The Phoenix rises from the Ashes

Bet you couldn't sleep last night until you tried to resuscitate your old Friend. LOL

Its strange it doesnt work on 12 Volt mine did similar and it was a dirty 12v connection at rear.

All the best
Eric

Just goes to show you, you carn't kill em with a big stick. Or is that a big Willem.

Great to hear of the second coming!
That's entirely feasible it'd run on 240 volt AC and not 12 volt DC.
From memory the Engel Schwing compressor runs on about 20 or 30 volts AC. Easy to do straight from 240 volts AC, all you need is a transformer.
Not so easy from 12 volt DC, you need an inverter. Sounds like the inverter may have lost its smoke.

Geoff.

Watch out for the furtive lurkings of the WIA (Waeco Intelligence Agency) Willem. They can't have Engels running well for this long - bad for market share - something might happen up there......might be made to "look like an accident".

Willem.

I can just picture you this morning.
In you laboratory.
The power hooked up and the paddles at the ready.
STAND CLEAR!!!! Kapow????

It lives, it lives.

Maybe you need a lightning rod installed.
That way you can bring other things back to life.

Hay,,,, that could be a good theme for a movie.

Regards

Quote: "although the body has some rattles".......................

Are you still talking about the old Engel at this stage Willie????? hahahaha

I reckon you'd have a case to go to your nearest Engel dealer and ask for a new fridge to replace this bloody lemon you've obviously got on your hands. Fancy a fridge only lasting 20 some years.....it's unthinkable.

Now, as for your venture into the "darkside".....make sure you keep the 1800 number for their warranty claims area REAL handy, cos if other owners are anything to go by, you're gunna be on first name terms with a few of their lovely people....(but I hope I am wrong).

Cheers

Roachie

fault must be on 12v side of circuit before magic black box eh?

Willem

Congratulations - Thats the oldest trick in the book.

Reporting to SWMBO " Darling, the fridge is broken and to keep your veg and milk cold will have to buy 'YOU', (emphasis on you), a new fridge".

Purchase done and the old fridge miraculously springs back to life.

Well done to an "Old Dog" using "Old Tricks".

John G

Over time this should become delightful gossip for Waeco urgers to relate on this and other forums.

Along the lines of:

"...Reports of dozens of Engels being returned through electrical failures.." or

"Was talking to a repairer in 'X' town who had scores of Engel inverters and said he replaced 100 Engel inverters for every one Waeco - but he hadn't had a Waeco go wrong in the forty years he has been an expert" or

"Reports and pictures in a 4WD site about a bloke who was stranded kilometres from anywhere by an Engel fridge. Because he couldn't get a tow to the safety of a 240V extension lead he had to eat 20 kilos of prime rump in one sitting so it wouldn't go off".

It is all a question of spin. Should be fun. : )

Had a similar problem with my old 30 litre engel.
26 years old at last count.
Only time it has played up was the 12v circuit about 8 years ago.
Trying to remember if was a 12v connection or a fuse, but it was something like that. I think that was the only time the back cover was off, so did a service while Iwas there.
An engel service involves blowing a bit of compressed air around to stir up the dust.
Not much elese to service exepct to make a few screws are tight.

So the King is risen from the dead ,Long live the King !!! and the Queen {waeco} is to await in perpetual calm for the next oportunity to asert her regal superiority , Long live King Engle ,Savior of The Realm Known as Beer For Willem. HipHipHooray!!