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Subject:Re: fridge fan fuse
From:David Beierl
Date:Mon, 5 Jul 1999 20:09:04 -0400

At 19:58 7/5/99 -0400, Caston/Payne wrote:
>Just walked outside to put some stuff in Vinnie and the fridge
>thermoswitched fan is running. Don't know for how long but given the temps
>here on the east coast it has prolly been running all day!
>
>Any opinion on whether or not it is ok to remove the fuse that powers
>(indirectly) the fridge thermoswitched fan? It's 110� (w/heat index) and
>I'm wondering if that little fan is running down my battery! I'm traveling
>next week and don't want any dead batteries!

Dave, the stock fan draws about 60 milliamps.  You can run it for weeks 
before the battery is flat.  If it's worth running the reefer then it's 
worth running the fan.

david

David Beierl - dbeierl@ibm.net