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  1. JMBTempest

    HomeBrewTalk 2014 Big Giveaway

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  2. JMBTempest

    Kegerator Conversion with Danby DAR440BL?

    No problem at all. Take a piece of wood (1x6 about a foot long) and place it on top of the refrig over the area you are going to be drilling. Have someone carefully hold the wood on the edges pressing down while you are drilling up. This will keep the top from flexing upward. You will drill...
  3. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    Very carefully with my chop saw. I initially used a longer shaft in order to hold the assembly in the chop saw to cut the top off. I then cut the shaft to the appropriate length. Make the shaft like three feet long. I placed shims below and toward the back of the saw so that i could use the...
  4. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    Very carefully with my chop saw. I initially used a longer shaft in order to hold the assembly in the chop saw to cut the top off. I then cut the shaft to the appropriate length. Make the shaft like three feet long. I placed shims below and toward the back of the saw so that i could use the...
  5. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    RogueGoose85 No, I have not. I maintain 38 degrees; I have a Johnson Controls Digital Temperature controller. This gives me quite a bit of flexibility. JMBTempest
  6. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    RogueGoose85 No, I have not. I maintain 38 degrees; I have a Johnson Controls Digital Temperature controller. This gives me quite a bit of flexibility. JMBTempest
  7. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    meegwell, the housing comes off with three screws. Check out this link that i found. http://www.kegkits.com/kegerator4.htm It has a picture with the screws removed. looks as if you could potentially move the tower forward a bit to where the light would be or carefully cut the top interior...
  8. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    meegwell, the housing comes off with three screws. Check out this link that i found. http://www.kegkits.com/kegerator4.htm It has a picture with the screws removed. looks as if you could potentially move the tower forward a bit to where the light would be or carefully cut the top interior...
  9. JMBTempest

    The New DANBY DAR440BL - March 2013

    I completed my 440 conversion a few weeks ago. https://www.homebrewtalk.com/entries/custom-danby-conversion.html
  10. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    meegwell, i didn't have to mess with the housing at all. I drilled from the inside out. Others have worked from the outside in and temporarily disconnect the housing so they don't accidentally drill into it. I have seen pictures from these conversions. It doesn't look impossible. you would...
  11. JMBTempest

    Custom Danby DAR440BL Conversion

    meegwell, i didn't have to mess with the housing at all. I drilled from the inside out. Others have worked from the outside in and temporarily disconnect the housing so they don't accidentally drill into it. I have seen pictures from these conversions. It doesn't look impossible. you would...
  12. JMBTempest

    Kegerator Conversion with Danby DAR440BL?

    Thank you opus345, brew on my friend...
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