Fast Track Troubleshooting
IMPORTANT SAFETY NOTICE – “For Technicians Only” This service data sheet is
intended for use by persons having electrical, electronic, and mechanical experience
and knowledge at a level generally considered acceptable in the appliance repair trade.
Any attempt to repair a major appliance may result in personal injury and property
damage. The manufacturer or seller cannot be responsible, nor assume any liability for
injury or damage of any kind arising from the use of this data sheet.
Models Covered:
RS2530**/XAA
SxS Refrigeration
Press Freeze button a sec-
ond time to Force Defrost
for Freezer, measure de-
frost voltage at main PCB
Wait 5 seconds between button pushes
Press Freeze button one
time at the Test Mode to
Force Compressor Run,
measure fan and com-
pressor voltages at main
PCB
Self Diagnosis: Press both buttons (Ice Type
-Filter Reset) simultaneously (No sound
when both buttons are pressed at the same
time) ’til the display quits blinking and
beeps, 8-12 seconds, then release and read
Fault Codes.
This will also cancel the Fault Mode created
by self-diagnosis at power up.
Forced Mode: Press both buttons (Ice Type –
Fridge) simultaneously (No sound when both
buttons are pressed at the same time) ‘til it
beeps and goes blank, 8-12 seconds
Publication # tsRS2530 Revision Date 3/17/2010
Sales Mode, No Compressor
Operation
Press Power Freeze & Freezer
temp buttons simultaneously
for 3 sec ( you will hear a “Ding
Dong”) to remove or put into
Sales Mode. When in the Sales
Mode the Cooling OFF icon will
be displayed on the front
panel.
Removing power will NOT
cancel this mode.
Temp. () Volts Temp. () Volts Temp. () Volts Temp. () Volts
-29.2°F 64227 4.326 1.4°F 28021 3.685 32.0°F 13290 2.853 62.6°F 6771 2.019
-27.4°F 61012 4.296 3.2°F 26760 3.64 33.8°F 12749 2.802 64.4°F 6521 1.974
-25.6°F 57977 4.264 5.0°F 25562 3.594 35.6 °F 12233 2.751 66.2°F 6281 1.929
-23.8°F 55112 4.232 6.8°F 24425 3.548 37.4 °F 11741 2.7 68.0°F 6052 1.885
-22.0°F 52406 4.199 8.6°F 23345 3.501 39.2 °F 11271 2.649 69.8°F 5832 1.842
-20.2°F 49848 4.165 10.4°F 22320 3.453 41.0°F 10823 2.599 71.6°F 5621 1.799
-18.4°F 47431 4.129 12.2°F 21345 3.405 42.8°F 10395 2.548 75.2°F 5225 1.716
-16.6°F 45146 4.093 14.0°F 20418 3.356 44.6°F 9986 2.498 77.0°F 5000 1.675
-14.8°F 42984 4.056 15.8°F 19537 3.307 46.4°F 9596 2.449 78.8°F 4861 1.636
-13.0°F 40938 4.018 17.6°F 18698 3.258 48.2°F 9223 2.399 80.6°F 4690 1.596
-11.2°F 39002 3.98 19.4°F 17901 3.208 50.0°F 8867 2.35 86.0°F 4218 1.483
-9.4°F 37169 3.94 21.2°F 17142 3.158 51.8°F 8526 2.301 87.8°F 4072 1.447
-7.6°F 35433 3.899 23.0°F 16419 3.107 53.6°F 8200 2.253 89.6°F 3933 1.412
-5.8°F 33788 3.858 24.8°F 15731 3.057 55.4°F 7888 2.205 91.4°F 3799 1.377
-4.0°F 32230 3.816 26.6°F 15076 3.006 57.2°F 7590 2.158 95.0°F 3547 1.309
-2.2°F 30752 3.773 28.4°F 14452 2.955 59.0°F 7305 2.111 96.8°F 3428 1.277
-0.4°F 29350 3.729
30.2°F 13857 2.904 60.8°F 7032 2.064 100.4°F 3204 1.213
Temperature/Resistance/Voltage Chart for Refrigerators Sensors