I have an AdlerBarbour ColdMachine. The evaporator is mounted in the aft end of the ice box. The temp control is mounted on the bulkhead aft of the ice box door. The compressor is in the port settee locker with an outside air duct going to a grill mounted below the seat cushion. I have beefed up the insulation in and around the icebox and the system works very well. BUT, the icebox sits next to the engine, so charging the batteries causes more heat that the reefer has to work against. I have mine down to running about 50-60% of the time. At a little over 4 amps. Electrical consumption is 50-60 amps per day. Other electical consumption for anchor litght, stereo, instruments and cabin lights accounts for another 30 amps. The house battery bank has to be at least 200 amps to keep from discharge over 50%. A stock alternator would require 3+ hours of running a day to keep up with the usage. I run a Balmar 80amp alternator with 3 stage external regulator. When on the hook, I can run the engine 45 minutes in the morning and 45 min in the evening to keep the batteries up. Batteries are 2 golf cart 6 volts that rate at 235 amps. Don, #6293, Niceville, FL --- On Fri, 2/19/10, [email protected] <[email protected]> wrote:
From: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [IC27A] Refrig To: [email protected] Date: Friday, February 19, 2010, 1:36 PM Has anyone added a AC/DC refrigerator to their vessel either portable or permanent? I would like to know the details of what you added and where you added it. Ted Pinelli [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
