Date:         Wed, 23 Sep 2009 23:28:59 -0600
Reply-To:     Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Bob Stevens <mtbiker62@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: aux battery and fridge
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Along with what Loren says about the Vitrifrigo rather than the Norcold, I'd
also suggest running a large (4 or 6 gauge) wire directly from the
alternator up to, in my case, the Sure Power 1315 Separator. I don't have a
lot of "miles" on this set up and have only camped once with it, but I'm
confident it recharges the batteries much faster than the OE wiring.Mark
Drillock did this as a "fix" for poor charging when he installed his
Vitrifrigo and noticed he had a devil of a time keeping a charge/getting his
aux battery to recharge after hours of driving. I only used mine over a 5
day period and at 3 different campsites but my kitchen panel light never
left green. I didn't take a battery reading so can't be very scientific
about this report. I also have the 4 UB12220 mototcycle/wheel chair
batteries in the aux box and like that 88AH set up.

Bob Stevens
'87 Syncro Westy

On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 9:57 PM, Loren Busch <starwagen@gmail.com> wrote:

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> You're talking about putting in a setup identical to mine, Norcold and 100
> AH battery.  BTW, why not go with the Vitrofigio instead of the Norcold?
> I've compared them and would choose the Vitrofigio next time.
>