Dometic refrigerator left off for 10 mo. not working

Replaced the board today. Decided to test the element and forgot to unplug it and the fuse in the new board blew. *sigh*....so left waiting another 2 days to get some from Amazon. But when I went back after looking at the water heater I realized the heating element on the refrigerator had warmed up nicely. Guess I was feeling the coils before...coils weren't warm yet -- do they take longer? So I think the new board did the trick but now were treading water again....I'm such a dork.