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Date:         Wed, 4 Jul 2007 10:05:25 -0700
Reply-To:     neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         neil <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Refrigerator wiring
Comments: To: Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net>
In-Reply-To:  <000501c7be5a$f3b09ac0$020aa8c0@PAULSCOMPUTER>
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What year is your van?

Neil.

On 7/4/07, Paul Chubbuck <paul@takingflight.net> wrote: > In my attempts to improve the efficiency of my old Dometic, I added a small > interior fan, a larger rear fan, and an manual override switch for the rear > fan. > > I just noticed that if one or both of the fans is on, I get a "false > positive" flame light. In other words, the green light indicating flame is > glowing even if the flame isn't. Turning off the fan(s), it still works > correctly. > > I'm a "by guess and by God" kind of electrician, so I'm guessing that I > inadvertantly tapped into the wrong live wire (it is yellow) when looking > for an electrical supply on the refrigerators top electrical panel. Can > anyone help me understand what I did wrong and how to find a live wire that > won't affect anything else negatively? If it helps, the ground I tapped > into was blue. > > Thanks, > Paul >

-- Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.

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