Help with a car fridge!

[Aizletree]

Evening All

Heading off to goodwood tomorrow, bright and early, I've just found the fridge that fits in the seat rails of our Ford Galaxy S Reg. I don't know which way the connectors need to be for cold inside, instead of hot. They look like this.




I have noticed the little indent, which is assume means blue on that side, gives cold. I've had it on for 30 minutes out on a drive and doesn't seem any hotter or cooler inside. Fans are running.

Can anyone help?

Thanks

[BlueMR2]

It looks like a cool box with a fan on top. Are you sure its a fridge.

[Aizletree]

Pretty sure.... it's got a heat sink in the raised part, with a vent at the far side in that picture.

[Sir Bagalot]

Plug it in for 10 mins and test it?

[BlueMR2]

Fair enough.

You get computers with coolers like that on graphics card, but it certainly wouldn't chill food.

It would probably be enough to keep chilled drinks cool for a while or stop condensation if something hot was in there.

Have a good time at the FOS. Sounds like its a good event.

[BlueMR2]

Sir Bagalot said:

Plug it in for 10 mins and test it?

He said he used it for 30 min and it didn't do anything.

[4sure]

Aizletree said:

Pretty sure.... it's got a heat sink in the raised part, with a vent at the far side in that picture.

correct...i,ve got one like that,try filling it with chilled stuff and an ice pack out the freezer, and it should keep things pretty cold,not the best technology and newer versions are more sophisticated but it will do the job.

[Aizletree]

Sir Bagalot said:

Plug it in for 10 mins and test it?

Already been out for 30 mins with it plugged in and no temp change noticeable.

Maybe its just buggered, anybody else have a clue?

[Aizletree]

4sure said:

Aizletree said:

Pretty sure.... it's got a heat sink in the raised part, with a vent at the far side in that picture.

correct...i,ve got one like that,try filling it with chilled stuff and an ice pack out the freezer, and it should keep things pretty cold,not the best technology and newer versions are more sophisticated but it will do the job.

Just seen this! So I've got the terminals around the right way for cold?
Ice packs just gone in the freezer now! Thanks alot.

[DodgeRam Van Man]

BlueMR2 said:

Fair enough.

You get computers with coolers like that on graphics card, but it certainly wouldn't chill food.

These things generally use a Peltier heat-pump attached to a heatsink, the fan is there to move heat away from the heatsink.
I would say that if the OP can't detect any cooling or heating after 30 mins, then the thing is knackered.

[Aizletree]

DodgeRam Van Man said:

These things generally use a Peltier heat-pump attached to a heatsink, the fan is there to move heat away from the heatsink.
I would say that if the OP can't detect any cooling or heating after 30 mins, then the thing is knackered.

Hopefully the ice packs will do something even if the electrics are spent, thanks.

[Alexdaredevilz]

Check you got power going there,

[4sure]

yep if nothing else its a coolbox,just keep the openings to a minimum

[Aizletree]

Aizletree said:

Fans are running.

Have done, there's a little green light and everything.

[Sir Bagalot]

Aizletree said:

Sir Bagalot said:

Plug it in for 10 mins and test it?

Already been out for 30 mins with it plugged in and no temp change noticeable.

Maybe its just buggered, anybody else have a clue?

Sounds knackered then. I have a Halfords job and after 10 mins you can feel the cold/heat inside the fridge.