Date:         Thu, 1 Sep 2011 17:43:55 -0700
Reply-To:     Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Alistair Bell <albell@SHAW.CA>
Subject:      Re: Refrigerator lighting
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I've posted this a few times before, but here are my fridge temp results.

http://shufti.files.wordpress.com/2011/09/van-fridge-temp.jpg

I agree with Jeff that in hot climates the fridge is not up to the job, but in more reasonable weather it is not too bad. I recorded a max of a 22C difference between inside fridge and inside van. Van temps were in the 25 - 28 C (77-82 F) range, and the test was conducted beginning with fridge at ambient (27 C) and for 187 minutes.

Coldest fridge temp recorded was 2.2 C. Fridge was empty, thermometer suspended in middle of fridge.

alistair




On 2011-09-01, at 1:24 PM, Jeffrey Vickers wrote:

> Or... you can end all the fridge voodo and get an Isotherm fridge like
> this one: http://vickersdesign.com/vanagon/fridge2.jpg
> 
> I found in on eBay for $250 brand new and - are you ready for this -
> you turn a knob and it goes on! Turn it the other way and it goes off!
> Amazing!
> 
> Seriously folks - I did every Dometic mod known to man and I could
> never get more than a 35 - 40F differential. That means that out here
> in CA when its 95F inside your van it is 60F in your fridge. = (
> 
> Jeff in Marin
> 
> 
> On Sep 1, 2011, at 9:53 AM, Automatic digest processor wrote:
> 
>> Date:    Thu, 1 Sep 2011 09:52:24 -0700
>> From:    Steven Johnson <sjohnso2000@GMAIL.COM>
>> Subject: Re: Refrigerator lighting
>> 
>> On Thu, Sep 1, 2011 at 9:20 AM, Jim Kim <jkim.phd@gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>>> I think Don is onto something here. Perhaps it's all part of the
>>> Vanagon
>>> ownership experience. If we wanted to have a vehicle that always
>>> worked as
>>> we expect them to, then we would've gotten ourselves a Toyota Camry
>>> or
>>> something. But we got ourselves VW Vanagon Westfalias. These have a
>>> way to
>>> shape us into a certain way.
>> 
>> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>> 
>> 
>> I'm thinking either anal rententive perfectionists or gluttons for
>> punishment...      or both?      ;)
>> 
>> Steven
>> 91 Westy