Waeco CF/40 Fridge Cable Thickness.
Submitted: Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 14:27
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Rumbler
Hi guys,
I recently fitted a CF/40 Waeco Fridge in my Troopy using the "Cigarette Lighter" cable that came with the fridge to power it. First run, I found the "Error" light blinking. I asked a local dealer what it meant, he told me not to use a "Cigarette lighter" socket (bad connection & voltage drop?) but connect it directly to Aux battery. I did this & it appears to have worked.
I have about 1 & a half meters of cable to the fridge & I'm using 4.59 sq mm cable with the vehicle as an earth return. Is this okay?
Thanks in advance.
Reply By: TerraFirma - Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 17:17
Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 17:17
You need to use one of the aftermarket high power sockets to power the fridge in another location, the standard ciggie lighter plugs do not typically provide enough current. Your local 4 x 4
shop will have them and any adapters you may or may not need to run the fridge.
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Follow Up By: Rumbler - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:17
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:17
Thanks for the follow-up TerraFirma.
If I'm hard wiring it directly to the Aux battery, why do I need to pay for an expensive 4WD plug (assuming it'll stay where it is for the foreseeable future)?
Regards.
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Follow Up By: TerraFirma - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 14:45
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 14:45
Rumbler, You don't , read my comments, if you want to run the fridge from another location. By that I meant in the back of the rig or elsehwere. Otherwise leave where your happy.
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Reply By: obee - Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 18:36
Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 18:36
I suspect the prob with cig lighter socket is the tiny wires that supply it. I was fitting the
uhf radio to the dash and thought I would use the wires to supply the uhf and then I brought some twenty amp cable through from the battery with in line fuse for the socket. It has to be better but if the connection proves to be unreliable when I get to test it, the socket will come out and something better will hang from the hole.
Any comments welcomed.
Owen
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Follow Up By: Rumbler - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:20
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:20
Thanks obee
Thanks for the comment, however I can't comment on your particular issue.
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Reply By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 20:47
Thursday, May 10, 2007 at 20:47
Rumbler,
In previous vehicle I used a Waeco lead to hard wire to battery, and had a second complete waeco lead when using 240v.
There was a fuse in there somewhere too.
The battery was in the back of vehicle which made it pretty easy.
In new vehicle I am getting I am going to have battery connected with twin 6 B& S cable to an Anderson Plug at back of vehicle for powering battery in van.
To run waeco whilst travelling will have a twin 8 B & S cable going from back to an area close to Waeco and it too will have an Anderson plug.
Spare Waeco lead will have an Anderson plug which will attach to this Anderson plug with the other end plugged into Waeco.
Pedro
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Follow Up By: Rumbler - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:25
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:25
Thanks Pedro
I'm unsure what 6 B&S cable is. All I can say about my cable is what's on the reel; 4.59 sq mm. I still need to be sure if this is okay cable for the job. How does this compare to 6 B&S?
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Reply By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:37
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:37
I think you will find the 6 = 13.5sq mm, ask a sparkie to be sure.
That was the size given to me by Mr Val from Fridge and Solar .
Pedro
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Follow Up By: Rumbler - Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:53
Friday, May 11, 2007 at 10:53
Wow Pedro!
That's some difference. I definitely will confirm with a sparkie on this. I thought the cable I used was quite thick, but not 13sq mm thick!
Again, many thanks.
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Follow Up By: Mainey (WA) - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 16:30
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 16:30
MINIMUM size would be 10mm squared to eliminate voltage drop, remember to use a decent 20 amp fuse or circuit breaker near the battery.
If you want to remove the fridge, for any reason, you will need to install some form of "connection" device to make it easy and fast.
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Reply By: Member - Peter R (QLD) - Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 16:58
Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 16:58
To remove fridge as suggested by Mainey ,or to run fridge off 240v in car , when in a powered site, get another waeco lead for this purpose.
From my earlier post
In previous vehicle I used a Waeco lead to hard wire to battery, and had a second complete Waeco lead when using 240v.
There was a fuse in there somewhere too.
Pedro
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