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coooler box
Posted: 14 Aug 2013, 11:23
by paulflan1958
Hi
just got back from holiday in France great time, seem to be having probs with my cooler box when connecting to 12v ciggy lighter no power, do I wire 12v straight to main battery or leisure battery and what thickness of cable should I use
Re: coooler box
Posted: 14 Aug 2013, 11:46
by MattBW
I wouldn't use the main battery, coolers eat power and that could result on you getting stranded.
Re: coooler box
Posted: 14 Aug 2013, 12:28
by Titus A Duxass
From the Leisure Battery via a relay so that the cool box is powered only when the engine is running.
I piggy backed a further relay on the Split relay.
My cool box takes approx. 9 amps, I tried a normal ciggy lighter socket / plug - it melted.
Then I tried a DIN socket, that has some heat deformation.
For wires I used a high quality silicone sheathed multicore cable of about 1mm2.
Re: coooler box
Posted: 14 Aug 2013, 18:01
by paulflan1958
Titus A Duxass wrote:From the Leisure Battery via a relay so that the cool box is powered only when the engine is running.
I piggy backed a further relay on the Split relay.
My cool box takes approx. 9 amps, I tried a normal ciggy lighter socket / plug - it melted.
Then I tried a DIN socket, that has some heat deformation.
For wires I used a high quality silicone sheathed multicore cable of about 1mm2.
Sorry but without sounding like a div what is a DIN socket.
DOH