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Subject:Re: Fridge Burned fuse & switch
From:Jim
Date:Thu, 14 Aug 2003 16:56:59 -0700

High resistance connections.  Time to clean 'em up.

Jim

On 8/14/03 4:15 PM, "Malcolm Stebbins" <mwstebbins@YAHOO.COM> scribbled:

> 1991 Canadain Westy: I took out my van's fridge today
> and I noticed two things:  #1) The fuse (White one,
> behind drivers left hip) appears burned on each end, A
> BROWN COLOUR  - the fuse strip is OK.  #2) the switch
> to turn on the DC part of the fridge has two wires
> going to/from it, and the plastic shrouding around the
> female-push-on part is melted away on both of the
> wires.  The wires for the AC and the Propane look OK.
>
> Can someone please point me in the right diagnostic
> direction as to what may be causing this???   Seems to
> run OK on DC and I do run it for 6, 8, 10 sometimes 12
> hours a day when driving.  Thanks,  Malcolm
>
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