Date:         Thu, 17 Aug 2000 17:48:20 -0700
Reply-To:     Bill Davidson <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
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From:         Bill Davidson <wdavidson@thegrid.net>
Subject:      Re: Cabin Lights, Sink et al
Comments: To: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com>
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> My brain is having a bad week.  The cabin lights and sink are hot all the
> time, so obviously they don't get power from the fridge relay.  The only
> solution would be to rewire them to the aux. battery directly--probably
not
> worth the trouble.  Does anyone know the routing of these wires
(especially
> the cabin lights)?  Do they go anywhere near the sink cabinets, or do they
> go along the roof and over the door?

Jay,
In my 90 Westy Syncro the cabin light is wired via the main fuse panel...
the wire is routed up the post (between the driver's door and the
windshield), then to the dome light, then back through the body to the cabin
light fixture.... as I remember, to split it off and not have it on the same
circuit with the dome light you have to run a new wire from the dome light,
down the post and then back to the aux battery...

Or you could put that whole circuit (think it includes the radio, cig
lighter, etc.) on with the aux batt by intercepting it behind the
appropriate fuse in the main panel and then running wire under carpet
parallel to the stock wire that goes from the main panel back to power the
auxiliary battery.

It's all lots of fun!!! :)

Having the fridge and the sink circuits together is easy... just make sure
they are run to the same source in the aux batt box...

Bill