Mine had the power box attached to the fridge and sliding latch.
Apparently I got a newer production than the bulk of the ones at
Commercial Products, since I purchased mine elsewhere. Photo:
http://westyventures.com/images/Vitrofrigorear.jpg

Nice job on the drawer! I have my [now non-functional!] battery charger
stored under. An external switch is definitely on the list, now that
I've used it more.

Karl

Richard A Jones wrote:
> Karl:  Based on my sample (of 3, maybe 4!) it appears that the external
> power box and the sliding fridge latch go together; internal
> power stuff and pin latch go together.  Is that correct?
>
> I watched my "Invitrio" on a couple of trips and in warm/hot
> conditions--interior of the camper >80 degrees, mine ran
> 4 min, then off 8 min.  So 1/3rd of the rated 2.7 amps/hr
> means about 1 amp per hour max.  Much, much less at night
> when temps were ~50 degrees;  maybe 35-45 minutes between
> running.
>
> A pic of how I mounted my control box under the drawer is at:
> http://jones.colorado.edu/jones/Vitrifrigo
> I put a little 12V rocker switch up there with it to control
> the 12V from the battery--so I can clean mine out, leave the
> door open to dry--and have the light off.  ;-)
>
> And, Karl, thanks for discovering this fridge and telling
> all of us about it!!
>
> Richard
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