Waeco CF-80

Hi there utemad,
I have one.
You are correct, the dividers determine how your fridge works.
if you leave them out, your fridge becomes 1 huge fridge.

If you put them between the 2 baskets and you dont allow the lips to overlap (meaning when they sit in there they will touch the lid when it is closed) then your small compartment becomes a freezer.
As for problems...well none here. More than happy with it.
1 year down the track now and still in top nick. But i look after my stuff as i dont fancy having to keep putting money in retailers pockets.
I agree with you about engels prices, they are a joke and thats why i got the Waeco. Glad i did now though. heaps cheaper and with the change i got the insulated bag plus a power supply for working the fridge a couple of days before i get ready to head out.

P.S. one thing i do with mine...i freeze one of those flat rectangular bottles and chuck it in the freezer section. I find by doing this it will have longer intervals between start-ups. big difference i noticed. next trip i will also try same in fridge side too and see if that helps as well. Not that its needed mind you. But saving batteries as much as i cna is always a good thing for peace of mind.
Cheers Angelo

Extra info
we bought a 110 for ourselves and a 80 for our son. He flogged it around the bush for over 12 months before he changed jobs. He used to turn it on on the way to town. 650 ks and fill it up on the way back with milk cream and everything good.
Never missed a beat and still going.
We used ours all the way from Adelaide, Alice springs across the Tanami then up the Gibb river road right across through Darwin and into Qld and back down through longreach. As you can see it went through all different seaons and the only problem we had was when we did short trips in and out of a gorge with out enough time to charge the battery.
We had it divided up into fridge and freezer all the way with the other side chock a block full of cryovaced meat. We had almost enough for the full trip so it had to keep going all the time.
We have also had a 40 litre engels for nearly 25 years and its still going but we got 2 for the price of one virtually and we are quite happy

When +4 deg in fridge section freezer -16 deg and dairy section at +7 deg. 3.2amp draw 'on' cycle.

Thanks for your help guys.

I picked up a Waeco CF-80 fridge today from Autobarn for $936.75 not bad I reckon.

I also got that fast charger thingy that I mentioned in another post for free. I have no use for it mind you so I think I'll just remove the Hella socket from it and put the rest on the shelf.

Didn't get an AC adapter as I rarely ever plugged the Engels in anyway. Might get one if one comes along at the right price at a later date.

This one certainly seems to cool down quicker than the Engel 80 Combo I've been using. However I'll test it out this weekend at Inskip Point.

Thanks again.