Refrigerator electrical circuit protection
Refrigerator Troubleshooting – Circuit breakers
A fuse element provides protection by destroying itself and must be replaced. It cannot be tested without destruction; therefore the result of a test will not apply to the replacement.
The circuit breaker (CB) is an automatic switch that will open in the event of excess current and can be closed again when a fault is [...]
Refrigerator Troubleshooting – Fuses
Three types of fuse are used (Figure 100); the rewireable or semi-enclosed fuse; the cartridge fuse or fuse link; and the high rupturing capacity (HRC) fuse.
Rewireable fuse
This comprises a fuse holder, an element and a fuse carrier. The holder and carrier can be made of porcelain or bakelite. The fuse holder is colour coded as [...]