Post by humpty2 on Apr 4, 2011 20:51:15 GMT 10
I need help in resolving this problem
Started out with a new in carton Dometic 3 way fridge though it was 3 years old and OUT OF warranty.
Did the right thing, had gas done by gas fitter, battery to electronic pizzo starter with 2 amp fuse, level, secure and properly ventilated. I did not connect it to run 12V though.
Fridge fired up on connection of gas and runs for 15 mins.....turn it off then run 240V for 15 mins....all good....take a trip of 50 klms and nothing!!
Take said fridge to specialist who finds a fried resistor, diode or whatever on the printed cicuit board.....replace said board and connect power from on board battery which was ISOLATED and turned off at the time of connection, resulting in another fried diode/resistor. Much testing to check for a power source resulted in nothing.....so we put another board in.....same result!!!.
Any way I left the van with the specialist and was called back 4 hours later to collect a going fridge.....even turned it on and off a coupla times..... and to leave them with $455 for their efforts!
Get the van home and NOTHING again!!!
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ANY CLUES........ANYONE
The fridge ran whilst not connected to a vehicle and 'apparently' burnt out the board when connected to a car.
I am thinking that power could be "loose"(residual power?) some where in the vehicle, but this happened with 2 different cars. Both cars have an electric brake controller but are miles apart in electronics one being 62 Chrysler Royal and the other a 99 Toyotra Landcruiser ANY ideas on this?
There is no short near the fridge.
Come on you computer type experts out there
Started out with a new in carton Dometic 3 way fridge though it was 3 years old and OUT OF warranty.
Did the right thing, had gas done by gas fitter, battery to electronic pizzo starter with 2 amp fuse, level, secure and properly ventilated. I did not connect it to run 12V though.
Fridge fired up on connection of gas and runs for 15 mins.....turn it off then run 240V for 15 mins....all good....take a trip of 50 klms and nothing!!
Take said fridge to specialist who finds a fried resistor, diode or whatever on the printed cicuit board.....replace said board and connect power from on board battery which was ISOLATED and turned off at the time of connection, resulting in another fried diode/resistor. Much testing to check for a power source resulted in nothing.....so we put another board in.....same result!!!.
Any way I left the van with the specialist and was called back 4 hours later to collect a going fridge.....even turned it on and off a coupla times..... and to leave them with $455 for their efforts!
Get the van home and NOTHING again!!!
.ANY CLUES........ANYONE
The fridge ran whilst not connected to a vehicle and 'apparently' burnt out the board when connected to a car.
I am thinking that power could be "loose"(residual power?) some where in the vehicle, but this happened with 2 different cars. Both cars have an electric brake controller but are miles apart in electronics one being 62 Chrysler Royal and the other a 99 Toyotra Landcruiser ANY ideas on this?
There is no short near the fridge.
Come on you computer type experts out there
Hi Pete sent you a PM.Could it be an earth problem mate, just a thought.