I rigged my alarm so it sends out a 50 watt signal to my beeper on CB frequency 27.195. It has never gone off, but it is nice to know I can walk miles away from my camper into the woods and still be alerted if someone breaks in. The fridge uses no power but that noise you here is a little cooling fan that will come on in hot weather. That little fan doesn't use enough power for you to worry--it would take a week for it to drain much from your battery. >I'm looking for a simple and inexpensive alarm for my '87 Westy. I've >found an audiovox that is triggered by either shock or a voltage >fluctuation. It's only two wires to install. I'm wondering if the >refrigerator is going to be a problem though. I want to use the alarm >when we're off day hiking or shopping etc. and I normally leave the >refrigerator running on gas. Does anyone know if the refrigerator uses >any electric when it's running off the lp? I didn't think that it did >but when I listen closely it sounds like there might be a whirring >sound of some kind. ___________________________________ Derek Drew drew@interport.net (main address for e-mail) derekdrew@aol.com (alternate/backup address, checked infrequently)
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