I am redoing some inherited wiring on our fridge and am in a bit of a quandry. Whoever wired this up originally has proceeded as follows:
12V positive direct to the fridge unit from one of the two house batteries through a fuse holder. 12V negative direct from battery to fridge unit through fridge on/off switch.
This obviously means that the positive power to the fridge is permanently on even when the battery switches and the fridge switch are off which I seem to remember is not considered 'good form'.
Is there any reason why the negative side would be switched instead of the positive?
I am considering taking a new positive lead from the battery 1 terminal on the main battery switch through a suitable fuse to the switch and from there to the fridge and leaving the negative from the battery direct which is close by the fridge but obviously removing it from the switch.
Can anybody give me any ideas as to whether this is the accepted method or is there another more elegant idea that might make life simpler and easier.
As always, my thanks in advance to all the panel.
Chas
-------------------- 'The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has its limits.' - Albert Einstein.
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