UPDATE - Dometic #RM2652/2852 "Check" lignt blinking
We bought our 2007 Flagstaff 8524RLS last July and made several weekend trips. The Dometic fridge worked every time, bot on AC and gas. I turned the frig on, on Friday o prep for our first trip of the season. I noticed today that the "check" light was blinking all the time and it had not gotten cold. Gas was turned off at the tank, and the frig was set on auto. Light in the fridge does not come on, but when the door is open the "check" light stays lit and does not blink. Close the door or push the switch lever in, and the blinking resumes.
Disconnected the trailer from shore power and switched over to the gas settings, light continued to blink, and there is no gas getting to the igniter, nor does the sparker seem to function. Checked on line and found a link for a service tips manual on this model put out by Dometic and started checking.
First off let me say that why women do what they do makes more sense to me that electricity and anything powered by it. So following the directions given, I checked the AC at the main terminal block and got a reading of around 29.5 *+/-, using the 200 V~ setting on the meter. Manual said a reading of six volts or less is acceptable. Checked the resistance on the solenoid valve and got a reading of aprox 49 ohms, again with in the tolerance according to what the manual states.
Pulled the cover off of the circuit board and checked the two fuses that are in there, they both appear fine. Not having the understanding/confidence to check anything further on the board this is where I decided to stop.
I am assuming that since the fridge does not cool on AC or gas that the main circuit board may be gone. I'd much rather pay for a replacement, than pay for a new board and a service tech to come to the same conclusion (if the board is the problem).
Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. We'll be heading out for a 5 day trip this Wednesday morning and will manage with a cooler unless there is something else I can look at.
Disconnected the trailer from shore power and switched over to the gas settings, light continued to blink, and there is no gas getting to the igniter, nor does the sparker seem to function. Checked on line and found a link for a service tips manual on this model put out by Dometic and started checking.
First off let me say that why women do what they do makes more sense to me that electricity and anything powered by it. So following the directions given, I checked the AC at the main terminal block and got a reading of around 29.5 *+/-, using the 200 V~ setting on the meter. Manual said a reading of six volts or less is acceptable. Checked the resistance on the solenoid valve and got a reading of aprox 49 ohms, again with in the tolerance according to what the manual states.
Pulled the cover off of the circuit board and checked the two fuses that are in there, they both appear fine. Not having the understanding/confidence to check anything further on the board this is where I decided to stop.
I am assuming that since the fridge does not cool on AC or gas that the main circuit board may be gone. I'd much rather pay for a replacement, than pay for a new board and a service tech to come to the same conclusion (if the board is the problem).
Any thoughts or ideas would be appreciated. We'll be heading out for a 5 day trip this Wednesday morning and will manage with a cooler unless there is something else I can look at.
