CBE MCV-2 Fridge Fan Kit

[RichardB]

Hi all
I have just bought a MCV-2 fridge fan kit - the cable on the fans is pretty short so I need to extend it.
I wondered if anyone else has fitted the same kit, and knows if it is possible to buy a plug/socket to extend instead of having to cut and joint the cables...
(Pictures are from a google search, but the socket/plug I need is like the one in the 2nd picture)

 

[funflair]

I fitted one to our previous van but managed OK with the standard length cable as I mounted the control unit in a a cupboard just above the fridge, not sure about extending it as it might alter the temperature sensing calibration.

Martin

 

[GMLS]

Sorry can't help you with that specific problem but I thought I'd take this opportunity to include this link to an excellent install demonstration of the Thetford unit in case anyone thinking of doing the same picks up this thread

 

[Riverbankannie]

We had no problem with the length of the cables, picking up a live feed from behind the fridge and then fitting the control unit in a cupboard above the fridge.

 

[Kannon Fodda]

The plug fitting in the second image looks like a standard computer type 4 pin (only three in use)

There will be lots of variants available example: Amazon product ASIN B07RZD3MNL It's the sort of thing that Maplin were excellent for.

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[RichardB]

Thanks all - I think I will need to make a lead - this is a close up of the connector
Does anyone know if it has a specific name?

 

[JohnT UK]

looks like a molex of some description though i have not seen one with 3 ridges so may be a custom for the controller, you may be better cutting the wires and splicing in 4 wires to extend the length rather than trying to find a match

 

[daveandsan]

Can’t you cut the cable somewhere and put a extension piece of cable in? No need for new plugs then.