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Key words being "For as long as you have power..." If you don't mind running down your battery, you can leave the fridge on in the down position ...
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You are right, Gregg. Unaided, the battery will support the refrig for only a few hours. I didn't think about lack of power because I have modified my TM to provide AC power to the refrig and converter even with the TM closed and the power cord stowed. This was on Wade's "wish list" long ago, and made so much sense that I went ahead and did it. Now I could, in fact, run my refrig "forever" on AC.
We use the "run forever" modification primarily when we get home from a trip late in the day, and we are just too beat to open and clean the unit right away. It is far easier to just back into the driveway, plug an extension cord into the "run forever" mod, and go to bed. Next day - or the day after, sometimes - we open the TM and remove the food from the still-running refrig.
The disadvantage of running the refrigerator for a REALLY long time, of course, is that frost builds up in the freezer - at least in areas of the country that have some humidity. In that case, your 36-hour suggestion is certainly the way to go.
Bill