Black Panther 1,834 Posted July 6, 2025 Share Posted July 6, 2025 Aha, a big silver box. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted July 18, 2025 Author Share Posted July 18, 2025 Hinges, handles, bit more sanding, then formica. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 959 Posted July 18, 2025 Share Posted July 18, 2025 Glamour! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
waikiore 523 Posted July 18, 2025 Share Posted July 18, 2025 We know who to visit for a cold one now! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ynot 60 Posted July 19, 2025 Share Posted July 19, 2025 Ya ball peen looks like it done a few miles and needs a new handle. Nice job Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted July 20, 2025 Author Share Posted July 20, 2025 23 hours ago, ynot said: Ya ball peen looks like it done a few miles and needs a new handle. Nice job Haha, true Dat! Had that hammer for nearly 50 years! Hinges and handles now on - but I buggered up one of the lids trying to get the right clearances, so progress was slower over the weekend than I would have liked. Waiting for the formica to arrive.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted July 20, 2025 Author Share Posted July 20, 2025 On 19/07/2025 at 11:08 AM, waikiore said: We know who to visit for a cold one now! Any time if you see us! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 232 Posted July 20, 2025 Share Posted July 20, 2025 It will be interesting to know the improvement in hold down time , the one in our Hood 38 is about the same vintage but even worse it's stuffed in a corner , biblical man-hours required so might leave it for the next owner LOL Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted July 29, 2025 Author Share Posted July 29, 2025 Coming along slowly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 232 Posted July 29, 2025 Share Posted July 29, 2025 Posh that ! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted July 30, 2025 Author Share Posted July 30, 2025 Almost there ... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted August 3, 2025 Author Share Posted August 3, 2025 Done. You can see freezer temp circled in red. Now got to get the eutectic fluid to be solid frozen at about -21.... 2 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted Wednesday at 04:33 AM Author Share Posted Wednesday at 04:33 AM So I should add to this. The heat exchanger did not work great. Following some further testing and fabrication, I replaced the SS heat exchanger with one made of aluminum. Turns out aluminum is a MUCH better conductor of heat than SS. Like more than 10x better! The results so far are very encouraging, the fridge stays at 4-5 deg, with only a box for the alloy heat exchanger. I can add some fins to it easily if I need too in summer or the tropics, but right now it seems great. So, if your doing this, make your fridge heat transfer system from Aluminum! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frank 232 Posted Thursday at 01:01 AM Share Posted Thursday at 01:01 AM Interesting Matt so the original SS Eutectic tank and copper tubing has been replaced with an aluminium tank and aluminium tubing ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Island Time 1,354 Posted Thursday at 07:45 AM Author Share Posted Thursday at 07:45 AM 6 hours ago, Frank said: Interesting Matt so the original SS Eutectic tank and copper tubing has been replaced with an aluminium tank and aluminium tubing ? Nope, the eutectic system has stayed exactly as it was. There was a SS heat exchanger and thermostatically controlled fan that took air from fridge, blew it thru the wall to the freezer side heat exchanger, which is sealed from the freezer air, then returned the cold air to the fridge, lower down. It basically "borrows" some cold from the freezer to run the fridge. Means I can have one compressor system to do both jobs, the original Ozefridge AW480 twin eutectic tanks, with water cooling when needed. So all I changed was the freezer side heat exchanger - same footprint, just aluminum now... and just a box rather than the channels in the old one to give the air a longer path - that's not needed at this time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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