Date:         Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:11:52 -0700
Reply-To:     neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Where is The Heat Going?
Comments: To: Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com>
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Wow. Compared to the Dometic, the Norcold is kicking ass.

Reading this stuff isn't helping me while doing my crazy a** Dometic Mod guys!

;^)

("whimper" " I should just quit!")






On 7/21/07, Michael Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
> Looking further into Mike S's question, does anyone know how much
> propane the Dometic uses in an hour? or its btu/hour rating?
>
> When running on 12V, the Dometic's 96 watt dissipation converts to 330
> btu/hr. In comparison, the Norcold's 15W converts to 51 btu/hr.
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>
>
>
> Mike S typed:
> > At 06:02 PM 7/21/2007, Michael Elliott wrote...
> >>  Far less heat
> >> than what the Dometic has to dump: heater + extracted food heat.
> >
> > I'm not so sure that's true. You are definitely neglecting the heat
> > given off by the motor and (friction in the) compressor. Do you have a
> > citation stating efficiencies of both ammonia and Rankine cycle
> > refrigerators at this scale?
> >
>


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