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I have been on about buying another fridge for a while now but summer is here and the prices have gone up by about 200 to 400$$ Any way I started looking at Coolers and I ordered one of the new Thermoelectric Dometic Waeco TCX 35L, they make some wild claims stating that it can cool down to 30*c below the Ambient Temperature, And that it has an Eco mode So this got me wondering so tonight I thought I would put it through some tests,
Yeah I know what folks are going to say ? But this thermo cooler is where things change, This one is quite clever, It has 7 LED's and when you press the temp button it lights up another LED, Soon as I unpacked it and powered it I set the temp setting on the first LED I put a digital Thermometer in the middle of and just ran it up/down to Temp with nothing in there, It Sounded like someone was flying a Drone in the Lounge room In really quick time this thing got down to 13.7*c and shut off ??? Yep that's right a Cooler that Shuts Off, when it warmed up to 15.1* it fired up again about 5 minutes later this might seem a bit OTT but remember It had just come out of a hot Van having never been given the chance to drop down to room temp and had only 5 minutes for the internal to cool down and a couple of minutes later it shut off again and it kept doing that, So seeing as I want to get it cooled right down I clicked the Temp button once more and away it went again and this time it shut off at 7.6*c and after about 5 minutes it got up to 8.3* and it fired up again, this went on for about another 40 minutes and I was getting impatient, So another press of the Temp Button, That's now 3 LED's lit up (I Still got 4 to Go) and it fired up again and then it shut off at 5.5*c and a while later it started up again when the Temp rose to 6.2* etc etc,
Now this motor cutting might sound excessive but heres the good part, When I first turned it on it sounded like a Drone but once it has cooled down after the initial start up from that moment on it never does it again, Every time after that when I said it fired up it actually was running at about 1/10th of it's speed if that and then it would cut out and come on again at the 1/10th of the speed setting and that is all it will do to maintain that temperature, When it is running like that it is whisper quiet like the fan on a Computer, And it shuts off and on when ever it needs to, No more drone sound like when I first powered it up, Lovely {)
Anyway I got Itchy fingers and pressed the Temp Button again 4 LED's the Half Way Mark :lol: Yep It fired up Drone mode and then it went back to computer Fan Mode at a Temp of 4.5*c,, It's get towards BEER TEMPs Now, Another Click and 5 LED's are burning {) {) {) Happy Days right on 3.3*c Lovely :Y: And it kept on like this until every LED was Lit,
ReCap:- They claim that it can cool down to 30*c lower than the Ambient Temp ? And that the Internal temperature cut off is set to 0*c Well I don't know about that But I was testing this in 22.1*c and heres what I got. But once it has cooled properly check what the Temp did on 4 LED's when I reset it
1 LED = 13.7*c = 8.4* lower.
2 LED's= 7.6*c = 14.4* lower.
3 LED's= 5.5*c = 16.6* lower.
4 LED's= 4.5*c = 17.6* lower. I ran it with 4 LED's again It dropped down to 2.2*c and then shut Off here because I choose to retest it at it's halfway point. So all the other values will get lower also once it has had a chance to cool down properly remembering this was the results from it's first Cycle at these temps so the drops would be even greater given the chance.
5 LED's= 3.3*c = 18.8* lower.
6 LED's= 1.8*c = 20.3* lower.
7 LED's= -0.2*c = 22.3* lower. YEP that's -0.2*c, Not bad for a cooler sitting in 22.1*c room Temp. down Minus -0.2*c. :Y:
Now here's another feature, This Cooler can also reverse cycle, meaning those 7 LED's can also become Hot Temp settings because you can press a button and those 7 LED's become 7 levels of heating for keeping food warm from 45* up to 65*c,
This Cooler runs off 12v/24v and 230v/240v which is handy and because of it's ECO mode it chews a lot less power then normal 12v Coolers, It has 2 fold up handles and the 35L model is the only one in the range with a latch to hold the lid shut and It has the cooling Gizmo right at the front of the cabinet where the fan pushes the Air in to the body/Box instead of the Lid like on so many others, and another feature is this has 2 fans one on the outside and one inside and the moment you open the Lid it automatically shuts off the inner fan so it does not Blow all your cold Air out of the storage area and close the Lid and it starts back up, There are no fancy menus to work this thing, you have one Button to select Hot or Cold, and one for Power and one for the Temperature control and every push lights up another LED and when all 7 are lit press it again and it goes back to 1 LED again,, Simples
I Have the ARB47L but I wanted something to use just for a fridge/Cooler that was easy on the Back to Lug around, It only weighs 10.6kg's and it holds 33/35 litres. and another thing If funds are a but tight and a fridge freezer is a bit out of range at the moment you can buy one of these for somewhere near a 3rd of the price of a fridge freezer and still have cold beer/Food, Please note that this has been redesigned and is not the older model I have seen on the Aussie web site and they show you a small picture of it there so they must be bring them to Aus, it seems pretty good too a lot of the Truck Drivers over here are using them with no complaints.
If this link takes you to the Aussie Site click on the Flag on the right hand top corner and select UK site
https://www.dometic.com/en-gb/uk/pr...oxes/powered-boxes/dometic-tropicool-tcx-35-_-
153291
Here's where I got mine with all the info further down the page.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302629858240
Anyway hope this helps, It was fun to do, :Y:
J.
Yeah I know what folks are going to say ? But this thermo cooler is where things change, This one is quite clever, It has 7 LED's and when you press the temp button it lights up another LED, Soon as I unpacked it and powered it I set the temp setting on the first LED I put a digital Thermometer in the middle of and just ran it up/down to Temp with nothing in there, It Sounded like someone was flying a Drone in the Lounge room In really quick time this thing got down to 13.7*c and shut off ??? Yep that's right a Cooler that Shuts Off, when it warmed up to 15.1* it fired up again about 5 minutes later this might seem a bit OTT but remember It had just come out of a hot Van having never been given the chance to drop down to room temp and had only 5 minutes for the internal to cool down and a couple of minutes later it shut off again and it kept doing that, So seeing as I want to get it cooled right down I clicked the Temp button once more and away it went again and this time it shut off at 7.6*c and after about 5 minutes it got up to 8.3* and it fired up again, this went on for about another 40 minutes and I was getting impatient, So another press of the Temp Button, That's now 3 LED's lit up (I Still got 4 to Go) and it fired up again and then it shut off at 5.5*c and a while later it started up again when the Temp rose to 6.2* etc etc,
Now this motor cutting might sound excessive but heres the good part, When I first turned it on it sounded like a Drone but once it has cooled down after the initial start up from that moment on it never does it again, Every time after that when I said it fired up it actually was running at about 1/10th of it's speed if that and then it would cut out and come on again at the 1/10th of the speed setting and that is all it will do to maintain that temperature, When it is running like that it is whisper quiet like the fan on a Computer, And it shuts off and on when ever it needs to, No more drone sound like when I first powered it up, Lovely {)
Anyway I got Itchy fingers and pressed the Temp Button again 4 LED's the Half Way Mark :lol: Yep It fired up Drone mode and then it went back to computer Fan Mode at a Temp of 4.5*c,, It's get towards BEER TEMPs Now, Another Click and 5 LED's are burning {) {) {) Happy Days right on 3.3*c Lovely :Y: And it kept on like this until every LED was Lit,
ReCap:- They claim that it can cool down to 30*c lower than the Ambient Temp ? And that the Internal temperature cut off is set to 0*c Well I don't know about that But I was testing this in 22.1*c and heres what I got. But once it has cooled properly check what the Temp did on 4 LED's when I reset it
1 LED = 13.7*c = 8.4* lower.
2 LED's= 7.6*c = 14.4* lower.
3 LED's= 5.5*c = 16.6* lower.
4 LED's= 4.5*c = 17.6* lower. I ran it with 4 LED's again It dropped down to 2.2*c and then shut Off here because I choose to retest it at it's halfway point. So all the other values will get lower also once it has had a chance to cool down properly remembering this was the results from it's first Cycle at these temps so the drops would be even greater given the chance.
5 LED's= 3.3*c = 18.8* lower.
6 LED's= 1.8*c = 20.3* lower.
7 LED's= -0.2*c = 22.3* lower. YEP that's -0.2*c, Not bad for a cooler sitting in 22.1*c room Temp. down Minus -0.2*c. :Y:
Now here's another feature, This Cooler can also reverse cycle, meaning those 7 LED's can also become Hot Temp settings because you can press a button and those 7 LED's become 7 levels of heating for keeping food warm from 45* up to 65*c,
This Cooler runs off 12v/24v and 230v/240v which is handy and because of it's ECO mode it chews a lot less power then normal 12v Coolers, It has 2 fold up handles and the 35L model is the only one in the range with a latch to hold the lid shut and It has the cooling Gizmo right at the front of the cabinet where the fan pushes the Air in to the body/Box instead of the Lid like on so many others, and another feature is this has 2 fans one on the outside and one inside and the moment you open the Lid it automatically shuts off the inner fan so it does not Blow all your cold Air out of the storage area and close the Lid and it starts back up, There are no fancy menus to work this thing, you have one Button to select Hot or Cold, and one for Power and one for the Temperature control and every push lights up another LED and when all 7 are lit press it again and it goes back to 1 LED again,, Simples
I Have the ARB47L but I wanted something to use just for a fridge/Cooler that was easy on the Back to Lug around, It only weighs 10.6kg's and it holds 33/35 litres. and another thing If funds are a but tight and a fridge freezer is a bit out of range at the moment you can buy one of these for somewhere near a 3rd of the price of a fridge freezer and still have cold beer/Food, Please note that this has been redesigned and is not the older model I have seen on the Aussie web site and they show you a small picture of it there so they must be bring them to Aus, it seems pretty good too a lot of the Truck Drivers over here are using them with no complaints.
![1528337295_dometic_waeco_tcx-35l.jpg](https://www.prospectingaustralia.com/forum/img/member-images/3775/1528337295_dometic_waeco_tcx-35l.jpg)
If this link takes you to the Aussie Site click on the Flag on the right hand top corner and select UK site
https://www.dometic.com/en-gb/uk/pr...oxes/powered-boxes/dometic-tropicool-tcx-35-_-
153291
Here's where I got mine with all the info further down the page.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/302629858240
Anyway hope this helps, It was fun to do, :Y:
J.