On Sat, 4 Feb 2006, Peter Todd wrote:

> My looney scheme was to put a small heater at the very bottom controlled
> by a PIC with some temperature sensors. I'd have the heater add heat to
> the fridge portion based on the temp sensor reading to keep it above
> freezing so that the overall temperature differential would be greater.
> Power would be supplied by thin insulated copper strips sneaking past
> the door seal.  I suspect that the manufacture assumed in the design
> that the door would be opened more often than it is, I'm practically
> never home.

Get hold of some 1/3 inch expanded polystyrene board, cut two 
rectangular pieces as wide as the fridge, and slip them under the 
freezer compartment. Set the gap between them (more or less overlap) to 
regulate the cooling of the lower compartment.

Peter
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