RockyOne
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My D40 d/cab. A great rig out side but I want to get inside. The problem. My new Engel 240v r/angle plug into base of fridge is a lousy connection. Is supposed to take over powering when 240v lead plugged in while the vehicle 12v one is still alive. While it looked like the 240v was powering fridge, in fact, the connection was lousy and dropped out, was sucking power from my rig 12v circuit. I go to unlock with my remote. No action. Maybe that 2 1/2 year old remote was flat. Tried the other remote and it never worked. Then it hit me. The Engel faulty lead has flattened the vehicle battery. No power for the remote radio receiver,relay,solenoid. Can't open bonnet. I was wondering if I could feed some 12v into the rear tub fridge outlet by a male 12v power plug onto a couple of battery clips or a little 12v solar panel I have, that works fine. Any great ideas guys, without using a rock on the glass ? Oh for the good old 1/4 flip out vents. I had to bust one of those a hundred years ago ;-) Vehicle is Navara D40 STX dual cab 2.5 t/dsl.