fridge on dc

[Digger12]

Hey guys,

Quick question.
I have hooked up an anderson plug to my van..... Question is when i'm driving along the road and I want my fridge running in the van while driving....do I have to........Firstly select the "dc" option on the fridge dial and do I have to have the battery turned on as well????
Just noticing that it doesn't seem to be working while i'm driving with it plugged into the Anderson plug....however it works fine at a caravan park running on "ac"

Any help would be appreciated.

Digger.

 

[MDS69]

Where is the Anderson plug wired back to
the fridge
the battery
or the Setec controller

What van do you have and how old is it.

I believe the fridges only maintain temp on 12V so it may be difficult to determine if it is working or not.

 

[Digger12]

Hi,

I think the Anderson plug on the van (outback expanda 2013) is wired back to the battery or controller.
Sound right?????

 

[BUSH PALACE]

Iwould say battery on and DC selected ..

 

[Bellbirdweb]

My Anderson plug is wired to the battery in the van, with the fridge being powered via the 12 pin plug.

It needs to be on DC, but it won't do anything other than maintain temperature, so you need to run it on 240/gas for at least 24hrs prior to using it on DC.

 

[Drover]

As bushpalace said, battery on and fridge on DC, that way if it's wired up properly the battery should get a bit fo charge and the fridge shuld run, BUT you should run your fridge for 24hrs on 240 before you head off so thats it's chilled down, starting straight off on 12v will take about 7 days to get cold, usually find that 12v will just hold the status quo with most units.

To check if it has 12v power hook up to tow with engine running, make sure your plugged in, get your multi meter in hand, remove outside fridge panel and locate 12v connection usually black and white cables, one being earth and the other power, if meter shows juice then you have steam, if not you have the wrong cables or a bad wiring set up. The fridge handbook usually shows what your after.
All caravan folk should have a multi meter..............cheap as from the usual supercheap or Dickies.

 

[17triton]

Yes Digger I would say battery on and DC. When we got our van during our handover the assistant said
DC = Driving Car
AC = At Camp
I recon it`s not a bad way to remember.

 

[Bellbirdweb]

Yes Digger I would say battery on and DC. When we got our van during our handover the assistant said
DC = Driving Car
AC = At Camp
I recon it`s not a bad way to remember.

Must be their standard line, that's what we were told as well.

I don't think the girl actually had any idea what the letters really stood for

 

[Marv_mart]

Must be their standard line, that's what we were told as well.

I don't think the girl actually had any idea what the letters really stood for

Also depends on how your Anderson plug was wired up on the car but DC and battery on, yes.
The way mine is set up, 12pin plug charges battery, Anderson powers fridge when driving and I find it does cool reasonably well while driving. When stationary, car Anderson isolates so van fridge does not drain car battery.
Edit: Fridge does not switch to van battery when car disconnected so I need to plug it into 240V or use gas when camping.
Van solar panels charge van battery as do portable solar via Anderson plug.
Can use portable solar to supplement van battery thru ext Aux socket or charge car 2nd battery to support 3way fridge in the tub of the BT50.
All this has worked very well over the last two big trips!

 

[rcf]

Yes Digger I would say battery on and DC. When we got our van during our handover the assistant said
DC = Driving Car
AC = At Camp
I recon it`s not a bad way to remember.

Yep so true. Easy to remember. they said the same thing to us at hand over.

 

[Drover]

Glad mine didn't insult me by saying that....................allright it's catchy but really , "lights at night to make it bright " ?????? so you forget and drive with no lights ???? or am I just being " whatever" ....................but then I have seen the pics of people with a genny strapped to the roof to run a 240 A/C................................okay shut up Drover.

 

[BigSkiddy]

They told me AC = At Caravan Park.
I said where's the P for Park, and what if I get an unpowered site!

 

[Drover]

What about LPG......................

 

[relgate]

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Gear

 

[Digger12]

Thanks guys for the great feed back. I'll try battery on and select dc on my next trip.
Cheers