Kirk W

If you are thinking of 2024 models, none of the towing guides that I'm familiar with are out for 2024 yet. I'm wondering where you read that? I found the following from Edmonds. But if you're looking at the current fourth-generation model, only the hybrid and plug-in hybrid models are towable. Finally, the vast majority of states require most vehicles being flat-towed to be equipped with auxiliary brake systems that work in tandem with the motorhome's brakes. ~ Nov 30, 2023

This is an Australian unit and the "mains" to the lower right side are 240V0-ac. Notice the power plug, It connects to 230V but I am pretty sure that the circuit board converts that supply to 12V since all other voltages are labeled as 12V it does show both a 12V heating element and also a ac heating element so that probably is 230V

As I look at those pictures again, you may well be right. It would be interesting to know if he is aware of this. After doing a little digging I was able to find this one. The claim: Elon Musk developed a heater that reduces electric bills to $0 It seems that I was too quick to buy into the Musk connection.

Dometic RM7401L Wiring Diagram

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The red is positive and the brown is negative. If you look at the full schematic from my link you can see that they supply the 12V heater, with the red positive side passing through the circuit board.

While it is only a guess, at this point I would suspect that something was wrong with the way you changed the wiring and that something on the circuit board has failed, but that is only a guess. Additional information on that refrigerator seems to be nonexistent, other than I did find the installation and operation manual online. If I could examine the circuit board I might be able to figure out at least some of the operation to know what to check. The red wire from the terminal block should have 12V as it then goes to the circuit board, in on x103 and out on x104 to the heater and the is return side back to the terminal block. There is something on the circuit board that turns that power on and off as called for. The fact that nothing on the circuit board is lighting up tends to support my suspicion that the problem is on that circuit board. In all probability, a qualified Dometic service tech could probably repair the refrigerator for less cost than to replace it, but that too is only a guess. I'm afraid that this is the best that I can do.

While there are state banking laws, the regulations coming from the Patriot Act are federal laws and they apply to all financial institutions in the USA, no matter where they are located. As Mark previously stated, there is provision for an alternative address in the banking regulations but it can be difficult to get the people you are dealing with to use the provisions.

I looked over the meter specs and it should be just fine for trouble shooting what you are. That shows that your problem is not the power supply. That is exactly what you should have. That is the proper way to measure the voltages. The problem is that we do not know what the circuits on that board are so can only guess at what the voltages should be. To do more you need information about the circuit board and what it has on it. We need a service manual or a circuit board schematic and I am unable to find either of them.

If you are a member of Escapees RV Club and using their mail service, let me suggest that you call the business office (Phone 936-327-8873) and get help & advice there. Changing what you call your box number will do nothing for you as businesses use a USPS data base to verify all addresses and no matter what you write down the bank will know that you use a PMB andare trying to hide that. There is an alternative allowed in the baking laws that set address requirements and the Escapees have dealt with that many times. As an alternative, you could change to the TX Escapees address as the businesses in the Livingston area are very familiar with those alternatives and have no problems dealing with them.

To me it sounds like something that you did when rewiring the refrigerator power has caused a failure somewhere internally but that is only a guess. Since we do not have a schematic for the circuit board, it is impossible to know what voltages should be where other than the terminal block shown in the schematic and I suspect that the white terminal block in the upper left of your picture is what is on the schematic. You might be able to figure out the layout of the circuit board by tracing the foil paths on the back of the board in your picture. As to the fuse, 1.5 ohms is probably just poor meter quality or poor connection as a fuse will normally read 0 ohms when good. Did you remove the fuse from the circuit when you tested it as that must be done for the reading to be accurate. It would not be a bad idea to try a new fuse as Vern has suggested since we are really just guessing. If it isn't the fuse and if there is 12V supply where shown on that terminal block, my next guess would be that the circuit board is bad, but that too is only a guess since I have no service manual or data on the circuit board so have no way to do any valid testing of it.

How did you test the fuse? The only way to be absolutely sure is to check it for continuity with an ohm meter. If you didn't do that, at least replace the current one with a new one of the same ratings. The first thing that you need to understand is that the voltage from your battery is not always 12V, even under normal conditions with a good battery. A fully charged battery will supply as much as 12.6V when fully charged and can be as high as 13.6V if recently charged. As the battery is depleted it is normal for the voltage to slowly fall. Most RV appliances will operate down to 10.5-11V supply. If you measure between the + and the - on the schematic you do need to have at least 10,5V. Other points on the circuit board could be quite different depending on where you are reading in the circuit. Just what you should find at any point depends on where in the circuit that point is. Anything supplied by the mains supply should be at or near 240V but that voltage is alternating current and probably would damage the device that you are using. I strongly advise you to at the least, get a cheap multimeter and learn to use it from the instructions that will come with it because there is simply no way of knowing what is wrong with the refrigerator that you have without one. If you are rewiring things in the RV without the use of a reasonably good meter and a basic knowledge of electricity and RV electric systems, I am not surprised that things are not going well. People are not often seriously hurt by 12V systems but it does happen and the 240V mains is very dangerous. The problem with your refrigerator might be something as simple as a bad fuse or a poor connection, but it is also possible that the circuit board or other electrical components have been damaged or destroyed. If you plan to continue to work on the RV and refrigerator, you should take the time to read "The 12V Side of Life" parts 1 and 2. Doing so will not make you an electrician but it will give you some basic knowledge of how things work.

Look at the schematic from the link above to see what should be available and what it should read. I don't know what you mean by "active voltages" but you need to see what it is. The 12V is direct current. The power from the mains will be 240V or close to that. You need to learn how to use your meter for the information to have any value to you are us. It should have several voltage scales for alternating current, several more for direct current, and several for ohms. You select the appropriate one for what you are checking. Based on what you have said, I think that you need to get some qualified help.

I do the same as Chad, but today I signed out and back in without any issues. I have referred this thread to our admin but since he works a normal week, we probably won't hear from him until Monday.

Now you need to get your multimeter and see where the voltages are available and where they are not, based on the schematic. Once you know where the voltage is lost, turn off all of the eclectic supplies and then use the ohmmeter side to determine where it is being lost.

This Schematic is all that I found other than operating and installation instructions for that refrigerator. The one that you have is not sold in the USA so I have never seen one like it. I made my career repairing electrical equipment and it has been my experience that when something stops working after a modification to the wiring has been made the problem is usually related to the changes made. Have you tired returning the wiring to what it was before you started?

Correct. And you won’t have to do it next year.

One of the best dogs we ever had was a Corgi mix that was part of a litter left at the pound with the eyes not yet fully open. We adopted her 2 weeks later at an estimated 6 weeks of age and we had her for more than 16 years. We still miss her.

Interesting view. I have always stored ours empty and sanitize annually. I have never had a problem from that but can see your point.

Do you still do that today? If so, keep your teeth clinched to strain out the bigger things from your neighbor's livestock.

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Have you ever had a dog needing 14 teeth extracted? Have you had a dog that needed emergency surgery due to 3 bladder stones in his urethra and 5 more in his bladder? The alternative was to have him put down, which is probably what most people would have done and I'm sure his previous owner would have done. We adopted a 7 year old dog that has become my wife's soul mate, and while the dog might not be my priority, my wife's wellbeing and happiness is. No, we didn't go look for the cheapest place to have any of his care done but chose what we believed to be the best care. His bladder surgery was done at MedVet Dallas. Most of my life I could not have paid what either of those cost, ($2800 for teeth and $6000 for surgery) and we would have had no choice but to put the dog down, but this was a choice of what value do I put on saving the dog that my wife has come to love over the year that she has had him. How much would you spend to keep your wife happy? For me, because we do have the money the question was, which do I value more, her happiness or my money?

It would be far more today!

A lot depends on how you define "a larger dog" as I knew someone who did so with a great dane but that obviously is larger than you have in mind. If you stay in commercial RV parks it is important to keep in mind that some RV parks ban specific breeds. For example, you might come across a park that doesn't allow breeds such as Pit Bulls, Dobermans, Mastiffs, and Rottweilers. Other parks may limit four-legged guests to “small dogs only”, or place a weight limit (such as 40 lbs) on canine guests. You also need to be aware that adopting an older dog has some potential issues that do not usually come with a puppy. We adopted a 20# dog that was 7 years old. We anticipated some difficulty in adjusting but it has now been 11 months and he has had 14 teeth pulled and emergency bladder surgery for stones blocking the urethra. He has adapted to our home but still deals with anxiety issues and is slow to warm up to strangers and visitors as well as other dogs. He is very possessive of my wife and while he is improving as a traveler, he has a long way to go. An older dog is much more likely to have difficulty adapting to a change of home and owners. In the past year we have spent nearly $10,000 on him.

Actually, what does not need light is called bacterium but most of us lump the two together. And I have had an algae problem in the water line to the ice maker of our RV refrigerator, so the amount of light needed is quite small for some varieties. We have drank water from the RV potable water tanks for all of the RVs that we have owned, since our first one more than 40 years ago and for all 12 years of fulltime. I sanitize once a year and with the exception of one summer of campground hosting in a Kansas park and on well water, have not had any algae problems and once we had a bacterium issue in the water heater that causes an odor, especially in the shower.