Steve,

Ya gotta problem here. The Dometic runs on an Ammonia based cooling system,
not a freon.  Now I have forgotten all my thermodynamics from my days at
UMassDartmouth, but the single idea that sticks with me is you can't squeeze
blood from a turnip. Thanks Prof. Thomen.
Short of replacing the interchange fluid, and keeping everything ultra
clean, Stan's idea sounds like the winner. For day five and beyond, a super
insulated box with dry ice is how we kept things cold on the playa at
Burning Man.

tim in san jose
>
>Thanks Stan, I know about making sure my beer and milk is
>almost frozen before I go, and a gallon of ice IS a big help,
>but it doesn't do much good on the 5th day out...
>
>I've already cleaned my burner assembly, replaced the stock
>fan with one that moves more air, added an internal fan to
>circulate cold air, and refreshed the heatsink grease on the
>inside "coldsink" (-:
>
>My fridge works far better than it did last year, but I think
>there's still more cold available. I still need a spare inside
>heatsink to hack up and play with.
>
>Anyone?
>
>-----------------------------------------------
>
>At 08:29 PM 5/14/2004, Stan Wilder wrote:
>
>>Best way I ever found was putting about a gallon container in there full
>>of
>>ice a day before hand and installing a small computer CPU fan to keep the
>>air moving.
>>It gives the fridge a good boost and is a $5.00 patch.
>>I always just carried an ice chest because every you open the fridge door
>>all the cold drops out.
>>Might try something like a curtain to keep the cold from droping out when
>>the door is opened.
>>
>>Stan
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Steve Delanty" <laurasdog@WEIRDSTUFFWEMAKE.COM>
>>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>>Sent: Friday, May 14, 2004 10:07 PM
>>Subject: Anyone got a dead Dometic?
>>
>>
>> > Well, once again summer is upon us...
>> >
>> > In my perpetual quest for a cold beer, I'm trying to coax
>> > those last few degrees out of my Dometic fridge.
>> >
>> > I've been doing some serious experimenting with
>> > my westy fridge, and have 4 temperature sensors
>> > and some data logging equipment attached to our
>> > fridge for the last 3 days....
>> >
>> > Does anyone have a dead fridge they could sell
>> > the inside heatsink assembly from?
>> > I need one I can hack up and play with.
>> >
>> > Free + shipping is my ideal price, but I'm willing
>> > to pay a little more if necessary. (-:
>> > PayPal would be convenient.
>> >
>> > I'll share my findings with the list when I'm done
>> > experimenting. I like my beer and my milk to stay
>> > cold when it's 90F+ degrees outside, and I think
>> > the Dometic can do better if it's coaxed correctly...
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> >
>> > Steve
>> > EJ22 -> '86 Westy "Escape Pod"
>> >

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