> Ordinarily the fridge is then connected straight to the aux. battery -- but > personally I would consider retaining the fridge relay and using its output > to drive the charging relay. This means that the fridge still won't run on > DC unless the motor is running, but it also means that you won't come back > in a few hours and find the aux battery flat b/c you forgot to shift the > fridge to gas. Your choice. Very true. However, I have found it very convenient to not have to get in the back and start the fridge on propane every time I want to shut the engine off. With an Optima deep cycle battery I won't even bother with propane for a 2 hour stop! Very nice and the food stays cold even when I forget about switching to propane... and the draw down is not harmful to an Optima. Bill |
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