Something pulling 10 amps from 12v
So my batteries came up flat a day or two ago and we pretty only boondock and we careful with our usage so this was very weird, we usually don't get below 12.2. So I got my my multi meter out and ...
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buylow12 wrote:
I know what I read and I've said
about four times now that I NEVER use the climate heater. I've double checked it just to be sure. Perhaps the switch is bad or something? Could a bad control board cause that, whether top or bottom?
What I am TELLING you is, there is NOTHING on your refer pulling 10 amps DC current. You are not reading the amp draw correctly. MY point was to show you what the various amp draws ARE for Dometic refers, NOT that you have a climate control but to show what a Climate control amp draw IS, which is 1/2 amp. The wiring from the eyebrow(you call the upper board) is so small 10 amps would probably melt the wires. The Lower board is just basically a switch box, nothing on it to pull more than 1 to 3 amps max dc amperage. Now, maybe something has been ADDED to your refer that draws 10 amps, like fans or such, but those would be aftermarket and not OEM equipment. Now, some Dometic refers have an "Ambient" switch instead of a Climate Control Heater switch and some Dometic's the Climate control is built in to the Control board. The Ambient switch IF you had/have one and it is turned ON, leaves the Interior refer light ON, so that gentle heat keeps lettuce and such from freezing if close to the Evap fins. But that light bulb pulls less than 2 amps. Doug
