Date: Thu, 13 Jun 2002 13:53:18 -0500
Reply-To: "joe@cedar.net" <joe@CEDAR.NET>
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From: "joe@cedar.net" <joe@CEDAR.NET>
Subject: Re: Simple auxillary battery question
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Does the Dometic Draw DC while on Propane--Ran an overnight test
aftercleaning mine and my already weak and only battery was
nearly a dud when I went to start it today.
On Thu, 13 Jun 2002, Tim Hannink wrote:
> Yes, Group 41's just like the starting batteries.
>
> The Dometic RC160E draws 8 amps all the time, it isn't thermostatically
> controlled during DC operation.
>
> Tim Hannink
> Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
> Winter Park, Florida
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>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jay L Snyder <Jay.L.Snyder@usa.dupont.com>
> To: Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: Simple auxillary battery question
>
>
> >
> > What kind of battery did the factory aux. set-ups use? Group 41? How
> much
> > juice did those fridges draw? Just wondering.
> >
> > Jay
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/13/2002
> > 02:27:06 PM
> >
> > Please respond to Tim Hannink <tjhannink@EARTHLINK.NET>
> >
> > Sent by: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
> >
> >
> > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > cc:
> > Subject: Re: Simple auxillary battery question
> >
> >
> > And some of us whose Westfalia campers didn't come with propane fridges.
> >
> > Tim Hannink
> > Goldibox - 1987 Vanagon Camper, Wolfsburg Edition
> > Winter Park, Florida
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~tjhannink/
> > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/wolfsburg_campers
> > http://photos.yahoo.com/tjhannink Vanagon Album
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Andrew Fox <afox@CNR.COLOSTATE.EDU>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 2:04 PM
> > Subject: Re: Simple auxillary battery question
> >
> >
> > <SNIP>
> > > the optimas are for people with fat
> > > purses and expensive stereo's that want to use their boom box in the
> > > middle ofthe woods.
> > >
> > > good luck,
> > > Andrew Fox (trying to keep the price of owning a westy reasonable)
> > >
> > >SNIP>
> >
> >
> >
>
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