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Old 07-17-2012, 03:30 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by chumly View Post
Years ago I was on a caboose that had a combination electric/gas refrigerator on it, it didn't seem that bulky. It would have been a whole lot harder to turn over a caboose than a car. Chumly
Trains and RV's tend to have a lot more bulk to them and are a lot smoother then passenger cars.
LP fridges tend to have very thick heavy coils while compressor refrigeration tends to have much thinner coils, I assume that this is part of the reason for the increased cost in an absorption fridge, but if you want to make one your self they are not that hard, just be careful not to get your self killed.
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