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Advice on refridgeration unit please
On Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:41:19 +0000, Larry wrote:
Herodotus wrote in : The idea of a holding plate is that I could utilise periods of greater charge whereas a conventional fridge runs off and on over the entire day. I wonder how one of these little $100 fridges would work with their useless little freezers filled with blocks of aluminum as holding plates so you could flip them on when you crank the engine (or install a simple relay to do it automatically). Btu is Btu. It's not rocket science. The more you open it, the more it draws. The cheap one's R-value could be easily increased with some sheet styrofoam to pack it in with or glued to its sides. I have some big aluminum heat sinks I got from somewhere. I think I'll play a little with them stuffed into the little freezer and see how that works as a holding plate....hmmm...(c; The problem with the "household" type of fridge is the lack of insulation. I just looked at one in a 45 ft. boat and it looks like the compressor is running much longer then a "built in" with thick insulation. However, I am in the process of rebuilding an old motor cruiser and plan to install a small house fridge as the boat will generally either have the engines running or be tapped into a marina. Bruce-in-Bangkok (correct Address is bpaige125atgmaildotcom) |
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