[C320-list] FW: Re: Alder Barbour Cold Machine

Sat Jun 10 09:50:18 PDT 2006

Attn: Refrigeration Experts!!!

I did a quick analysis this AM and came up with the following:

Conditions:

Outside: Sunny, 77F, slight breeze (5kts)

Cabin: 78-81F

A-B Cold Machine: Set @ 3 1/2, Indicating 42F (Top Shelf, well away from coldplate) 

Cycling: On time... 3-4 min

         Off time... 7-9 min

         % on time ...  29%

Coldplate has a light buildup of "frost", never has iced up significantly. I can make ice if I set control to a lower temp (higher number).

Perhaps I can benefit from a boost freon charge. In the meantime, the brews are cold, so lets go sailing!!!

Karl Mielenhausen

2000 C320 Hull#690 "Silver Lining"

New Bern, NC

http://members.cox.net/mielen/

From: John Van Vessem [mailto: jvanvessem at sbcglobal.net]

To: C320-List at catalina320.com

Date: Fri, 9 Jun 2006 17:28:23 -0700 (PDT)

Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine

Dan, That sounds pretty typical for my unit. John Van Vessem Sojourn 645 Vallejo Yacht Club ----- Original Message ---- From: "Bochniak, Dan J." <DJBochni at SCJ.COM> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com> Sent: Monday, June 5, 2006 7:57:45 AM Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine My refrigerator compressor goes on about ever 7 minutes and I hear it working for about 2 minutes. Is that typical? Dan Bochniak This messsage and its attachments are intended only for the use of the recipient(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential. if you are not the intended recipient of this communication, you are prohibited from reading,printing, copying, forwarding, or saving it. Please delete the message and attachments and notify the sender by e-mail immediately. -----Original Message----- From: 
C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com [mailto:C320-List-bounces at catalina320.com] On Behalf Of amshd2 at aol.com Sent: Monday, June 05, 2006 10:04 AM To: C320-List at catalina320.com Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine It was pretty easy I had to drill out a couple old screws and a pop rivet or two. Then I used the old metal base as a template. I put four legs on the new base using some the cutting board material, sheet mental screws and 5200. I even made a new bracket for the fan to mount to doing the same thing. This allowed air to circulate under the base. You just need to pre drill the new base for the screws and bolts. When I was done I had someone come and evac and refill the Freon. System is working great. I though about taking the old base to a sheet mental shop but that would have been much more expensive and I would have ended up with the same problem. -----Original Message----- From: 
Martin Raphael <mraphael at zhonka.net> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com> Sent: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 20:16:10 -0700 Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine Nice idea! I had been thinking the base was metal so that it would have some heat holding capacity -- perhaps not. I might give your method a try. I gather it was easy enough to separate the base from the rest of the unit? ----- Original Message ----- From: <amshd2 at aol.com> To: <C320-List at catalina320.com> Sent: Sunday, June 04, 2006 7:55 PM Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine Sorry lets try this again. I had the same problem two years ago . My base was gone but the unit still worked great. I tried everywhere trying to find a base. Alder Barbour told me that they no longer carry the base as a`separate part. So I made one out of star board, some S/S Sheet metal screws and 5200. Actually I used a cutting board 
from Bed Bath and Beyond. Star board and the stuff they make those cutting boards out of is the same material and the cutting boards are cheaper. Two years later still working great and no more rust. Tony -----Original Message----- From: Martin Raphael <mraphael at zhonka.net> To: C320-List <C320-List at catalina320.com> Sent: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 12:29:08 -0700 Subject: Re: [C320-list] Alder Barbour Cold Machine As others have mentioned, the base on my refrigeration unit is badly corroded. Does anyone know if that base can be replaced or is it somehow integrated into the unit? Refrigeration still works fine, I am just worried about its longevity if the corrosion continues. Martin Raphael Rhapsody #108 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jeff Church" <jjemail at comcast.net> To: "C320" <C320-List at catalina320.com> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 8:15 PM 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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