Date:         Fri, 4 Aug 2000 22:11:27 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
Subject:      Re: 12 volt refre question
Comments: To: Dan Johnston <johnstond@mailserver.volvo.com>
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At 09:32 8/4/2000, Dan Johnston wrote:
>I did a resistance check from black to red then to gray and nothing is
>going to ground. I've checked across the heater wires and its not going
>to ground. If i volt meter the wires from the battery its 12 but when i
>plug the fridge in, the volts drop (like the heater is sucking it up)
>but heater doesn't get hot (I've pulled the insulation away from the
>heater tubes.) It works fine on 120 volts.

Measure the amperage through the heater -- should be about 7.5 amps.  If it
isn't, try connecting the heater itself directly across a battery and
measure amps.  If that's correct, find the fault in the supply wiring
(dirty fuse contacts etc).

david
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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