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:
RS261MDBP/XAA
RS261MDPN/XAA
RS261MDRS/XAA
RS261MDWP/XAA
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 (Lighting—
Energy Saver) simultaneously (No sound when
both buttons are pressed at the same time) ’til
the display quits blinking and beeps, 8-12 sec-
onds, 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 (Lighting –
Fridge) simultaneously (No sound when both
buttons are pressed at the same time) ‘til it
beeps and goes blank, 8-12 seconds
Publication # tsRS261MD Revision Date 09/21/2010
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
Installation Note:
2” space required
top, back & sides
Sales Mode, No Compressor Operation
Press Lighting & Freezer buttons simultaneously for
3 sec ( you will hear a “Ding Dong”) to remove or put
into Sales Mode. Temp bars will go up and down.
Removing power will not cancel this mode.
NOTICE:
RS261 PN & RS Colors
Parts Change: Refer to bulletin.
Door Handle Parts Change
# tsRS261MD RevB 09/21/2010
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