Tuesday, Mar 18, 2008 at 14:11
Geoff,
as a non-Engel owner I just thought they would have a separate freezer compartment, so if you want it to freeze you then have no normal fridge compartment, using as just freezer it stays at -15 to -17° without problems, that's good - if you want to carry two fridges.
However,
returning to your original post question, I think you will find the Temperature "number" will vary tremendously between fridges... or I should clarify this and say because the way the temperature sender is placed with-in each fridge cabinet.
I remember a fridge
test done a few years (12?) ago now that was used for advertising purposes and it had the weirdest results because the contents of the fridge was zilch and the temp senders measured air in some and cabinet walls in others.
Geoff if you re-
test your own fridge with the temp sender sitting in 'mid air'
well away from any "product" it will measure the AIR temp only and that will change much faster than the "product" that is being cooled with-in the fridge cabinet, reason being it's less dense. (yes, the air)
That way the OE temp sender which is protected and set
well away from the "product" will then turn the compressor on/off at a vastly different number to the portable temp sender placed in mid air, or even laying beside the "product" which is being cooled will give different numbers again.
The resultant "test" numbers will be very close because the sender is not placed in a position to measure the changing internal temperature, but the cooled "product" temperature.
My fridge has a (variable) hysterics presently set @ 5° and it is set to turn the fridge 'on' @ 6° and back 'off' @ 1° HOWEVER, when a portable temp gauge is placed in mid air with-in the fridge cabinet and it only measures the air the temp, it goes down into the negative numbers, as will it go above 6° for a few minutes before the air temp drops suddenly to the minus numbers because the air will continue to cool even though the compressor has turned off at 1°
When the portable temp gauge is laid on "product" it does not change much at all, because the "product" does not change much in temperature.
In "my profile" there is a picture showing a maxium +6.4° and with a minium of -8.9° but these are not typical numbers and I don't expect them to be taken as correct, just as a guide.
Then there is this
pic taken of the same Engel branded temp gauge with much different numbers showing, as a guide only.
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So you ask, what did I contribute to the thread other than sarcasm.. I did not intend it to be that way, I only asked questions, I'm sorry if those questions offended you :-((
Mainey . . .
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