Wiring help 2024 310 RL 12V DC fridge

[1bigtruck]

Replacing 3 year old Norcold DC fridge (bah)
Would be nice to know which wire feeds it to ensure it has a 30A fuse or circuit breaker.
Also, in the cabinet beside the fridge is a receptacle with a small white circuit board.
Assume it feeds the 110VAC ice-maker in the fridge?
What’s the circuit board for?
Thanks!

 

[Oregon_Camper]

Can't see it in your picture, but there should be a fuse on one of the wires coming off the resetable fuse. Should be ~10-12" from connection.

Yes...that is the outlet for the ice maker, should you decide to connect/use it.

 

[George]

By "circuit board" I think you are referring to the white block that has a Romex out the bottom and a round black cable out the top. If so — that's commonly called a Molex connector and it used to transition from solid copper Romex to a more flexible cable that moves with the slide out.

 

[jagibson58]

I had the same question, confirmed that the electrical connection next to the refrigerator is for a ice maker.

 

[jagibson58]

This is a picture of the buss bar in most Alliance models, unsure if they wire them exactly the same. Possibly suggest getting a helper with a good meter and check each 30 amp fuse by turning the refrigerator off and on inside the coach while your helper monitors the fuses.

I have in the past few months put a tag on a few of the cables and their attachment.

 

[Chaseweston]

From wire gauge alone, it's either of these two. If it's the top one, the fridge will shut off when the main battery switch is turned off. If it's the bottom one, it does not appear that it would as that bottom bus usually is not ran through the battery switch and comes from converter but I cannot see the rest of the wiring to confirm.



You could disconnect the top one, and see if the fridge loses power, then you're confirmed.

 

[1bigtruck]

Tried disconnecting the top one. Very hard to turn the nut to remove the wire. Eventually the whole stud turned and broke the breaker continuity.
Is there a trick in removing / replacing the 20A self-reset breaker?
Don’t want to touch more connections than I have to.
Thanks!

 

[Oregon_Camper]

Tried disconnecting the top one. Very hard to turn the nut to remove the wire. Eventually the whole stud turned and broke the breaker continuity.
Is there a trick in removing / replacing the 20A self-reset breaker?
Don’t want to touch more connections than I have to.
Thanks!

• If it broke, it needed to be replaced anyway.
• Use a socket/wrench to remove the nut holding the wires on both fuses
  • Zip tie each set together, so you know which go together
• Remove brass bar and not unscrew fuse.

 

[Chaseweston]

Tried disconnecting the top one. Very hard to turn the nut to remove the wire. Eventually the whole stud turned and broke the breaker continuity.
Is there a trick in removing / replacing the 20A self-reset breaker?
Don’t want to touch more connections than I have to.
Thanks!

Did the fridge turn off?