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Re: Dometic Penguin AC Compressor Question

Reply #25
Sounds like the overload protector
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Re: Dometic Penguin AC Compressor Question

Reply #26

I don't know why, but I hadn't considered that.  I'm assuming you're talking about the thermal protection switch on the compressor itself.  If it was bad, wouldn't a faulty protector just keep the unit from starting or trying to start?  A bad protector should just keep the control board from sending a call for cooling, right?  The fact that the unit gets hot leads me to believe it is getting power and something internally is keeping it from operating properly. 

I will switch out the thermal switch between the two units and see if it changes things!
2000 U320 4010

 

Re: Dometic Penguin AC Compressor Question

Reply #27
After re reading your post probably not it. But worth a shot to swap real quick.
Keep us posted.
"When I die, I want to die like my grandfather who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car."