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Summit151 · 08-31-2021, 02:22 PM

Hey everyone so I have a dometic fridge that the light quit working. Here is where it gets odd. I went and bought a new led bulb to
Replace the original one thinking it was just the bulb. The new led bulb will light a bit but is extremely dim. I don’t have a voltage meter with me right now but there is obviously some power getting to it I am assuming it is very little since it will barley illuminate the led and not the halogen at all? Anyone have this issue before?

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glwinger · 08-31-2021, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Summit151

Hey everyone so I have a dometic fridge that the light quit working. Here is where it gets odd. I went and bought a new led bulb to
Replace the original one thinking it was just the bulb. The new led bulb will light a bit but is extremely dim. I don’t have a voltage meter with me right now but there is obviously some power getting to it I am assuming it is very little since it will barley illuminate the led and not the halogen at all? Anyone have this issue before?

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Are you replacing the bulbs with 12 volt bulbs? Are the socket ends corroded?

Summit151 · 08-31-2021, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by glwinger

Are you replacing the bulbs with 12 volt bulbs? Are the socket ends corroded?

Yes they are 12 volts and sockets look clean

Ljwt330 · 08-31-2021, 06:49 PM

The bulb power is controlled by a door switch. That switch may be bad or has some other fault. If it is switched magnetically, something may be interfering. You will need a volt meter to test that full voltage is reaching the bulb.

wolfe10 · 08-31-2021, 06:56 PM

Yup, only your voltmeter knows for sure.

dieselclacker · 08-31-2021, 08:19 PM

Have you tried turning the led replacement end for end?

Bill Gail · 08-31-2021, 09:09 PM

Use a spray electronic contact cleaner and spray it liberally at the opening where the switch arm enters the light housing .

Then work work the arm repeatedly , pushing it and then letting it snap back to the door open position.

Once the contacts clean up and the light starts working again , spray the same area with a spray penetrating oil to keep it clean and lubed .

Put paper towels wherever the over spray may get on.

This has fixed the interior refrigerator light on our last two Dometic refers .