so i pulled my fridge today to try to troubleshoot why it doesnt
work. at all. at least under both flavors of electrical power. well,
i found some connections on the 12 volt side were browned...not
melted or burnt, but close. the 12 volt fan motor was shot. the fan
itself was fine, but when i pulled apart the motor, the armature was
burnt, the brushes were melted to the armature, and there was loose
melted solder rolling around inside. joy.

heres my two questions:
first, is there any way to test the electrical heating element with a
multimeter? i mean, im sure there is, but i dont know what numbers im
looking for on a good element, and which are the correct test points
for the right tests.
second, could the entire problem be as simple as that fan? is there a
fail-safe that shuts off the fridge if the 12v fan isnt working?
it looks to me like a fan blade got caught in some stray insulation
and burnt up (is there supposed to be a layer of yellow, and a layer
of pink? or was some possibly added by a previous owner?)

thanx
nick
(hoping i have cold drinks for my up comming move cross country)

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