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Subject:Re: refer madness update
From:David Beierl
Date:Fri, 6 Apr 2001 22:03:42 -0400

At 09:00 PM 4/6/2001, radish150 wrote:
>Ok, the red (of the red/white pair) is for 12V and when connected the
>battery indicator lights up. The paired white wire is connected to a relay
>on the back of the refer, but that's all I could ascertain about that wire.

Say more, doesn't sound standard, i.e. there is no relay on the back of the
(Dometic RM182B) reefer.

>Of the green/black pair I found that these are connected to the water
>level indicator and varying finger pressure using my body as a resistor I
>guess, results in the full range of water levels. What's wierd tho is the
>water level indicator only lights when the switch is pointing to the
>"battery" position (I get both readouts as the same time this way) but
>nothing lights when it's pointed to "water" position????

That would be the "On" and "Off" position...

>Hope this helps someone smarter than I figure this out (or maybe someone
>with a wiring schematic)
>
>I'm stalled  till I get this figured out.
>mark...

David Beierl - Providence, RI
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