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• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Tom Rowsell
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 15:17:36 -0400
  ...Also I added a separate red led to the Westy kitchen cabinet by > the stove knobs that tells me when there is 12 volts...
• Re: electrical systems
  Historical mailing list - James Cook
  Thu, 19 May 1994 15:20:59 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Living on 12 Volts with Ample Power Lots of schematics, sources of 12 volt tweaking supplies, lists, etc. etc. The 12 Volt Bible For...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - George Jannini
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 09:50:21 -0400
  ...Might be why refer doesn't work on 12 volt, eh? >> 12 volt supply is only used to maintian cooling in the box when...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Vickers
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:02:46 -0800
  ...Fridge=Beer > > The other option is to repair the 12 volts fridge wiring so it works > well on 12 volts like it did when...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:28:48 -0800
  ...On 2/13/07, Mark Drillock <drillock@earthlink.net> wrote: > The other option is to repair the 12 volts fridge wiring so it works...
• Re: 24 VOLTS IN 12 VOLT BUS
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Sun, 29 Nov 1998 00:34:31 -0800
  ARKADY MIRVIS wrote: > > Hi, fellows: > > Open to suggestion, idea of how to power a 24 volt, 500 watts device in > a 12 volt bus...
• 12 volt timer
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mac
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:34:02 -0400
  Does anybody know where i can find a 12 volt timer. I would like to hook one up on my propex heater so it...
• 12 Volt Halogens (was RE: generators vs. camping (long and tiresome))
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 03 Nov 1994 13:18:23 PDT
  ...Lighting of all types (inclding Halogen, flourescent, etc) is >available for 12 volts and is very efficient. Where does one find 12 volt Halogens...
• Re: Dometic won't light troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Tue, 15 Jul 2008 16:05:41 -0700
  Stock Westy wiring only permits the 3 way fridge to run on 12 volts while the engine is running! The fridge does not require...
• the importance of good electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 24 Jun 2010 23:03:54 -0700
  I was reading "The 12 volt Doctor's Practical Handbook for the boats electric system" this evening, for the umpteenth time (slow learner), and...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:58:53 -0800
  ...Also I added a separate red led to the Westy kitchen cabinet by > > the stove knobs that tells me when there is 12 volts...
• Re: Fridge Wiring question
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:39:17 -0700
  You are right, no thermostatic control on 12 volts. The wiring of that internal fridge switch is not really covered in any detail in...
• Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:24:16 -0700
  ...Pulling the arm, I got 12 Volt reading but the motor won't run. Took it out, tried it with a battery's power...
• 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schiebel
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 22:19:19 EDT
  Hi, Well I just took my fridge out to check connections and the 12 volt heater. I had a problem with the Fridge running...
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 12:21:40 -0800
  The main thing is to first measure and record the voltage all along the path into and out of the 12 volt element. Then...
• Re: Wobbly Still Won't Go... Gurus pleassssse heeellllllppppp...
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 19 Jul 2002 21:06:08 -0700
  You need to find out why the relays are not providing 12 volts to the FI and ignition system. I have seen a couple...
• Re: '84 Westy Electrics - Stupid Questions
  Historical mailing list - David Garth
  Sun, 25 Jun 1995 06:35:45 -0700 (PDT)
  In all the stock Westy's I've seen, there is no connection between the 12 volt and 120 volt system. i.e. your...
• 24 VOLTS IN 12 VOLT BUS
  Historical mailing list - ARKADY MIRVIS
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 23:53:36 -0800
  Hi, fellows: Open to suggestion, idea of how to power a 24 volt, 500 watts device in a 12 volt bus. Thanks. Ark.
• Re: the importance of good electrical connections
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 08:08:45 -0700
  ...On 12 Volt, the cabin light draws: 40 Watt divided by 12 Volt > = 3.3 Ampere, it has: 12 Volt divided by 3.3...
• Re: 12 volt timer
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:54:00 -0500
  ...I need a 12 > volt timer. >
• Re: Fridge=Beer
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Tue, 13 Feb 2007 10:09:45 -0800
  The other option is to repair the 12 volts fridge wiring so it works well on 12 volts like it did when new. I...
• Re: Facet's water pump
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Tue, 10 Jun 2003 15:01:32 -0700
  ...So try direct 12 volts to the pump (not through the faucet switch). If the pump works with direct 12 volts, then I'd...
• Re: '66 microbus, 6-to-12 volt conversion questions
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 5 Mar 1996 22:14:11 -0500
  I am back to work on my '66 standard microbus and was thinking about the 6 to 12 volt conversion I plan to do...
• Heating Drinking Water
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 02 Aug 94 12:06:35 EDT
  ...Buy the spare part for the refrigerator that heats the back off 12 volt current. Get one or more of these little 12 volt...
• Re: Fridge wireing?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 09:28:47 -0700
  ...brown = +12 for fan black = +12 for 12 volts heating element (from 12 volt heating element relay) blue = ground (for the above 12 volts...
• Re: +24v electrical system Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 20:36:57 -0600
  ...I used to have a 33 foot Champion Motorhome, and I had the 12 volt/24 volt setup. Worked good. John Rodgers 88 GL...
• Re: Dometic Frig Will not stay cold with DC current
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 1 Jun 2012 22:07:27 -0700
  ...Why? > > Pretty normal in my experience. - Works great on Propane and 110 AC , but is semi-useless when on 12 volts and driving. Might...
• Fridge wiring
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:37 -0800
  You are right, no thermostatic control on 12 volts. The wiring of that internal fridge switch is not really covered in any detail in...
• 12 volt electric blanket.
  Historical mailing list - Rachel Cogent
  Fri, 21 Sep 2001 10:52:53 -0600
  ...http://infoventures.com/private/federal/q&a/qa-envn2.html What are some typical EMF exposures? Here is a 12 volt blanket: http://www...
• Westy Dometic 12 volt thermostatic control ?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 17 Feb 2014 16:42:48 -0800
  Years back someone came up with a procedure to add thermostatic control to the Dometic when it is running on 12 volts. Does anyone...
• Re: Does Fridge on 120v make any noise???
  Historical mailing list - byard
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 09:30:47 -0800
  Someone stated "no cooling effect on 12 volt"; well, it should cool on 12 volt! However, the 12 volt is only in effect while...
• Re: Can I replace a Solex 28 PICT with 30 PICT 2?
  Historical mailing list - Joseph J Helwig
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 09:54:42 -0600
  At 07:34 9/6/96 -0500, Glen Swanson wrote: >My 1961 40 hp SAE bus was converted to 12 volts by the P...
• Re: Attn: Dometic Experts! - does the 12 volt function really work ?
  Historical mailing list - mdrillock
  Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:40:50 -0700
  Exactly right, 12 volts can frost them up just like the other setting. The problem is that they can get left set on 12...
• 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 22:48:37 -1000
  ...Might be why refer doesn't work on 12 volt, eh? What do we need to get to install supplementary 12 volt, other than...
• Re: Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
  Historical mailing list - HotelWestfalia
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:45:29 -0700
  ...Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ... I see the ground for that pump located at "30": "near relay panel" My guess is...
• Electrical question on van's 12V motors
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Wed, 12 Dec 2001 17:03:02 -0400
  ...I took out the motor and tried to put 12 volts to it directly from the battery (also grounded to the battery) - nothing!! My...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 07:44:39 -0700
  ...You don't need one to make the fridge work on 12 volts. and no connections for a battery, hence, no 12 volt backup...
• Re: [WetWesties] Mechanical Lesson Learned On the Road (Long)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sat, 7 Feb 2009 10:31:05 -0800
  Roger, many have suggested this book "Managing 12 Volts" as a great book for those that are trying to get a better understanding of...
• Re: 84 Dometic fridge
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Tue, 17 Apr 2001 21:07:08 -0700
  ...I had a problem with the Fridge running on 12 volt, it did not get > cold. I found that the connections for the 12...
• Re: Dometic fridge question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 2 Jun 2014 07:20:21 -0700
  ...Dometic lists the same watt ratings for the 12 volt element as for the 110v element. IIRC both are 85 watts. The 12 volt...
• Re: Fridge question
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Tue, 4 Sep 2012 23:09:22 -0700
  > My fridge works fine on 120 and propane but poorly on 12 volts. I have checked > and it draws 6.3 amps on "12...
• LVC adding LED interior lighting
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Mon, 17 Sep 2007 13:50:51 -0400
  ...Is there an easy way to run 4.5 or 6 volt LEDs on 12 volts? Some sort of resistor inline? These lights are...
• Halogen bulbs ... is there a difference between AC & DC bulbs?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:06:26 -0400
  I have some "Under counter" halogen lighting fixtures that are fed through a transformer that steps down to 12 volts. Can these be connected...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 23:15:34 -0700
  > great on propane, but not on 12 volt. We subsequently learned there was no > spare battery in the bus (it's usually located under...
• Re: Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:59:41 -0700
  ...Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ... I'm trying to run the windshield washer bottle's pump. Pulling the arm, I got...
• Re: Bypass, Transistor, Potable water tank pump circuit
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sun, 20 Apr 2008 18:53:43 -0700
  ...The led panel always has 12 volts so the leds can work. Only one wire goes from the older led panel to the faucet...
• Re: +24v electrical system Re: headlite problem
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 26 Feb 2003 10:16:59 -0500
  ...Wire two 12 volt batteries in series. Charge them together with your 24 volt charging system, and run all your 24 volt stuff off...
• Re: Won't run, yet I got 12 Volts ...
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 1 May 2011 12:42:53 -0700
  ...the windshield washer bottle's pump. �Pulling the arm, I got 12 Volt reading but the motor won't run. �Took it out, tried...
• Re: THANKS! --- Was: Elec. Questions. yes... Aux Batt...
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:16:18 -0700
  The white wire controls the fridge 12 volt relay. If you hook the white wire to the aux battery positive the relay will always...
• '91 Vanagon GL -- Where to get 12 volts for JVC radio from Crutchfield?
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Thu, 29 Apr 2021 18:43:58 -0400
  ...What is easiest place to get 12 volts. A/C controls are blocking access to cigar lighter. Thank you, John
• Re: HELP - Need Fridge help ASAP
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 16:00:03 -0400
  ...my guess. > >Does it also work on 12 volt? (I believe the thermostat functions on 12 >volt. If that is so you should not...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Sun, 17 Nov 2002 12:53:45 -0700
  ...So, 16 volts X 2.6 amps is 41.6 watts, and 12 volts X 3.5 amps is 42 watts. That's the...
• Westy fridge 12 volt cooling, was: Re: battery question
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 26 Aug 2014 04:28:55 -0700
  They can cool just fine on 12 volts even if many no longer do. This can usually be remedied. If full voltage and strong...
• Re: Wesipes
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 16:29:03 -0800
  > > malcolm S wrote, "Is there a 12 volt crock-pot that we could use in the > westy?????" > J.C. Whitney advertises many different 12...
• Re: 89 syncro westy backup 12 volt
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 10:03:26 -0400
  At 04:48 8/7/2000, Mick Kalber wrote: >great on propane, but not on 12 volt. We subsequently learned there was no >spare...
• Can I replace a Solex 28 PICT with 30 PICT 2?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 9 Jun 1996 14:34:21 +0200
  My 1961 40 hp SAE bus was converted to 12 volts by the P.O. As a result, I have no choke. I can...
• Re: How many Volts at the injectors
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 12 May 2012 18:54:26 -0400
  ...Direct connection to a 12 volt source can fry them. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf...
• 12 Volt Outlet - Source?
  Historical mailing list - Chris Paquette
  Sat, 11 Sep 2004 11:03:07 -0800
  I'm looking for a 12 volt outlet (dual receptacle) that I can wire into my auxiliary battery. All of the outlets I've...
• Re: Fridge on DC power
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Wed, 11 Jul 2012 15:12:57 -0400
  ...The 12 Volt setting bypasses the thermostat and the heater is operating 100% of the time while consuming 7 Amps of current. Geo/ATL
• Re: Help, GL wont start!
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Sat, 10 Mar 2001 05:25:44 -0800
  ...pin 30 = 12 volts always pin 86 = 12 volts with key on pin 85 = ECU controlled return path (~ground) pin 87 = 12 volts when...