I couldn't find a "
Things I have learned, and/or forgotten that I already knew, about my van" thread, so I'll post this lessons learned in here for maximum awareness to the masses. Mods, feel free to move this to the
Don't ask me how I know this area if one exists.
If you have a THQ/Alpicool fridge, the LED lights on the temperature display can be quite bright at night. These can be turned off with a long press on the power button. You will now have a dim green light and no temperature display overnight to disturb
your her repose.
If you do a short press on the power button, you will again turn off the temperature display. The difference is that there is no small green light this time. This is because you have now turned off the fridge completely and are an idiot but after a day of
enjoying the atmosphere at a festival you don't notice or care.
In the morning, the first combat indicator of your dim-wittery will be that your Renogy battery monitor shows that you are still at 100% despite the fridge "working" all night because your milk is still cold. See below...
Linked to the first lesson is that your Renogy battery monitor glows and pulses bright green whenever anything is happening to your battery (charging/discharging).
Again this can be turned off upon receipt of SWMBO's orders for undisturbed sleep with the judicious application of a single digit to the top right button. It will beep after a few seconds to let you know you have achieved your aim.
Note. A long press on the
next button down will also emit a beep; however, this indicates you have just told the battery monitor that the LB is full to 100%. You will now spend the next day thinking that your solar setup is amazing because your fridge has been running like a champ all morning and you are still at 100%
So the moral of the story is simple. Pay attention to where your finger is and press the required button for the required amount time to achieve the desired effect. Don't turn your fridge off and reset your battery when it is at 75%.
