Date:         Sat, 24 Jun 2000 23:33:04 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ibm.net>
Subject:      Re: Adding Fridge Fans
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At 21:42 6/24/2000, Puzerewski wrote:
>what are the benefits?  Cooler fridges?  Mine seems do do OK with

Leaving aside the external fans which attempt to maximize the ventilation
to the fins in back (which is truly marginal, and made worse because it's
recirculating the inside air instead of taking outside air and passing it
through) -- adding a very small fan *inside* the box will do much to even
out the cooling there.  FridgeMate makes one that runs a month on two D
batts, likewise one that wires in permanently and has a switch.  Some folks
use a tiny CPU-cooler-type box fan, but I'm pretty happy with the
Fridgemate one, which is almost silent and needs no permanent wiring (and I
put it in Scamp's icebox when I'm sailing instead of rolling).

d
David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"