Engel Fridge work on 240 but not on 12
Submitted: Tuesday, Mar 21, 2006 at 23:28
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I have an engel had it about 5 yrs bought off a mate he had it about 4 yrs been great but now it works great on 240v but doesnt seem to work on 12v i can hear the relay kick in but not the compressor hope some one has had this prob as I have pulled the brains out but looks a bit like a swap over unit ?
Reply By: Member - Roachie (SA) - Wednesday, Mar 22, 2006 at 08:15
Wednesday, Mar 22, 2006 at 08:15
I think this is the same issue that Willem reported a month or 2 ago.
Check that the cord is not faulty (maybe see if somebody-else's cord will get it to fire up). Also, in case there is something wrong with your vehicle's cabling, try the new/temporary/borrowed cable straight off a battery source (use one of those female cigi plugs you get with various flouro lights etc, where there is a short length of cable leading to 2 aligator clips).
Good luck
Roachie
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Follow Up By: Member - Omaroo (NSW) - Thursday, Mar 23, 2006 at 08:15
Thursday, Mar 23, 2006 at 08:15
That might have been me. 240v ok, 12v not.
I ended up replacing the 12v cord from end to end - and in my case that fixed the problem. There was only a slight drop through it but that was enough to stop the compressor from kicking over.
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