felizcortez wrote:
I used a couple of tapered rubber plugs from home depot to plug the holes at the bottom - cost like 1.30 for both combined.
For the box for the computer fan, did you just point it straight up and put it on the floor of fridge or did you mount it somewhere else?
My compressor is installed next to the sink under the counter so I may put another small fan next to that to get some more airflow.
I made a small box for the computer fan in the icebox and put some baffles in it so that it pushes the air off the bottom and upward. Huge reduction in run time of the compressor. Have no idea why someone has not made something like this for these applications of 12V refrigerators—I ran a sheathed #16 dual wire to the fan on the compressor so it runs with that. Modern energy efficient home refrigerators use very low velocity fans to do the same thing.
I think making sure your compressor can get some air is really important as well. I have always been amused when I deliver other boats, that many designers put the icebox right next to the engine and then put the compressor right there too. Fortunately, S&S did a better thing in most of their designs.
Ray Durkee
T37 #373