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Re: Brand new WAECO car fridges!
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2012, 06:50:35 AM »
Finally the control panel is on the opposite end to the power inlet. Those handles had better not rattle.
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Re: Brand new WAECO car fridges!
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2012, 09:37:00 AM »
Yeah I'll say, having the control panel at the back is very frustrating especially when your car is over full!   I had a bit of a play with the handles, I dont think they will rattle, they're spring loaded to return to the compact position. 

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Re: Brand new WAECO car fridges!
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2012, 07:00:10 PM »
no cfx 80's only goes up to the 65 :( glad our 80 is still going strong. But in saying that they look great.
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Re: Brand new WAECO car fridges!
« Reply #4 on: October 14, 2012, 11:55:09 PM »
I'm not sure they have left enough air vent space for heat removal. Looking at mine they have a bit more air flow area. Are the slits in the back actually open - hard to tell.

Look good though and for all those that have had issues with the hinges, that should be a better option.
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Re: Brand new WAECO car fridges!
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2012, 11:42:08 AM »
Nice to see them responding to the competition. The new design addresses most of the reasons why we chose an ARB fridge over a Waeco (flush condenser plate, drain plug, sensible controls, etc). Not sure I'm happy with the lack of a danfoss compressor, but hopefully the know what they're doing.

As D4D says, I'm wary of the handles. A fixed handle can't rattle. The advantage of these I guess is that they don't take up any space when down.

Interesting to see how they go!
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