Date:         Mon, 24 Apr 2000 16:40:49 -0500
Reply-To:     Katherine Maas <kathmaas@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Katherine Maas <kathmaas@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
Subject:      Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
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About the aux. battery, the relay under the driver's seat of your
'91 westy is not for a aux. battery.
That relay that you mentioned is for the refrigerator.
It turns the refrigerator on and off, while it's running
on the 12 volt setting, depending on if the alternator is charging or not.

I have been wondering for some time whether my 87 Westy had some built in
mechanism to turn off the fridge when it was set to run on 12 volt and the
motor wasn't running.  The reason I suspected this was that occasionally
when I forgot to switch the fridge off myself, and left the car parked, the
battery didn't seem to discharge at all.  Is that what this snippet implies?
There is nothing I can find in my owner's manual about this, and it would
sure make life a lot simpler if I didn't have to worry all the time about
shutting off the fridge every time I park the van.

Can anyone enlighten me on this question?

Kath, Rob and Vanita (87 Westy)
North Vancouver

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