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Subject:Re: Can 240 volts damage the fridge?
From:Dave Mcneely
Date:Sat, 17 Jan 2015 10:45:27 -0600

This is a bit confusing.  The power cord to plug the shore power to an outlet will only fit 110 V A.C. outlets.  It could not be plugged to a 220-240 V outlet unless there was a 110-120 V type outlet wired to the 240 V wiring.  In that case, I would expect the breaker in the van to trip as the internal van wiring heated up.  I would check the breaker, reset it if it is tripped, and then try the refrigerator on 110-120 V circuit.  mcneely

---- OlRivrRat <OlRivrRat@COMCAST.NET> wrote: 
>         Wouldn't your ShorePower have been plugged into a 110 Outlet ~ 
> 
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> On 16 Jan , 2015, at 4:26 PM, thewestyman wrote:
> 
> > The reason why I ask this is because while I was away, the guys wired my workshop to 240 and a lot of items got fried.  But I’m not sure about the van’s fridge because they use the same ones in Europe with 240 volts.  Only my fridge don’t seem to want to restart on 120.  
> > Anyone knows anything about this?
> > Zoltan

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David McNeely