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Subject:Fridge Wiring question
From:Troy
Date:Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:22:17 -0800

My 182B Dometic has stopped working on 12 volt. I am suspecting a switch, and want to bypass it to test it. If I'm reading the wiring schematic correctly I need to jump the center red wire (rt. side of switch as you face it) to the top black wire. If I read things correctly, there is also no thermostatic control when hooked up to 12 volt. Lastly, there appears to be a separate heater wire. Looks like a gray wire goes back to the high temp wire (which has no color that I can see).  Other than a continuity test, is there anyway to check these heater wires?

The fridge works fine on propane and 110. Power is getting to the fridge itself. There is no relay involved as it's hooked up directly to the battery, and the battery is at about 12.4 Volts. I can't think of anything else that would prevent the fridge from running on 12 volt, other than a fuse, which is fine. Also, I am assuming that the 8amp fuse controls the rear fridge fan and sink pump, is this correct? The 16amp is the main fridge fuse--correct?

Troy
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