Where’s 12VDC fuse for Norcold refrigerator?

[Tomthepilot]

2005 Monaco Cayman 36PDQ
Where would I find a fuse for the 12VDC that goes to the Norcold refrigerator? It’s not in the aft fuse panel in the bedroom above the washer dryer where I’d think it would be.
Had a brief, heavy rain shower yesterday afternoon. DW opened the refer and noticed that there was no interior light. Also the small control panel was dead. Called a repair guy and he said to go outside and open the access panel. He explained what and where the recall unit was. He said to temporarily disconnect the DC power and ground wires from it and temporarily connect them together with a fuse. He said this should temporarily restore operation to the refrigerator. So anyhow that didn’t work. Seems there’s no 12VDC available in the back of the refrigerator. So hopefully it’s just a blown fuse somewhere.

Thanks in advance for any ideas.
Tom.

[Dutch Star Don]

Tom

From the outside access panel, you'll see a black box about 4"X6" mounted to the back of the refer in the lower left corner. Take the cover off. There are two fuses, one glass (old style automotive) and one mini fuse. I would start there.

When your recall fire shutdown box was installed, they removed the 12 volt power lead from the back of your refer and plugged it into their box. They then took the lead from their box and plugged it back into your refer. It should be pretty obvious which wire was your original power source for the refer. It;s the only OEM wire going to the box.

[Tomthepilot]

Thanks for the reply Don,
Found the fuse in a panel in the basement… left side forward most bay under the drivers seat. Mostly chassis stuff. Who knew. Had to get a mobile repair guy to come help me find it.

Regards,
Tom. (chillin the beer again… sort of… it is after all still only a not-so-cold)

[gonzo136]

Wow. I don't think I would want that service guy working on my motorhome. On my recall unit there is no ground. On mine there is the power wire that is supposed to go to the board plugged into the recall unit. then a blue wire that goes to the board where the power wire would plug in. Then a black wire that goes to the heater flue. I am assuming to check for over temp. So if you hooked the power wire to the flue wire it is not going to work. You should be able to see one auto fuse without taking the black cover off. Then when you take the cover off on mine there is another auto fuse and a glass fuse. (there were multiple boards that are set up different)

[Dutch Star Don]

Tom......Sorry I didn't recommend the front run bay, when I read through your post I saw you checked the rear fuses and assumed you checked the front.

In the future, you should know that Monaco occasionally links stuff together and one fuse can operate more than the label says it does. Stuff that you think would be in the back is up front.