Hey Chuck, I find the fridge does not work as well on 12V as it does on propane in SuperVan. Also, on my van, if the ignition is off, the fridge is off. I do not know if this is true for all Westy's or just my early one. I never run it on 12V anymore, always propane. Hope this helps. ...JMM Justin M. Mayrand 1980 Westy "SuperVan"
On Jul 18, 2005, at 3:08 PM, Chuck Reisinger wrote: > My Frig isn't doing so well running on 12v when underway..... thought > in theory - that you could run the frig while underway or parked for > 1-2 hours....changng over to propane when stopped for longer > periods or > for the night..... new batteries and frig update completed by > GoWesty.....talked with Chris at GW...he told me the aux battery > doesn't charge at the same rate as the main....I didn't know > this.....he suggested just staying on propane....btw: frig works like > a champ on 110.... > > So....is the 12v frig feature a WASTE? Is there anything that can be > done to resolve this? > > Would installing a new alt help? > > Thanks much > > |
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