Monday, Feb 08, 2010 at 21:05
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3 steps to make it cool nicely are
1)Take the fridge right out and then get a couple of insulation batts. Staple them to the sides of the opening around the cupboards and underneath
the bench. In other words insulate all around the sides and top of the fridge keeping the back clear of insulation. This keeps your fridge cooler as
well as
the bench top.
2)Get as heavy wire as possible in the van AND in the vehicle. Those 16 Amps cause a massive voltage drop. something like 6AWG ( not 6mm) would be good, if not 8WG. Wire it to the main battery via a 40A relay that is powered from the accessories.
If you can't run new wires, you can double up the two wires to be the positive ( ie join the black and red wires at both ends and use them as the +12v) and run the - from the fridge to the chassis at the fridge end and at the plug end.
3)get a thermostat fan
like this
Doing these changed my fridge while on 12v from warming to about 12 degrees to being able to cool from ambient to about 2 degrees.
I also took out the freezer door inside, now I can freeze stuff in the fridge, even on 12V
Good luck.
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