Swap 12v for 120v Fridge Element? UPDATE 2
EDIT--it turned out you can't swap them--they are not the same and it would fry things if you applied 120v to the 12v element ---------------------- UPDATE 25 Jan--12v is cooling down the freezer....
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MrWizard wrote:
I think you love doing tests and recording data
you would make a good 'laborant' aka Lab worker Ant
I had quit, until some slave-driver told me to get back to work on this! :)
After 3 1/2 hours, still at 196w and freezer now down to -10C.
So whoever said you can't cool-down with 12v didn't try it with my set up! Ha. Looking good so far, but the proof is after it gets cold , will it cycle properly? We'll see.
OOPs!!! How can it cycle when the power to the element is not connected to the PC Board???? So I better shut it off for overnight.
EDIT--so my next trick (for tomorrow) is to feed the PC board from the converter with the element attached to the board. I can crank up the converter voltage to beat the PC board's voltage loss and get under 15 to the element, and it will be under cycle control (I think!)
