Wednesday, Jan 05, 2005 at 14:11
here you are
hope this is what u are after
gra
One Flash
Can be caused by:
• Insufficient cable size
• Too many connections
• Poor connections
• Not designating fridge
with own direct circuit
from battery
Battery Protection Cut-Out
If the error light on your fridge flashes once every 5 seconds, it is definitely indicating that you have a voltage drop problem. This means that the wiring in your car may be inadequate to carry the correct amount of volts to the fridge. To
test if this is the problem, plug the fridge into a suitable AC adaptor. If you find that the fridge works, you can eliminate that there is a problem with the fridge and the car wiring configuration or plug connections should be stringently checked.
We recommend car/motorhome/caravan wiring to be a minimum of 6-8mm cross section wire for up to 4 metres. Above this length the wiring would need an extra millimeter for every metre.
If the fridge does not work on the correct WAECO AC Adaptor, further investigation is required. Contact WAECO if this occurs.
Two Flashes
Fan over current cut-out
If the fan circuit in the control module has a load in excess of 0.5 Amps, the system will fail.
Three Flashes
Motor Start Error
If your error light is flashing three times every 5 seconds, the rotor may be blocked or the differential pressure in the refrigeration system is too high. Faulty compressor or faulty control module.
Four Flashes
Minimum Motor Speed Error
This failure occurs if the compressor is running slower than 1850 rpm.
Flash Flashes
Thermal cut-out of electronic unit
If the error light is flashing five times every 5 seconds, the refrigeration system has been too heavily loaded, or if the surrounding temperature is high, the electronics will run too hot. This is generally caused by not allowing enough ventilation around the vents of your fridge. To overcome this, simply ventilate your fridge more effectively.
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Follow Up By: Jim - Wednesday, Jan 05, 2005 at 22:17
Wednesday, Jan 05, 2005 at 22:17
mcgra,
That is precisely what I was after.
I already went through all the voltage/wiring issues when I first installed my fridge to the fourby and have sussed that all out by using monster cable and two 100 amp hour sealed lead acid batteries in parallel.
The fridge had run faultlessly up until that anomaly.
It's good just to have this info on hand I think.
It sounds like you possibly work with these fridges. If so, could you please answer a question for me?
Is the error code I described (3 flashes) a common fault with these units or do you think it was a one off anomaly?
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Follow Up By: mcgra - Thursday, Jan 06, 2005 at 16:43
Thursday, Jan 06, 2005 at 16:43
sorry jim but i dont work with fridges.
i saw that info on the met some time back and saved the info as i have the same fridge.
just thought it may be useful one day.
gra
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