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Light Switch on Door - Freezer has 3 connectors Fridge has 2 WHY?
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Model: 363.9565412 Brand: Frigidaire Age: 5 - 10 years
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nnatic  
#1 Posted : Tuesday, June 15, 2010 12:33:27 PM(UTC)
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I have a Frigidair side by side that will be the death of me (LOL) and is not working.

The light was not working in the freezer, so i tool the light switch from the bottom of the fridge side and moved it to the freezer side and it worked perfectly.

While i was there i noticed that the fridge door switch only has two cables attached to it while the freezer has 3.

What is the 3rd for and can i bypass it? Can i connect two wires together to bypass it? Could this have any affect on the unit working at all. I am reaching for stars here.
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denman  
#2 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:41:11 AM(UTC)
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Could not find info on your specific unit but on other Frigidaire's the 3 wire switch is wired into your icemaker/dispenser control board.
Not sure what they are using it for but if they could get away with a 2 wire switch they would.

Replace the switch with the proper part.

A 2 wire is a Common and a Normally Open contacts.
A 3 wire is a Common and a Normally Open (light control contacts) and a Normally Closed.
The Normally Closed is going to the dispenser board so it is turning something off when the door is opened.
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nnatic  
#3 Posted : Wednesday, June 16, 2010 3:49:57 AM(UTC)
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Can I temporarily connect it to one of the other two to jump it maybe? Kinda like bypassing the thermostat?

The fridge doesn't work so I don't want to sink any money into it if it is dead.
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#4 Posted : Thursday, June 17, 2010 3:55:45 AM(UTC)
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[COLOR="Blue"]Can I temporarily connect it to one of the other two to jump it maybe?[/COLOR]
You could but I do not know which wires should be shorted together as I do not have a wiring diagram for the unit.
You would want to short the Common to the Normally Open.
The unit will then think that the door is always closed.
I am not sure what effect this will have other than the freezer light will not work.
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nnatic  
#5 Posted : Thursday, June 17, 2010 4:54:15 AM(UTC)
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i was thinking - maybe it is the cut off for the ice and water in the door when the freezer is open - that would make sense. Do they stop working when the fridge side is open too?
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