Norcold 8310EG2
Yes, it's 30-years old. But it works. Sort of.
It works fine on propane. GAS light comes on, CHECK lights up briefly until it lights. It gets as cold as I would expect and RV fridge to get. When I switch it to electric, the AC light does not light up and nothing happens (heating element does not get hot).
In searching on the Norcold 8310 I sort of fell down a rabbit hole. In the search, I found a seller of new circuit boards. In reading the description for the circuit boards, it says that the replacement circuit boards are only for fridges that have had the recall performed.
Recall?
I then searched on the 8310 recall and didn't get any information. I see the '99-01 (or thereabouts) fridges were recalled.
I then Googled the part number for the circuit board that is in it, and based on the information from Dinosaur (manufacturer of replacement boards) it appears as if it is a post-recall board. So that's good.
Upon examining the circuit board, I found that the 5A fuse where the 120 goes in was blown. Easy fix, right? No. I replaced the fuse and still have no AC light or heat. The only other fuse on the board is a 3A fuse that is in tact. Yes, the 120V outlet works.
SO - question is, do I replace the circuit board? It's only $75 and there really doesn't seem to be too much else to it. Or...if the heating element were bad would the fridge be smart enough not to illuminate the AC light? They're pretty cheap too.
Part of me wants to replace the whole thing because it's so old, but it's a bit spendy for such an old rig. Yeah, I could resell a newish fridge if I were to junk it but it would be nice if I didn't have to.
It works fine on propane. GAS light comes on, CHECK lights up briefly until it lights. It gets as cold as I would expect and RV fridge to get. When I switch it to electric, the AC light does not light up and nothing happens (heating element does not get hot).
In searching on the Norcold 8310 I sort of fell down a rabbit hole. In the search, I found a seller of new circuit boards. In reading the description for the circuit boards, it says that the replacement circuit boards are only for fridges that have had the recall performed.
Recall?
I then searched on the 8310 recall and didn't get any information. I see the '99-01 (or thereabouts) fridges were recalled.
I then Googled the part number for the circuit board that is in it, and based on the information from Dinosaur (manufacturer of replacement boards) it appears as if it is a post-recall board. So that's good.
Upon examining the circuit board, I found that the 5A fuse where the 120 goes in was blown. Easy fix, right? No. I replaced the fuse and still have no AC light or heat. The only other fuse on the board is a 3A fuse that is in tact. Yes, the 120V outlet works.
SO - question is, do I replace the circuit board? It's only $75 and there really doesn't seem to be too much else to it. Or...if the heating element were bad would the fridge be smart enough not to illuminate the AC light? They're pretty cheap too.
Part of me wants to replace the whole thing because it's so old, but it's a bit spendy for such an old rig. Yeah, I could resell a newish fridge if I were to junk it but it would be nice if I didn't have to.
