Vanagon EuroVan
Previous messageNext messagePrevious in topicNext in topicPrevious by same authorNext by same authorPrevious page (June 2013, week 4)Back to main VANAGON pageJoin or leave VANAGON (or change settings)ReplyPost a new messageSearchProportional fontNon-proportional font
Date:         Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:07:28 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: refrigerator behavior
Comments: To: jpalmer@MYMTS.NET
In-Reply-To:  <COL125-W445CDF6B371035C80C35C2B88A0@phx.gbl>
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed

At 05:01 PM 6/24/2013, Jeff Palmer wrote:
>On my 85 I'm pretty sure I've seen the green LED stay lit when I
>switched from propane to DC (If I recall correctly).


The thermocouple goes a fraction of a volt negative to the rest of
the vehicle when the flame is lit.  This gets amplified by the LED panel.


When you run the fridge on DC, the current draw raises the LED panel
ground slightly with respect to the fridge itself, simulating the
effect of the thermocouple.  Now that I've documented it you can
consider it a feature that lets you see when the fridge is on DC.  Or
a bug that prevents you from telling whether the flame is still on
when the fridge is on DC.


Yrs,
d
Back to: Top of message | Previous page | Main VANAGON page

Please note - During the past 17 years of operation, several gigabytes of Vanagon mail messages have been archived. Searching the entire collection will take up to five minutes to complete. Please be patient!

Return to the archives @ gerry.vanagon.com

The vanagon mailing list archives are copyright (c) 1994-2011, and may not be reproduced without the express written permission of the list administrators. Posting messages to this mailing list grants a license to the mailing list administrators to reproduce the message in a compilation, either printed or electronic. All compilations will be not-for-profit, with any excess proceeds going to the Vanagon mailing list.

Any profits from list compilations go exclusively towards the management and operation of the Vanagon mailing list and vanagon mailing list web site.