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Subject:Re: GFI in westy?
From:Mike Collum
Date:Sat, 29 Sep 2007 22:17:07 -0400

I think the "Main" outlet is the one near the rear seat and the one
under the sink feeds off of that one.  The one near the rear seat has
the breaker.

Mike

Jack R. wrote:
> Most camp sites already have GFI outlets, but I would suspect that it
> couldn't hurt to do it in your Vanagon.  Be sure to do the first outlet in
> series as to protect both (all) outlets.
>
> I think the plug under the cabinet, where the refrige plugs into, is the
> first one in series after the exterior power inlet.
>
> I'm not sure how a GFI reacts to a power inverter.
>
> I'll ask my brother-in-law, who is a master electrician, what he thinks...
> and will post that later (next week, he's on vacation).
>
> Jack R.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Mike Collum
> Sent: Saturday, September 29, 2007 9:34 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: GFI in westy?
>
> Is it a good idea to replace the main A/C outlet in a Westy with a GFI
> (Ground Fault Interrupt)?
>
> Mike
>