In a message dated 11/11/2008 4:38:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

            Stu,  we have been all through this a number of times on the
phone and emails I sent  you.  Go back and check your old messages.  Your not
paying attention  to details.  I explained to you how to connect 12 volt power to
your  fridge.  You do NOT connect anything to the black wire for testing.
That black wire is coming from the thermocouple which produces a small current
that lights the green LED.  I did send you all the info on how that
thermocouple works !  You connect 12 volt electric to the fridges power  terminals just
like it would be if connected in the van.  I sent you and  explained to you
the schematics of which wire is the positive and which is  the negative.  Once
you have 12 volt power connected then you can  activate the automatic piezo
mechanism.

    As for the problem your having with the propane  fitting, I do not
understand.  All barbecue fittings are a standard size  and the same as the fitting
on the rear of your fridge.

>>>>>>>>I didn't mean to hit a nerver  there.  I did read it.  I tried my
grill...didn't work, maybe I have  something different.  Maybe I can try again.
But say I do get it  to
work with an external tank...and I can connect the blue, brown and black
wires (as you said) to a battery.  How do I generate the spark?   Don't I need to
connect the single black wire to something as  well.<<<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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