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Make a dehydrator from a dorm fridge

Step 4Wiring in fan and heater

Wiring in fan and heater
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I used the enclosure from the fridge controls to mount the oven thermostat. The center terminal is power in, the side one/s are power out to the heater. Power from the main power cord goes up to the switch then comes back down and is plugged into the center terminal. There is another side terminal on the bottom (not visible) and I plan to wire the indicator light to that so that I know when the heater is on. It looks more complicated than it is.
The wiring goes like this:
-the white from the power cord is wire nutted to the white of the fan, one wire from the heater, and to the indicator light.
-the black from the cord is tied into the wire to the switch which comes back down and (1) wire goes to the center terminal of the thermostat, the other switched wire goes to the black on the fan.
-the green/ground wire is re-attached to the base of the fridge.
I drilled a hole in the edge of the cabinet and zip tied the wires to make it all neater.
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