On Sun, 5 Feb 2006, Peter Todd wrote:

> On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 08:26:36PM +0200, Peter 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.
>
> That's an excellent idea, I'll give it a try. The insulation could slide
> in right where the drip tray for the freezer is, just have to remember
> to replace it when defronsting.
>
> Now why didn't I think of that before...  Oh, of course, your idea
> doesn't run on electricity...

You could use static proof foam and stick a couple of pics in it. Come 
to think of it, a self adjusting tray overlap using a servo and a 
thermistor could be worth investigating ...

Peter
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