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Date:         Mon, 24 Apr 2000 20:32:41 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@IBM.NET>
Subject:      Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
Comments: To: Katherine Maas <kathmaas@NORTELNETWORKS.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <13E2EF604DE5D111B2E50000F80824E803F1EF07@zwdld001.ca.norte l.com>
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At 17:40 4/24/2000, Katherine Maas wrote:
>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


The 3-way fridge operates on 12v only when the motor is actually
running.  When the alternator begins to charge it actuates the relay under
the driver's seat and gives power to the fridge.


david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
  http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"
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