Power source for fridge whist travelling?

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Posted on 22/07/2017 09:35 by Spriddler
  There is no connection between any battery and the fridge (except on some models the habitation 12V battery powers the fridge igniter).
When the engine is running the fridge is powered directly from the engine's alternator and there is no battery involved at all. The fridge never runs from a battery (any battery) at any time.

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Of course the  fridge is connected to the vehicle battery via the vehicle 12v circuit,it is not connected directly to the alternator.

 

 

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Please  Mr  Spriddler,  Sir, I  was  not  trying  to be  ultra-pedantic, honest  Sir,  without  googling  the  relevant  M/home  I  could  not  be  sure  of  the  OP's  setup  --  just  didn't  want  to  leave  any  loose  ends  out  there.

Brian 

Automation is a wonderful thing-sometimes. Our Thetford fridge is brilliant. It keeps cool when the MH is 35 deg. C. and it is fully automatic - it switches to engine when moving, gas when stationary and mains when on EHU. Setting off in France the fridge showed an error so was not working. It was during the recent hot spell so of serious concern. So, at the next stop I got all the manuals out to look up the error code. To cut a long story short, I eventually realised that that the fridge had somehow been put on "manual - mains" so, of course, couldn't function as we were travelling. Simply switched back to Auto and all was well. Haven't a clue how the setting changed.

As I say, automation is a wonderful thing!

 "You may return to your seat ABM Minor, and may I suggest that next time you are more diligent with your homework? "

I am now familiar with the risk in giving a specific, basic, and concise reply on a 'need to know' basis, as opposed to a comprehensive technical review of other options and alternatives.

Ever Yours,

Sprid

Suitably chastised, and wiser.

(Good here, innit?)

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Brian

In our caravan HG OH sometimes brushes against fridge controls and turns it from EHU to gas ......................... or at least I think it is OH? Couldn't be me could it? 

No, it won't be you, it's only us females who can multi-task, ie walking and turning a switch at the same time

Thats the reason then, as us males would rather get the jobs done one at a time "correctly"