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The 4WD Solar Fridge Project (2001 posting from old site – Page 1)

By meestereric / April 29, 2023 /

The following article from 2001 shows the system I developed in the early 1990s, and mounted on a 1989 Isuzu Trooper. This was the earliest prototype of the Solar Fridge system. Freedom to live where you want – up a desert wash, far from civilization, for days, for two weeks – with fresh cold food…

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The 4WD Solar Fridge Project: Details 1 (2001 posting from old site – Page 2)

By meestereric / April 29, 2023 /

This system consists of a solar electric panel, a storage battery, a voltage regulator/diode, electrical wiring, various mounting hardware, and modifications to the vehicle to mount the hardware and allow sleeping and storage. These pictures were taken on the day I de-commissioned the system from the vehicle (March 17, 2001). The solar system had been…

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