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Subject:Re: An electrical thing I never noticed in 20 years of Westy ownership Another Westy Fridge Design Flaw
From:Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Date:Mon, 1 Aug 2022 09:32:44 -0700

Oh boy…. The force is strong with this one…..

:-)

Btw, is Felder Industries still solvent?  Haven’t seen anything from them in….years?

Ab

> On Aug 1, 2022, at 9:13 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> That's the simplest, most elegant solution Bell Enterprises has ever come up with.
> 
> It's not CNC machined out of beryllium. : )
> 
> Jim
> 
>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 10:21 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> An example of….
>> 
>> Better to light a candle than ti curse the darkness 
>> 
>> :-)
>> 
>> Ab
>> 
>> > On Aug 1, 2022, at 8:19 AM, Eric Caron <ericcaron96@comcast.net> wrote:
>> > 
>> > Well now isn’t that a nice straight forward solution!
>> > 
>> >    Eric Caron 
>> > 
>> > 
>> >> On Aug 1, 2022, at 11:10 AM, Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>> >> 
>> >> Or just pull that fuse in the little box at the drivers side b pillar. Or a switch there 
>> >> 
>> >> Alistair 
>> >> 
>> >>>> On Aug 1, 2022, at 8:09 AM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> 
>> >>> The surprise for me is that there is not a cut-out for the fan circuit at
>> >>> any place where there could be one.
>> >>> 
>> >>> Maybe a high-temp switch near the burner and a relay for the electric modes?
>> >>> 
>> >>> Jim
>> >>> 
>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 1, 2022 at 10:05 AM Alistair Bell <albell@shaw.ca> wrote:
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> What I did some years ago, was to take out the stick thermo switch on the
>> >>>> back fins and replace with thermo probe for a programable tstat. Was during
>> >>>> my ongoing effort to make the propane fridge work a wee bit better.
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> I thought I’d play with lower temp setting for the fan to come on. Last
>> >>>> year I replaceded the original , kinda clunky , programable unit for a
>> >>>> slimmer inkbird brand one.
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> I wasn’t convinced that adjusting the fan set point really did much. But
>> >>>> the obvious benefit was the fan would stay off if the control unit was off.
>> >>>> No runaway fan on a hot day thing, that this thread is about.
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Funny how it’s still a surprise for some that the stock fan works that
>> >>>> way  :-)
>> >>>> 
>> >>>> Alistair
>> >>>> 
>> >>>>> On Jul 31, 2022, at 12:46 PM, Jeff Palmer <w.jeff.palmer@icloud.com>
>> >>>> wrote:
>> >>>>> 
>> >>>> 
>> >

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