mjohnson
Well-Known Member
I have a older frost free upright GE freezer that I'd like to turn into a kegarator. I have an STC-1000 wired up on a small fridge that I use for fermenting. I thought I'd do the same for the freezer.
The freezer's operating current draw is 5 amps. I got to thinking that it probably draws more than 10 amps (the STC-1000 ratings) on startup.
1. If I went ahead and just used the STC-1000, what would the failure mode be? Would it fry the controller? Start a fire? Kill the freezer?
2. If I wanted to use it "safely," I think I'd need to have an AC to AC relay that can handle it - does such a thing exist? Where do folks get these?
3. Should I just sell this one and get a 16 amp Love controller.
Thanks for the help.
mj
The freezer's operating current draw is 5 amps. I got to thinking that it probably draws more than 10 amps (the STC-1000 ratings) on startup.
1. If I went ahead and just used the STC-1000, what would the failure mode be? Would it fry the controller? Start a fire? Kill the freezer?
2. If I wanted to use it "safely," I think I'd need to have an AC to AC relay that can handle it - does such a thing exist? Where do folks get these?
3. Should I just sell this one and get a 16 amp Love controller.
Thanks for the help.
mj