Monday, Mar 01, 2004 at 18:13
Eskimo,
If you meant "thermometer" instead of "thermostat", I think I know the answer.
I use a Radio
Shack inside/outside digital thermometer. The unit sits on my dash and I've added a few feet of cable to the remote sensor so it will reach the ARB fridge. I've used the suction cup which came with it to stick to the inside of the lid. I can now be confident the fridge has not tripped a fuse/plug come out etc, with the result that the beer is hot!!! I can handle most dilemmas when I'm out camping; but warm grog is one I can't put-up with...
A word of advice though.....there is a good deal of difference in the temperature between the top and bottom of the fridge. I leave
mine on all the time and during the week there are only a couple of bottles of water in there. Although the temp gauge says the temp is about 4 to 5 degrees, mostly the water on the floor of the fridge is frozen. I usually keep 1 or 2 bottles in the small basket which is up at lid level and these don't freeze. Obviously, the computer fan idea would alleviate this issue.
Cheers
Roachie
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