Hi All,

I'm a complete wiring dummy so please forgive me for these
questions that may quite likely be self evident, silly questions!
But I could really appreciate the help ! :o)

I would really like to power my cabin fixtures
with the aux battery I just installed
for my propex.

I would like to have a heavy duty 12v plug
to power my laptop and any kitchen appliances I may like.
And down the road perhaps a good inverter.

I am running the Propex off of the Rear heater Switch.
(rear heater removed)
And ran a fused power wire up to the switch
from the new aux battery.

I capped and labeled the original power wire that went to the switch
and thought that it might make a nice Switch On wire for my soon to be new
stereo!?

Are you saying to leave the fuse out
of #3 completely?
And then run the aux power supply wire
up to this E3 multiprong connector "thing" ?

Not sure what you mean by it,
but I guess if I follow up the wire I will see it?

Did you happen to get a pic? :o)

What type & size of fuse are you using?
And where does it go?

Thanks so much !!!

JC

On Wed, Jan 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:

> I have to say that I suspect Mark Drillock has done and posted this mod,
> but I can't recall. Anyhow, probably like a lot of you Vanagon Westy owners,
> I have been powering my interior lights, radio, and cig. lighter from my
> auxiliary battery by running a (fused) wire up and into the bottom contact
> of the #3 fuse spot (fuse removed) on panel. This works ok, but its sort of
> a kludge. I looked at the wiring diagram and noticed that there is a spare
> connection on “E” multiprong connector, “E3″, that goes directly to the
> circuit that fuse #3 powers. I have a bunch of scavenged wire pigtails that
> have the molex-type connecter on one end. Connect one of those pigtails to
> the aux. battery wire, and pop the other end into “E3″. Fuse spot #3 is left
> without fuse as before.
>
> alistair