On 7/6/07, Mike Rocket J Squirrel Elliott <camping.elliott@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 7/6/2007 9:55 AM neil wrote:
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> > That was me!
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> So what's keeping you?
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> >
> > (and I still haven't had the balls to cut a hole in floor under fridge)
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> Oh. Well, okay.
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> > And further to that idea, I thought it would be good to use a manifold
> > of some sort through which air would be drawn in "against" frame of
> > van. The frame is metal is cool to the touch, so air being drawn
> > against it should get cooled down.
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> I dunno about that -- the frame has to be at the same temperature as the
> air around it. Steel is not a great conductor of heat, but it does
> transfer heat from your fingertips well enough to feel cool. But still,
> it's at ambient temp.

Yah I guess so.

One other crasy thought I had was to make a venturi (of sorts) out of
2 plastic funnels and PVC tube. Not sure if a PC case fan would have
enough "push" to make it worthwhile, but in theory, I THINK this would
speed up air being blown across fins at back of fridge.

Whaddaya think?

Anyone?

:)

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> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
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