Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
Latest activity
Members
Registered members
Current visitors
Charts
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Outdoor & Recreation
Camping
Chestcold F 40 3 way fridge . 12 volt thermostat .
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Help Support Prospecting Australia:
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="grubstake" data-source="post: 586730" data-attributes="member: 4012"><p>I'd doubt that any on/off thermostatic switching arrangement will work, given the slow, heat-driven, non-mechanical process used in an absorption-type fridge. The thermal lag would be of the order of hours, both rising and falling, rather than the instantaneous pumping of a compressor.</p><p></p><p>An alternative approach might be to investigate varying the power level provided to the heating element, but I don't think that would be doable without incurring significant energy wastage via a rheostat.</p><p></p><p>On the gas setting, some variation is possible by simply turning down the gas flame, but the range is quite limited because even on high, the flame isn't much more than a pilot light.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="grubstake, post: 586730, member: 4012"] I'd doubt that any on/off thermostatic switching arrangement will work, given the slow, heat-driven, non-mechanical process used in an absorption-type fridge. The thermal lag would be of the order of hours, both rising and falling, rather than the instantaneous pumping of a compressor. An alternative approach might be to investigate varying the power level provided to the heating element, but I don't think that would be doable without incurring significant energy wastage via a rheostat. On the gas setting, some variation is possible by simply turning down the gas flame, but the range is quite limited because even on high, the flame isn't much more than a pilot light. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post reply
Outdoor & Recreation
Camping
Chestcold F 40 3 way fridge . 12 volt thermostat .
Top