Guys.... they are (were) talking about a Coleman fridge--not the Westy fridge!
Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/13/2002 10:16:26 AM Please respond to wilden1@JUNO.COM Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM cc: Subject: Re: Running fridge on battery
I've been told that the 12v fridge only worked with the ignition on. I've never run mine on 12v so I can't speak farther on it but that seems to be a reasonable function to expect. Since I've got a point set distributor I never leave my ignition for anything without the vehicle running. Stan Wilder 83 Air Cooled Westfalia On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:05:49 -0400 Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM> writes: > Definitely forget it. The 12v mode sucks IMHO. If you leave it on > and you > do not have an aux battery, 2 hours MAX. If it were not for propane > mode, > my fridge would never be used................. > Adam P > > 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick) > 70 Single Cab "Whitey" > 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller" > 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop) > 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg > Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled) > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Rob Gunter" <rgunter@SEC-TN.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 9:23 AM > Subject: Running fridge on battery > > > > You can pretty much forget that if you will be camping for any > length of > > time. To verify this, check the power rating of the fridge and > compare it > > to an aux battery (amp rating X 12V = Power). I don't even think > you can > > keep up with a solar cell too. > > > > That is why folks use a 3 way fridge (12V, 120V, Propane) > > > > Rob > > > > http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/PassportPl/gunter01/ > > > ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/. |
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