Frige Fan?
A couple of years ago I installed a dual computer fan in the frige. it worked great and just clipped into the shelf. I have been floundering around trying to find the info again since mine is no...
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austinjenna wrote:
Has anybody tried the vent hood with the solar fan build in, do those things work good enough?
If you are talking about this setup from Camco Clicky dont waste your money. I bought 2 of them dirt cheap and I am glad I never paid 90 bucks for them. The solar panels are complete garbage. The first one turned yellow and starting cracking within 2 months and then just didnt work. I replaced it with the second one I had and the same thing happen. I wrote Camco because a solar panel should be made to be outside but they could have cared less.
Needless to say I would never reccomend them to anyone. Buy your own quality small panel and make it yourself instead.
I really like the idea though. It would make a great item to hook to the dump load of a solar controller, or build a quality set up with a small dedicated solar panel. As long as the fridge does not need the fan to operate and it is just there to increase efficiency, using direct solar to run the motor is a great idea. If you computed the increased efficiency of not storing solar energy in the batteries then taking it out, and added in the increased efficiency of the fridge, it could be one of the most efficient/fastest payback solar systems you can install on an RV.
Does the fan speed on these type of muffin fans vary with amps available? Say if you give it 30 % of it's desired current, will it just run slower without damage?
Jim
