Norcold compressor fridge troubles
Hello folks, this is my first post :). I'm converting a truck, and I lucked into (I thought) a Norcold 12/120 for $50. Like an idjit, I hooked it up to a 200ah AGM battery and left it overnight....
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Ivylog wrote:
I did not know that Norcold made a refer with a compressor. I thought they were all absorption heat cycle. What model # is it? I'd plug it into AC and give it 8 hours to cool.
Both Norcold (At AmericanRV) AND Dometic (Company web page)
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To the O/P.. sounds like the compressor is siezed, so the motor never came off start and thus current draw was very high..
HOW TO CONFIRM.
Get a good DC-Ammeter that can do 10-20 amps and either put it in line (Remove fuse, add jumper leads do not forget to include the fuse so that it is :terminal---fust--Meter---other terminal
Or use a clamp on DC ammeter like the Crafstman 82369 (Which is beside me as I type). If it shows high current (more than six amps) for more than 10 seconds, you have a siezed compressor.
