One further note.  I also found the Fridgemate fan to be the best of the
available fans. and they are available at RV shops - I found one at a tiny
RV store here in Santa Barbara.  However, I wanted to be able to disable it
easily if it was not really needed.  (i.e. ambient air temp not too high,
like at night).

What I did was wire it through a small switch that I mounted on the front
panel of the fridge (next to another switch that goes to a CPU fan installed
inside the fridge on the evap coil).  The aux. fan is also wired using an
identical thermistor as the original fan, mounted next to the stock
thermistor.  This way, both fans kick on simultaneously.  However, I can
shut off the aux. fan by flipping the switch - this cuts down on the noise
while sleeping in the lower berth, IMHO).

I will be taking pictures of my set-up and posting to a web site as soon as
I get my digital camera!  :-)

Brent Christensen
'89 GL Syncro Westy
Santa Barbara, CA

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf
> Of Davidson
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2000 7:49 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Wanted: Pete Catlett and Fridge Fan
>
>
> As an alternative (upgrade) to replacing the stock fan, here
> is a copy of a
> post from some time ago regarding installing a quieter fan
> set up with more
> air moving capacity....
>
>

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