Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 07:18:55 -0500
Reply-To: selten <selten2@ATTBI.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: selten <selten2@ATTBI.COM>
Subject: Re: Still no AC
Jim,
It is not that hard to trace out at what point the power stops.
First, Do you have some sort of tester? This could be anything that will
read AC ,from a multimeter to a pigtail socket and a light bulb. I have the
interior of my Westy out so I see the path plainly in front of me . The
power goes from the back of the Camper outlet on the side of the van to the
breaker mounted down low on the left side. From the breaker it goes to the
receptacle just below it. From there it goes to the receptacle under the
sink on the upper left side. I would check the receptacle below the breaker
with the tester and if no power is there then take the camper port off the
side of the van and make sure the connections are clean and tight. If all is
well at that point then you need to test to see if power is coming to the
breaker and if it is then why it is not going beyond the breaker. If you do
have power to the breaker and it stays in the set position after a reset
then the breaker might be bad,Bad internals or it has given up the ghost!
Also you mention No AC to the fridge, Is it plugged in under the sink?
Good luck .
Tom Czerniak
I am an electrician and for safeties sake wear gloves and Eye protection .
Do not allow the hot wire to touch metal or you might have a short to
ground and you will then experience freehand welding. The Colored wire
should be the hot ,the white is the neutral and the bare wire is the ground.
Take care
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim & Wilma Quan" <thequan@SBCGLOBAL.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 9:10 PM
Subject: Still no AC
> Thanks for all of the replies... The breaker reset is just inside the
lower
> cabinet next to the bench seat on the breaker panel to the left of the
CGFI
> plug. I pushed in the breaker reset button, seemed pretty uninspiring, no
> click, snap, buzz or anything to indicate that it is actually doing
> something. Regardless, I am still without AC power to my fridge. Left it
> overnight just to make sure. Confident in the shore line cord and the
house
> (garage) plug, so I am not sure where to look next? Am I going to have to
> take that breaker panel off? I am not a great electrician!
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
>
> --
> Jim Quan
> '91 Syncro Westy
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