AnswerID: 2162 Submitted: Thursday, Feb 21, 2002 at 00:00
porl
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Grahame
I think yours may be a previous model, his current models for that size are D45, 30L
fridge and 15L freezer, and D56, 36L
fridge and 20L freezer - so i am thinking your model may not have the Danfoss BD35 compressor - do you know if this is correct ? I know for a few years he did experiment with different compressors and just like the old Engels used to suk starting batteries dry overnight so do the old Explorers - matter of current (pun) technology I expect.
4WD Monthly did a serious comparison of fridges last year and although the
fridge with the lowest current draw over a 48hr period ranging in controlled temperature from minus 25C to 55C was the new Engel and ARB with an average draw of 1.6amps per hour, the Explorer drew 2.4amps per hour - but this included the freezer which never went above minus 8C at external temperature 55C and down to minus 22C at the lowest external temperature. I would not call this a huge current draw when for example the Bushman and Liemack with no setting on freeze averaged 2.8amps and 5.6amps respectively.
But of course am keen to hear your reply.
thanks
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FollowupID: 778 Submitted:
Monday, Feb 25, 2002 at 00:00
Rob posted:
Just to correct above, my reading from the same magazine is that three fridges had a current draw of 1.6A average over 24 hrs, the Engel, ARB and the Bushman. The
fridge with the 2.8A draw was the Bush Boy. The Liemack
fridge is a different type of
fridge again in that it has a far greater refrigeration capacity than most others, with extended cycles, but you pay for this in current draw overall as well as start up and thus the need for increased capacity wiring.
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