In a message dated 05/08/2009 5:41:10 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

        So....just as I thought,  this one week of use story was a pure
figment of someone's very inadequate  imagination.  You have reached the same
results as I have with my WACO  fridge.   OVERNIGHT for sure if you have a
fully charged battery going  into the night and do not have other excessive
loads on that battery during the  night or whenever the battery is not being
charged by either solar, electric or  the alternator.  Then as Mark stated
you need a way to charge that battery  back up PLUS run whatever loads are on
that battery so that you can repeat the  same cycle of events the next
night.  Easier said than done.  Mexico's  West coast beaches offer the most
reliable sunshine with camping I know  about and solar charging just and I mean
JUST works there, IF I remember to  set the fridge at it's lowest temp
setting before the sun goes down and do not  play the music all night and keep all
the LED lights on all night, and do  not watch movies all night etc, etc,
etc. More batteries and better chargers are  what's needed.  Mark, your
approach, is good.  I never thought about  that small but useful trick.  I WILL
be doing some rewiring before the next  sojourn to Mexico.  My Solar set up
is correctly wired to charge my aux  battery BUT my alternator is not I see
now.  Thanks !

>>>>>Vitrifrigo trip results, wiring, battery life,  charging issues,
etc<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)  a VW Camper  camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 11 ~ 14,  2009