bbwhitejr
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I would say yes. There are 2-power boards-1-for AC where the plug from the wall enters on one end and a wire coming out of the other end comes into the DC board. There is 43.9v coming from the AC into the DC....
Bennett
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Can I revive this Norcold?
- Thread starter bbwhitejr
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I would say yes. There are 2-power boards-1-for AC where the plug from the wall enters on one end and a wire coming out of the other end comes into the DC board. There is 43.9v coming from the AC into the DC....
Bennett
Maggieiscrazy
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12 volt dc compressor does not use a capacitor. I think your voltage drop may be due to a locked up compressor trying to start.
mobocracy
Active Member
I had the same issue on a 2005 260. Pulled it (EZ) and gave it to a marine refrigerant guy because there were no new units that’d fit in my opening. The galley sink interfered.
Our cooling unit was FUBAR and no longer available. He had another unit with a bad controller and made one outta the two.
I wonder if it ever makes sense considering a "custom" fridge in these situations, the kind where basically any insulated box can work as the fridge "container" and an external remote compressor unit supplies the cooling (usually to some kind of evaporator plate inside the insulated box).
It's probably not worth it financially for a smaller boat unless you were super handy, but a couple of the marine refrigerator companies make remote mount compressors basically for this purpose.
I know I have been tempted to go down this road of my two year old Notcold ever quits again. It's the only model I can find that actually fits the galley opening where the OEM Notcold went, and I don't relish a frequent replacement cycle.
Our boat came from the factory with an Isotherm ice drawer which we seldom use (it's 12V only, too) and it uses a remote compressor. It'd be tempting to use the ice drawer/compressor space to house a compressor and have a larger built-in cabinet in the fridge and space occupied by the cooktop.