I switched the fridge to 12v when the 110 stopped working, and there have been no problems. It even stays on more consistently, and you don’t need to set a timer! Meanwhile, the Silver Fox is in the shop getting the inverter replaced, requiring a battery drop. Hope they have a better supplier for the new one.

 

[KBabione]

I switched the fridge to 12v when the 110 stopped working, and there have been no problems. It even stays on more consistently, and you don’t need to set a timer! Meanwhile, the Silver Fox is in the shop getting the inverter replaced, requiring a battery drop. Hope they have a better supplier for the new one.

It will stay on while you're driving without the timer, but if you want it to remain on when the Rivian sleeps then you'll need to use the timer.

 

[SwampNut]

It will stay on while you're driving without the timer, but if you want it to remain on when the Rivian sleeps then you'll need to use the timer.

Or use dog mode or keep climate. That's what I do for running around all day, cabin is cool, drinks in the fridge. During summer in Phoenix, that's more luxurious than anything else in any luxury car.

 

[dubaigary]

It will stay on while you're driving without the timer, but if you want it to remain on when the Rivian sleeps then you'll need to use the timer.

Interestingly, when the inverter failed, the timer stopped working, both for 12v and 110v. But climate hold or camp mode work fine

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