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Subject:Re: Dometic 182B wiring
From:mark drillock
Date:Fri, 23 Aug 2013 21:25:19 -0700

What diagram are you referring to, the one on top of the fridge or one
somewhere else?

Based on my experiences the RM182A should have a fridge relay on top of
the fridge. The RM182B versions used a fridge relay mounted under the
driver seat instead.

Mark

David Bjorkman wrote:
> Got the old fridge all maintained and switched out,  Runs great.  Of
> course there is a bit of a glitch.  I wired the new fridge fan (inside)
> switch to the black (+) wire and grounded the other fan wire end to the
> grounding block.  Ran fine when I powered up the black and blue wires at
> the connector.  I thought the black wire was constant power.  Big
> mistake.  That wire is only powered when the engine is running.
> I want to know if the brown wire (polarity not shown on my wiring
> diagram) is constant power, and what are the consequences of switching
> them so my new fridge fan runs without the engine running.
> Dave B.