The relay only interrupts the 12 volt heater for the fridge. The fan
will still work to support the fridge operating on propane when the van
is parked. If the van gets hot enough inside when parked, the fried fan
will turn on even wit the fridge off.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Ben McCafferty
Sent: Friday, July 26, 2002 3:45 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Faulty fridge relay?

Hi all,
90 syncro westy.
My fridge has always worked fine on 110V AC and 12V DC.  Recently, it
doesnt' seem to get cold on the DC setting when I'm driving.  Also, this
past weekend, when I had stopped and shut off the engine, I could hear
what
sounded like a refrigerator compressor running.  Since it's not supposed
to
run when the alternator's not putting out juice, I suspected the relay.
Is
there an easy way to test, and are there other things I should be
looking
at?
tx,
bmc  :)
"Faith will move mountains, but you'd better bring a shovel...."