Mark & Neil: What am I missing in this discussion about hooking the fridge relay to the aux battery? It seems to me there are two options: (A) keep the fridge relay. Then why move it to the aux battery since it only works when the alt is charging? Don't mess with the fridge wiring at all. (B) remove the relay--and wire the fridge to the aux battery so you can run the fridge on 12V whenever you want. In that case, an external indicator light added to the kitchen panel would be good, since the 7 amp heater in the fridge could run your aux battery down overnight. But why try to figure out how to move the relay to the aux battery? Admittedly, my thinking is contaminated by my purely manual setup that I inherited (well, really, purchased) of no relay and a battery switch. And, yes, I have run my aux battery down, but not from the fridge.... Richard Boulder |
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