Heart attack
Submitted: Tuesday, Feb 10, 2004 at 19:55
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Eric.
I just recieved my weaco FF90 L today and had a heart attack when I saw the size of the box , I reasured myself it would be mostly packaging and that the fridge would be much smaller . WRONG same size as the box , Does anyone know if the 70 L is much smaller in size ? or are they somilar with some extra depth to the 90 L
I was thinking of selling it to get a 70 L if there was a huge diffrence .
another thought was to remove the handles and fit it with child restraint brackets to tie it down . This would give 50 MM back spaceVenus Bay
Reply By: Steve - Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004 at 14:05
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004 at 14:05
Eric,
Just got my cool-room today. FF70 is 79cms x 50. When you put the handles on it goes from 79 to nearly 100, but that's just where the handles stick out. Two small dents, less than 5c coin-size, a small chip, and no scratches to speak of. Having said that, these are certainly not new. Mine was a bit grubby on arrival but easily cleaned up. I reckon staff had used 'em and now they've got the nice new model to knock around before they flog them off cheap. Also, I think a bit of plastic welding has been done around the socket on mine as the surface looks bubbly and uneven. No wonder the girl (Robbie?) wasn't very forthcoming when I enquired about their condition. Oh, and they sent me a square plug to go into a socket with round pins, so I haven't even fired mine up yet. After two phonecalls, they say they'll send me a new plug tomorrow 'cos they're too busy today, so I might actually have it working by Monday. Can't complain at $660 s'pose, but customer service needs looking at up there.
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Reply By: AndrewW - Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004 at 14:37
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004 at 14:37
Hi Eric,
I have a 90 Lt too. Don't get scared, theres only two of us and we still seem to fill the
fridge for anything over two days
camping. Can't do without the beer.
I believe that the 70 lt is the same foot print, just not quite as tall.
I haven't had any problems with mine except that on really hot days it was cutting out in the back out the ute while travelling. When I stopped it continued to cut in and out for a bit until it cooled down. I will have to sort out some better ventilation, as the side windows of the canopy do seem to be enough.
90 Lt is fine, two slabs of drinks (beer/softdrink) plus all the usual food stuffs. Just top up the cans each night before bed and they will be ready the next morning. I have also found that after 24 hours running the battery is still at 11.8 volts, so I am hoping I would get nearlly upto 48 hours from my Exide Extreme.
Cheers
Andrew
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Reply By: greenant - Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004 at 19:03
Wednesday, Feb 11, 2004 at 19:03
Got my FF70 today can't complain its in good condition and works well. Has anyone tried the device called a BATTERY CURRENT SAVER put out by VGR Electronics, it is a 12 volt timer to switch the supply to the
fridge on/off every 30 minutes so the
fridge does less start up cycles and wasting power on start current and running time waiting for head pressure to build up for the refrigerant to work and if the
fridge is down to temperature the
fridge thermostat works in the usual way
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