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Subject:Re: 1991 vanagon - Dometic 182B fan limit switch
From:Dennis Haynes
Date:Tue, 14 Jan 2014 20:20:23 -0500

When your van is not in use this fan can and will take down a battery overtime. Many customers have BTDT!

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
Sent: Monday, January 13, 2014 8:39 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: 1991 vanagon - Dometic 182B fan limit switch

I don't think there's any downside to having the fan kick in early. It makes a bit of noise, sure, and draws a teeny bit of power -- but the ammonia absorption refrigeration system can use any help it can get.

--
Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
Bend, Ore.

On 01/13/2014 05:32 PM, KevinPGilleran wrote:
> Dennis,
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> That is what I thought although it seemed like a good idea to check the general wisdom of the assembled vanagonauts.
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> Thanks!
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> Kevin
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