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From: Dennis Hobbs (eis.net.au!dhobbs)
Date: Mon Oct 14 1996 - 04:00:51 EDT
>If you find that you aren't using all the space in the icebox, try
>putting some Styrofoam peanuts in plastic bags to fill the empty space.
>My wife has been doing this for some time and it really cuts down on our
>compressors running time. When she needs more space the bags of peanuts
>go in a cockpit locker
>
>Don Hiller
>S/V Mi Amore
>Morgan 34
Maybe we could start a competiton here .... Drum roll ....
My icebox fridge (40 Litre/Custom Built/danfoss Compressor/R134) runs
<10Min per hour on EMPTY icebox.
Fridge only Thermostat, no freezer section.
I leave it permanently on running off a 110 watt solar panel and 200 Ahr of
battery.
My Latitude is ~ 27 S
:-)
Dennis Hobbs
Yacht "Mr Walker"
Phantom 32
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