Thread: Weaco CF 50 problems

Did you run a earth from your aux battery to the rear socket ,If not this can cause problems

If all fails flog that plastic junk on ebay and buy a real steel fridge(engle)

Originally Posted by rangieman

Did you run a earth from your aux battery to the rear socket ,If not this can cause problems

If all fails flog that plastic junk on ebay and buy a real steel fridge(engle)

Hey Chris, yes my neg runs from the battery to the back in 5mm (I think, looks about that size I didnt fit it) and it is also earthed to the chassis near the trailer plug to supply a good earth for the reverse light and trailer plug.

We looked at Engle and found them to be just as good as a weaco mechanically and I would love to have bugger all electronics but the weaco is 7ltrs bigger for the external size of the fridge, has a dairy cabinet, insulates better and was about $200 cheaper and could be supplied when I wanted it.

We havnt had a great run out of it, as when I got it home and plugged it in the first one didnt work so I had to take it back and get another one which has failed after 2 years.

And now I know what happened to the reciept, the bloke took it to put the warrenty claim through and didnt give it back to me grrrrr

Amanda and myself turned the house upside down looking for it last night.

My CF50 did this, I just adjusted the slide switch at the bottom to low, as this reduces its voltage sensitivity I am told, to 11volts before switching to fault mode... I have had no problems since.
BTW, Nothing wrong with the plastic ones! I have pounded it a fair bit over the years and still going strong. Not 1 warranty issue.

JC

Mines been on low since I got it as I run 2 batteries, I dont really care if it drops the deep cycle down to 11v.

I dont think there is really much differance between them other than what the cases are made out of.

I also found the Engle bloke we spoke to was rude and arogant to the point that we walked away from him hating the fact that we had spoken to him.

Follow the power lead to the socket from the battery, or wherever the power is sourced from. You should find an inline fuse there. Just a thought, what type of socket have you got installed. If it a standard accessories plug the wiring in it will not be adequate for the current required. It will get pretty damn hot and can cause voltage drops like you are experiencing.

I've got a 42L Waeco and it hasn't missed a beat. I installed the power socket myself and so far so good. Only running a single battery so keep the battery protection on high.

Originally Posted by justinc

My CF50 did this, I just adjusted the slide switch at the bottom to low, as this reduces its voltage sensitivity I am told, to 11volts before switching to fault mode... I have had no problems since.
BTW, Nothing wrong with the plastic ones! I have pounded it a fair bit over the years and still going strong. Not 1 warranty issue.

JC

Did the same thing as Justin before I even started using it as the manual says to do this if offroading
I ran my CF50 for 3 days offroading in 40 deg heat in the back of my 130 and it never missed a beat

Adam

Originally Posted by mcrover

Mines been on low since I got it as I run 2 batteries, I dont really care if it drops the deep cycle down to 11v.

I dont think there is really much differance between them other than what the cases are made out of.

I also found the Engle bloke we spoke to was rude and arogant to the point that we walked away from him hating the fact that we had spoken to him.

Have you tried running the unit with the 240v inverter on it but in your car and not the house??????
Just wondering if an inverter would have the same problem as they are fused anyway

PS Engle's are crap


Adam

Originally Posted by PeterM

Follow the power lead to the socket from the battery, or wherever the power is sourced from. You should find an inline fuse there. Just a thought, what type of socket have you got installed. If it a standard accessories plug the wiring in it will not be adequate for the current required. It will get pretty damn hot and can cause voltage drops like you are experiencing.

I've got a 42L Waeco and it hasn't missed a beat. I installed the power socket myself and so far so good. Only running a single battery so keep the battery protection on high.

Thanks for your reply but....

Originally Posted by mcrover

The Damn weaco is still playing up.

I thought that the aux battery was stuffed but after a better look I found the Piranna system was fried (again) so I repaired that and now got full charge in the aux bat again and Im getting (while running) 13.54v at the fridge socket (on the fridge as the cable is hard wired in) and 13.00v when the compressor cuts in for the few seconds it does before the error light starts flashing.
Now it is 1 flash per 5 seconds so it is voltage related (ive been told) and from what the repair guy I have spoken to has said there is something called a "Poly fuse" on the power supply which is a 5amp and should be changed for a 9amp but what is a poly fuse and where can I get 1 as I dont want to have to fork out $105 for them to do it if I dont have to.

I prefer to do things my self so I know for next time if it happens again but if I cant get one anywhere else that weaco then I may as well get the repair guy to do it.

Does anyone have any ideas please?

Originally Posted by agrojnr

Have you tried running the unit with the 240v inverter on it but in your car and not the house??????
Just wondering if an inverter would have the same problem as they are fused anyway

PS Engle's are crap


Adam

Im waiting on a mate to bring an inverter around but im not sure if his will put out enough wattage to drive the fridge as it's only a little one and if Im to go out and buy an inverter I may as well pay to get the fridge fixed.

I mainly want to know what the Poly Fuse is and if I can buy them over the counter or if it can be bypassed or replaced with something else?