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"Cold sinks to the
ground - heat rises to the top ..." - this general rule of physics
also applies to the storage compartment. The danger of cold spots
makes the use of cooling equipment more difficult. For this very
reason we fit our cool boxes/refrigerators with low-noise, energy
efficient ventilaton fans (ca. 1W), which recirculate the air during
the cooling/heating period. This provides temperature consistent
storage for high quality medication.
Additional option: heating element |
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Cool boxes with digital "precision
control"
Special equipment for all compressor refrigerators (cool boxes)
It is imperative for a mobile
practitioner to be equipped with a means of cooling his medication.
Our climate controlled dispensary is the professional solution.
Smaller amounts can be kept in a cool box.
As a rule, manufacturers equip their cool boxes with low quality
controls. More often than not, either an old fashioned slide control
is installed or a knob control. Lack of precision control forces
them to mark various refrigeration levels without °C numbers,
instead they use for example a scale from 1-10. Therefore, the
quality of refrigeration and a constant temperature can no longer be
guaranteed. The manufacturer's product quality cannot be judged
anymore. For the average user of a cool box this is not an issue,
however, in our case the big disadvantage of this solution is the
potential danger of accidental adjustment of the control lever/knob,
or accidental movement of the scale position, the medications
minimum temperature limits may be dangerously close or indeed, they
may fall below a safe level.
In particular compressor equipped refrigeration can quickly freeze
down to -20 °C and therefore, rendering high quality medication
useless. The digital control system has a very sensitive sensor that
provides precise values to the control unit. Freely selectable
temperatures are kept to an accuracy of +/- 1°C. The current
temperature is shown on the LED display.
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