Recent content by gypsy62

I'm driving a 40' diesel pusher solo, going to try to arrive at Tijuana border at 6am. Last car trip at Otay, the border cop said RV'S could use the ready lane, but the concrete barriers zig-zag after the booth, looked tight for a rig. But the 40-minute wait was welcomed! Suggestions greatly...

Conversion cost? And it would be helpful to hear your report regarding actual night-driving improvement. Thanks

Fridge Update: From vegas to oceanfront Ensenada. From hot n dry to coastal mild days, 60 nights. Fridge/freezer both working! Given that all I did was air-can the dust off the accessible portion of the cooling unit and move the thermistor to a different fin, I hardly feel like I "solved"...

Thanks for the tip re "flame=good thermo". Though I wonder if there may be circumstances where a thermistor/circuit could fail "closed" resulting in constant heat (seems unlikely). More research has (possibly) provided an overall grasp of these mobile fridges systems design and function. A...

Great info. I'll do the board-jump fan test tomorrow. Many thanks!

What is and where is the "cooling unit" everyone refers to? I'm trying to DIY diagnose/repair my norcold 982im in my '98 Allegro 38'. Seller bought fridge new 6 months before I purchased, so its now only 1.5 years new. Worked well as fulltimer through vegas summer (113day, 90night), but now...

Thanks for answering the important question re current-draw. There's other fin-fans that only draw .2 amps, at $20/per. But holy smokes are these comparatively cool lookin'! And 3 fans plus blue leds... maybe 1 amp is par. Tough call. Thanks for info, review and link!