Date:         Wed, 11 Aug 1999 10:36:58 -0400
Reply-To:     "Fitz-Randolph, Douglas" <dfrandolph@TALKAM.NET>
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From:         "Fitz-Randolph, Douglas" <dfrandolph@TALKAM.NET>
Subject:      Re: fridge Q, "weekender cabinet" project
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Steve S. Wrote:
<< DC runs: (1) the coil cooling fan, always, and (2) the fridge itself
> (that is, the heating element) when on "12V" setting.  Nothing else.  It
> can run
> on propane or 110 without a 12V hookup.  Sounds like something's wrong.
> Does the vertical sheetmetal tube in the back feel warm after you plug in
> the
> fridge for an hour or so?  If so, the heating element is presumably
> working,
> and I would think the trouble must be in the coolant pipes somehow.
> If the tube doesn't get warm, you may want to poke around a bit with
> a voltmeter to see what's not working.  The wiring diagram is conveniently
> printed on top of the fridge.>>
>
I didn't leave the fridge plugged in from more than a few minutes - I
unplugged it after nothing seemed to be happening. By "nothing",
I mean that I set the selector switch to AC, then turned on the
thermostat knob and nothing happened. No sound or vibration at all.
There was a little "click" when I turned the knob, but this happens
whether the fridge is plugged in or not. I didn't detect any heat at the
back nor any cooling at the front, so I just unplugged it and went to
work, figuring that I had to have the DC hooked up. Should something
happen immediately? It does make noise when it runs - it's not silent
like a thermoelectric fridge, right? I've never actually seen one
running, so I'm not sure what to expect.

Thanks.

Doug Fitz-Randolph
Yarmouth, ME
'90 Syncro