Saturday, Nov 12, 2005 at 03:07
Mick-S
the Bushman appears to be only 12 & 24 volt and without 240v power input according to the 4Wd Monthly test report.
The 'new' Repco catalog has a 12v fridge in it that I looked at last week, for the money it looked ok also.
The 40 Lt Waeco is more power efficient and uses the same Danfoss BD-35F compressor, and has 240v input, maybe it would have better insulation ... but it's less expencive.
The 4wd Monthly test unfortunately didn't test all the fridge's available but the majority were represented in their results.
Reefer also have a 50Lt fridge with far thicker, 55mm insulation for a similar price as you have mentioned, it was not tested so I will not tell you what I can't prove as far as performance is concerned, but common 'logic' tells me because it has far thicker insulation than the Waeco and the exact same compressor, it would have to be a tad better in cooling performance, and at about the same price.
These units use the latest Danfoss BD compressors with the 240v AC power built directly into the compressor, unlike some of the other AC units on the market where the AC power still goes through an internal rectifier.
They have dual compartments and a FULL HEIGHT Stainless Steel evaporator, which gives them complete top to bottom efficient cooling, with the power for normal cooling and also freezing, whereby most other fridges use much smaller evaporator unit that is built into the actual fridge cabinet.
Best bet is to get the fridge performance results from some one using one rather than rely on what appears to be logical.
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