Date:         Mon, 30 Jul 2001 08:48:07 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Odd electrical observance
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You might check the grounds in the area (at the water tank and from there
to the body), but in general it's probably normal.  The LED lights up
whenever the thermocouple lead goes a few millivolts negative to the LED
panel ground lead.  The way the grounds are set up makes it quite plausible
that running the water pump would pull the panel ground a few millivolts
positive relative to the fridge ground -- that's all it would
take.  Usually when you run the water you aren't looking at the LED panel,
I suspect -- mine has behaved this way as long as I remember.

d

At 06:24 AM 7/30/2001, Frank Condelli wrote:
>      This past week while out on a camping trip and having my fridge
>plugged in to the 110 volt line at the camp ground, I noticed that when I ran
>the sink water tap the fridge LED light on the control panel would lite up.
>Anyone seen this before and have an explanation why this is occurring ?  I
>have had my '87 Westy for over eight years and this is the first time I
>noticed this oddity.  The fridge LED light is normally lite only when running
>on propane.  Never seen it light up any other time until now.  Some new Volks
>gremlin on the loose ?

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