Date:         Sun, 9 Mar 2014 15:25:37 -0700
Reply-To:     Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Electric: Where should +12V to camping fusebox and relay
              originate?
Comments: To: Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca>
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In the OEM configuration, + power to the camper appliances/lights
should connect to the 30 buss. (B+) I have modified it since, but on
my older style ceramic fuse type fuse panel, that wire connected to
the "backside" (pre fuse) buss at a fuse. IIRC, the '85 could have
either the older or newer style fuse panel.

AFAIK, the Vanagon would not originally have a headlight relay; hi/low
beam is switched at the hi/low beam switch only.

It sounds to me like there is a battery isolator relay and the stock
fridge relay in the aux battery box under the driver seat.

I'm sure I'll be corrected by the experts if I'm wrong, but, if one
connects an extra + supply wire to an existing functioning circuit, it
is simply redundant. It's the loads on that circuit that  might
potentially overload the circuit.


Neil.

On 3/9/14, Poppie Jagersand <poppie.jagersand@yahoo.ca> wrote:
>
>
> I'm trying to re-wire the camping power right in my '85 full Westy camper.

>
> Two things appear wrong:
> 1. The power into the camping circuit is switched (only on when engine
> running), while Bentley page 97.32b shows that it should be unswitched
> battery power. I'm afraid this may overload another circuit and it's
> switching relay.
>
> The input to the camping circuit is the thickest (2.5mm^2) read wire. Does
> the other end of that connect to the fuse panel under the dash? Or
> elsewhere? What terminal under the dash should it go to?
>
> I was also curious what relay under the dash does the switching of the 12V
> for things like the headlights?
>



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