Hello All,
Have tested the fridge for about two weeks, 5 days on, 3 days off, 5 days on. Each time to start I pushed the "on" button in and held it until the relays outside clicked and the eyebrow board lit up properly indicating that it had selected the power source. On the first test I ran through all three power modes, the second test was with AC only.
The fridge worked fine without shutting down.
My conclusion is that it's not time to replace the fridge as long as I can get it to work reliably by holding the on/off switch in on the board until it starts. (I know, this could change tomorrow). I'll keep testing it before our trip in March.
This seems to be a hack that can keep your fridge working for a while.
It may simply be the on/off switch module. I removed the board from the fridge and tested continuity across the terminals, but there was none in either the off or on position. Don't know if this is a bug or a feature, it may need to be plugged in for this to happen, I don't know. I could wire a simple SPST switch to replace it and can solder fairly well but this seems to be a bit beyond that.
Looked everywhere for the board, no joy. See above in the thread.
Anyway, hope this thread gives someone a tip they can use. I'll eventually replace the fridge with a compressor unit but I don't think I need to do it just now.
Jim