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    Kegarator/Keezer

    Awesome job! I'm thinking on the same line when I build my bar, that should fit right in. Could you post the grain mill project as well?
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    Guide to set internal chest freezer thermostat to >32F; Eliminate external control

    I think you will have to put one black wire on each terminal in your new digital thermometer. The thermostat acts as a set of contacts and basically acts like a switch. When the thermostat has a need for cooling, it closes those contacts and connects those wires together internally and when it...
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    Guide to set internal chest freezer thermostat to >32F; Eliminate external control

    I think the two black wires are the ones you're looking for though.
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    Guide to set internal chest freezer thermostat to >32F; Eliminate external control

    It should work, I would look at the wiring diagram before making any assumptions about the green wires being grounds cause typically thermostats/freezestats do not need grounding. I think that thermostat is just a normally open set of contacts and close on a call for cooling. You should be able...
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    Guide to set internal chest freezer thermostat to >32F; Eliminate external control

    Before you chalk it up to a bad learning experience, try a few things first. Different refrigerators use different temp control, to find out which one you have, follow that capillary tube to see where it goes. Some of the tubes on the new refrigerators are located at a place inside the cooled...
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    Guide to set internal chest freezer thermostat to >32F; Eliminate external control

    That tube is the capillary tube that is filled with refrigerant. The purpose for this is that it measures temperature on the inside of the refrigerator by expanding or contracting in that tube. In turn, puts pressure on the disc looking thing which is a diaphragm that regulates the temp inside...
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