RLS7201 wrote:
Your old detector is probably a CCI 7719. CCI went out of business in 2008. The 2 red wires go to your 2 battery banks. The yellow wire goes to the solenoid/valve. The coil on the solenoid/valve is 9 volts DC @ 168ma. If you keep 12 volts applied to the coil for an extended period of time, the coil will burn out.
1: You can remove the solenoid valve and replace the detector with a cheap 2 wire detector. You will then loose the capacity of the detector turning off the propane in case of a leak.
2: You can purchase a 3 wire detector, with 12 volt solenoid valve @ 1 amp, from Safe-T-Alert. for about $200 on Ebay.
3: Your CCI 7719 is repairable. Contact Larry at CCIRepairs@gmail.com for details. I have one of Larry's repaired detectors on my 95 Bounder. It's been flawless.
Richard
Well, yeah! I tossed the old detector, figuring there was no difference between the new and old. (what did I know?) That said, 200 bucks for a replacement ain't happening!!
I'm okay with the solenoid being removed from the setup. Eventually this was abandoned and I'm beginning to see why. Good idea, more or less. But more less.
