Date:         Wed, 10 Nov 1999 18:02:58 -0800
Reply-To:     Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
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From:         Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject:      Re: Another Fridge Question
Comments: To: Bill Johnson <bjohns@DTX.NET>
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Bill,
In my opinion (and the owner's manual), it is not safe to leave the fridge
on propane while driving.... (the exception to this might be while driving
on a back country 4WD road). Of course, if nothing goes wrong it is safe..
but if you have an accident... or if you are filling up at a gas station...
or you are filling up your propane tank... it is definately not safe. IMHO
it is best to run on 12 volt if you are on pavement... perhaps it is good
that it blows out.. just in case you forget to switch over.

My fridge seems to work just as well on 12v as on propane. That's because I
have an auxiliary battery that keeps it powered when I stop someplace and
turn off the ignition... The key is that if you don't have an auxiliary
battery, then every time you make a stop the fridge get disconnected from
the 12 volt power. I have been told that if you turn off the power to the
fridge even for a couple of minutes it takes 1/2 to 1 hour for the fridge to
get up to speed again after turning the 12 volt power back on (starting the
engine).
So the answer is to either get an auxiliary battery or to not turn off the
ignition when you stop or to not stop.

Bill
90 Westy Syncro




>I wanted to leave my fridge on gas while driving this weekend.
>The flame blew out.
>
>1. Is this safe?
>2. How do I keep it lit?
>3. Is there a way to increase the cooling on DC?
>
>Bill
>