[C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine

[McCullough, Kirk]

I finally replaced my Alder Barbour unit with a newer more efficient
system. It draws less current (3.5 vs 5.0 Amps as I recall) and makes
more ice all on a smaller footprint than the Cold Machine. I bought it
from a local commercial refrigeration company that specializes in marine
applications. They do a lot of work with the local commercial fishing
fleets.

My point is that there are much better units out there than the Alder
Barbour unit.

Anyway with my new starting battery and new fridge, I can stay on the
hook for days, making lots of cold beer and still no worries about
starting the engine when its time to move.

Kirk L. McCullough
Boomerang #124
 

-----Original Message-----
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[mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Church
Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:16 PM
To: C320
Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine

FYI

Despite the fact that it didn't generate much response, I'll answer my
own question so the info is archived.  

According to a couple of reliable sources, the Waeco/Alder Barbour Cold
Machine compressor is fairly bullet proof. On the other hand, the older
electronic control units are very prone to failure. Mine was dated 1997.
After running through several fuses in rapid succession, I took the
controller apart and found a portion of the foil on the PC board was
burnt and looked to have been shorted to one of the fan terminals. I
ordered a new controller for $200 dollars. The local Catalina dealer
said that up until 4 years ago he was replacing controllers at a rate of
2 to 3 a year.

JeffC
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Jeff Church 
  To: C320 
  Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 10:08 PM
  Subject: Alder Barbour Cold Machine


  My refrigerator stopped working! The compressor is silent and the fan
doesn't run. I'm getting 12 volts at the electronic control module on
the compressor and the thermostat checks out, so I suspect the module is
bad. One last hope would be that there is a blown fuse on the module.
The diagram of the module in my copy of the instructions is a blurry,
useless mess, but I did find a gray rectangular piece on the bottom of
the module that could be covering a fuse. It didn't come off easily and
I don't want to force it without knowing what it is. If someone knows
what it is or can check their copy of the instructions I would
appreciate the help before I pry (break) off the gray piece.
    
  Thanks in advance.

  JeffC

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