Another Waeco Problem

It could be faulty board inside the fridge. Yours is out of warranty so it gonna cost. I was told by the repairer that Waeco had been supplied with a range of faulty switchboards which incorporate a fuse or something like that. You may still be able to get a warranty claim through. Ours went at 14 months and was repaired after two attempts. Has worked well ever since.

12.2v is approx down to 50% which is ideally where you don't want to drain the battery any further in the best interest of the battery.
what is the voltage dropping to as the frig tries to start?

Brian,

fyi


What does it mean if the error light is flashing on CCF/CF range?
We have detailed the Danfoss compressor quick guide below. In the case the electronic unit records an operational error light on the CCF/SE and CF range. The number of flashes depends on what kind of operational error was recorded. Each flash will occur 1/4 second. After the actual number of flashes, there will be a delay withno flashes, so that the sequence for each error recording is repeated every 5 seconds. Once you have recorded the Red Flashes use the guide below.


Number of Red Flashes Danfoss BD35/50 Kompressor Guide Red Flash Guide Type

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.

Five 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


Regards

I had problems with mine until i fitted a RAPS 12R-U2

Maybe worthwhile getting one too. Gives you two outlets and you can use the Hella one for a more secure fitting

Brian P
Waeco fridges CDF models have 3 Year Warranty on both compressor and case

CF models have 5 year Warranty on compressor and 3 Years on case

Just need original purchase receipt

Regards

Oldpop

I have a waeco cf50 on low setting it drops out at 12.3v it is out of warranty waeco does not want to know me. It has 6mm or 50amp wire from 2nd battery to hella plug.When I start the ute the fridge starts up.I tried to get it fixed in Pirie the same as you William. by the book it should cut out at 10.4v and restart up at 11.5v

Hi Brian- as a diagnostic test- can you run the fridge off the battery using a standard 12v cord? This will determine if it is a fridge problem or a cord problem. If it is a cord problem then you will need to consider replacing the fittings on each end (one by one) and consider a trial without the fuse, to see which area is causing the problem.doc.

Brian,

I had a similar problem with my Waeco and tracked it down to the cigarette lighter plug on the Waeco cord.

In the past I had had this plug show signs of overheating and the plastic tip melting which indicated a poor connection and had replaced the cord.

The next time I had the problem, which had the same symptoms as you with a charged battery but the error light flashing on the fridge, I decided to investigate more. Using a multimeter discovered that I had 12.5V at the socket that the Waeco cord plugs into but over a volt less at the fridge. I removed the cover off the Waeco plug and plugged it in to the cigarette socket and with the mulit meter was able to detemine that the voltage drop across the Waeco plug was a whole volt.

I have since replaced the cigarette plug arrangement with an Anderson plug and the problem has gone away. I intend to eliminate this plug altogether but cutting the off fridge-end of the plug (the rectangular one) and connecting this directly (with a fuse) to the wiring coming from the battery.

Hope this helps.

Ando

Had the same problem with my waeco 60. Auto elec said planty of voltage, repairman said fridge was fine. At end of day fridge was fine. If your battery is on way out as mine was it read fine on initial testing and pull down test. Hooked up a 100 watt globe and left running on battery for half an hour. Light began to dim so retested and voltage well down. This wasn't evident on the pull down test on the battery initially. Replace battery and all well.

Thanks every body. I am charging my 2nd battery now. Then when it is fully charged using 240v charger I will isolate battery then run the fridge and see how long it runs for and what volts it cuts out. Brian