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Date:         Wed, 15 Mar 2006 14:02:09 -0700
Reply-To:     bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         bueses <bueses@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: 12V fridge necessary?
Comments: To: Joy Hecht <jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU>
In-Reply-To:  <MXi95HfqR77bieLYCT4000047a6@mx.africa-online.net>
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on 3/15/06 1:47 PM, Joy Hecht at jhecht@ALUM.MIT.EDU wrote:


> Why transfer your fridge from your starter battery to your auxiliary
> battery?  Then you have to worry about draining the aux. battery if you
> don't switch to propane when you stop.
>
> If you just leave it as they set it up, and run on 12 volt while driving,
> there's no risk of draining the battery when you park 'cause it won't stay
> on battery.


That's the way I have my westy set up.


Tom
>
> On many fridges the propane will blow out if you drive with the van on
> propane.  It doesn't do any harm - no leaking propane - but you could just
> drive with the fridge on 12 volt.
>
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