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Offline stephenh1235

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Old Engle
« on: December 17, 2015, 11:17:38 PM »
Packing for early departure tomorrow for two weeks camp at Warroorah station,pre chilled as a freezer my 60 litre engle I bought new on the 23rd December 1983, and still pulls down to -18.7 degrees in ambient of 29 degrees at 7.00 am this morning! I bought this one from Perth freezer centre for $500 plus a beach towel thrown in.You need ice?  You need an engle to make it!
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2015, 06:18:30 AM »
Well said ,,,,,,,,,The defence rests    :cup: :cup:
l pulled a similar 40L out of a skip  , took it home plugged it in & away it went for 6 years till l sold it . l now have 2 Eclipse Engals  1 to freeze & 1 to chill  :cheers:
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2015, 07:15:07 AM »
Mine is 20 years old and still as good as new!

Wouldn't hesitate to buy another if this one ever dies.


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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2015, 07:22:37 AM »
Ive got a 40 litre about the same vintage. It was my old mans.  Its had a hard life and still wont stop.

Cheers Glen

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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2015, 10:14:01 AM »
Yep got mine from a council clean up, funny thing was that the 240v cord was faulty only. Best fridge I have ever had. Go figure!!
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2015, 10:18:15 AM »
I'm after a new fridge,

What's better, Waeco or Engle.......















(Sorry, couldn't resist) :cheers:
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #6 on: December 18, 2015, 10:46:06 AM »
Thats awesome for the old Engel.

Enjoy, we had a few days there after we got caught in the 2nd cyclone at Yardie Creek Station.


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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2015, 02:31:49 PM »
Mine needs a re-gas. Compressor runs fine, it just doesn't get very cold.

36 years old... they just don't make stuff to last anymore.

Another issue with them that my wife discovered is that if you get the 240V plug and push it into the 12V plug side, I mean really hard, it blows a fuse. What were they thinking designing it like that ??? ????? It worked for another 15 years after that happened though.

My 40L 1996 model is still going strong, after a digital upgrade.
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2015, 08:05:49 PM »
My 1984 vintage fridge I bought new when I got a new HiLux is still rattling away in the shed. It doesn't go camping anymore though. I replaced it with a newer model in 2000 ,that fridge died after 12 years. So now I have an ARB fridge and happy with that.
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2015, 08:51:57 PM »
Does mine win   ;D



Still runs like a gem and whisper quiet. Not bad for 50 year old.
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2015, 08:56:17 PM »

Quote from: J.R on December 18, 2015, 10:18:15 AM
I'm after a new fridge,

What's better, Waeco or Engle.......















(Sorry, couldn't resist) :cheers:
Seeming this is an engel thread.....I recon engel.

Is there a waeco thread........it's probably talking about power supply or circuit boards or the it the best thing since I've bread.....but I guess we a say that no matter what fridge we buy.
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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2015, 09:09:17 PM »
yeah well my powertech 30l is 3 months old and still going strong  ;D  :cup:

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Re: Old Engle
« Reply #12 on: December 19, 2015, 05:53:25 AM »
Do you reckon a Waco thread would work .  Naaarr l've gone clod on the idea  :cheers:
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