Engel Fridges
Submitted: Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 08:23
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This question may have been answered before but I have an old Engel fridge (30yrs) that goes very
well on 240v but has an intermittent fault when running on 12v. My question is, is the compressor 12v or 240v?
Reply By: Member - Ed. C. (QLD) - Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 10:28
Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 10:28
Neither....
I believe it's something like 20v, and it's AC...
(Hopefully, someone more knowledgeable than I will be along soon with the correct info:))
Meanwhile, is the (12v) lead original? these are known to fail at the 'fridge end..
If you have access to a known good lead, try that & see how ya go;-)
The older of my 2 Engels is also close to 30y/o, and I had the same problem with it several yrs ago.. bought a new lead, and the problem went away....
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Follow Up By: Member - joc45 (WA) - Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 12:12
Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 12:12
Tend to agree with the dicky cord diagnosis. The 240v and 12v share the same transformer to feed 20v AC to the compressor. The inverter circuitry associated with the 12v side will either generally work
well or not at all. So look for a dicky cord or a damaged connector on the side of the fridge. Re the 12v cord, check the female connector - the metal sleeves that slide over the male pins may have spread, not making proper connection.
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Follow Up By: Leroy - Saturday, Oct 20, 2007 at 06:35
Saturday, Oct 20, 2007 at 06:35
my lead has been failing for a while at the fridge end. I have it in a position where it works! I will get a replacement for the next big adventure.
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Reply By: Crackles - Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 20:31
Friday, Oct 19, 2007 at 20:31
Additional to the common cord failure, when using some cigarette power plugs the standard wiring can be too small with the line loss resulting in the fridge cutting in & out. Ideally car fridges should be wired direct to the battery with 4 to 6mm+ cable. (depending on distance)
Cheers Craig............................
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