Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2011 21:05:59 -0700
Reply-To: Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vitrifrigo/Truck Fridge power usage
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But asking customers to make adjustments to how their refrigerators operate, rather than doing it at the factory, is costlier than resistors or thermostats -- it hurts your reputation. If making such an adjustment was necessary after the fact, than the manual does a poor job of explaining it.
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On Sep 18, 2011, at 8:56 PM, Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA> wrote:
> Could well be horse-pucky Rocket.. I'm a graduate Therapist not a graduate Engineer!
> AFAIK, precise thermostats are more costly than a couple of resistorsā¦
> My point and Gelato's (I assume) we are looking for a best fit hereā¦.
> We want this puppy to work for you under a number of widely occuring variables.
>
> On 2011-09-18, at 8:43 PM, Vanagon wrote:
>
>> On second thought, that explanation sounds like horse pucky to me. Rather than set up a terminal strip to provide three different levels of current usage to compensate for wildly-varying thermostats, why wouldn't Vitrifrigo just source decent thermostats?
>>
>> Sent from my smartphone with tiny screen & even tinier keypad.
>>
>> On Sep 18, 2011, at 8:04 PM, Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA> wrote:
>>
>>> On Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:27:56 -0700, Vanagon <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Right, but here's my question.
>>>>
>>>> If low current setting + longer runtime = high current setting + shorter runtime . . . in
>>> other words, if there is no overall effect on longterm power consumption . . . then why
>>> does Vitrifrigo even bother giving the option of three different levels of current
>>> consumption?
>>> ---------
>>> Rocket,
>>>
>>> Somewhere between your question (above) and Dennis's insights...
>>>
>>> Recalling a samba post a year ago, where a new gelato-fridge installation
>>> (my sarcastic name) was consuming way-more amp-hours than expected.
>>>
>>> The problem was located in the fridge thermostat. So said the factory rep. as I recall.
>>> Thermostats vary. Some are fast, some are slow to respond to delta-"t".
>>> Others are numb to respond at all.
>>>
>>> Now I'm guessing here. The three current settings are available to get a best-fit with the
>>> individual thermostat. Try each setting for a "best fit" to your particular thermostat...
>>>
>>> Pz
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