After having repaired the leak in the tubing that joined the copper tubing
from the compressor to the aluminum tubing from the evaporator with liberal
usage of high-quality self-stick (no adhesive) rubber electrical tape, my
refrigerator has been functioning normally for over a year. It's been doing a
great job keeping my beer, wine and perishable produce fresh.

But, just recently over the past month or so it has been acting up. It starts
to compress and then acts like it is overloaded and the compressor runs faster
and gets louder and the fan runs faster but the compression pretty much ceases
to compress as evidenced by the voltage on the volt meter jumping up about a
volt. Then it will cycle off and then back on and do the same thing over and
over. Sometimes it will work for a minute, sometimes five minutes sometimes
ten and then back to a minute. No rhyme or reason to it. Needless to say the
box doesn't get as cold as it should be getting. Almost the same symptoms as
would be the case if it had too much gas pressure to contend with. I checked
the pressure of the refrigerant several time and it has remained at the
correct specs. (at least there are no leaks)

What next? I did notice that the spade connectors at the yellow (ground) and
red (positive) leads to the control box unit got hot at times if I touched
them. Arching perhaps and losing the required voltage to the rest of the unit
so the diagnostic unit sensed low voltage and shut down the compressor? Maybe
so.

So I just turned it off at the breaker and pulled the spade connections. I
squeezed the female spade connectors (on the wires) together a little tighter
and plugged them back in. They slid on hard while they had slid off quite
easy. Perhaps the vibration over the years wore the female and male spade
connectors enough that they got loose and were commencing to arc and/or make a
poor connection?

At any rate, since I crimped the connectors tighter it hasn't missed a beat.

I am just soooo freaking smart!!! Perhaps this might assist somebody else who
has been experiencing the same or similar symptoms.


--
Sir Gregory

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:


After having repaired the leak in the tubing that joined the copper tubing
from the compressor to the aluminum tubing from the evaporator with liberal
usage of high-quality self-stick (no adhesive) rubber electrical tape, my
refrigerator has been functioning normally for over a year. It's been doing a
great job keeping my beer, wine and perishable produce fresh.

But, just recently over the past month or so it has been acting up. It starts
to compress and then acts like it is overloaded and the compressor runs faster
and gets louder and the fan runs faster but the compression pretty much ceases
to compress as evidenced by the voltage on the volt meter jumping up about a
volt. Then it will cycle off and then back on and do the same thing over and
over. Sometimes it will work for a minute, sometimes five minutes sometimes
ten and then back to a minute. No rhyme or reason to it. Needless to say the
box doesn't get as cold as it should be getting. Almost the same symptoms as
would be the case if it had too much gas pressure to contend with. I checked
the pressure of the refrigerant several time and it has remained at the
correct specs. (at least there are no leaks)

What next? I did notice that the spade connectors at the yellow (ground) and
red (positive) leads to the control box unit got hot at times if I touched
them. Arching perhaps and losing the required voltage to the rest of the unit
so the diagnostic unit sensed low voltage and shut down the compressor? Maybe
so.

So I just turned it off at the breaker and pulled the spade connections. I
squeezed the female spade connectors (on the wires) together a little tighter
and plugged them back in. They slid on hard while they had slid off quite
easy. Perhaps the vibration over the years wore the female and male spade
connectors enough that they got loose and were commencing to arc and/or make a
poor connection?

At any rate, since I crimped the connectors tighter it hasn't missed a beat.

I am just soooo freaking smart!!! Perhaps this might assist somebody else who
has been experiencing the same or similar symptoms.

Loose connections? And you are a genius to have fixed them?

Aren't you the guy who is described as having a few loose screws?

--
Cheers,
Bruce

Bruce writes:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:


....

At any rate, since I crimped the connectors tighter it hasn't missed a beat.

I am just soooo freaking smart!!! Perhaps this might assist somebody else who
has been experiencing the same or similar symptoms.

Loose connections? And you are a genius to have fixed them?

Aren't you the guy who is described as having a few loose screws?

--
Cheers,
Bruce

In the computer and auto electrical repair worlds, I live by the truth
that "it's always the connector!" I see it works on boats as well :-)

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:21:44 -0500, Marc Auslander
wrote:

Bruce writes:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:


...

At any rate, since I crimped the connectors tighter it hasn't missed a beat.

I am just soooo freaking smart!!! Perhaps this might assist somebody else who
has been experiencing the same or similar symptoms.

Loose connections? And you are a genius to have fixed them?

Aren't you the guy who is described as having a few loose screws?

--
Cheers,
Bruce

In the computer and auto electrical repair worlds, I live by the truth
that "it's always the connector!" I see it works on boats as well :-)

Years ago, in the Apple II days, I used to "fix" computers by pulling
the cards out and pressing them back in a couple of times. Sort of
scratched the corrosion off I guess. A really serious defect was
sometimes cured by rubbing a rubber eraser across the contacts.
--
Cheers,
Bruce

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

But, just recently over the past month or so it has been acting up. It starts
to compress and then acts like it is overloaded and the compressor runs faster
and gets louder and the fan runs faster but the compression pretty much ceases
to compress as evidenced by the voltage on the volt meter jumping up about a
volt.

===

How do you keep your batteries charged up?

On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:28:34 -0500, Gogarty
wrote:

In article ,
says...


On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:21:44 -0500, Marc Auslander
wrote:

Bruce writes:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:


...

At any rate, since I crimped the connectors tighter it hasn't missed a
beat.

I am just soooo freaking smart!!! Perhaps this might assist somebody else
who
has been experiencing the same or similar symptoms.

Loose connections? And you are a genius to have fixed them?

Aren't you the guy who is described as having a few loose screws?

--
Cheers,
Bruce

In the computer and auto electrical repair worlds, I live by the truth
that "it's always the connector!" I see it works on boats as well :-)

Years ago, in the Apple II days, I used to "fix" computers by pulling
the cards out and pressing them back in a couple of times. Sort of
scratched the corrosion off I guess. A really serious defect was
sometimes cured by rubbing a rubber eraser across the contacts.
--
Cheers,
Bruce
Back in the days of my TRS-80 computer, when it started getting flaky, pull
all the cables and wipe the male connectors with a red rubber pencil erases.
Worked great.

As for the fridge, did you evacuate all the cooland and recharge? You could
have water vapor in there.

That was someone else fixing the fridge.

But your question brings up something... The American refrigeration
people I've worked with all insisted on long periods of vacuuming
systems. the Thai's on the other hand hook the pump up, pause to light
a cigarette, and then charge it with refrigerant.

But I've never had a Thai serviced system freeze up :-)
--
Cheers,
Bruce

On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:09:13 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

But, just recently over the past month or so it has been acting up. It starts
to compress and then acts like it is overloaded and the compressor runs faster
and gets louder and the fan runs faster but the compression pretty much ceases
to compress as evidenced by the voltage on the volt meter jumping up about a
volt.

===

How do you keep your batteries charged up?


Capt. Neal don't need no stinking electricity... he relies on his
sails.

--
Cheers,
Bruce

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 09:28:34 -0500, Gogarty
wrote:

In article ,
says...


On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 22:21:44 -0500, Marc Auslander
wrote:

Bruce writes:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:


...

At any rate, since I crimped the connectors tighter it hasn't missed a
beat.

I am just soooo freaking smart!!! Perhaps this might assist somebody
else
who
has been experiencing the same or similar symptoms.

Loose connections? And you are a genius to have fixed them?

Aren't you the guy who is described as having a few loose screws?

--
Cheers,
Bruce

In the computer and auto electrical repair worlds, I live by the truth
that "it's always the connector!" I see it works on boats as well :-)

Years ago, in the Apple II days, I used to "fix" computers by pulling
the cards out and pressing them back in a couple of times. Sort of
scratched the corrosion off I guess. A really serious defect was
sometimes cured by rubbing a rubber eraser across the contacts.
--
Cheers,
Bruce
Back in the days of my TRS-80 computer, when it started getting flaky, pull
all the cables and wipe the male connectors with a red rubber pencil erases.
Worked great.

As for the fridge, did you evacuate all the cooland and recharge? You could
have water vapor in there.

That was someone else fixing the fridge.

But your question brings up something... The American refrigeration
people I've worked with all insisted on long periods of vacuuming
systems. the Thai's on the other hand hook the pump up, pause to light
a cigarette, and then charge it with refrigerant.

But I've never had a Thai serviced system freeze up :-)


Americans tend to believe the old adage that if a little is
good, a lot is better and too much is just right.

Respecting drawing a vacuum in a refrigeration system,
it can't possibly matter how long the vacuum is in place.
One minute is as good as one hour. In a vacuum one
draws out molecules. As many water molecules will be
drawn out in a vacuum held for one minute as for one hour.

American's also believe in ripping off the customer. If a
service technician can charge you and extra hour labor
while he sits and twiddles his thumbs or smokes cigarettes
he will do so.

--
Sir Gregory

"Wayne.B" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

But, just recently over the past month or so it has been acting up. It
starts
to compress and then acts like it is overloaded and the compressor runs
faster
and gets louder and the fan runs faster but the compression pretty much
ceases
to compress as evidenced by the voltage on the volt meter jumping up about a
volt.

===

How do you keep your batteries charged up?




200 watts of photovoltaics charge the batteries (four deep cycle/marine,
Autocraft brand size 24)

No noisy wind generators for this sailor. I think they are rude, crude and
socially unacceptable. There are few things I hate more than the asshole who
anchors right upwind and runs one of those noisy wind generators 24/7. What
do *I* get out of it other than bothersome noise? What I hate even more than
the rude asshole who runs a wind generator upwind is the much bigger asshole
who runs a diesel generator. The diesel generator not only produces noise but
health-harming fumes.

--
Sir Gregory

"Bruce" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 20 Dec 2012 20:09:13 -0500, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Wed, 19 Dec 2012 15:41:55 -0500, " Sir Gregory Hall, Esq·"
åke wrote:

But, just recently over the past month or so it has been acting up. It
starts
to compress and then acts like it is overloaded and the compressor runs
faster
and gets louder and the fan runs faster but the compression pretty much
ceases
to compress as evidenced by the voltage on the volt meter jumping up about
a
volt.

===

How do you keep your batteries charged up?


Capt. Neal don't need no stinking electricity... he relies on his
sails.


Sorry, Bruce, but I rely on the same thing that produces the wind
for my sails - the sun. Unlike you, I don't plug into the grid. You
lubbers who like to go around yelling about mankind causing
global warming are, for the most part, hypocrites. Only those
living off the grid who practice what they preach are deserving
of my respect.

--
Sir Gregory