Re: norcold 8683 fridge
I had a similar prob with mine ,, but the lights on the control panel never showed ac ,, so any way i checked it out and found that the ac element shorted out the board ,, so i replaced both of them ,,, from what u'r saying IMO i think u'r ac element is out,,,
Bty u can get the element thru PPL or u'r local norcold dealer ,, i was lucky they had 4 of mine in stock,,,
the board and the element cost me around 150.00
Also if u'r refrig is 12 volt also i would replace it while there ,, it has to come out to replace the 110 element...
Bty i have heard from a few of my dealers that if the fridge is over 7 years old it's kinda a good idea to replace the ac element ,, they get sediment on them from the heating up and cooling down ,, and also the long off time..
They say u can clean them up but it's only a temp fix ,,, if u'r good at mech. stuff it's easy to do and the labor will save u enough to purchase the element
If u have any doubts about this replacement post me back,,, believe me it's a breese to do