Hi Darie,
good to know there is another crazy van shipper on the list.
Can tell from my 80 Westy (came over from CA to Germany). That fridge got no switch but I could have replaced the heater (a 2-3 inch long .5 inch diameter thing) from the 110 V to the 220 V version. Actually, during my 1st trip in Europe I used several light bulbs as shunts to get 110 V to the fridge.
HTH,
Michael
80 Westy
86 7-seater

> Hi Volks,
>
> I have a 1986 Westfalia which came over to Switzerland from Canada
> a few years ago. Yesterday, I came upon the 110v cable and plug and
> it occurred to me that maybe it would be time to change this to 220v.
> Has someone ever noticed whether the fridge has a switch to use 110v
> or 220v. I've never even run it on external power before, only on gas
> or 12v, so it's no big loss if it's not possible, but it would be nice
> to know. The stupid thing is that I had the fridge out to clean it 2
> weeks ago, and I didn't think about this issue then, when I could have
> looked.
>
> I was also wondering (actually my friend was skeptical) when I might
> actually use the 220v, and whether it was worth the effort. I hardly
> ever go to campgrounds at all. What practical uses are there for
> having external power?
>
> Thanks!
> Darie
>
> '86 Westy