Clicking Defrosted my Max-Fridge RF1023 and now when I plug it back in - it just makes a clicking noise and the green light on the back (for cooling mode) just blinks with the clicking.

Replace relay and overload that plugs into side of compressor

Almost certainty you have a rear control board fault these boards where notorious for capacitor faults causing relays to click and water dispenser to be erratic , the board can be repaired by a confident electrical engineer or you can buy a complete unit

Was the fridge laying down? How long? Rule is if a fridge is laying down for an hour leave standing for a minium of an hour WITHOUT PLUGGED IN. ^hours laying equals 6 hrs standing. I tell everyone give it 24hrs of standing to eliminate problems. If you plugged it in without enough time for the oil in the compressor to return back to the compressor you may have fried your compressor. Now if you did leave it long enough and the oil in the compressor got back in compressor before plugging in. It could be in your defrost timer or your start relay. Does the fan in freezer come on? Push the switch to make the fridge think door is shut. If fan does not run it sounds like the defrost timer. If fan does run the check the start relay on compressor. Does the compressor turn on? Do you hear a clicking sound coming from copressor? If you hear a clicking noise than its your start relay trying to come on. Replace start relay and overload. The model number you gave me is not valid so get the full model number and check thru Searspartsdirect.com

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Is the clicking noise coming from the back side bottom ofthe fridge? If so its the compressor trying to kick in. Usually this is a death nail for a fridge. You say the fan is running is the fan inside the fridge fzr running and is there a fan under the backside of the fridge running? let me know and I will be glad to help more. Hope your day gets better

there is mother board in the back the noise is the interlock that clicking... most of the time it happen the board is dead and need to be change.
if you poll the unit out you will see the bracket that cover the board...
let me knoe if you need more help

The adaptive derost control has gone bad a very common issue. It will work a couple of weeks before its back to its frosting over. It just plugs in but to get to it you must remove the controls at top of frigde section in the back right corner held in by two scewrs.

Clicking was a relay. Replaced relatively inexpensive relay and now working fine.

does your fan work in the back of the unit. Either that or it could have been your compressor

Well mine went through some of the same thing the fridge put out less and less cold ait and the freezer started to thaw just a tad on max settings. Mines about 8 years old and a kenmore.
Made the decision on an opportune time when Sears was having an additional 10% off sale..... my problem will be fixed ina bout 2 hours when my new fridge is delivered. The sad truth is (I now its cliche) they don't make um like they used to. Last fridge i had lasted nearly 20 years. Now if you get more than 5 out of an appliance you're doing good. Good luck but it sounds like the compressor died. You'll either need an expert to come out (think they have a min fee of $100 or more) or repalce it.

what is your serial #