Date:         Mon, 10 Apr 2000 17:29:13 -0700
Reply-To:     frank & susan malinowski <yakers@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         frank & susan malinowski <yakers@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Disconnect 12V System?
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Is there an easy way to disconnect the 12V connection to the refrigerator
and maybe the whole 12V system? Like just pulling a plug line? On my Westy
there are three connections to the positive terminal. One is very thick and
the obvious lead, one is fairly thick and red and then there are two
thinner red wires sharing the same attachment . If I disconnect one of
these will it break the cooler circuit? I am having a problem keeping the
battery charged. I charge it up overnight and it will start but if it sits
more than one day it will not start. The battery is fairly new (1999). The
connections look good, the ground line was retightned, the started replaced
with a known working unit. But there is something draining power or the
battery is bad in that it will not hold a charge. Any suggestions? This all
started a week ago after our first camping trip so maybe there is a
connection to the 12V system.




Frank, Susan & Michael Malinowski
1985 Westy, Pasadena CA

"A man with one watch knows what time it is,
a man with two watches is never sure..."  -  Albert Einstein