When your Norcold 838 EG2 or 8310 EG2 refrigerator stops cooling or throws an error, the control board is often the culprit. This direct-replacement board from Dinosaur Electronics adds built-in overcurrent protection and short-circuit detection that the original board lacked -- giving you a more durable, more failure-resistant upgrade rather than a like-for-like swap.
Dinosaur Electronics has been manufacturing aftermarket RV refrigerator control boards for decades, and the 61716822 is built to address the known weaknesses of the OEM Norcold board. The design adds a resettable circuit breaker on the 12V side and inline fusing on the 120V AC heater circuit -- protection the factory board never offered.
This board is rated for 2-way operation (AC electric and LP gas), and is specifically designed for use in the Norcold 838 EG2 and 8310 EG2 after the factory recall kits have been installed. It is not intended for 3-way (DC/AC/Gas) models.
Resettable breaker on the 12V DC circuit protects against short-circuit damage to wiring, the main switch, and the interior light circuit.
Visual indicator alerts you to shorts in the wiring to the main switch or interior light, so you can locate the fault before it causes further damage.
Heavy-duty diode trips the onboard breaker automatically if 12V DC leads are connected backwards during installation, protecting the board from burnout.
Inline fuses on the 120V AC heater circuit guard against shorts in heater wires and the heating element -- a common cause of OEM board failure.
This board is designed for the Norcold 838 EG2 and 8310 EG2 models. These refrigerators were subject to a Norcold safety recall related to the gas burner assembly. The Dinosaur 61716822 board is compatible only after the Norcold recall kit has been installed on the unit. Do not install this board on a refrigerator that has not had the recall repair completed.
The original Norcold control boards in the 838 and 8310 series are known to fail from heat stress, wiring shorts, and reverse-polarity connection during service. The Dinosaur board improves on that design with protective components built directly onto the PCB, reducing the likelihood of cascading failures from a single wiring fault.
The 61716822 is a drop-in replacement for the original Norcold board in these models. Disconnect shore power and LP gas before beginning. Verify all wiring harness connectors match before powering on. After installation, confirm the short-circuit indicator is not illuminated before returning the refrigerator to service.