Guys.... they are (were) talking about a Coleman fridge--not the Westy
fridge!

Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 06/13/2002 10:16:26 AM

Please respond to wilden1@JUNO.COM

Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>

To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
cc:
Subject:    Re: Running fridge on battery

I've been told that the 12v fridge only worked with the ignition on.
I've never run mine on 12v so I can't speak farther on it but that seems
to be a reasonable function to expect.
Since I've got a point set distributor I never leave my ignition for
anything without the vehicle running.

Stan Wilder
83 Air Cooled Westfalia

On Thu, 13 Jun 2002 10:05:49 -0400 Vanagon man <vgonman@MSN.COM> writes:
> Definitely forget it.  The 12v mode sucks IMHO.  If you leave it on
> and you
> do not have an aux battery, 2 hours MAX.  If it were not for propane
> mode,
> my fridge would never be used.................
> Adam P
>
> 81 Vanagon Westy (The Brick)
> 70 Single Cab "Whitey"
> 74 Beetle "Ol Yeller"
> 73 Transporter (STILL at paint shop)
> 1988 Vanagon Wolfsburg
> Used Vanagon Parts for sale (mostly aircooled)
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rob Gunter" <rgunter@SEC-TN.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 9:23 AM
> Subject: Running fridge on battery
>
>
> > You can pretty much forget that if you will be camping for any
> length of
> > time.  To verify this, check the power rating of the fridge and
> compare it
> > to an aux battery (amp rating X 12V = Power).  I don't even think
> you can
> > keep up with a solar cell too.
> >
> > That is why folks use a 3 way fridge (12V, 120V, Propane)
> >
> > Rob
> >
> > http://msnhomepages.talkcity.com/PassportPl/gunter01/
> >
>

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