Hello all,
I'm having trouble figuring out what the AC refrigerator switch does on my boat. Our newly purchased boat (PC 34-200) has a refrigerator that looks like the factory setup so I thought others might know what the AC refrigerator switch does.
Using refrigerator while sailing - no problems here. I flick the DC switch marked refrigerator and 5 seconds later the cooling unit is humming.
Using refrigerator with shore power - Switching on the AC main switch + AC refrigerator switch seems to do nothing. To use the fridge on shore power, I need to turn on the AC main switch, then the AC battery charging switch, then the DC refrigerator switch.
The refrigeration unit works very well and my above workaround seems to work fine. I only ask because I assume if the factory put in an AC refrigerator switch then it must have a purpose.
Any thoughts?
I'm having trouble figuring out what the AC refrigerator switch does on my boat. Our newly purchased boat (PC 34-200) has a refrigerator that looks like the factory setup so I thought others might know what the AC refrigerator switch does.
Using refrigerator while sailing - no problems here. I flick the DC switch marked refrigerator and 5 seconds later the cooling unit is humming.
Using refrigerator with shore power - Switching on the AC main switch + AC refrigerator switch seems to do nothing. To use the fridge on shore power, I need to turn on the AC main switch, then the AC battery charging switch, then the DC refrigerator switch.
The refrigeration unit works very well and my above workaround seems to work fine. I only ask because I assume if the factory put in an AC refrigerator switch then it must have a purpose.
Any thoughts?