Curiouser and curiouser... Very interesting data, Bob. Things that popped into my addled brain are: a) is that the setpoint temp or the measured temp? Setpoint temp would=20 never change but measured temp might... say, +/-1 count? b) you mention displays that have run longer but did you have some means=20 of recording what the brightness was in their original state? Or did it=20 just seem that they did not age in such a differential fashion? c) your fridge probably does run in it's design spec but is that spec=20 conservative or otherwise? Five years is, in this day and age, a long term observation: I like=20 that. If I have a single pet peeve, it is trying to scry meaning out of=20 a single point of data but here you have five years of data. No fridge I have seen has had a 7 segment display of temps - what brand=20 is yours? --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .