Samsung Refrigerators

Error Code R - SENSOR

The refrigerator temperature sensor isn't reading correctly

Moderate

Address soon - your appliance may not work properly

Also displayed as: Freezer -17°C LED LAMP

What This Means

Connector slipped out or open contact; Wire cut or short-circuited; Refrigerator temperature sensor defective; Sensor reading abnormally high or low; MAIN PCB connector CN30 not seated properly

What actually causes this:

The fridge thermistor wire came loose or the sensor failed

First Thing to Check

Check if your food in the fridge is staying cold or warming up

Parts Involved

Refrigerator Temperature SensorMAIN PCB CN30 ConnectorWire HarnessMAIN PCB

How to Fix

  1. 1

    1. Check and reconnect MAIN PCB Connector CN30

  2. 2

    2. Measure voltage between CN30-'5'(ORG) and CN30-'7'(GRY) terminals

  3. 3

    3. Voltage should be between 4.6V and 0.5V

  4. 4

    4. Input voltage at IC10 MICOM Pin #23 should be normal

  5. 5

    5. Check sensor resistance between CN30 #5 and #7

  6. 6

    6. Refer to temperature table for normal resistance values at given temperature

This Error Applies To

Samsung RB10FSR4ESR Series Refrigerators

Service manual exact match: RB10FSR4ESR/AA

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