meat cabinet
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meat cabinet
So here's the latest incarnation of the drying cab. As pointed out to me on another thread the fridge crates heat as well as cold and the single bar fridge just wasn't up to the cooling task so I removed the fridge from the cab and added a second one to boost the cooling capacity. I've also insulated and added a small circulation fan. I've got it running now and the temp is dropping. I'm hoping this version will do the trick.
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They both have a freezer with manual defrost, hopefully they won't have to run all the time so there will be melting ice to deal with. I've noticed that humidity drops quickly when the fridges come on so that will affect how to keep it at the right level. I'm not sure what to expect when I hang meat in there, can anyone suggest something to use as a dummy load to test things out?
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Instead of the mini refrigerator it might be possible to use a peltier based temperature controller.
You could then choose to cool the cabinet or, if required warm it, which is usually done by reversing the voltage
This is an example of a DIY peltier based air cooling system.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Thermoe ... nditioner/
For larger volumes to cool more units might be required.
You could then choose to cool the cabinet or, if required warm it, which is usually done by reversing the voltage
This is an example of a DIY peltier based air cooling system.
http://www.instructables.com/id/Thermoe ... nditioner/
For larger volumes to cool more units might be required.
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My controller will heat or cool as well as controlling the humidity. It's a plug and play unit made by Inkbird, so far it's worked really well.
link
http://www.ink-bird.com/products-humidi ... hc230.html
link
http://www.ink-bird.com/products-humidi ... hc230.html
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