Date: Mon, 30 Dec 2013 13:36:03 -0800
Reply-To: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Camper question
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Alain,
You are confusing the 120v wiring with the 12 volt wiring. That outlet is
for running the fridge off shore power. On 12v the fridge has a relay under
the driver's seat that only allows it to run when the engine is running.
You need to hook up a 12v charger of sufficient capacity to run your 12v
items, and you could use this outlet to plug it in.
Most folks install an isolated second battery and power the often used 12v
items from it. Your charger can charge both batteries and run your 12v
stuff as long as it's powerful enough.
The EVC had all this, the Westy does not.
Stuart (I've owned both too, and also sold my '97 EVC money pit and bought
an '85 Westy)
-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Alain Thibault
Sent: Monday, December 30, 2013 1:19 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Camper question
Thanks for your help, however there is only one plug where the fridge is
plugged in my 1986 and it is used by the fridge. If I were to unplug the
fridge or use a double plug adaptor and use that plug if I understand
properly, I would need to buy a charger and run a wire to the coach battery
so that the coach battery gets charged?
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> On 2013-12-30, at 10:17, Dug Smith <dug@dugbert.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Alain,
>
>> On 12/30/2013 10:09 AM, Alain Thibault wrote:
>> Sorry for the crazy question...just sold my 1993 Westfalia Eurovan and
bought a 1986 Westfalia. On the Eurovan Westy (Canadian model) when it was
plugged, lights , fridge, aux.heater fan, and all the camper equipment,
would be running off the offshore current, not the coach battery, but It
would also charge the battery when plugged. My question: with the 1986, my
understanding is that when plugged the coach battery does not get charged,
and the electrical camper parts like the lights ( except for the fridge,
etc) are still running off the coach battery not the offshore current... Is
my understanding correct?
>> Thanks again
>> Alain
>
> The Vanagon doesn't have an onboard charger, but there is a spare socket
under the sink (next to where the fridge plugs in) that you can use to plug
a charger in. I have a marine charger that charges both batteries when
shore power is plugged in :o)
>
> toodle pip,
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