Well, new insulation is sounding like a better and better idea.

As to the engine issue, why no just sandwich in two panels, rather than
one pane, on the engine side - that should do the trick.

Finally, I just got a digital thermometer for checking the temperature of
my steaks - from a company called Thermoworks. There is not latency in the
measurement - so one can get a perfect steak.

I then realized this was a way to measure the temperture inside the fridge
without opening.

I went back to their web site and found other interesting instruments - a
temperature logger - where you can download the temp chart to your pc.
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/logger/thermadata.html

They even have a dual logger:
http://www.thermoworks.com/products/logger/digisense_tc_dualogr.html

Anyway, it is many years since physics classes, but, I bet on a hot day
you could close your box, use the dual probe, turn off the compressor and
then measure the heat loss (with an empty box) and figure out the R factor
- something about computing the area between the two temp curves etc...

Alan


At 05:28 PM 7/22/2005, you wrote:
>Problem in week two: During the second week the outside temperature went
>above 80 and humidity through the roof

It is
>clear to me that locating a refrigeration box next to the diesel engine
>compartment is a big mistake. It seems the more I ran the engine the more
>the refrig system cycled.


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