Refridgerator Capacity

[sevisehda]

The idea of throwing a computer into a mini-fridge comes up quite often. One catch is to make sure the fridge has the capacity to cool whatever goes inside. The other day I was wandering around Home Depot and saw their display of mini-fridges, so for kicks I took a peak at the back. The spec sheet of the fridge rated it at 1.1A while the spec sheet on the compresser read 4.3. Does anyone know which one is the actual number?

Working on the theory a compressor can move 3W of heat per Watt of energy used then a 4.3A fridge would be capable of cooling over 1000W of heat, more than enough for a computer. However if its 1.1A then it can only cool 400W barely enough and not worth the risk.

[Turbokeu]

Originally posted by sevisehda
The idea of throwing a computer into a mini-fridge comes up quite often. One catch is to make sure the fridge has the capacity to cool whatever goes inside. The other day I was wandering around Home Depot and saw their display of mini-fridges, so for kicks I took a peak at the back. The spec sheet of the fridge rated it at 1.1A while the spec sheet on the compresser read 4.3. Does anyone know which one is the actual number?

Working on the theory a compressor can move 3W of heat per Watt of energy used then a 4.3A fridge would be capable of cooling over 1000W of heat, more than enough for a computer. However if its 1.1A then it can only cool 400W barely enough and not worth the risk.

It's 1.1A continuous, the 4.3A is the peak current at startup.
I don't know where you got that 3/1 Watt number, but a fridge can barely move 100W continuously...
A big 600 liter (150Gallon) deepfreezer can move a couple of 100's Watt.

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