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My fridge works ok on 240volts,BUT not working on the 12v battery conection, anyone know what I've done ?, anyone give a wiring dir? ....please

What model Electrolux fridge?

..and what do you mean by "what have I done"...you been messing?

The fridge should only work on 12v when driving. It will flatten a battery in a few hours without the engine running.

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kevtherev wrote:What model Electrolux fridge?

..and what do you mean by "what have I done"...you been messing?

The model is a RM212.....all I done was replace some of the wires as they were tatty, as far as I know all back as it was B4 I started.....I don't know if it was working B4 I started the work! as I had not used it on 12v B4

Why do you think its not working on 12V - what are your indications that it isnt working??

Before...
B4 is so last century

MidLifeCrisis wrote:Why do you think its not working on 12V - what are your indications that it isnt working??

it Don't get cold

kevtherev wrote:Before...
B4 is so last century

I an as old as the last century

knine wrote:

MidLifeCrisis wrote:Why do you think its not working on 12V - what are your indications that it isnt working??

it Don't get cold

Sorry - I wasn't 'just' asking a stupid question but have found that its pretty difficult to tell that the 12v is working (i.e. on mine there is no reassuring 'hum' or any other obvious indication) and you'll prob find that it may takes hours to actually cool noticably ........

.... but if it is definately not working then I'd start with checking that the 12v terminals (on top of the fridge) are getting a good 12v supply (when they should, i.e. when engine is running).

knine wrote:

MidLifeCrisis wrote:Why do you think its not working on 12V - what are your indications that it isnt working??

it Don't get cold

Ours works on all 3 sources but...... will only keep it cold, not "get" it cold when operating on 12v. So I would change your test to if the back warms up at all, rather than if the fridge gets cold as it will take an age to notice the inside getting cold

MidLifeCrisis wrote:

knine wrote:

MidLifeCrisis wrote:Why do you think its not working on 12V - what are your indications that it isnt working??

it Don't get cold

Sorry - I wasn't 'just' asking a stupid question but have found that its pretty difficult to tell that the 12v is working (i.e. on mine there is no reassuring 'hum' or any other obvious indication) and you'll prob find that it may takes hours to actually cool noticably ........

.... but if it is definately not working then I'd start with checking that the 12v terminals (on top of the fridge) are getting a good 12v supply (when they should, i.e. when engine is running).

No its not a stupid question........Its me having joke......Think I may have now sorted it re-done all the wire conections,and the pipe at the back is now getting hot!
thanks

This may seem obvious but sometimes it is easy to forget the basics. Have you checked the fuse on the circuit?