Jim, in my 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile there is a 120 V AC plug
in the cupboard to the left of the refrigerator.  I have used it (when the
shore power was hooked up) to power a drill and other small power tools
when working in the cabin.  I thought all VW full campers had this feature.

mcneely

On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 2:36 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> The gerry.vanagon.com list strips attachments.  If you have pictures to
> share, put them on the ‘net somewhere and share the link.
>
> Be aware that the European standard is 240 volts service, the USA is 120
> volts. Using the shore power will not be as simple as changing a plug. You
> will need to change whatever accessories that are connected to that circuit
> to 120 vac THEN change the plug. (Typically the only thing connected to the
> shore power circuit is the refrigerator, but I’m not familiar with Jokers.
> There may be other stuff.)
>
> Regards,
>
> Jim
>
> > On Sep 17, 2017, at 1:24 PM, Stephen Eubank <sgeubank@EARTHLINK.NET>
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > I’m new on the list, with an ’84 Westfalia Joker waterboxer sold in
> Germany and later brought to the US. I’ve owned it for a while now, but am
> just now finding room in my life to treat it right. It’s the only VW I’ve
> owned, and I’ve never camped in a site with hook-ups, so I’m a newbie on
> both the VW and Westfalia aspects, but I’m OK with basic maintenance of
> pre-computerized cars and I’m on good terms with the local “shade tree” VW
> mechanics. Hard to tell where to start, so I’m picking small, random
> annoyances first. Problem is, lots of solutions I find on the web don’t
> seem to apply to this model. Some of it might be after-market modifications
> (think I’m the 4th owner), but I can’t tell.
> >
> > For example, attached photos show the electric power inlet. Note
> > * it’s not the same shape as other inlets,
> > * the plug is on a pivot, and
> > * it looks like some European standard.
> > I thought I could just replace the plug with an American one, but it
> won’t attach to the pivot, and I don’t see what I would attach it to if I
> took the whole pivot off. Is this OEM? Looks like a place for a hinge on
> the top - did it originally have a cover? Should I just try to find an
> adapter that will fit inside the blue cylinder or is there some replacement
> plug I just haven’t seen yet? Is there a replacement for the whole inlet
> shaped like this?
> >
> > OK, so it’s 4 questions instead of 1, but any and all answers would be
> appreciated.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Stephen
>