The refrigerator in mine is plugged into a receptacle under the sink.  The
plug in the cupboard to the left of the refrigerator is next to the circuit
breaker.

mcneely

On Sun, Sep 17, 2017 at 7:04 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com>
wrote:

> That device in the Cupboard that usually has the fridge plugged into it is
> a receptacle.
> (Chuckle)
>
> Dennis
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
> Of David McNeely
> Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2017 5:50 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: First of many questions
>
> 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
> >
>