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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
Comments: To: Phil Zimmerman <philzimm1@SHAW.CA>
In-Reply-To:  <00979356-0B3D-4A72-AAC9-3479FC9C8A1F@SHAW.CA>
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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.

Sent from my smartphone with tiny screen & even tinier keypad.

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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