Thetford MRFT415 - Manual (Page 3)

q CONNECTING TO POWER SOURCE
120 VOLTS A.C. OPERATION IN YOUR HOME;
Your refrigerator needs so little power that it may be connected to any A.C. receptacle in
your home. To do this, set the thermostat control knob to “OFF” and insert the square
plug of the A.C. cord in the connector on the Refrigerator and the standard plug in a wall
socket in your home.
12/24 VOLT D.C. OPERATION IN YOUR CAR, BOAT, TRAILER, CAMPER ETC.
Car battery voltage varies with the type of car you own. Most American cars and boats
use a 12 volt system. Your refrigerator needs 12/24 volt battery with a negative ground
FOR MODEL MRFT-415, 440
Set the thermostat control knob to “OFF” and insert one end of the D.C. cord
(provided with the refrigerator) into the connector and the other end into the
cigarette lighter socket of your car. In most passenger cars, the lighter is on the
dashboard. Pull out the lighter and insert the refrigerator plug.
NOTE: When not using the refrigerator, remove the plug from the cigarette
lighter socket to prevent discharge of your car battery.
FOR MODEL MRFT-460 only
Set the thermostat control knob to “OFF” and insert one end of the D.C. cord (provided
with the refrigerator) into the connector of the refrigerator and connect two wires from the
battery to the other end of the D. C. cord.
BE SURE THE POLARITY IS CORRECT
CONNECT REFRIGERATOR DIRECT TO BATTERY
Any switches, lead wires or other electrical equipment should not be common with
wiring between your refrigerator and battery, because this equipment often generates
high voltage pulses and cause transistor defects in the inverter.
NEVER USE WIRING LESS THAN AWG #10 BETWEEN BATTERY AND REFRIGERA-
TOR AND TWISTING OF LEAD WIRE RECOMMENDED.