fridge on the fritz rant
Bought our new to us Coleman two weeks ago. Already posted about awning problem. Get to the campsite and plug in the shore power. Checked the fridge and find it hot. I had plugged it in and put it ...
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SAR Tracker wrote:
Make sure your batteries are fully charged - the fridge requires 12vdc to run the electronics. Even plugged into shore power.
The OP's "new" popup is a 2001 Coleman Sun Valley which has a manual light 3-way gas absorption fridge that does not need 12 vdc to operate in the gas or 120 vac modes as it has no electronics, no direct spark ignition. The only time they'd want to run it on 12 vdc is when traveling and only if the tow vehicle is equipped with a charge line wired out to Pin 4 of the Bargman connector.
