Sounds right to me. 

-craig

On Dec 30, 2013, at 4:18 PM, Alain Thibault <alainthibault@TELUS.NET> wrote:

> Thanks for your help, however there is only one plug where the fridge is plugged in my 1986 and it is used by the fridge. If I were to unplug the fridge or use a double plug adaptor and use that plug if I understand properly, I would need to buy a charger and run a wire to the coach battery so that the coach battery gets charged? 
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 2013-12-30, at 10:17, Dug Smith <dug@dugbert.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Alain,
>> 
>>> On 12/30/2013 10:09 AM, Alain Thibault wrote:
>>> Sorry for the crazy question...just sold my 1993 Westfalia Eurovan and bought a 1986 Westfalia. On the Eurovan Westy (Canadian model)  when it was plugged, lights , fridge, aux.heater fan, and all the camper equipment, would be running off the offshore current, not the coach battery, but It would also charge the battery when plugged. My question: with the 1986, my understanding is that when plugged the coach battery does not get charged, and the electrical camper parts like the lights ( except for the fridge, etc) are still running off the coach battery not the offshore current... Is my understanding correct?
>>> Thanks again
>>> Alain
>> 
>> The Vanagon doesn't have an onboard charger, but there is a spare socket under the sink (next to where the fridge plugs in) that you can use to plug a charger in.  I have a marine charger that charges both batteries when shore power is plugged in :o)
>> 
>> toodle pip,
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