Swap 12v for 120v Fridge Element? UPDATE 2
EDIT--it turned out you can't swap them--they are not the same and it would fry things if you applied 120v to the 12v element ---------------------- UPDATE 25 Jan--12v is cooling down the freezer....
Forum Discussion
Thanks, I will see if I can shift the 12v one at all with some spray there.
My question is whether the 12v element is only 12v because that is what it is being fed, or does it have a part inside it that is 12v that would fry on 120v? I doubt wire gauge is an issue here?
Is it like a cigar lighter in the dashboard? Those things get red hot on 12v and ISTR are about 20 amps. This has a 20 amp DC fuse.
EDIT--I broke off that 120v one where it is cracked. It is a hollow brass tube, with white hard material inside with some sort of ? threaded like a bolt--rings anyway--part down it. I guess the two wires going in the top end attach to this inside piece somehow.
I can't move that 12v one even after spraying it. Can't get the bottom part of the 120v out of the sleeve/boot.
I must decide whether to try the 12v on 120v (but without that 20 amp fuse) or just have 12v and gas as options. Perhaps I can do the pre-trip day's cool down on gas, switch to 12v on converter overnight, then back to gas for camping next day. (Only use the 120v for pre-trip cool down at home--always on gas for camping)
My question is whether the 12v element is only 12v because that is what it is being fed, or does it have a part inside it that is 12v that would fry on 120v? I doubt wire gauge is an issue here?
Is it like a cigar lighter in the dashboard? Those things get red hot on 12v and ISTR are about 20 amps. This has a 20 amp DC fuse.
EDIT--I broke off that 120v one where it is cracked. It is a hollow brass tube, with white hard material inside with some sort of ? threaded like a bolt--rings anyway--part down it. I guess the two wires going in the top end attach to this inside piece somehow.
I can't move that 12v one even after spraying it. Can't get the bottom part of the 120v out of the sleeve/boot.
I must decide whether to try the 12v on 120v (but without that 20 amp fuse) or just have 12v and gas as options. Perhaps I can do the pre-trip day's cool down on gas, switch to 12v on converter overnight, then back to gas for camping next day. (Only use the 120v for pre-trip cool down at home--always on gas for camping)
