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Subject:Re: Westy reefer relay wiring -- the Red wire?
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Tue, 22 Jun 2010 00:23:12 -0400

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel"
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2010 11:00 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Westy reefer relay wiring -- the Red wire?

In the battery box under the driver's seat lives a relay -- shown on
97.32b, labeled "REFRIGERATOR 12-VOLT HEATER RELAY".

There's a bundle of three wires in a single jacket attached to the
relay, shown on the diagram:

TO BATTERY +  : Red, 2.5mm
TO ALTERNATOR TERMINAL D+  : Blue, 0.5mm
TO IGNITION STARTER SWITCH TERMINAL 50  : Red/Black, 0.5mm

On my Westy, this bundle goes forward under the driver's seat swivel
base then downward through a grommet, near as I can tell by reaching
under that base.

My question: where does the "TO BATTERY" wire go?  THE FUSE BOX!

There are two wires on the engine battery + terminal: the chubby starter
cable, and a red wire which feeds the fuse panel, etc., in the dash. The
"TO BATTERY" wire connects someplace, but where?

--
Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.)
Bend, OR
KG6RCR

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