Lizbiebrowne
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Had a thought during the night!
My Thetford N145 fridge won't run on 12 V. There are three fuses on the Control Panel: two blade fuses, 5A and 30A, and a glass fuse. I've removed the blade fuses and replaced them - no change, fridge still doesn't work. I've not been able to remove the glass fuse (too tight and don't want to break it) but it looks good through the glass.
There are three cables feeding the fridge from Block 1 on my EBL100: a Blue and Brown cable from Pins 3 and 4 that carry 14.4V at all times and a smaller Yellow cable from Pin 1 that reads 14.4 V only when the engine is running.
I've removed one of the 12V element wires (the one with the female spade connector) and measured the resistance across the element - 1.5 ohms (which I understand is expected for a good element). I've measured the voltage across the element's terminals with the engine running and the fridge selected for battery - 0V.
Now for the creative bit. If I arrange to power the 12V element from independent 12V supply, bypassing the fridge's electronics, will the fridge work?
My Thetford N145 fridge won't run on 12 V. There are three fuses on the Control Panel: two blade fuses, 5A and 30A, and a glass fuse. I've removed the blade fuses and replaced them - no change, fridge still doesn't work. I've not been able to remove the glass fuse (too tight and don't want to break it) but it looks good through the glass.
There are three cables feeding the fridge from Block 1 on my EBL100: a Blue and Brown cable from Pins 3 and 4 that carry 14.4V at all times and a smaller Yellow cable from Pin 1 that reads 14.4 V only when the engine is running.
I've removed one of the 12V element wires (the one with the female spade connector) and measured the resistance across the element - 1.5 ohms (which I understand is expected for a good element). I've measured the voltage across the element's terminals with the engine running and the fridge selected for battery - 0V.
Now for the creative bit. If I arrange to power the 12V element from independent 12V supply, bypassing the fridge's electronics, will the fridge work?