Freezer specs [RE-wrenches]

[Bob-O Schultze, Electron Connection]

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Allen,
IF that's the same freezer that Golden Genitals used to sell, I 
bought one for Kathleen years ago. It seemed to be consuming far more 
power than they promised (If memory serves, they were claiming 
600W/Hr/day or so) so I put it on it own system. Batteries, Exeltech 
1100, and both DC and ac metering. It drew over 1KW in a cool 
basement after two days of freeze down filled with milk jugs of ice. 
I called them on it and they sent me a new one claiming that I 
probably got one out of spec. Nope. The second one did the same so 
back it went too. We bought a SunFrost F-10 and are happy with it. 
For offgrid, I generally recommend the DC F-10 rather than the ac 
model. Why? Well, it's a given that you HAVE DC to start with and 
while inverters are pretty reliably, we've all seen them smoke. 
Freezers tend to have things like half a beef, some frozen salmon, or 
other spendy goodies in them. DC Freezers are also slightly more 
efficient about power consumption, but it ain't a big thing.
Best, Bob-O

>Wrenches,
>1. What are your real-world power consumption measurements and reliability
>reports on the ConServ chest freezer?
>2. Is there another AC freezer in the same size range that you would
>recommend instead for offgrid use, and why?
>Thank you.
>Allan at Positive Energy
>
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