Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2015 12:00:58 GMT 10
Hi all, we have just bought our first caravan, she is a 1976 15 foot York poptop in fair to reasonable condition. The original stove has been removed as has the gas line for the stove and the fridge. Being unused for about 18 months the old girl is quite dirty, nothing some elbow grease cannot fix.
This morning I managed to find the original 12 volt wiring for the lights and switches in the celing, so now I am able to add the solar panel, auxiliary battery and some new lighting and auxiliary points around the van. One thing that I could really do some help with is the fridge. It is an Electrolux Gas/Electric Made In Sweden. wanting to be able to wire this in to my 12v system as well, there are yellow, red and black wires that all come or go to the back of the fridge. The previous owner had a switch and a warning light connected to this wiring, so they knew it was on 12v and not to drain the tow vehicle battery. This does not concern me know as I am going to run a completely separate 12v system. I am assuming that once I disconnect the 240 side of the fridge then the 12 should take over
?. I will add some pics of our little find and hope that maybe someone can shed some light to my questions.
Stay safe and happy travels
BrettnJa
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This morning I managed to find the original 12 volt wiring for the lights and switches in the celing, so now I am able to add the solar panel, auxiliary battery and some new lighting and auxiliary points around the van. One thing that I could really do some help with is the fridge. It is an Electrolux Gas/Electric Made In Sweden. wanting to be able to wire this in to my 12v system as well, there are yellow, red and black wires that all come or go to the back of the fridge. The previous owner had a switch and a warning light connected to this wiring, so they knew it was on 12v and not to drain the tow vehicle battery. This does not concern me know as I am going to run a completely separate 12v system. I am assuming that once I disconnect the 240 side of the fridge then the 12 should take over
?. I will add some pics of our little find and hope that maybe someone can shed some light to my questions. Stay safe and happy travels
BrettnJa
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The reason is it will be using a heating element to operate and they draw loads of power. You will find it works well on gas and 240v as they have the power/heat to operate the fridge, the 12v side is only there for when you are travelling and it does not cool the fridge at all but just keeps it at the temp it was at when removed from gas or 240V, if travelling for hours it may even slowly warm.