Eisboch wrote:
"Jim" wrote in message
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Wayne.B wrote:

On Wed, 07 Nov 2007 14:47:42 -0800, Jim wrote:



My Norcold DF0704 stopped working on 110. Seems to work fine on 12 volt.
It was probably original with the boat, so it must be 20 years old.

Replace or repair?

It looks like that model isn't made any more and what I see (on a very
quick look) shows that none of the new ones fit the cutout.

Maybe i just haven't found the right one yet.

What have you all done?


If it's still running on 12 volts that means that the
compressor/condenser is still OK, which is at the heart of the unit.
You could either try to troubleshoot the electrical problem or
continue running it on 12 volts by beefing up your charging system if
necessary.

That's what I'm doing right now, and it seems to be working ok. It is an
old unit, newer ones are more energy efficient and maybe quieter.
Hopefully.

The latch is broken, it's time for a new one.



I missed the part of your post that Wayne pointed out. These refridgerators
run on 12-24 volts DC. When powered by 120vac, there is a converter that
steps it to the 12volts. It would seem that's the component that is bad on
yours.

Still, IMO, at 20 years old, it probably isn't worth the cost to fix. I'd
replace it. It certainly doesn't owe you anything.

Eisboch


I'm ore than willing to replace it. Everything i have seen so far
won't fit the cutout unless it's SMALLER.