1974 Dometic Refrigerator Thermostat
First post! I have a 1974 Airstream with the original refrigerator. It has a V35 gas thermostat. It stopped cooling completely recently, AC/110 works fine. I cleaned thermostat, burner and burne...
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Sadly, Doug's link shows they are out of stock..
Unless you can find a small newer more modern RV fridge that does not use electronic controls that you could sub in a control from, I suspect you are out of luck.
Part of the problem is the age, after 50 yrs most manufacturers have moved on to other designs.
The other part of the problem is something known as RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) which was first adopted and went into effect around 2003 in EU. This was eventually rolled out to US and all countries that wanted to do business with the EU.
One of the main key banned items is lead..
This ban resulted in everything made under the sun that used lead in some shape or form to effectively be unsaleable and obsoleted.
The solder used to make that T stat probe is a combination of LEAD and tin.
Manufacturers had to completely retool their manufacturing processes to use lead free solder which is a combination of silver and tin. This type of solder requires much higher temperatures to melt the solder and it costs more making retrofits of older parts sometimes not cost effective.
This hit and impacted lot of industries and markets.
My best guess is if you can single out a current production model of a small fridge that doesn't have a electronic circuit board (IE doesn't require 12V for the fridge to run gas) you might be able to adapt the T stat/control valve. But that is just a guess.
Other option would be to retrofit your existing fridge with newer electric gas valve with new electronic control board but that would most likely exceed the value and worth of a 50 yr old appliance.
There may be a slim chance of finding a manufacturer and model number of a propane fridge that Amish use, as they typically do not believe in modern ideas of having their homes connected to electric or using electrical devices..
You could of coarse, add some extra battery capacity to your trailer and use an inverter to get 120V but it isn't very efficient electrically wise with absorbsion fridges.
Unless you can find a small newer more modern RV fridge that does not use electronic controls that you could sub in a control from, I suspect you are out of luck.
Part of the problem is the age, after 50 yrs most manufacturers have moved on to other designs.
The other part of the problem is something known as RoHS (Restriction of Hazardous Substances) which was first adopted and went into effect around 2003 in EU. This was eventually rolled out to US and all countries that wanted to do business with the EU.
One of the main key banned items is lead..
This ban resulted in everything made under the sun that used lead in some shape or form to effectively be unsaleable and obsoleted.
The solder used to make that T stat probe is a combination of LEAD and tin.
Manufacturers had to completely retool their manufacturing processes to use lead free solder which is a combination of silver and tin. This type of solder requires much higher temperatures to melt the solder and it costs more making retrofits of older parts sometimes not cost effective.
This hit and impacted lot of industries and markets.
My best guess is if you can single out a current production model of a small fridge that doesn't have a electronic circuit board (IE doesn't require 12V for the fridge to run gas) you might be able to adapt the T stat/control valve. But that is just a guess.
Other option would be to retrofit your existing fridge with newer electric gas valve with new electronic control board but that would most likely exceed the value and worth of a 50 yr old appliance.
There may be a slim chance of finding a manufacturer and model number of a propane fridge that Amish use, as they typically do not believe in modern ideas of having their homes connected to electric or using electrical devices..
You could of coarse, add some extra battery capacity to your trailer and use an inverter to get 120V but it isn't very efficient electrically wise with absorbsion fridges.
