Date:         Mon, 18 Jul 2005 13:27:39 -0700
Reply-To:     Chuck Reisinger <chuckphoto@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Chuck Reisinger <chuckphoto@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: Frig on 12v
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On Jul 18, 2005, at 1:06 PM, Michael Elliott wrote:

> I, for one, look forward to hearing ideas about this.
>
> The fridge should not care where the heat used to boil the
> water/ammonia
> solution comes from. A propane flame, 12V or 120V. The electrical
> heater
> is a dual-voltage part, with both halves rated at 85 watts. Watts is
> pretty much heat in a case like this, so 12V or 120V,  the performance
> should be the same.
>
> http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/fridge.htm
>
> That's the reefer. I run both LP and 12V when I am driving -- my LP
> flame does not blow out. But I've never seen a difference between LP or
> 12V alone when driving.
>
> GoWesty's explanation, about charge rate issues. Hm, I have a problem
> with that. As long as the battery is providing 12 volts or more, the
> reefer should be heating and cooling fine. So I'd check to see if the
> battery is providing the voltage. Make sure the battery is charged
> (drive for a few hours). If the battery does not provide 12 volts when
> the reefer is set to 12V (can't do that indefinitely, the reefer pulls
> 7
> amps when on 12V, but a few hours, anyway) then either the battery is
> not actually receiving a charge or it is a bad battery.
>
> --
>
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> Carlsbad, CA
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> On 7/18/2005 12:08 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
>>
>