Gerald, Jon and all,
If Jon's is like my 1969 Caravel and I see no reason for it to be
different, the 120 volt wires laid in are all copper.
Happy Holidays to all,
Glyn Judson, 199 Caravel #508, Santa Monica, CA.
>> Hi Everyone.
>>
>> For a number of reasons, I'm going to replace the factory fitted air
>> conditioning unit with a simple roof vent, anyone done this before, are there
>> any pitfalls? (It only gets hot enough in the UK for air conditioning every
>> other year!, plus I'm dropping 110v throughout in favour of 230v as part of a
>> complete re-wire (apart from a simple step down to 110v at the canopy motor,
>> if it still works))
>
> In my '68 Caravel all vent motors run on 12 volts DC. Both the stove
> vent and the ceiling vent fan.
>>
>> Has anyone heard of a third party made panel to fill the hole left by the
>> aircon unit?
>
> Like others have said, the Fantastic fan vent is a good vent, better
> than the original Airstream vent that was there without the air
> conditioner. I believe both the vents and the A/C fit in 14" square
> holes.
>>
>> Jon Adams
>> 1969 Globe Trotter #134
>> London, England
>>
> There is a good chance the 120 volt wire has aluminum conductors. If you
> replace that with copper wire the connections will be far more
> trustworthy and that original wire may not pass UK wiring standards.