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Subject:Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
From:Eric Caron
Date:Mon, 1 Aug 2022 12:20:07 -0400
I’m pretty sure he expects us to use a specially designed Bell Industries fuse puller to accomplish the task. And, it will be a thing of beauty.

Eric Caron 

> On Aug 1, 2022, at 12:12 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> That's the simplest, most elegant solution Bell Enterprises has ever come
> up with.
> 
> It's not CNC machined out of beryllium. : )
> 
> Jim
> 
> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 10:21 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
> 
>> An example of….
>> 
>> Better to light a candle than ti curse the darkness
>> 
>> :-)
>> 
>> Ab
>> 
>>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 8:19 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Well now isn’t that a nice straight forward solution!
>>> 
>>>   Eric Caron
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Or just pull that fuse in the little box at the drivers side b pillar.
>> Or a switch there
>>>> 
>>>> Alistair
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 8:09 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> The surprise for me is that there is not a cut-out for the fan
>> circuit at
>>>>> any place where there could be one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Maybe a high-temp switch near the burner and a relay for the electric
>> modes?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jim
>>>>> 
>>>>>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 10:05 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> What I did some years ago, was to take out the stick thermo switch on
>> the
>>>>>> back fins and replace with thermo probe for a programable tstat. Was
>> during
>>>>>> my ongoing effort to make the propane fridge work a wee bit better.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I thought I’d play with lower temp setting for the fan to come on.
>> Last
>>>>>> year I replaceded the original , kinda clunky , programable unit for a
>>>>>> slimmer inkbird brand one.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I wasn’t convinced that adjusting the fan set point really did much.
>> But
>>>>>> the obvious benefit was the fan would stay off if the control unit
>> was off.
>>>>>> No runaway fan on a hot day thing, that this thread is about.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Funny how it’s still a surprise for some that the stock fan works that
>>>>>> way  :-)
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Alistair
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Jul 31, 2022, at 12:46 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>> 
>>> 
>>