My refrigerator extinguishes while driving, . . .

jimh425 wrote:
Be ready to be afraid. There are even propane powered vehicles. ;) Maybe they have their propane turned off though.

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/propane.html

Propane powered vehicles don't have an open flame like a refrigerator does and when the vehicle shuts down for any reason the liquid propane is locked off - its a whole lot different than LP refrigerator.

When the fridge is run on 12v while driving will the trucks charging system keep the battery fully charged??

on edit - I guess it really doesn't matter - mine's not a 12v LOL

Hi Everybody,
I meant to update this thread a while back. I went on my road trip with my Lance 835. I stopped in Rapid City, hit the Little Big Horn Battlefield, The Beartooth Highway, and ended up in the Big Horn Mountains, in Wyoming. Here are a few photos from that trip:

https://photos.google.com/share/AF1QipP_zTqpvGLjB7lt8PBOTgap7SG7BjS4b6aaEJkNHxt6hHpyJVgP85V2iU8NXVOh7w?key=VTFJVkN6QTNGMC0yUkx1N1p3Z2twb1NIRmVNclRn

The flame in the fridge was blue and nice, so I thought I would try the most simple treatment, and block off some of the vents in the fridge cover. I used aluminum tape, with adhesive on one side. Before I left home, I put on a piece.(Purple) I drove about 100 miles, and the flame had gone out. I added more tape, (Yellow), and drove about 50 miles. It had gone out. So, I added more tape, (Orange) and drove another 50 miles. It had extinguished. I added another piece of tape, (Red) and the darned thing worked perfect. In the next 9 days, it stayed lit until I shut if off when I got home. Thanks again for the tips.
Jeff

Beau Bo wrote:
FWIW - the fridge in my 2016 Eagle Cap doesn't even have a 12v power option, AC and propane only...

This is what we have also, the guy I bought ours from had to replace the Dometic fridge, he felt the original cooling fan was inadequate so he wired in a larger fan and we have to remember to turn it on every time we crank it on.

While the fridge does not run the lights stay on with the DC.

FWIW - the fridge in my 2016 Eagle Cap doesn't even have a 12v power option, AC and propane only...

I had the same problem with my 835. the flame would blow out while passing trucks. I put a small piece of gutter tin on the inside of the access cover to block the lower vents and the flame never blew out again. Note: even covering the lower vent holes still allows enough ventilation and keeps heat build up to minimum.

Thank You All!
For all the good information. I slid the little metal cover off of the burner chamber observation port. The flame is a beautiful, non-flickering blue color, so I am not going to mess with cleaning the orifice, . . . for now. I will try the furnace filter fix, and tape over the front half of the lower row (of the three) of ventilation holes in the exterior refrigerator cover.

Then, I'll take her for a spin, and see what happens. I will post my results.
Best Wishes,
Jeff

Be ready to be afraid. There are even propane powered vehicles. ;) Maybe they have their propane turned off though.

http://www.afdc.energy.gov/vehicles/propane.html

HMS Beagle wrote:

stratcat wrote:
why would you use propane while driving. This very dangerous and against the law in most states. You are basically driving a gas bomb. if for some reason you are involved in an accident the complete rig could explode. Use the 12 volt that's why it is there......

Could you provide documentation for that claim? It is not illegal in California to drive with the propane on and powering the refrigerator as far as I know. In fact you can power your truck with propane if properly converted. I also cannot see how having an accident while the propane was powering the refrigerator would be any more or less dangerous than 12V. The only place I know if where propane cannot be used is on the Washington and Alaska state ferries.

Don't hold your breath waiting for that documentation because there isn't any. The only places that it's illegal are ferries, tunnels, and the Chessapeak Bay bridge/tunnel.

While LP systems years ago weren't as safe as they are today, the modern LP system has many safety features built into it and it actually quite hard to cause an explosion with one. You can't argue with a gas-o-phobe though. To them an LP bottle will always be a bomb looking for an excuse to explode. More drama that way.

For the life of me I can't understand how those who believe LP is so dangerous can still manage to sleep in an RV with LP appliances in it.

:):)

Mine tries to start 3 times. After the third time it goes into lockout mode. To unlock it you have to use a jumper,wire to "short" out the system and reset the board. Lockout out mode shuts off the gas and also the spark

Usual program is that the computer board will try restarting the flame 3 or 5 times in next couple of minutes and then red light comes on.
That is additional danger of the system. Even if you turn-off the propane entering gas station, you still have sparks flying.