Autofridge any good

Thank you Ozdyssey. I think I may be on a winner with this one.

If it came with a zoom lens wolfie would have one in a flash :)

In independent tests, over a 24 hour period, about the same as the rest.

The myth, about their power usage, is just that apparently.

Cheers Ray,

Jim.

Yes that is what I was wondering Jim. I take it the fridge runs continuously during the two running cycles per day. I was trying to get a rough idea of amp/hrs. I'm also a bit concerned about the temp fluctuation especially on a hot day with a large number of openings for cool drinks.

As I understand it Ray, it is pretty much a case of running hard twice a day to freeze the "eutectic" plates. This would be a tremendous power saving device if you travelled twice a day and depended on the alternator. It won't help you one iota when base camping.

In reality, you don't get anything for nothing. 20 amps (or 40 or 60 as the case may be) is what is used to keep a given volume of contents cold over a 24 hour period.

Some accept advertising bumpf and purchase according to that. Some of us analyse the information intelligently.

I suppose that is why Coke is still the top selling Cola.

Coke, ha! I think I was addicted to it. I gave it up with the smokes about 6 months ago. I still have the ocassional drink but I was well over a litre a day back then. Don't drink tea or coffee.

How can the amps it draws vary,the amp hrs may vary but not the running amps.
My father inlaw has one it just died after 12 years not bad!!
I just sold him a new Ruey Shing 50 litre (downunder/reefer)

Autofridges are curious beasts in that their energy consumption is totally related to either of two modes of usage.

If run (as one does other fridges) by setting the thermostat and letting the fridge run itself, consumption is similar to or possibly a tad higher than others.

If however you 'pump it down' initiually by running it flat out for 8-10 hours one then needs only to run it for about two hours morning and evening.

That's why you get conflicting accounts.

In Broome our 73-litre unit uses about 20 Ah/day in our 'winter' (about 27-30 degrees C) and about 35 Ah/day in mid-summer - when pumped down. It runs very comfortably from two 60-watt modules. If kept at a constant 2 degrees C (on the thermostat) it uses about 35 AH and 60 Ah respectively.

A minor downside for some usage is this. A 60-litre Engel will readily drop from about 40 degrees C down to 5 degrees C in little over 30 minutes ( I have one in my Nissan and it does this when I go into Broome). An Autofridge will take several hours to do the same.

Trust this helps
Collyn Rivers