Date:         Wed, 22 Mar 2006 10:20:36 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
Comments: To: robert shawn feller <feller@CARBONCOW.COM>
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My somewhat ancient knowledge of Ohm's law leads me to think that the
lower resistance would give MORE heat, not less. I doubt that the
heating element is the problem since it is making as much heat as you
say. If the chants, shaking of bags of dried chicken bones, turning the
unit on it's head and giving it a kick and all  don't work, you are left
with the diagnosis made by the factory troubleshooting guide. I would
not worry much about giving it a good shake or two and even a couple of
good wallops while it is upside down. I have used several fridges that
were shipped across country with minimal packaging, dropped on every
side along the way, and they all worked fine, much to my relief.

Mark

robert shawn feller wrote:

>Thanks for the input.
>
>One person did recommend lightly shaking plus the flip, but I think your
>points on frailty are more valid.
>
>I did read that a sure sign of hydrogen leak is a hot apportion unit but
>cool boiler top...which I do not have. According to what the Dometic
>troubleshooting tells me I most likely have a blockage.
>
>Shawn
>
>-----Original Message-----
>Subject: Re: yet another fridge question (ok you experts)...
>
>Shawn,
>
>sure of the ohm measurement? I imagine the lower resistance you measured
>would translate into "somewhat" less heating, but heck don't resistive
>elements like the heater fail completely, and go to infinity resistance?
>................
>
>