Monday, May 16, 2005 at 10:50
TheUndertaker,
Hi,
I have only copied the information direct from the Engel and Waeco web sites, as pasted again below.
Engel;
http://www.4wdworld.com.au/products/engel/
Capacity; 40 Litres, Holds 60 cans
W631mm x D360mm
Waeco;
http://www.waeco.com.au/products.asp?id=15&cat=0
Capacity; 50 Litres, Holds 68 cans
W630mm x D360mm
Both fridges appear to be the same size
however their “capacity” is different by >20%
and number of cans held is different by >10%
Your own numbers represent only the fluid capacity, as the cans are actually taking up valuable space in the fridge, with a relatively large area between them, due to their own cylindrical effect they are wasting the space, a far more accurate method is to put three large heavy duty garbage bags into the fridge, side by side, and fill each equally with water only to the top of the fridge.
Remove and weigh the three bags and presto you have an accurate internal capacity measurement, as water has a specific weight per Ltr.
Yes a really complicated thing to do but it will answer the question of fridge capacity, makes you wonder why the fridge company can't do it, maybe their capacity is too small, as we all know "size matters"
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