Increasing Airflow through Condenser.
The new DC only compressor fridge I will soon have in my possession has a 92 mm computer muffin fan pulling air through only a portion(~85%) of the ~120mm tall condenser. It then blows this warmed a...
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Ok, I just got my Vitrifrigo Fridge from fedex.
The compressor says made by SECOP, formerly Danfoss compressors.
The 12v Fan is not 92mm but 120 mm, and covers most of the condenser. It sucks air through the condenser and blows it on the compressor.
It is a sleeve bearing fan rated at 2.9 watts at 34.4 decibels.
Converting 122 cubic meters per hour to cubic feet per minute, I get 71.806 cubic feet per minute.
I can barely hear the condenser what so ever.
I can barely feel any vibrations from it what so ever.
The fan is by far the loudest thing, but not hideously loud either.
The cold plate was at 27 degrees f in 90 seconds.
There is a resistor in line with the thermostat.
It says: cs162 rev.2 on the back side, and 94v-0 (X)M4 on the front.
It was pulling 3.5 amps at 13.5 volts according to my IPN pro remote.
After confirming it worked, I reversed the door and am in the process of installing it.
Modifications so it does not recycle preheated condenser air and extra insulation is in the future.
Right now the louvered vent behind the compressor will have to do.
The Controller ( which says danfoss) has a finned heat sink on it's back side
I am not sure I will know when the compressor is running once installed. Checking duty cycle will not be easy, but I will update after install.
The Norcold was a Buzzsaw in comparison.
The compressor says made by SECOP, formerly Danfoss compressors.
The 12v Fan is not 92mm but 120 mm, and covers most of the condenser. It sucks air through the condenser and blows it on the compressor.
It is a sleeve bearing fan rated at 2.9 watts at 34.4 decibels.
Converting 122 cubic meters per hour to cubic feet per minute, I get 71.806 cubic feet per minute.
I can barely hear the condenser what so ever.
I can barely feel any vibrations from it what so ever.
The fan is by far the loudest thing, but not hideously loud either.
The cold plate was at 27 degrees f in 90 seconds.
There is a resistor in line with the thermostat.
It says: cs162 rev.2 on the back side, and 94v-0 (X)M4 on the front.
It was pulling 3.5 amps at 13.5 volts according to my IPN pro remote.
After confirming it worked, I reversed the door and am in the process of installing it.
Modifications so it does not recycle preheated condenser air and extra insulation is in the future.
Right now the louvered vent behind the compressor will have to do.
The Controller ( which says danfoss) has a finned heat sink on it's back side
I am not sure I will know when the compressor is running once installed. Checking duty cycle will not be easy, but I will update after install.
The Norcold was a Buzzsaw in comparison.
