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Here's what I decided to do for a refrigerator. I bought a chest type
freezer for $179 at Circuit City. I got a freezer because they have twice
the insulation of reefers. On my last post, I indicated that I was going to
change the thermostat so that it could maintain above freezing temp. but
I've changed my mind and made it simpler. Rather than remove and replace
the current thermo, I am going to attach a new thermo to an AC outlet
fixture. That way, if I want to operate the unite as a freezer, I simply
plug the freezer into a regular AC outlet. If I want to operate it as a
reefer, I'll plug it first into this new outlet that has a thermo control on
it and then plug that control device into a real AC outlet. This makes the
wiring much easier....do it all on the bench and just carry to the freezer,
plug the freezer into it and plug it into AC and I have a reefer.
This unit only uses 90 watts of energy. I'll feed it with an inverter.
With the extra insulation, it should keep things cold for extended periods
of time w/o power.....hopefully. I report on that later.
Glen Evans
Building a 32' in the backyard in Arlington, Va.
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