Those darn Phantom loads.
I was curious just how much power was being use when everything in the TT was “shut off”. So I turned everything off and put and Ammeter in the battery circuit. I measured between 1/4 and 1/3 of an...
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SoundGuy wrote:Tvov wrote:
A "door heater" for a refrig? I have to admit I had never heard of that!Supereri73 wrote:
I too have never heard the interior frig light referred to as the door heater... Funny.ADK Camper wrote:
In my original post I said:in my refrigerator model the wire carrying power to the door heater ran thorough the inside light housing. I cut the wire, installed a switch in series, and mounted it in the housing.It is in fact not the same wire that carries power to the refrigerator light. A separate wire goes to the heater. It just happens to be routed through the light housing making it a very convenient point to access. Hope this clears up any confusion.
There shouldn't be any confusion - some just refuse to read the words right in front of them. :S In my own previous post I included a link to 2 pics of this same mod and the text included says quite clearly - "Running to the light switch are two red wires - the lighter gauge wire feeds the light, the heavier gauge feeds the climate control heating element. I cut this heavier wire and wired it through a switch so I can turn power off to the heating element, thereby reducing unnecessary draw on the battery." How much clearer could that be? :h
Jeez, tough crowd. The confusion was already cleared up before the condescending post. I said "Uh hmmm. Not as funny as I thought. There is an actual anti-condensation feature that uses a heater.... ". But, some just refuse to read the words right in front of them. :S
Anyway, happy trails.
