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Date:         Sun, 30 Jun 1996 20:04:21 -0700
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From:         Ron Lussier <coyote@zuni.chaco.com>
Subject:      Re: Just how cold should that fridge get?

At 07:00 PM 6/30/96 -0500, David Schwarze wrote: >My fridge will generally keep the inside temperature at 34 degrees, >according to the thermometer. What generally keeps fridges from getting >this cold is lack of air circulation both inside the fridge and over the >fins on the outside of the fridge. With adequate ventilation, the fridge >should be able to cool more than 40 degrees below the ambient temperature >(although it will work hard to do it).

Along these lines, Camping World sells a wonderful little fan-in-a-cage made for mobile fridges. Since it runs on 2 'D' batteries, there is no need to modify your fridge. I have one, and plan on testing it during the Inuvik journey. But it seems like a great idea...

Ron -- Ron 'Coyote' Lussier /\_/\ ____ Chaco Communications (408) 865-0657 ( ) \ _/__ 10164 Parkwood Drive #8 coyote@chaco.com \ / \X / Cupertino, CA 95014-1533 (1990 VW Westfalia Camper) \_/ \/ http://www.chaco.com/~coyote


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