Power cord for fridge
Submitted: Monday, May 09, 2005 at 18:15
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I have purchased a Waeco CF 40 AC fridge to take away with me on our trip down the West Coast.
Can anyone tell me if the 12 volt power cord supplied with the fridge will be good enough to last out the trip,I don't want the cigerett lighter adapter plug to fail.
I intend to have the fridge on the back
seat and plug straight into the cigerette lighter.
Regards
Peter.
Reply By: DeanoNSW - Monday, May 09, 2005 at 19:54
Monday, May 09, 2005 at 19:54
Mate
I have now hard wired my Waeco CF80 to the 50amp run from the battery. I got sick of stopping and reaching in for a cold one and finding out that the cig socket had worked itself loose over the bumpy road leaving my cold ones, not so cold.
You may not have such a prob in the front as you can keep it an eye on it. I would be checking the wiring to the cig lighter socket. As stated before, it's most likely too light to handle to current draw of the fridge, particularly at starting(initially turning it on). I watched a mate pull apart the dash on his Prado and point at the tiny shoestring connecting the socket to the battery. No wonder the frindge wouldn't work.
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Reply By: DeanoNSW - Monday, May 09, 2005 at 19:55
Monday, May 09, 2005 at 19:55
Mate
I have now hard wired my Waeco CF80 to the 50amp run from the battery. I got sick of stopping and reaching in for a cold one and finding out that the cig socket had worked itself loose over the bumpy road leaving my cold ones, not so cold.
You may not have such a prob in the front as you can keep it an eye on it. I would be checking the wiring to the cig lighter socket. As stated before, it's most likely too light to handle to current draw of the fridge, particularly at starting(initially turning it on). I watched a mate pull apart the dash on his Prado and point at the tiny shoestring connecting the socket to the battery. No wonder the fridge wouldn't work.
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Reply By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Monday, May 09, 2005 at 20:57
Monday, May 09, 2005 at 20:57
I have my battery mounted in the back and when I went to pull the plug out from the socket the waeco plug disintegrated.
Fortunately it is still under warranty and Waeco replaced it.
In the meantime I needed to buy a replacement and it cost $28.
Will now have a spare and I suggest you do the same.
Support all the others re NOT using the cigarette lighter to plug into.
Pedro
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