

| Subject: | Wiring question 84 westy -addendum |
| From: | Mark Drillock |
| Date: | Tue, 6 Feb 2007 10:12:26 -0800 |
The wire from relay pin 30 goes to the 16 amp fuse side of the 2 fuse holder and from there to the fridge 12 volt element circuit. This fuse should only get power when the engine is running. The 8 amp fuse needs power all the time for the kitchen. Use a volt meter to be sure this is the case when you are done. Mark Mark Drillock wrote: > Both fuses attach with wires to the relay under the driver's seat. One > wire is just a continuation of power going into the relay from the dash > and now on to the kitchen. The other wire is from the output of the > relay to make sure the fridge only runs on 12 volts while the engine is > running. The relay is commonly called the fridge relay. You need this > relay. > > The proper relay has 5 pins, 2 of which are labeled pin 87. > > An always hot wire goes from either the dash or aux battery to one pin > 87. Another wire goes from the other 87 to the 2 fuse panel 8 amp side > and on to the led panel, water pump, etc. Pin 30 of the relay is power > out to the fridge 12 volt element. Pin 85 of the relay is grounded. Pin > 86 connects to the blue wire from the alternator. This wire turns the > relay on whenever the alternator is charging. > > Mark > > Nathaniel Poole wrote: > >> I'm almost finshed swapping my westy interior into my bus and I'm >> wondering about the wiring harness fo the level indicators, 12 volts >> to fridge and water pump. Bentley shows this supply as coming from the >> dash, while in my parts van there is a relay under the drivers seat, >> where the second battery would go (hookup not supplied in my parts >> van). >> My manual doesn't show this relay, and I'm wondering what purpose it >> serves. I would have thought the suply would go straight to the main >> 12v system as there are two fuses in a sepearte fuse box mounted on >> the wall. >> >> Nathaniel >> >> Marty >> '80 Zebra Bus >> >
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