Date:         Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:41:23 -0500
Reply-To:     Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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From:         Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Frig on 12v
Comments: To: Chuck Reisinger <chuckphoto@EARTHLINK.NET>
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I don't like to run down the road with the propane on in case of an
accident. One of the advantages of diesel is that it won't explode like
gas, so I don't like to erase that advantage by creating another kind
of bomb. So when I'm driving, I'm on 12v.

That has always been OK until recently, and I find that running the two
12v fans on the dash seems to rob the refrigerator of power and
therefore it runs warmer. Anyone who knows more about electrical stuff
than me (that is to say anybody at all) is free to tell me why this is
impossible, but it seems that the more 12v stuff you run the poorer the
fridge performance is.

Jim

On Jul 18, 2005, at 2:08 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
>