Hi David,
    I like your idea of using a relay to prevent the fridge from freezing in
dc mode.  I think the fridge pulls about 7 amps dc so a 30 amp relay would
handle the load with ease. The fridge pulls 0.7 amps in ac mode so as you
state the standard  thermostat switch may have a short life if one used it
direct.
    I am interested in your gas / gray water jug you showed me at cocc, I
looked for one at a hardware store and 2 flaps with no luck. What was the
name / company that  made it?
Darrell

----- Original Message -----
From: David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
To: Darrell Boehler <midwesty@MIDWEST.NET>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 03, 1999 3:45 PM
Subject: Re: Barbie ice cube tray for sale

> At 09:57 9/30/99 , Darrell Boehler wrote:
> >     The dometic in my red van seems to run out of control, wide open,
flat
> >out, when in battery mode. While caravanning to cocc (campers on cape
cod),
>
> It indeed runs continuously in 12v mode.  I've rewired mine to use the
> thermostat, but I'm a bit concerned about the contacts in the thermostat
> and plan to insert a relay to take the actual switching load.  DPDT toggle
> switch with the toggle cut short to shift the thermostat from AC to DC.
>
> david
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
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>