Date:         Sun, 10 Nov 2013 07:00:22 -0500
Reply-To:     Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Refrigerator and water pump circuits
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        OK, I can do this but I would like to know if you want the keep the relay or discard the relay ?  I always discard the relay unless the customer wants the relay method of connecting the aux and main batteries then I just use that relay.  So here’s how to do the wiring if you want to discard that relay:  The two big red wires the go from the relay to the ceramic fuse holder behind the drivers seat are connected directly to your aux battery, this will power the fridge 12v operation and the 12v for the sink pump and light board on the sink panel.  The red/black wire and blue wire can be disconnected.  The re/black wire will have power in it so you will need to cap it off or disconnect it from the power source at the main fuse panel.  The blue wire is the ground control from the alternator that turns on the relay when it’s putting out 12v power.  That red/black wire I re-use to bring power from the aux battery through a new OEM fuse added to the fuse panel to supply power to the radio, interior lights and cigarette lighter, to do this you need to find those supply wires on the back of the fuse panel and cut them off and connect them to the new circuit.  NOW:  if you want to keep the relay to keep the fridge from running unless the engine is running then all you need to do is remove the red/black wire front the relay, cap it off or disconnect it at the main fuse panel then add a new 12 gauge wire from your aux battery to the relay pin where you removed the red/black wire.

On Nov 9, 2013, at 9:19 PM, Automatic digest processor <LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> wrote:

> Can someone walk me through disconnecting that relay and =
> the two ceramic fuses?



Cheers,    

Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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