Date: Wed, 29 Dec 1999 17:22:51 -0800
Reply-To: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
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From: Davidson <wdavidson@THEGRID.NET>
Subject: Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
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Actually, the 12 volt should get the fridge just as cold as propane or 110v.
But the power must not be interrupted by turning the engine off. In the
stock set up, the relay disconnects the fridge from the starter battery when
the engine is shut off. If the power is interrupted it takes the fridge
awhile to get the cooling cycle going again. Under these circumstances the
12v operation will not get the fridge as cold as propane. So if you're on
12v and you stop at the store for beer you better keep the engine idling if
you want to keep it cold. :)
Bill
-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Winget <dnswinget@CSI.COM>
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 4:28 PM
Subject: Re: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
>todd the green LED only indicates the burner is lit. my experience is 12v
>will not cool down the fridge it only maitains temp (but not so well). it
>probably works the y get really fussy when they sit without being used.
>
>Dan
>I am not an expert these are just my experiences
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Todd Evans <tsevans@IX.NETCOM.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Date: Wednesday, December 29, 1999 7:16 PM
>Subject: More on the - '83 Westy Fridge Won't Light
>
>
>>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>wow such quick responses are great.
>>
>>Here's where I am at now:
>>
>>I've got the van plug into 120 and I switched to the appropriate settings
>>for the fridge but the LED is not coming on. I've got a radio plugged
into
>>the AC outlet and that works so I know power is getting to the van. The
>>sun will be setting soon so I will try to light the fridge again in a
>>while. Are there any tests I can do to make sure the fridge actually
works
>>at all? When we first got our Westy we tried to run the fridge off the
>>battery while we were driving. The battery indicator went from green to
>>yellow when we switched on the fridge. I took that to mean that the
fridge
>>was drawing power.
>>
>>Thoughts?
>>
>>thanks again
>>
>>Todd Evans
>
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