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Title: When the fridge warning light starts flashing the night before you are leaving
Post by: MarkVS on June 16, 2014, 08:13:33 PM

Its a bit of a 'OH S**T' moment when you are doing the final check of things the night before you are heading off on a big trip, and you find the fridge 'fault' light flashing and the fridge getting warm.
Start thinking fridge broken, battery gone etc etc.

After a lot of worrying and checking, find out its the new Cig lighter extension cable I bought and using which must be dropping voltage..and causing the fault light to come on.

Direct connect and all is 'Cool' again.

Bit of a heart stopper period.


MarkVS

Title: Re: When the fridge warning light starts flashing the night before you are leaving
Post by: Bundy Drinker on June 16, 2014, 08:22:51 PM

LOL, mental note to self.

Don't buy Cig Lighter extension lead for fridge.

Good to hear nothing serious.

Title: Re: When the fridge warning light starts flashing the night before you are leaving
Post by: Symon on June 16, 2014, 08:26:45 PM

If your fridge can run off 240V, run it off that.  Much more efficient and will chill down quicker than running it off 12V.

Title: Re: When the fridge warning light starts flashing the night before you are leaving
Post by: ehsc on July 07, 2014, 08:02:35 PM

Bugger but Not as bad as when it starts flashing on the second day of the big trip full of food, and not due to cable problem , That's why I always try to take a empty esky with me just in case . :cheers: Troy