Norcold DE 704 repair or replacement

[Despacio]

That is an inverter, add an automatic transfer switch:
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/DAYTON ... elay-5X847
http://www.amazon.com/Dayton-5X847-Rela ... B001GBMKUU

And you have it, 110 when it's available, and 12 when it isn't.

[DougSea]

You may have misread my post, there is no need for a transfer switch. That model does the transfer automatically.

[Despacio]

Hi;
I should have added the model "PS" to come up with the unit you referred to. Thanks for posting the photo, made it easier to find.

That looks to be what I want, except, it's $500, and the True Power 400 inverter is $94, and a transfer switch is $38, so I might do it the hard way.

Thanks

[DougSea]

Yes, I went back and found it at Defender, more expensive than I remembered. I went with that unit since I use it to power HDTV's and possibly a small Mac computer and wanted the clean power waveform.

I do see that Pro Mariner makes a plug and play "transfer switch" that might be an option for you.

http://www.xantrex.com/power-products/d ... relay.aspx

I was looking forward to your report of the custom fridge, but yes, 7 weeks of no progress would have me questioning that path as well!

Good luck with your project.

[Despacio]

Right now my refrigerator outlet is not on the inverter circuit because the old one ran on 12 volts away from the dock. I decided I'd just change that and run it off my main inverter to keep it simple.

The best I can find, the old Norcold used 5.5 amps @ 110, the new Frigidaire, 1.0-1.4, Dometic Cool Mate 3.3.


Marty

[crowra]

Figured I would post these photos here vs. starting another topic. I replaced my Norcold DE 704 with a Vitrifrigo C115i. It fits the opening of the DE 704 perfectly except the height is about 4" less. You can get DC only or AC/DC. I saved $100 by going with DC only which is all I used before. We really like the interior light. Here are the specs if interested: http://www.vfamerica.com/eng/catalog.as ... 40&n=ocean.