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Re: Norcold Refer question
An update for those interested. It is finally fixed. I tried speaking with Norcold / Thetford customer service - they simply said to take it to a service center. I called the various service centers and they said it would take several weeks as they were pretty well booked up. I ended up buying a new aftermarket power board from Dinosaur Electric, hooked everything up. STILL DOESN'T WORK! Called Dinosaur Electric customer service and they were EXTREMELY HELPFUL. After going through a lot of checks, etc. it was finally determined that the battery was hooked up backwards. :eek: In my defense I just bought this camper and the lights worked, etc. I never thought to check to see if it was installed correctly. That means there was nothing wrong with the refrigerator to start with! After swapping the cables around everything works great. Oh well, live and learn. I post this so others can learn from my mistakes! ;)281Views0likes0CommentsRe: electric brake "breakaway" cable
Thanks for the quick replies - when I did the test drive, I put the clevis pin that secures the release handle through the end loop of the cable. There seems to be a lot of cable left over however. In an emergency, the whole fifth wheel would have to disconnect and come off the end of the truck before the cable would be activated. :eek: Perhaps time to shorten the cable! (Leaving plenty of room for slack when turning of course).257Views0likes0Commentselectric brake "breakaway" cable
I installed the fifth wheel hitch in my truck the other day and finally had a chance to pull our new (new to us ;)) fifth wheel. I put a new 7 blade connector in the bed of the truck: I like being able to easily access the trailer wiring plug. But I have a question. Where is best to hook up the breakaway cable for the electric brakes?10KViews0likes32Commentshelp installing electric brake controller
I have a 1998 Chevy Cheyenne C2500 pickup. (New to me... still getting to know it!) Someone has installed an electric brake controller in the past - it has four wires coming from it - black, white, blue, and red. Here's how it is supposed to be wired: Fairly straight forward. My problem? twofold: 1. The red wire from the brake controller does not currently connect to the brake switch wiring. Instead it goes forward through the firewall and terminates to.... nothing. There was apparently room for another battery in the front of the truck. (Not sure what that's for). The red wire pictured here with the terminal end is the wire leading to the brake controller. The brown wire leads to ground. 2. I cannot find where the brake switch wire is under the dash! I can see MAYBE the switch... but cannot see any wires as they are above the column. Does anyone have a wiring diagram or any suggestions where and how to find where to splice into the brake wire? I even took apart the dash, but there is a metal enclosure around the entire steering column area and I cannot begin to see the brake light switch nor the wires.2.6KViews0likes4CommentsRe: Norcold Refer question
Yes - I went through the various points and verified that I have 120v where the unit plugs into the back. I also have 12v at the appropriate places. I checked both the 3 amp and the 5 amp fuse with an ohm meter. I then took the front cover off and disconnected the harness as pictured in fig 4 and checked for voltage there. I had no voltage.281Views0likes0CommentsNorcold Refer question
Just bought this fifth wheel (1997 Golden Falcon) and things seem to work well except the refer. It does not come on at all. It is a Norcold model 9182. There are no lights on the panel at all. I downloaded the manual and discovered the following: From the chart it appears I need to buy a new power board... which I am glad to do IF it solves the problem. Is there any way to find out if the basics of the refer are working before spending money on a power board? It would be a shame to spend a couple hundred dollars just to find out the guts of the refer are bad as well. Any suggestions?2.3KViews0likes10Comments
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