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Chris_Bryant
Nov 24, 2014Explorer II
Atwood provided faulty instructions- the so called 7.5 volt is not used- terminal 4 on the thermostat needs to be hooked to ground. If Atwood had just used standard terminology it would be easier- they show terminal 4 as relay common- a.k.a. rc and rw combined. Because DuoTherm switches the ground side of the relays, you need to provide a ground to rc and rw.
Given that they made that error, I'm not sure if the high fan will work correctly, because DuoTherm uses a relay for fan, then a relay to toggle between high and low. RVP uses a high relay and a low relay- IOW, both fan relays need to be energized for high fan for DuoTherm, single relays need to be energized for RVP. I assume that the note about the jumper deals with this issue...
The new Dometic digital system will ONLY work with the Dometic thermostat- it is a single comm wire setup, truly digital, not just a digital display on an analog setup, like all of the standard Hunter, et.al.
Given that they made that error, I'm not sure if the high fan will work correctly, because DuoTherm uses a relay for fan, then a relay to toggle between high and low. RVP uses a high relay and a low relay- IOW, both fan relays need to be energized for high fan for DuoTherm, single relays need to be energized for RVP. I assume that the note about the jumper deals with this issue...
The new Dometic digital system will ONLY work with the Dometic thermostat- it is a single comm wire setup, truly digital, not just a digital display on an analog setup, like all of the standard Hunter, et.al.
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