We are traveling in a Troopy around the world and for the first 80'000km the CF 40 worked perfect. Now in Peru he's got the feeling to play super cool, but the battery and the beer just do not like it!
Meaning the thermo sensor does not work anymore. Electronically I'm not all to inexperienced, but with only a cheap muli meter and no further info it still is rather difficult. And google does not help much eigther except if you want to buy a new one.
So if anyone might be able to help, with diagramms or experience we (the yougurt eating part of our journey as well) would be incredibly thankful.
Thanks from Peru going to OZ in two month from now.
cheers thomhard
DeBe said
04:48 PM Oct 10, 2010
Hi thomhard. If you go to page 4 on this site there is exactly your problem posted as a CDF-40 & how i repaired it. Waeco use same thermistor in the range its a NTC 10K @ 25 Deg C, The orig has 2 thin black wires coming out of the foam above the compressor, & plugs into conector cp5 on a CF40. The reason i fitted the thermistor inside the fridge was because i couldnt reach the foamed in one. You will probably find the orig thermistor has gone open circuit. Daryl Ps there is also info on page 3.
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 10th of October 2010 05:06:52 PM
PeterD said
10:19 PM Oct 10, 2010
DeBe wrote:Hi thomhard. If you go to page 4 on this site there is exactly your problem posted as a CDF-40 & how i repaired it.
I came to DeBe's report on page 3 which brought me quite a bit further, but the one on page 4, seems to be the solution.
Even thou I have some doubts, so one to think. I measured the Thermistor (with my real bad analog mulimeter) and did not get an open ciruit, but something of 15kOhm. <= not accurate at all!
Then if I disconnect the fridge from all power over night (does not mean that it gets above 5°C) the next morning it works perfectly for about half a day. To me that rather seems to be a dry capacity?
Anyhow thanks for the data of the thermistor, I'll definitely try that one first as it was my first bet as well. btw: with my supplier it costs 1.85$ ;o)
I'm off for a few days again, but I'll let you know as soon as I know more.
Regards from Peru thomhard PS: looking forward to get to OZ
-- Edited by thomhard on Monday 11th of October 2010 12:49:16 AM
william the third said
11:37 AM Oct 11, 2010
I was told by an electrician friend of mine that waeco fridges make excellent boat anchors, but he might be a tad biased because he sells Engel fridges.rofl.
DeBe said
06:34 PM Oct 11, 2010
Hi william the third. Belive me Engels do give trouble. But I run 3 Waecos & more than happy with them. tomhard the thermistors seem to be affected by moisture & slowly go bad. Daryl
thomhard said
01:35 AM Oct 12, 2010
Oh well, isn't that the same with anything! Troopy vs Defender, Nikon vs Canon, Waeco vs Engel.... (there is a reason why things are written first!)
Anyhow at least our meat does not start moving by itself as something goes bad! And I can always take the beer out up ahead so it't ready when needed!
Thanks DeBe; I'll definitely post again one it's solved, but it might take 2 or 3 month till we're in OZ. Hard to find Electronic Parts in Latin America. In the meantime we continue to play manual thermistor.
cheers thomhard
Patto44 said
04:25 PM Oct 13, 2010
Maybe you should drink the beer faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JRH said
04:41 PM Oct 13, 2010
Patto44 wrote:
Maybe you should drink the beer faster!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I'll second the motion.
sandsmere said
06:48 PM Oct 26, 2010
The perfect solution Patto . The perfect solution .
-- Edited by sandsmere on Tuesday 26th of October 2010 06:49:26 PM
thomhard said
01:08 PM Oct 14, 2011
Well, a troopy is big, but just not that big that you can stock enough beer to drink it on that speed !
Anyhow we just had a great tour around OZ and are now heading off to Africa.
Meaning that solution from DeBe works perfect for me, Thanks Daryl
Regards from Sydney cheers thomhard
Cruising Granny said
10:23 PM Oct 16, 2011
Welcome Thomhard. The guys are so concerned about the welfare of your beer they forgot to welcome you to the forum. In particular welcome to this Australian forum. I wish you safe and happy travels, and I hope your beer stops freezing.
alcatrav said
07:17 PM Feb 27, 2012
It's always interesting to see people's comments on Waeco VS Engel and their reliability. (We sell both brands). You certainly pay a premium for the Engel brand. We find most organisations who look for real reliability - e.g. mining, govt departments etc, end up buying the Engel, while most campers/fishers etc buy the Waeco. We see both come back with various issues, definately more Waeco's - but then again we sell more of them too. Both have extremely good warranties (3 years for both, with Waeco having 5 years on the compressor). But even though they may be fixed under warranty, you don't want to be in the middle of Oz when your fridge packs up. For this reason, I think the Engel is worth the premium. It is a more robust construction with less moving parts. But if you've got better things to spend the extra couple hundred bucks on, the Waeco is a good option for most travels!
Cruising Granny said
10:57 PM Feb 27, 2012
Welcome Alcatrav. Tell us more about yourself and your travel plans. Oh, advertising on the forum is not acceptable according to the Webmaster.
We are traveling in a Troopy around the world and for the first 80'000km the CF 40 worked perfect. Now in Peru he's got the feeling to play super cool, but the battery and the beer just do not like it!
Meaning the thermo sensor does not work anymore. Electronically I'm not all to inexperienced, but with only a cheap muli meter and no further info it still is rather difficult. And google does not help much eigther except if you want to buy a new one.
So if anyone might be able to help, with diagramms or experience we (the yougurt eating part of our journey as well) would be incredibly thankful.
Thanks from Peru going to OZ in two month from now.
cheers thomhard
-- Edited by DeBe on Sunday 10th of October 2010 05:06:52 PM
Is this the thread you were referring to. http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?aBID=51933&p=3&topicID=35946015 It is best to give a link as the pages get re-arranged as people post messages. The thread in my link is currently neat this one.I came to DeBe's report on page 3 which brought me quite a bit further, but the one on page 4, seems to be the solution.
Even thou I have some doubts, so one to think.
I measured the Thermistor (with my real bad analog mulimeter) and did not get an open ciruit, but something of 15kOhm. <= not accurate at all!
Then if I disconnect the fridge from all power over night (does not mean that it gets above 5°C) the next morning it works perfectly for about half a day.
To me that rather seems to be a dry capacity?
Anyhow thanks for the data of the thermistor, I'll definitely try that one first as it was my first bet as well.
btw: with my supplier it costs 1.85$ ;o)
I'm off for a few days again, but I'll let you know as soon as I know more.
Regards from Peru
thomhard
PS: looking forward to get to OZ
-- Edited by thomhard on Monday 11th of October 2010 12:49:16 AM
Anyhow at least our meat does not start moving by itself as something goes bad! And I can always take the beer out up ahead so it't ready when needed!
Thanks DeBe; I'll definitely post again one it's solved, but it might take 2 or 3 month till we're in OZ. Hard to find Electronic Parts in Latin America.
In the meantime we continue to play manual thermistor.
cheers
thomhard
-- Edited by sandsmere on Tuesday 26th of October 2010 06:49:26 PM
Well, a troopy is big, but just not that big that you can stock enough beer to drink it on that speed
!
Anyhow we just had a great tour around OZ and are now heading off to Africa.
Meaning that solution from DeBe works perfect for me, Thanks Daryl
Regards from Sydney
cheers thomhard
In particular welcome to this Australian forum.
I wish you safe and happy travels, and I hope your beer stops freezing.
Oh, advertising on the forum is not acceptable according to the Webmaster.