Progress Report..3way rejuvenation.

Hey Richard, thanks for the response. I wasnt exactly overwhelmed with interest. I suppose everyone has a Waeco or Engel by now. I intend to run the Finch off an inverter & do away
with voltage drop problems. Waiting for it to arrive. Will test it &
fan & report back. Cheers...oldbaz.

Baz

I would not classify 300 odd views of this thread as lack of interest. I think you just did not leave an opening for all the half wits to put in their comments they think are "funny."

Are you intending to run your Finch off the inverter just when you are travelling or after you stop as well? You won't get much battery life after your alternator ceases charging.

PeterD

Peter, You are right re inverter & travelling. Will revert to gas
when stopped. Main reason for trying to improve performance is
the versatility of 3 way. The 12/240 option seems to require
a lot of extra power sources, eg dual battery, solar, gennies etc,
adds up to a lot of bucks. If all this works I will then look at the
waeco 240v only portable fridge. 40 L & capable of being a freezer. Looks good to me. Would run as a freezer off inverter
while travelling. Would not expect much thawing overnight if kept
closed & could back up with Battery Booster pack if neccessary.
Anyway it is all interesting, will keep tinkering.
cheers...oldbaz.

Baz

If the Finch is working well then you will not need to get a Waeco fridge. If you are camping for any length of time a gas fridge will workwell enough and you will not have to keep checking and charging batteries. You can burn a lot of gas for the cost of a new fridge and then you will need fridge batteries and solar cells on top of that.

PeterD

Hi Mike, I had planned to place the fan midway along the top
air vent. It will actually suck air from within the condenser area.
Do you think this will be OK ?......oldbaz.

I think there are other ways getting better airflow over the fans from the same size fan.

I think mounting it at the back to blow air onto the fins would be better.

Best would be to take the back off and put in some ducting to force ALL air from the fan to flow over the fins.

Mike, while I dont dispute your ideas, I thought the idea of the fan was to remove the heat . The finned condenser does not
seem to get any warmer than the coils below. In fact all that pipework is barely warm when operating. There is plenty of heat
issuing from the chimney tube ,as you rightly pointed out. Anyway,
I will experiment with the location & use the therometer to guage
results. Thanks for the input...oldbaz.

"I thought the idea of the fan was to remove the heat "

- that's it exactly. The cooler you keep the Condenser, the cooler the fridge can be. It doesn't matter if you suck out hot air or blow in cool air.