Refrigerator Control Board shorted-out...

[RJ]

**My Refrigerator Control Board shorted-out. Flames melted a JST connector. I replaced the control board. I replaced the connector. Then I checked all JST connectors that go to the control board with a digital multi-meter & all had power. Plugged it in & it began running. The frig sat unplugged for 10 days. Now its running & it is cooling but not very cold. This is a Whirlpool upright double door. The freezer & frig part are doing the same, not cooling much & ice cream getting soft in freezer. Could it have lose Freon? Or could it be fan motors? Or what?

[Dean Hoffman]

The thermostat is set for .................degrees?

[Marilyn Manson]

Any Technical Service Bulletins on the control board?

I had a CB replaced under warranty on a brand new fridge. The first thing that the guy did was replace a resistor with a jumper. He pointed out the same "repair" on the original board.

Turns out the boards had been built from a bad set of drawings. The boards were fixed at the factory but the spares were typically done on-site.