Old Coldspot -> Kegerator

[ChrisS68]

I have a vintage Coldspot refrigerator I'm thinking of turning into a kegerator. I know it's hardly efficient by today's standards, but it works well and would make a downright spiffy looking kegerator. I'm looking to drill a hole for the CO2 line. Anybody happen to know if these old fridges have refrigerant lines in the sides? It has the internal freezer box and the back is one big radiator. Oh, BTW, anybody know where I could get a replacement handle for one of these things?

Thanks!

Chris

 

[MoRoToRiUm]

If it has the plate on the inside, you're probably good to go. If you want to be safe, do a search for sanyo 4912 conversion - There is a corn starch slurry technique that you could pretty well verify it. As far as the handle.... Junk yards near by? I don't know, a local fridge appliance store MIGHT be able to help... Good luck! post your results in the show us your kegerator thread!

 

[ChrisS68]

Well, it does have the freezer compartment, which appears to be made of aluminum and has refrigerant lines running through it. Could that be all that cools the interior? I was looking at it last night and see that there are a couple of lines (one is quite thin) that run between the freezer and the wall of the refrigerator, and go from the freezer compartment into the side toward the front of the refrigerator near the thermostat. Not really up on how refrigerators work, but I don't know if they'd go any further than the temp controller. There's a sort of access plate where they go into the side, but I couldn't remove it to see where the lines might go.

Anyhoo, I might give the corn starch a try, though the fridge is currently holding a lager. Might wind up just taking the slow and probe approach.

Thanks!

Chris