Date:         Wed, 27 Mar 2002 17:11:21 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: running fridge on propane while driving
Comments: To: Craig Oda - Personal email <craigoda@COMMUNITYBUILDERS.INFO>
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At 04:40 PM 3/27/2002, Craig Oda - Personal email wrote:
>driving?  On the Westfalia.org site, there is a lot of talk about the
>dangers of this, but I can't find warnings about running the
>refridgerator in the VW documentation, so I'm wondering if the risk is
>actually fairly minimal under normal conditions.

IMO the risk is essentially zero.  The device is designed to run that way,
the air inlet is several feet off the ground, and it's the only practical
way to use the thing if you're not driving continuously for long
periods.  And if you *are* driving continously, the battery mode has no
thermostat so it will run flat-out even if it's freezing everythign in the
box (yeah, I know...real likely.  But ask Darrel Boehler about his lettuce).

david


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