AC/DC Refrigerator

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Has anybody seen these yet?
I'm tempted to order one but I'm concerned about the configuration of the cords. We've got an AC/DC now but can't be mounted under the sink because the configuration doesn't allow you to have both cords plugged into the unit at the same time. They're set up so that one is at a 45 degree angle to the other and right above one another so that with one plugged in there isn't room to plug in the other one. I tried calling their "Product Experts" but as usual...they're about as smart as a box of rocks and don't know anything more than what a person can learn from their website which isn't enough.

http://www.target.com/Avanti-AC-Sup...-bin,target_com_size-bin,target_com_brand-bin
 
"Superconducting" sounds like a buzzword to me. It's a thermoelectric; and unless Thermoelectric refrigeration has come a long way, it's not worth a flip here in the "tropics" as it only cools about 40 below ambient. So when it's 95 outside they cool all the way down to 55. No good for beer much less something critical like meat.

It MIGHT work in New York where it's supposedly cooler.

I think the manual is here: http://www.avantiproducts.com/manual/shp1700w_-1701b_-_1702ss_-_1712sdc1.pdf
 
The ad says it uses r134; I didn't reaize that thermoelectrics used a coolant. I used thermoelectrics in the truck and would frequently freeze drinks. That was on 12 volt only, since you had to by their 120 converter that was basically an unregulated 12 power supply at twice everyoone else's price. That said I wouldn't buy it anyway since it's advertised at Targay. That's another topic for NBR.
 
It's a comparatively new technology, using "heat pipes" that sort of work by thermal siphoning. It's more like the old absorption refrigerators than like a true thermo-electric. Sort of a hybrid.

I spent a little time yesterday, researching the technology a bit, and I find it to be fascinating. I'm going to have our Engineering Department look into it for the possibility of other applications in the marine market.
 
Has anyone been able to find out what kind of temperatures the thing is actually capable of??? I could find no mention of it in the online manual.
 
Sounds interesting. Looks sharp! I used an Igloo type thermoelectric run on AC. In the summer I would add a container of ice which would slowly melt, but the melted water kept very cold. I only used it for food. Anything which could get wet went on a shelf above the container of ice water; things in water tight containers would stay quite cold in the ice water.

My beverages were in a separate ice chest with lots of ice. That saved the other one from being opened up very much.
 
So who is going to take the plunge and buy one? Then we'll know how it performs. I would like to know what the current draw is on one of these units, as well as how much it can cool below ambient air temp.
 
I would not recommend it. This type of refrigerator cant be mounted in an enclosed space. Go to the Mfg. website and download the product manual and it will tell you this. Reviews I've read online say they are good to use in cooler locations but not so good in warmer areas like a boat. If you keep AC going in your cabin then it may work out ok. You could hard wire the DC side and use your control panel to switch from AC to DC. The fridg is probably NOT engineered to have both at the same time.
 
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