Hi All,

I'm a complete wiring dummy so please forgive me for these questions that may quite likely be self evident, silly questions! But I could really appreciate the help ! :o)

I would really like to power my cabin fixtures with the aux battery I just installed for my propex.

I would like to have a heavy duty 12v plug to power my laptop and any kitchen appliances I may like. And down the road perhaps a good inverter.

I am running the Propex off of the Rear heater Switch. (rear heater removed) And ran a fused power wire up to the switch from the new aux battery.

I capped and labeled the original power wire that went to the switch and thought that it might make a nice Switch On wire for my soon to be new stereo!?

Are you saying to leave the fuse out of #3 completely? And then run the aux power supply wire up to this E3 multiprong connector "thing" ?

Not sure what you mean by it, but I guess if I follow up the wire I will see it?

Did you happen to get a pic? :o)

What type & size of fuse are you using? And where does it go?

Thanks so much !!!

JC

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I have to say that I suspect Mark Drillock has done and posted this mod, > but I can't recall. Anyhow, probably like a lot of you Vanagon Westy owners, > I have been powering my interior lights, radio, and cig. lighter from my > auxiliary battery by running a (fused) wire up and into the bottom contact > of the #3 fuse spot (fuse removed) on panel. This works ok, but its sort of > a kludge. I looked at the wiring diagram and noticed that there is a spare > connection on “E” multiprong connector, “E3″, that goes directly to the > circuit that fuse #3 powers. I have a bunch of scavenged wire pigtails that > have the molex-type connecter on one end. Connect one of those pigtails to > the aux. battery wire, and pop the other end into “E3″. Fuse spot #3 is left > without fuse as before. > > alistair