Time to replace defective and potentially dangerous absorption fridge

[encantotom]

on the electric household side by side fridges newell installed a 12v solenoid with a plunger about the diameter of your finger. it is in the wood above the top of the fridge. then on each side by side door they fab'd a piece of aluminum that screws to the top of the doors that has an arm that when the door is shut and the plunger is activated it will go infront of the metal arm that is attached to the door. the arms on each door overlap each other at different heights.

there is a fridge lock/unlock switch in the control panel across from the fridge.

there is also a fridge unlocked indicator light on the dummy light panel above the driver. when you turn the ignition on, it automatically activates the fridge lock unless the switch is in the unlocked position, but it will then show the dummy light saying the fridge is unlocked.

tom