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Date:         Wed, 21 Jun 2017 16:44:23 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
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From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Minor fridge mods addendum
Comments: To: steve meassick <stevem@tdhvac.com>
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Both AC and DC heaters are rated 85 watts, but because of the low voltage/high current the 12V one is much more susceptible to undersized wires and less than perfect connections.

Yrs, d

On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 4:35 PM, steve meassick <stevem@tdhvac.com> wrote:

> A little bit off topic, but when I measure the power draw of the two > electric heating elements, I see about 95W for the 120VAC one and about 65W > for the 12V. This would explain why the units don't cool very well on > 12V. The way I have gotten around this is that I have an Xantrex


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