T6 Dead control panel - fridge control?

[Badabu]

Exactly, I plan to put everything in a box to protect it a bit against dust and water. The cables are so tight that the whole thing is right next to the edge of the access hole so if something spills in the cupboard it will drip right on the wires

 

[vbk1975]

Exactly, I plan to put everything in a box to protect it a bit against dust and water. The cables are so tight that the whole thing is right next to the edge of the access hole so if something spills in the cupboard it will drip right on the wires

Wiska IP66 boxes are great value and easy to open/close/modify

 

[WelshGas]

Exactly, I plan to put everything in a box to protect it a bit against dust and water. The cables are so tight that the whole thing is right next to the edge of the access hole so if something spills in the cupboard it will drip right on the wires

Wiska IP66 boxes are great value and easy to open/close/modify

My worry would be WHY there was corrosion of this connector? This is the 2nd or 3rd recent post regarding this connector recently.
When clearing out my 2014 California after 10 yrs I checked that exact cavity and the connector was pristine but dusty.
Is the water from condensation?
I never used insulated windscreen covers, always had good ventilation when camping and kept 2 x disposable Dehumidifiers in the vehicle that had to be changed when full, normally every couple of months.

 

[sidepod]

Fix the cause not the effect.

 

[TripleBee]

Fix the cause not the effect.

But now the effect is fixed, the OP can focus on correcting the cause.

 

[Badabu]

Well yeah, the problem is that I am the second owner of the van. I talked with the previous owner and he had no idea how the moisture could get there, but he did use it often during winters. I plan to do the same, and will keep an eye on this to see if there is any condensation issues down there.

 

[vbk1975]

Fix the cause not the effect.

I don’t disagree with trying to fix the cause, but the OP won’t have enough wire length to repair this easily another time and this type of corrosion happens at a frightening speed given the right conditions esp humidity. Actually separating out the connections will help, but any of the pairs with voltage differential between them can suffer.

So absolutely not disagreeing with fix the source, but I would go the extra mile to protect the connections.

 

[vbk1975]

Well yeah, the problem is that I am the second owner of the van. I talked with the previous owner and he had no idea how the moisture could get there, but he did use it often during winters. I plan to do the same, and will keep an eye on this to see if there is any condensation issues down there.

You can buy really cheap moisture alarms, we have one under our kitchen units after an old dishwasher developed an out of sight leak and got into the flooring.