roger_millin was thinking very hard : > > Trevor wrote: >> Hi Chaps (and Chapesses), >> >> I'm considering buying something along the lines of a thermo-electric >> cool box, unfortunately (although I do know the principles - we used >> them a lot in the high vacuum industry when we sold mercury diffusion >> pumps) a lot) I've no experience of them when used as a cold box / >> refrigerator on a narrowboat. >> >> This is just one of the type that I'm looking at; I rather like the idea >> of top opening, partly as you don't lose the cold air inside and partly >> because you can usually stack more stuff inside them without it all >> tumbling onto the deck when you open it! See: >> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130327206090&fromMakeTrack=true&ssPageName=VIP:watchlink:top:en> >> or, as TinyLinks, either this one: ** <http://tiny.cc/2vZ0t> >> <http://tiny.cc/2vZ0t> or: <http://alturl.com/2gmj> (they all go to the >> same place (I hope <g>). >> >> Any advice on their worth / value for money / longevity, etc., or even >> just your thoughts about them (as I don't completely trust salespersons >> working on commissions), would be much appreciated :) > > My thoughts for what it's worth is that it should be treated only as a cool > box and not a refrigerator. It claims to cool to 5 deg, but also says to 20 > degs below ambient. If the interior of your boat reaches 30 deg say (quite > easy in the summer) then you will only be cooling to 10 deg which is a bit > high for refrigeration. OK for beer etc, which seems to be how they're > pushing it according to the photos but iffy for perishables IMO. Better than > nothing, but not perfect, are my thoughts. Roger > I think you will find it draws a constant 4 amp from your batteries but if you do want one you can get them at a lower price than that.
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