Richard10002 Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 I discovered the same a couple of years ago, or so.... whichever way I looked at it, a new 12v fridge was always going to be around £500. Once the money was spent, and a couple of months had gone by, the money was forgotten, and the fridge has been enjoyed since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBiscuits Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 56 minutes ago, Richard10002 said: I discovered the same a couple of years ago, or so.... whichever way I looked at it, a new 12v fridge was always going to be around £500. Once the money was spent, and a couple of months had gone by, the money was forgotten, and the fridge has been enjoyed since. Cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chewbacka Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 10 minutes ago, TheBiscuits said: Cool. Had it been a freezer you could have said very cool ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DandV Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 I think the shoreline and waeco, and probably a few others use the Danfoss 12/24 volt compressor units. Not cheap but a great bit of kit provided they are not starved of voltage. Correct cable sizing and maintaining battery voltage are important for efficiency and ultimate life. As with any refrigeration, the condenser must have sufficient surface area and space for air circulation to reject the heat. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 We are going to replace the cables to the fridge as part of replacing it as we did find that there was quite a considerable voltage drop along the cable run. The old Engel fridge never had a problem with this and was wired up this way for the almost 16 years it was in place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naughty Cal Posted December 4, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 Just got home and unboxed the Waeco to have s quick look. First impressions it seems really well made and feels more like a proper fridge than the Engel did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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