That is exactly what Waeco have done with their 150 & 210 l, 2 door fridges, they got basic Westinghouse units and fitted them with Danfos compressors and control units, I have met several who have purchased the Westinghouse units and had them converted to 12V I believe there is, some one that does the conversion in Townsville area, I believe the savings over buying the Waeco are significant, though I think that if I was refitting the bus I would go with an inverter and 240v fridge.Pokey wrote:As an aside to this I was wondering if you could use a 240V cabinet with separate fridge and freezer sections and connect it to a 12V compressor unit. Of course you wouldn't have any of the 240V fittings like lights etc but they could be replaced with 12V if required. To me, as a non fridge mechanic, I would think that the evaporators in the fridge wouldn't know what voltage the compressor is running at and therefore wouldn't care. If possible to do it would give you the options of any fridge cabinet you could find that suits your setup and still have a highly efficient compressor as well as being able to move the hot parts outside and under the MH to make cooling more efficient.
Anyone have any knowledge if this is feasible?
I understand the cost of running a gas unit is almost prohibitive with the larger 3 ways using almost 2 kg of gas a week in the hotter areas where you can pay $40 to $50 for 9 KG refill.
The difference in cost between a 12 v and 240 v unit would go a long way towards fitting out your solar.
