It'd be more cost effective to get the fridge repaired, or replace it. Has it been doing this for 10 years? Name it William Perry. ;) On 10 April 2017 at 06:16, Kirk Wallace <kwall...@wallacecompany.com> wrote:
> While I think of a tie-in to LinuxCNC, here is the story. I have a > refrigerator that has a very slow leak which requires us to recharge the > system after several months. On a new charge, it works great, then I > need to turn the thermostat up a bit at a time, when that doesn't work, > I add plastic jugs of ice from the freezer section, but eventually this > barely keeps the cabinet cold enough. I recently verified that the > thermostat works and that the compressor is basically on all of the > time. I got to thinking this is a waste of electricity for something > that barely works, so I asked myself "if I add more ice and turn the > thermostat off, will it still be cold enough?" > > It turns out, without adding more ice the cabinet actually got cooler by > 5 degrees. Uhh? > > My thinking is that the compressor is pumping whatever is still in the > system, which has no cooling effect, from the room temperature condenser > into the evaporator which then heats the ice in the cabinet. > > Maybe? > > Like my refrigerator, LinuxCNC can produce unexpected results. (a > gossamer thread tie-in) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
