Dometic RM761 fridge - issues??

zoomjay · Post by **zoomjay** » Sun Aug 09, 2020 8:07 pm

I have a Dometic RM761 in my 1970 Ultra 26. When I bought it, it only worked on gas, no electric. I worked on it a bit today and tried to figure out what had been done to it before (somebody has been re-wiring). In the photo below I found two wires which are not connected (black one and green/yellow on). Does anybody have any suggestions on where they should go?

Oh yeah... after I opened it up... I cannot get it to work on gas either... and I have no voltage going to the heater (which I did replace since I had a new one). Any ideas or suggestions? I would prefer to fix/repair this one although, if it is a hugely better idea... I am willing to ponder a replacement (this thing is 50 years old after all...).

Post by **KYAvion** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:56 pm

Is there a 12v fuse for the fridge somewhere that could have blown? Maybe up front behind the control panel? Anyone know?

Post by **KYAvion** » Tue Aug 18, 2020 11:59 pm

As far as electric, do you definitely have juice at the 110v outlet that the fridge is plugged into?

zoomjay · Post by **zoomjay** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 9:27 am

I had our friendly, local RV tech come by yesterday and he pointed out that the coil is gone... and the best path is to replace it and associated parts. While not cheap, it is cheaper than new and we will know that our 50 year old fridge will live to cool another day....

Post by **Razorback** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 10:48 am

Good to hear you got a fix.

I like the idea of keeping the old stuff going rather than replacing with an entire new unit. Sometimes, that is more practical than others, but ultimately it is a personal/financial choice.

zoomjay · Post by **zoomjay** » Wed Aug 19, 2020 7:11 pm

Agreed.... and while the fridge is in good shape the styling looks like it was made in 1969... which it was! I am going to try to keep it all as stock as I can - that is part of the beauty of this trailer I think...

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