I might suggest a new 12v receptacle wired straight = to the battery with heavier wire.  There are some very nice flush = (panel) mount 12v receptacles available at West Marine.  Just make = sure you fuse the receptacle with an appropriate fuse.

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.C= OM]On Behalf
> Of Davidson
> Sent: Monday, April 10, 2000 8:15 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Will my alternator survive a TV = VCR combo?
>
>
> Keith,
> Well, it is a good sign that the TV set comes = with a cigarette lighter
> plug...
> Can you tell us how many amps it draws?
> My guess would be that it will be okay on the = alternator, but
> I might have
> some concern for how many amps they are putting = through the cigarette
> lighter socket.... the wires that supply it are = pretty
> small... I forget the
> gauge.
>
> Bill
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Olsen = <VintagePkr@AOL.COM>
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM = <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Date: Sunday, April 09, 2000 7:36 PM
> Subject: Will my alternator survive a TV VCR = combo?
>
>
> Hi all,
> We are prepping our 87 Wolfsburg automatic for = a trip from NY
> to Orlando for
> the kids first Disney trip.  Now today, = while hoofing it
> through our local
> wherehouse type store we happened upon a small = AC/DC color
> TV/VCR combo with
> cigarette lighter power plug (now we're not = real TV addicts
> but the thought
> of making a trip of that distance with a 10 = & 2yr old in the back is a
> challenge that a few well placed feature flix = could help us
> conquer)  Is
> there any threshold of power draw that I should = look for in
> such a plug in
> unit running a stock alternator?  Could = such a unit hasten
> the demise of an
> otherwise healthy charging system?  Would = it help that it is
> an automatic
> and
> that in order to keep up with highway speed, = revs of steady
> 3800ish is not
> uncommon?
> TIA
> Keith Olsen
> 87 Wolfsburg GL
> 82 Diesel L
> 79 Loaf
> 85 Golf diesel
>