I too like my beer cold! Me thinks my 12V element or wiring is not so efficient. So..... Mark, Thanks for pointers on 12V element wiring. Did you replace the wiring to 12V element? If so, did you "upgrade" to larger guage wire? I'm thinking this would handle the load better, so would last longer.
Neil.
On 2/13/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > The other option is to repair the 12 volts fridge wiring so it works > well on 12 volts like it did when new. > > I did that and now it ices up driving on 12 volts like it does on > propane. Also I added a separate red led to the Westy kitchen cabinet by > the stove knobs that tells me when there is 12 volts on the 12 volt > element of the fridge. That way I can let it run on 12 volts even with > the engine off for those stops Frank talks about as well as tell it is > set to 12 volts even without opening the door to check and letting the > cold out. Also at the same time I ran test leads directly from the 12 > volt element so I can measure exactly what voltage the element is really > getting. That is the real problem. The wiring degrades over 15-20 years > and the fridge stops cooling as well on 12 volts if it even cools at > all. The power wires as well as the fridge ground wire must be making > good connections or the voltage at the element will be too low for > decent cooling. > > Mark > cold beer is a good thing > |
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