--- James Newtons Massmind <jamesnewton@massmind.org>
wrote:

> Amazon.com has consumer reviews and I read them
> before purchasing anything.
> I write them when I'm impressed or depressed by a
> product. They do have
> listings for at least one Samsung refridge... 
> 
> I'm curious to know which model it was.

RB195BSBB. It's the shallow-depth sister to the
RB215BSBB. Unfortunately it took me a while to get the
water connection to it, and then to figure out what
was going wrong, so I'm past the 30 day return period.
Not that I would return it. The hassle factor would be
huge, and besides, do you know why we bought this
fridge? Because "we" liked the styling :)

I just have to wonder at what the software
specification/design/test procedures must be like at
Samsung. I'd say "pretty bad" to "nonexistent". 

I've written code for refrigerator thermostats, and
although there are a few things that can override
temperature settings temporarily, basically it's
supposed to regulate temperature!

For now, I have the icemaker switched off on the front
panel(did I mention it has blue LEDs), making ice in
trays I fill myself, the compressor turns on and off,
and the freezer temperature stays where I set it.

In a few weeks if I can't stand it anymore, I'll
either try warranty service once or else find the time
to make a piggyback to the cpu board in the fridge.

Basically if I control the icemaker myself all I need
to do is interface to a 110v water valve, a DC motor
to eject, a thermistor(detects when the water has
frozen), a motor limit switch, and a bin-full switch.
I could either use as much of their power supply and
I/O as I wanted, basically splicing a PIC into their
board, or make it as separate as possible with my own
power supply and valve control relay. Who knows what
I'll do. Perhaps I should add a network interface so I
can poll it remotely. Not.

Thanks for all your input, if there are any Samsung
employees out there, feel free to contact me off-list
:)

Cheerful regards,

Bob
 


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