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Engel Fridge

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Created by Crusoe > 9 months ago, 15 May 2016
Trek
NSW, 1155 posts
17 May 2016 6:04PM
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Here's a real live test for you to look at. I left my new Waeco CF40 running on board today. I want to see if I can leave it running full time.

The boat has an 80W solar panel and at moment 2x120AH AGM batteries switched in parallel. I noticed the temperature of the fridge goes up and down a fair bit though its set to 5 Deg C.

Im interested to see the state of the batteries in the morning. Anyone interested can ping the boat and fridge. SMS the word status to 0431935720.

nswsailor
NSW, 1435 posts
17 May 2016 9:33PM
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Trek said...


Here's a real live test for you to look at. I left my new Waeco CF40 running on board today. I want to see if I can leave it running full time.

The boat has an 80W solar panel and at moment 2x120AH AGM batteries switched in parallel. I noticed the temperature of the fridge goes up and down a fair bit though its set to 5 Deg C.

Im interested to see the state of the batteries in the morning. Anyone interested can ping the boat and fridge. SMS the word status to 0431935720.


Just had a look, cool, I have same battery and solar system.

@2130 your batteries were 12.93/6V PIR triggered????? Fridge hot @10.7 deg C

I'll be interested in final results.

Trek
NSW, 1155 posts
18 May 2016 1:28PM
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Trek said...


Here's a real live test for you to look at. I left my new Waeco CF40 running on board today. I want to see if I can leave it running full time.

The boat has an 80W solar panel and at moment 2x120AH AGM batteries switched in parallel. I noticed the temperature of the fridge goes up and down a fair bit though its set to 5 Deg C.

Im interested to see the state of the batteries in the morning. Anyone interested can ping the boat and fridge. SMS the word status to 0431935720.




Just had a look, cool, I have same battery and solar system.

@2130 your batteries were 12.93/6V PIR triggered????? Fridge hot @10.7 deg C

I'll be interested in final results.



It seems no problem to leave the fridge on full time. I just realized that the temperature is wavering from 6 - 10 Deg C because the sensor is just inside the lid of the fridge. I assume its closer to 5 down the bottom of the compartment. The PIR is not connected ATM, should fix it!



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