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Old 09-04-2003, 05:46 AM
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actualy if you want to get that indepth it is a hermeticaly sealed motor/commpressor combanation (you need a motor to turn the compressor )

anyways dorm fridges are cheep inexpensive units, and the main thing that changes the cost of a equivalent BTU unit is the duity cycle. a 150.00 dorm fridge will have a low duity cycle unit.. I have not worked on one yet that hasn't.

having said that if you have a 20 gal tank with NO lights you might never burn it out but that same tank with MH will probably burn it out in a couple years, a bigger tank with MH will probably burn it out faster.. it is all relitive.

this is why the air conditioner units are better, as

Stevenormaly a good brand name air conditioner will have a high duity cycle unit in it.

Steve
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